The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-28

The announcement had been made tnat
all who were to go ashore must leave.
When time had expired for this an or
der was given to draw in the gang
plank.
At this moment an auto came dash
ing up on the dock. sounding signals for
persons to get out Of the way. Evil
IDENTITY some belated passenger had ar
rived, and the hauling in Of the gang
plank ceased. An officer In uniform
Jumped from the car and hurried aboard
the ship.
A thrill shot through the breast of
the woman In mourning. She saw In
the newcomer her husband. Was she
dreaming? Impossible! Had she be-
come demented by the shock of passing
SO suddenly from a bride to a widow?
Her. brain was In whirl until the off,
Ger. coming up on the deck. spied her
and, running toward her, clasped her in
his arms.
We left Captain MacDermott on the
field of battle. the identification tag be-
ing taken from his body. Later while
the work Of removing the wounded
was In progress a surgeon coming upon
MacDermOtt saw signs Of life In him.
The captain was removed to q field
hospital Then he was sent across the
channel and placed In a regularly or
ganized hospital for the sick and
wounded Of the war. There he lay for
a long while unconscious.
In time Captain MacDermott was
brought round and was discharged
from the hospital. He made all posi-
BILE haste to his home In Scotland to
find that his wife had given up her
home and gone elsewhere. but where
she had gone he was not informed.
His only means of ascertaining her To-
cation seemed to be to send a cable.
gram to her relatives in America. This
he did and received a reply that she
was about to sail from Glasgow for
home.
Such Is the romance of bride and
groom which if told in story book
would subject the author to charge
Of inventing what was so improbable
as not to be legitimate fiction. In the
war between the states there were
cases Of soldiers reported dead who
! were not even wounded. But nova
days every soldier carries on his person
his name and other information con-
corning him. 1t would seem that the
old causes Of error are by this elimi-
mated Yet Captain MacDermott's be-
, ing discovered insensible permitted the
tag to tell false story which was a
= long while being contradicted.
An Athletic Heart.
The use of the term athletic heart"
mas led to more MISUNDERSTANDING
than probably any other one expires
sion. Laymen or parents. provided they
are not of the medical profession. get
picture from this expression which is
anything but correct If they were
told that their boys thigh had increas-
ed half an inch in girth under the ex-
ercise that he had been doing in the
gymnasium they would be pleased, but
when they are told that the size OF
his heart is increased they are at once
very much alarmed. Active participa
tlon in almost any sport which causes
the heart to beat more rapidly vii
produce an increase Of size of thai
muscle as in any other muscle. and ,
certain amount Of this Is unquestiona
bly, natures normal and proper wa!
Of taking care of her economy. SOm'
people. it is true. believe that any en-
largement is abnormal. but DR.. Mey
Ian and most Of the physicians VIII
have followed the athlete closely woul,
not agree with this.--Outing.