The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-02

stopped as we entered a big room
looking out on tho water. An orderly
in white held the middle Of the floor.
The two nurses stood by US. We were
in long and rather narrow apartment
with half a dozen windows. A billiard
table filled the centre of the floor.
There were three monographs ranged
around the walls and n Kaleidoscope
with many piles Of picture postcards
hcaped beside It. On a bench opposite
zig sat two Of the most forlorn people
I have ever seen. In the corner was
Morris
Mr.. Parker walked over to him and
greeted him cheerlly. He pointed to
his elephantine hands wound with
bandages and mumbled unlntelligibly.
Morris always wants something. they
said. This time It was gloves.
The doctor told us about Morris. He
sits crying by tho hour because ne
doesn't hear from his family. Some
OF them visited the island last summer
and nearly went into mysteries upon
having him. Since then they haven't
written a word. and Morris rocks back
and forth in hts corner Of the hospital
waiting for a letter.
At the side Of Morris sat Q dark
oomplex,oned woman gazing at US
with a blank hstless stare. walked
up to her. tried to smile and hazarded
the remark that II was a pleasant day
She NODDED and smiled. but I cav she
didn't understand She was Portuguese
and unable to speak English. I can't
imagine what her existence at Penn
losFe must be like.
Il want you to $50 Lacy" Or. Parker
was saying. because she has che typi-
cal leonine face Of the leper."
1 had seen Q picture OF Lucy before
feft homo. She Was rather a comedy
g1r with delicate not unattraotive fea-
lures, but the photograph was taken
when she first went TO Penikese. The
figure that came sliding toward u
was Lucy s,ire enough. MiB HuntresD,
the nurse followed in the distance.
Tho figure came right UP to US: she
omnt eoem to walk, she rust slipped
noaseleHly In and bobbed her head
before Us. Her blue drcss clothed q
sfr'hh we'll rounded form, but tho TACO
was strangely IKE that Of . Hon.
DR.. Parker led US out Of the hos
pital. F1rst we went upstairs ana
visited the nurses quarters. They are
pretty. we'll furnished rooms, quite by
themselves. In the entry WY we
looked out over the yard and DR.. Par.
ker pointed out a white cross on the
distant hill slope. II WIS tho lepers'
graveyard.
Six victims Ne there now. Three
were added this winter. Herr are
some OF the names II you want to re-
member them: Needham, the Eng
l'shman; Frank Pima Isabelle Barroe.
and the last addition to the xroup a
mounds. Archie Thomas. tho htrh
schoo! boy who found solace AZ
Penikese with his wireless OUTFIT.
At the door OF the hospital We shook
hands with the nurses. Smiling Miss
hun'ress has been there two years at
a salary OF 81 900 a year. Both women
are trained nurses and brave ones.
and Whey aren't staying at Pen.kese
for personal ACKNOWLEDGMENT
We walked along tho shore past the
empty cottage where Mn. Thomas
had lived with her leper son until
death came last winter. looked back
and saw Lucy walking through the
yard 10 a second cottage. She was
going 10 take care Of old Solomon
Lucy receives 81 a week for helping
IN the caro- OF the oedr.dden leper, and
he has come TO look upon her as q
sister. II seemed queer 70 me that sh.
should value a silver dollar or two on
Pen!kese. but they buy for her, 40 Or.
Parker explained, little things that tho