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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-28
rlnanelal optnlonr.

Financial News says. Renewal OF Hl--
FrresIN' rlDfn airline activity ty fhc Cor.
man naval Hufhorltiss o. urt rlf .ur for
caution among The active frudIrr sf..
mont ON account ~ rrpHrfa OF Ann. Ola.
cans Lost. and tho bear party. which Ia
reported hotter urEuuizsd. I4 .hur.ulnIr
l|Ir" fn uruurfIu'fIt. 900 This rs.r...
ItrI|rund shares Uf... security and rr."H
'u discriminating buyers willing fu I.TT
and We feel flHI flsE should I. I.le...
.u reactions Pool channels confirm. f.
predict higher prices fnr Western MARI.
IHuH American Writing IHf.r and
American hrr..ul'urHf Chemical
Journal Of Commerce: fr WOW OF OBJ.
HIrfurhfur. Iu "Ir fHrFIEr relations f|.
r'u.F mar. of H.Hw Ir .H.rUH f. H ...
rIns remarkable. .lt.rs,t.r. urH.r.
Financial America Submarine poi.
ports Undue" e'.I'nE boo OBJ. ..... uHr.
wan street Journal N,rr ..a.Er Ir
which fnrr. Dos been .U. .uI.'..r inter.
.aL are Zoo frsHr supply
.rrIvs That with rrHff..He ...U.4.. .
rurrIrrs ana waning f0.r .. H .f....
NJ frIIrr'r. INH rails Hr. .H.H..r. ..
favor We fr.uHIrI.s fI. ...| fI". I....
iE .rr.rE Tires Win h1.. r rH.r r..
fir. flia year American f.. I.. H.. .
wonderful season T.H U...."I |. U.
time f.r active wHrErf I..t.r. Do ....
NJ Stools. Anaconda nr u. I.... H....
average your limos .r HIr. .r t
f..r ..rf Tho N.I .f..F. r.. .r.I f..
rr0rf attraction
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TO KEEP BUSINESS
STABLE AFTER WAR
national Association o. Manufacturers
Starts Country-wids Movement.

NEW YORK. March 27.-The National
Association or Manufacturers has inau-
gurated u nationwide movement in be
halt OF business. according TO an an
nouncemspt made yesterday by Col.
George Pope. president OF the associa-
ton. a campaign will be unde rtaken by
the association TO enlist the co-opsra-
ton or, all Americans. regardless OF oc-
cupation. age or sex. without concern as
10 their political affiliations. IN taking
steps TO preserve the sovereignty OF
American business and 20 rebuke those
who assail or haras- H.
Great economical commercial and
financial changes are bound To follow the
end OF the European upheaVal." said
toL fope. In Internal ional ndJustmcn
the stability OF American Industry can
DC maintained ana promoted only by
the intelligent ana concurrent action OF
ell our citizens. our purpose rs funda-
mentally patriotic. The problem in
wolves equally the worker. investor.
merchant. manufacturer. farmer ana
everyone directly or indirectly concerned
IN our national Industrial welfare.
Employer. employe and capitalist
should compare notes on our Industrial
ana commercial outlook. Joint action
- absolutely necessary r We are 10
preserve the sovereignty Of our bust
ness and the welfare OF the millions of
our citizens who are ~ Sbeneuciarics.
The best thought. the wiscst counsel.
must unite and determine broad plans
Tor Industrial security.
The gravity OF the situation Is too
great TO tolerate attacks by Jealous in
competents and social eNpcrimcntcrs.
II - imperative that We take an IN
Nentory OF American industry and ap-
praise what forces are ON the debit and
credit sides OF the account.
Under unprec sdented conditions that
now exist all legislative action designed
70 Cypress industry should ~. halted.
From patriotic alterations alone an
clainor Tor class privilege should stop
ana all demands 10 restrict Tn. free on
Grafton OF industry should cease. Every
worker an the United StateS-from th..
humblest toiler 10 the highest corpora
ton eNecutiye-should realize. as never
before the imperative necessity for
united Offensive and defensive action II
our productive industry and prontabl,
commerce are to endure.
our movement IS campaign OF cd
ucRtion. in which We invite cordial CO.
operation and hclp. Not "A trace of
politics Will be allowed to enter into
this constructive work"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-28
LA BELLE COMMON
IN GOOD DEMAND
NEARLY SIX HUNDRED SHARES
SOLD ON PITTSBURGH EX-
CHANGE YESTERDAY.
Hazel5Atias Glass Advances Another
-darker Stroug.

