Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-11-06
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Wounded on the Field.


often. Occasionally, after tap, water
would be turned into the cinder pit
that the cooling Stag might harden and
be broken without delay. Not seldom
the water would be conveyed under
the crust, come into contact with the
still molten Stag and be converted sud-
denly into steam. Then there would
be an explosion. Men might be seri-
ously injured, or even killed, which
was very sad-but one OF the hazards
Of the employment 1t happened when
Mark had been following his straight
road ahead for more than five years
Five years during which he had won
success, substantial IL not brilliant!
The lack of brilliancy might have been
disputed by those few who knew that
aundry labor-saving devices installed
in the Quinby mills during this period
were of his invention.
When Henley heard of the acct
dent he frowned; Henley detested ac-
cidents, which spoke of inefTicjency
somewhere. But when the informa-
ton was added that the foreman OF
the open-hearth battery was among
the injured, he said: "Damn!" and
in person at once called the hospital
and his own physician by telephone
and through these agencies command
eered the best surgical skill and care
for that valuable workman
The doctors gathered in solemn
conclave and did various things TO
Marks shattered body. They logged
his steps into the very shadow OF
death and would not let him die They
did that. knowing they condemned him
TO life OF pain. and having the Sc
curity of Thomas Henleys word that
their bills should each and every one
of them be paid.
While Mark still fingered In the vale
OF mystery that leads to full knowl-
edge, two men began their daily--and
nightly-watches. One was a thin
faded man who wore the rusty black
of the country preacher, The other
was an awkward, gray little man
who would sit motionless by the hour,
never taking his eyes from the still
form under the white sheet.
Mark did not die. His broken body
began slowly to mend. He passed out
of immediate danger; he was even al
lowed to talk and TO be talked to lit
tie But In the manner of the nurses,
OF his visitors from Bethel, even OF the
calloused doctors. were grave gen.
tleness. an absence OF the exultation to
be expected after triumph over death.
He felt it.
He put his question to his father.
What are they keeping back from
me?"
Simon's glance did not waver, nor
did he try to evade with a soothing
lie. Yen never walk easy again
Yen have to use a crutch. leastways
a cane, always
'lt's my hip7"
Yes
Is that all?"
"Ye were hurt innardly. Yen have
to be careful always. No more work
IN the mills"
Mark closed mis- eyes, uttering nc
complaint But within was turmoil
OF protest and rebellion. A cripple
a partial invalid for lifet Half 1
man! So had ended the dreamed cam
paign OF conquest. Tears of futile rag,
seeped out through his closed eyelids
His recovery was slow and yer,
painful; six years of driving ahead a
top speed had left him but little re
serve vitality for the emergency. Tn,
mood OF rebellion died down frou
sheer exhaustion He accepted hi
misfortune; but sullenly, with no swell
ing heroic resolve to defy untowar
circumstance.
There was no conscious desire I
return to the mills from which he ha
been banished. They we're too niue
the object of his smoldering resenI
ment Just then. He felt toward the1
as the betrayed toward the traitor.
j think" he said once to Simon an
Richard Courtney, who had not VI
left the city. "Ill go back to Bethel. =
1t win be o good place to recupe
ate" said the preacher
But | mean to stay"
We shall be glad to have you back
Thoughts Of Bethel naturally revive
the memory of Unity Martin. MAJ
found q cettain grim humor In Il
recollection.
He had had his period of tragic 7
morse for Kazia. He had not, ho'
ever. let conscience push to the e
breme of disturbing the fixed destil
sust mentioned. Nor was he long
attaining comparative peace of mil