The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-11-12

;iMays Trail the useless withereI
LIMB. and in the free masonry OF cA'
,..anscd smiles tie unphrased friend
a.i.I WAS formed. led by pity ON th.
&C side and worship OH the other
il was september. and the water
ri..ples ON the sidewalk had begun
"a ,,ecA themselves in their red and
I'D al,lmlal iinery. The air was
s.,, and crisp, with just "A susp!-
t.1.. oil frost, and the sun shcne ,a!-
!.Dtly and With sparkle. Billy wa;
III his ,o...er .ai..ns cut 'papeS.
y, men The purrias OF rubber-tires en-
lie Sidewalk, and the flash OF white
:, "a hhle warned him that Ethel was
.l.i.rs. Eagerly he watched TO-.
a!i boarded up the smile that So"
,:..,c HIM in passing and then his
y,rid rocked about him. for ther,
Maa chuGeing Of motors. the quick
sarcatU exhaust OF motorcycle,
ana a clash at the corner as the
f.aki-ylad motorcycle cop and tn.
l.,lic 3irl met in a hc2dOn collision.
\ shock. cry. Il sush CT Whit"
scam, a quick explosion and rec
4. lc vi burning gasolene srcediiy
|. hin- up the pretty. shee- labric
o. the ahild's ilimsy dress and whit"
sweater, the swift rush of onloOkerS
nd The means Of 4 burned child as
the blazing fabrics were eAtin3uishci
- hastily stripped of o,crcOat
j. a passcrby Over it all lowered /.
t. .pess lad Oh .rut, hes, his white
,atc distorted with ANGUISH and his
Hiil.lcd leg trailing impOtrntly a.
~ VAS brushed back by The police.
1at afternoon the other ncwsic.;
sydrried iran;ically about. ealing
arAtry, weAlry, all, about the ac-
4. nj, bat the c'ipp!ed boy at Il,
ftitr oi Main ahd Elm street.
4 q, I'd ,e:uiiy Oh his crutches and
r. "'rd came through his com
t. .Srd lips - ic passed out the pa
/, - to his cistomc"s. Without wait
III, Tor Il lrll in trade his res,ics,
iru~n eyes edseriy scam d the
s.ois shed up by the afternoon pa
Ter under s. roaming headlines and
9 =! accompanying photograph. l.
read
"SWatEcd almost from n,ad to
lYot in white Danda"es that conceal
aWlul burns. and YET under the III
lLcncc Of kindly narcotics that dead
"a E"r nerves to wat would other
Sc be the most intense snfierihg.
Ethcl SmythH, tho I3-ycar-oid
rdusht"r ol our esteemed fellow
townsman, Montgomery G. Smylh,.
president OF the Traders National
Bank, lies at st. Ursula's hospital.
with her lie yet hanging in the bal
anre. as Il result of the collision be-
tween bicycle, ridden by the girl,
and Il motorcycle, ridden by Motor
cycle officer Henry Griftiths. When
her injuries were examined and
dressed at the hospital the attend
ing physicians said that the burns
were widespread and very serious
and would probably prove fatal un-
less skin grating over an extended
area is rcsortcd to. SO many sular"
iiches Of skin Will be necessary tha,
tie physicians do not think it viii
be possible to obtain it even from
several sources without endangerins
the lives of those making the sacri- !
fee, and refuse to consent to the ma
rents OF the child furnishing the I
skin from their own bodies to save
their daughter. although the moth.
or is frantically begging for permits.
sion to make the sacrifice and tho
father bowed his head in grief wncn
his own offer WAS turned down by
tie physicians. Without the skin
grating the physicians hold out no
hope Of the child's recovery and tina.
rtliet seems TO be excluded by the
l"fGe amount of skin for rpslrfa,.
Ing that would be necessary
can't fergit how t kid smilel
at me wit de blue sky in her eyes"
scbhed Billy, gouging at his ewes
win his srlmy fist. Then the choice
stand at the corner of Main and Elm
was abandoned to the raids Of POS. 8.
sum and the Casey twins, and a lad
dragged his way to St. Ursula's hos.
pitai, his feruled crutches beating ,
SLOW tattoo on the cement sidewalks
Doctor said the trim, white.
capped nurse at st. Ursula's to on,
Oh the inferno physicians, "tbera.s
newsboy at the door who will NO.
60 away without seeing you"
An yer see, doc" concluded Bi,
" at the granted interview, de n,r
a'!aed leg don't do me no good ana !
IS dead weight to dr,r :