h"sllng stocks were again 600 good
''iuaud. yesterday, and local brokers
enjoyed a profitable business as result.
Dealing iu LaBrllc stock was aEatu an
outstanding feature. but the common
stock seemed To- take Trcc.d-nc,. over
IN" preferred watch has been l-4iiu.
the past several days. on the PUTS
Belle common We're reported sold The
stock opened al 5Os.. but closed with
81 - asked and BIZ bid. Preferred sold
al Pittsburgh az l2S. On the local mar
Ret. LaHcllr common was an good '.-
mSud al %. closing with - asked. Pr
tvrrcd Wt- unchanged ~ 1870.
ltazel-AtldS Glass stock. which AL
Nauced several points I'm the PAST two
weeks. was stronger. yeSterdl.. Sslling
a. lN6. Ncuralgyliue, after being Off
slightly. advanced To ISL.
There was some dealing lu Wheeling
Mold and Foundry. and sales w.. rec
ported 1T So
Local brokers reported another big
day in bonds.
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Logan . Rryan's Closing stock letter.

NV lVI.N. WHT|T -I""ITI0I WuCn
irrrEu.aritN during tine forenoon as "a
rou-,gu'n ce of an accumulation OF sell
ms orders oy.r tho wee E-.ud. resulting
from political uncertainties. the list
turned strong In the later dealings uu
scattered short covering without there
being anything lu tho shape OF news rl
account Tor Tho reversal OF form.
strong market interests are opari.fHr
Hua DO mot seem disposed fp surUurH 20.
pronounced activity m tho security
market until the outlook is somewhat
more assuring We believe D. Co be- tho
part ~ Niednm TO- assume "a srafuiul
attitude. as nuctufions seem likely 10
Doc restricted until occurrences force
th, list out of the nut ln which 10 has
III -tuntDI Tor uultc anIne iIrr.
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wan Street snmmarr-

Railroads have until April 90 % re-
ply 90 the S-hour day demand or the
brotherhood
Res lotion Co he introduced Boz tho
y ..r to-day asking FOR su iuVeatIza-
t 70 Of print paper prices.
Union Rag a Paper. for tho year end
% January 3lst, shows deficit ~ ssG-
$50. against surplus ~ Scf-.UUu ia
1874
James j. Uiii says the present is a
peculiarly iuorpOrtuue time for in
creased wage demands of trsiumsu. na
hu-Iu'ee activity ~ contingent uu the
ttr and might stop suddenly.
Twelve tudustrlals 1-f u.s.. up o. SO per
cent.
Twenty active railways Do. 20. OFF
- Per cent.
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HAY AND GRAIN
Quotations by c. p. Br0unllch & %.
Nay, Grain Farming implements,
lolz Market street
Sellins
Timothy hay. per ton.
BUTTER. EGGS AND CHEESE

NEW YORK. March 2s-Ru:tcr. firm:
creamery extras t32 ~curr1 3Gi. G 3n D.. cs
creamery thiEher scoring g. 70 B. = e..
flrsts 3j = "a Soc. seconds % la 70 1JC.
Egg firm. fresh gathered. extras
- = "a 23c. extra firsts II 3. 70 &c. fir-ts
- "a p lee. seconds 20 ~ 2u &c. nearby
heunery whites. fine TO fancy p = 20 -iD,
nearby heungry browns - - ff 23t
Cheese. steady. state. be- It. specials
70 Ni-C. do. average fancy ia r
Is &c. current make average fIu lar
= zee. Wisconsin twins. held 1871 o. g..
Live poultry. prices not SETTLED.
Dressed. firm. chickens - 70 soc. fowls
"a ~ zoe. turkeys -6f, 3oc.
Flour. stead.
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tCorrected by p. Baohman Sonsl
Butter, Chesse. Eye and PoultrY
ASKS KAI TO REs1ar.

