The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-26

pitched end to end. thus turning them
Into one. The sun filtered through
the cracks OF the canvas, II poured IN
\ broad. dancing. shifting column OF
gold through the open tent flap. Tho
air was hot. not an endurable. airy
heat. but a moist. sticky heat which
drew an intolerable mist from the
water standing In pools beneath the
plain flooring of the tents. The iIes
had no barrier and they entered in
noisome companies. To swarm, heaN-
lily burning. about the medicine spoons
and the tumbiers and crawl over the
nostrils and mouths OF the typhoid
patients. too weak and stupid to
brush them away. The other sick
men would lift their feeble skeletons
OF hands against them; and a tall sol
der who walked between the cots
and was the sole nurse on duty.
waived his palm-leaf fan at them and
swore softly under his breath.
There were ten serious cases in the
ward. The soldier was n raw man de
tailed only the day before and not
used TO nursing. being a blacksmith
in civil life. An overworktd surgeon
had instructed him in the use oi Il
thermometer: but he was much more
confident OF the success OF his lesson
than the instructed one. There was
enc case in particular bothered the
nurse: he returned 10 the cot where
tbs case lay more than once and
eyed he gaunt figure which lay so
quietly under the sheet. with a de-
iected attention. Once he laid his
hand shyly on the sick mans fore
head, and when he took 1t away he
strangled a desperate SOFT OF sigh.
Then he walked TO end OF the tent
and stared dismally dow tho camp
street. flooded with Hnnshine. We'll,
thank God. there's Spruce said he.
A man In a khaki uniform. carrying a
bale of mosquito netting. was walking
rnlartiy through the glare. lie
stopped at the tent. How goes ~
said he. cheerfully. but in the lowest
OF tones. He was a short man and
thin, but with a good color under his
tan. and teeth cleaning at his smile.
white as milk.
Why. I'm kinder worried about
Ma xwell-'
fIefcrc he could nm IN his sentence.
Sy-uce waS st MaNw-lls cot. Ills
face charrFd. Git the hot-wat'r o.
tie quicks you can be Writ''r'l.
and ct the scrcen the one ! irats.
A. he spoke h. was dropping brandy
hs4p tlt hNIfHEH Wy = ' Cd
The brandy trickied dowr the cUin.
He looks awful quiet. don't ter'
Whispered the nurse with au ave-
struck glance.
You ~ them things said spruce.
and ne sent a fash ~ his ewes aft"-
his words. whercat fhe soldier shut
ned cut oil the f"rr. returning 'rst
with the screen and last with the h"'-
ties. Then H. VitchsI Spruc-'s rapid
brt silent movements A. last hi
Ntutur-d 20 hr ath- say. b" air
he aint-he amt
spruce nodded. II. other ,Ir-.i
q .Sind Of rrnau int a cough and
WED his fac~ AVKwardIy h~ hr.po'.
Srfuce VIII. rr'or th-rc Was m" chance
- A hand ari IN a litfle Will" @'s
|lungling agitation reached the WORK
- WIN stratzhf-n"d up AMI termed
Was y me- ~ whispered 'h"n.
"r r Gods sake. Srruc" ! did every
Thing Tho doctor 'o'1 w". rigns I
could remember G du'' disturb h'n'.
'ca ise no 'psar.i o. i- Hs.~'p.
retsr saw a man dt. before
It ain no faust ~ ours san
spruce ~ tte same low wh'sIr-
i'm sorry for SOU. rii yoI give him
the ice ! go'
Yes I dd. se-gean'"
Yes. Z a.r' " r,''@d un IN Harr,,
.rd rev, ,ar.rs. Say. 7 got q lt''.
more. ss~rZ'lnt.'
HoW
RI, doctors or como 'suor, taI n
tn % lemonade oufs'la. a ''.. ..
further down. I ohipp,d m a rit.
Spruce ground his teeth. hf' %"
made no comment All he SAID was
You go Ei' Captain Hale and report
Tel the captain { co. his folks a1.
dress They'll wan h'm Sent hou"
They're rich 'oiks and they we're CON.
ing on guess they" on he 1ay no'
The solder Ras looking ~ '-c ia.
cid face A sob cio ID him 10.
taid Thank Won every time A E.r.
him anything 70 gulp'l God u.s.
n -der 70 pIf foD.- ike mo 80 Il-
ing and the country fuil 90 0m"
mat know how and want fn come
YoI done your best. r., ard rrrr-
AZ the Vretcned soldier r-r'-s'
or Spruce SGT bis tee'H go an "f
{ ough, N have stayed maybe Do
thoughf. but I've been doing si'l -.
liffis sleep nv head wa feeling
dirty queer and ne doctor sar' H"
Collapse. ~ course ter oraf.rn ri0
doyn 70 norma cpd gnor
isit' Wei. 7 hope r- .1r d, b...
through. fbafR al s4t
He vent over ~ fIe rrn' cn'. 1 90.
IA The nearest ~ fHa % tnf. ...'
f0r him chferliF .Nai0 D.r.
'er iusf beginning fr 'Ir1 orr
II a bad case ~ ffiHof f.ttr F~
b'ls eyes Ugh.et Do -.f..ra ...
arf hs sem 70 emile tarl 10 -i-I To-.
:sTtd''s .pl@ Va, ~. ,,T
me- mIt -ee' milk from , ~.e
fse los ~ sleep .rI f-'rs f.