SHANGHAI. March 27.=Tang Shao
, D. Chiuas special envoy TO tho United
states In 1905. and President -ai Kafs
first pre- mier. 81 an interview TODAY
states that he tel-granh-d Yuan shi kat
last night. urging him "to accede b.
the wishes Of a large majority OF tn.
government
rang Shao " cNprcseos tine opinion In
the Interview that tho mandate can
'tiiing the plan % restore the monarch
an accentuatiou OF popular feeling
against Yuan Stf KAT
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-28
AFFIRMS SQUIRE
Judge Robinson Rules That Charles
Kra0 Was Oisorderly IN solomon
Loduc-Nay Appeal

judge s. No. Robinson I'm criminal
court yesterday affirmed squire Ice
r Uohb7 lr fhc case off state vs.
Cherries Kraft. when ho found the de-
PENDANT guilty OF dIsordcrly conduct
I1 t1r solomon lodge Of colorcd Ma
som. Elijah Graham appeared In the
prosecution and Attorney T. =. =.
OUHen appeared for fho defense.
NHvN witnesses were examined.
among fncu bciuc members % tho
1Ht.r The complaint was that he
threatened Master rcnson by saying
fHrf lo would "cuf bic Eizzard ont
te soon rs JUDGE Robinson announced
n.a decision. STR OTrion asked FOR a
.fHv off thirty DAYS iu which 20 ap-
real fo ffr Circuit court.
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MURDERER ESCAPES.

CFfARL LESION. W. Va March 81
After shooting william CuW~It. a. Cabin
Creek business man. william Bow WAS
arrested. iie escaped from the officers.
although shot through the arm ife D.
hiding in tho mountains. well armed ami
ha- plenty OF ammunition supplied hy
friends. Tie declares he will never sub
nit 10 ranfmre
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WHEAT PRICES
TAKE A JUMP
Denial of Lives Lost on Sussex and
Bullish Crop Report Responsible
fo- Bucyaney OF Market.

CHICAGO. III. March 27.-Wheat
acorcd a substantial advance in price to-
day. helped by denials that any Amer
lean lives had been lost on the Sussex
and by lullish crop reports. as wei as
by au unexpectedly large decrease IN
the United States visible supply total.
Tho market closed firm e @ 10 "a. q net
higher. with May at s1Os7. and July
al SlOt-s Corn gained nc to n r q. e.
and oats - e. TO 1c. In provisions price !,
ranged from 2i2c loss 10 lJc gain
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-28
.LULL IN BIG RUSH
TO BUY Pig IRON
Sales In wssk Total About 100000
Tons-Cut OF SO Per Cent.

NEW YORK. March e7.-Buying Of
pax iron last week In all districts
Tor shipment during the last half OF
this year, but IL - II ynincant that some
large sales I'm the Eastern territory
were made for delivery during the see
ond quarter Of 1916. The total book
ings were about so per cent ~ Nhat
they were in IN" preceding week. indi-
movement that has been IN progress FOR
The last eight weeks. Blast furnace. in
terests since March hav. already
booked contracts. however. Tor more
Than LOCO ,O0U tons. In the last siN
months consumers Of pig iron have con-
tractcd for nearly 500. 900 tons of pig
IRON Of various grades.
In the Eastern t.rrttssy contracts for
between 10000 and so .OuU tons Of fuun-
SSm'r IRON were placed during tho week
The larEcr purchases were made IN New
england ana In the Philads iphia terri
tory. The local market WAS relatively
guiet. In the central West thor. was a
sharp contraction In the buying OF hn-
sic ana Eesscmer iron by tho large steel
about an advance OF So cents a ton in
eastern Penns y ANA. Virginia and IN,
SCUM; a. well a. IN chicago. hut in
changed but slightly. although m. mar
Ant remained mr. mtOr all grades from
~ 20 men siilcon. n1 well as for basic
ana m2il,ablc Bessemer.
Interest tn ferro-aIloyS continues keel,
10 All steel producing districts. Tn.
usht offerings for early shipment were
Hi''diiy taken up at iull price,. rang
inE from Si25 10 s45O tor ~ prr cent.
I'fI"-hianE games. ana "A few additional
.'dhNa' lions amounting TO about 5000
TONS w'r. made a. SI1J FOR shipment
over the last half co. this wear In the
, ,as, .. w.ys one cargo of 400 tons of
ii'ansan' :" ore has arrived from Bonn
hhA. and smaller cargoes from Great
Britain.
u - lutrr' sting To not, that the
1 hit'd states steel Corporation. which
az ln IN" declaration Of war IA Europ,.
Ha' l''h largely dependent FOR it's sun
ply OF manganese ore upon India turned
q" S'uth America with alacritv for ifs
~A"''pu'hl supply. and also mad. Iar.s,.
"ii'f purchase iu the open market in
rludiHS one lot uf 90. UDu tons OF Srt.-
s"lctScn dt 81. The corporation il nov,
Wp.tatlhE NM boats between Brazil and
this country. carry tng mangan.-.. ore.
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Wheeling's Financial Week Opens With Total
: Clearings $55l 1858, Increase Of 33.l Pr.Ct.

Whe-hng's financial week opened
With banking clcarings for Monday of
sSol.saASo. as reported py Manager
Alex Mitchell. Of the Clearing House as
soci2tlon compared with Ssit.5O7.5i|
TOT lne same Gay IN March year axO.
cent.
The total clearing for the month to
Details follow:
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isn't 36q0 interest
worth saving?

Did you ever stop to think that if
you do not discount Il bill. the terms
of which are % ten days net 30 days.
you lose So &c interest OF tOAy 140reyf
II you are failing to discount any of your
bills through lack Of working capital, We will
supply the yosG'Y NsONcy by paying YOU at once
about SDF oI5h for all or part of your active
accounts receivable. the balance as each ac-
count Is collected for US by YOU Since YOU
collect as usual all accounts sold US. there IS
no Interference with your customers or your
present banking connections
To secure temporary capital in this way Is
rust as conservative as TO discount notes Of
your customers with your bank. and at our
newly reduced rate, the cost is usually iess
than IL your customers discounted their billsl
Why not let US mail you details. or have
our nearest representative call and explain
fully this plan under which we are purchasing
annually over so. 900, 600 Of accounts from
manufacturers and wholesalers-75S from
eone>yns rated SIS. 900 to 81, 10000?
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Petroleum.

OIL CITY Pa March ,'r-dit
balances $3.50. Runs 1t4. r-s. ays~ar-
s9.fSa. Shipments 1S.54l. average
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Cash quotations:
MhC1f-No. 2 rod. s112G so. 9 red
81 .luts af f.11ts. 40. hard. sI.Ugt.: 40.
hard. S1.O5i4 Ul.US.
Como. o yellow. 1Gc. $50. & y,I-
low. 6h m 6NAc
oats-No. 2. 4la42t.c; standard. asa
1850
Tork-S21 80 4c275
I-ard-s11.JO
IIbs-S11 so Gr2 90.
TOLEDO. Ohio. March 25-Wheat.
clover seed. prime cash SIIJu. March
3-lfN. April $3.50. October SNlI
Al-iAo prime cash and March 50 80
Timothy. prime cash and March S. So.
April S3.45.
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COFFEE.

NEW YORK. March 81 Cofree. u D
No. Z. 9tsc, futures stcady MAJ sac.
December 50c.
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NEW YORk OJKB MARKET

WHEELING. W Va. March -. 10.
Reported ~ a. L. hasten a Co. L. p.
Brand. manager. members new fork
stock Exchange. ..
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WHEELING. ". Va. March -. Its.
Inc active fIttabursn stoclOs corrected
1alIy D. ~ L.. Aastvn * 60. bankers
ana brokers. Nat,Ona. bank OF Nest
virginia building.
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NEW YORK CO--ON MARKET
WHEELING. W. Va. March 20. 10.
Market reported ~ \ T.. Aia~tca n
Co. members N,w YORK stock EAcnange.
open. IIich. Low. Clos.
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Standard OH SUBSIDIARY Stocks

WHEELING. W. Va. March 20. .is
Corrected o. 4. r.. Aastsn & Co. l.. r.
Brand, Mgr. 1t1om- 1uf--Os National
Bank blds4 Wheeling. ". Va
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FINANCIAL

Western Nd. .... .32a 3ils. @. 90 4.
Angio-French 5s. Sos y5l4 So gsIs
B i., a Ohio o.. 100 Is 400 IS 400 100 81,
L. :. Smelt. q 81. ttts. oss- o.. ts
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Secure Booklet and Fun Intorma-
tien From Ticket Agent
MoUSDsvILLE LINE
WHEELING AND MoUNDSvrLLE
Daily Except Sunday.

ON lines having regular express sorv-
Ice. shipments weighing m excess Of
nfty pounds. or large bulk. viii not be
carried ON passenger cars,
ALL LINES-D Daily ENcprt SUNDAY.
No shipments. except emergency ship
mcuts of medicines. will he carried on
passenger cars between 800 and 6:15
>. m.
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- = INI'I T,IiII. NUIIU ..-"IIII.-
higher. supply 40 cars t'hoir. $500
'.ls, prime 80. q 800
W theirs s'.uuel go. ,.fI and ,.o,,,,,,,',,
calves $1,000 70 Do. sU.
.ii"s~. steady, receipts 10 doubt. deck a
itlihc h'aNl.S Slu.-usII u-.. rI.ttfI,s--
FL "'5 r. wv heavy S,.ber- siCrI,i
t..N". uEht Workers 50. -sff 300. RIGS
FN.ts y f."'t ruuEh~ NN.fS.I ".I..
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LOCAL STOCKS

WHEELING. ". Va. March q. IS.
Daily Quotat:on .>isS % the NhseIina
Stock Exchange:
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PITTSBURGH SToCRs

Total shares $4,000.
Bonds S4.l3S.UOU.
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Commercial Credit Company
Cash Capital 81. 5000 Surplus $50. 600
Naturalization Commercial Bankers
BALTIM ORE

Represented at New York, 200 Fifth Ave:
Philadelphia, Stock Exchange Bldg. Boston,
50 Congress Street; Cincinnati, Greenwood
Bldg; Chicago. 1884 OTIS Bldg; Atlanta,
l0l5 Healey Bldg
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WHEELING LIVE STOCK
KoGs


Good & choice. lss 10 zoo = son %
Good To- choice. loo 60 40. = suft .
AR 10 sood. 100 to 100. 3 sol! =
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To ,TCllIzrsCfHr>ys
and ecI0L>taE>,S
TroyfE G3l.DbIE
yL.DtI.AU
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-12

Why. Sister Agnes Then you could have
had two sons at the front, IF
lie broke of Sister Agnes had let some
Of the instruments drop out OF her hand
They crashed noisily on the marble floor.
At the beginning OF the war Sister Agnes
said: 81 shall offer my services as Z hos
initial nurse" Her husband and her daughter
looked at each other; they could scarcely
believe their ears. Il didn't occur TO them
for a moment that Agnes was in earnest.
Hadn't she given herself up entirely 20
mourning for her two boys? Gould she 1--we
now for anything else? Father and daugh-
ter had accustomed themselves TO that idea
as something fixed and unalterable.
She repeated her words, while her hands.
as always. played with the little medallion
set in pearls. which contained the pictures OF
her two sons. Pearls signihed tears there
fore she wore pearls. All questions she an
swered with shake Of the head. How could
she explain her idea 20 the others she
hardly understood her motive herself.
To serve the Fatherland? For her there
was only one Fatherland the dream world
in which she lived with her two dead sons.
But she proved that she was In earnest. She
devoted herself 20 tho strenuous work OF
nursing. as though IL was n matter Of course.
And every day she returned home, not tired
out and depressed. but refreshed and IN high
spirits. as after a good walk.
Yes. when she seated herself at the table
her eyes fell with satisfaction on the flowers.
tho silverwars and the damask cloth. she
cnioyed the food In the course Of the meal
she laughed, and il seemed 20 her as II two
little boys clapped their hands and laughed
with her.
She read about the war. told about the
operations and the news brought By the
wounded about life at the front Hus-
band and daughter began 70 believe that she
was recovering from her grief. The war had
brought that one good result.
$50 you could have had two sons az the
front"
Sister Agnes sat at the table now win
trembling hands. whispering 20 herself. for-
Getting where she was. forgetting the meal
Until now George and Victor had been only
two boys who had never outgrown their high
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-12

George has broken my pipe. mama. Give
me- another one Right OF, mama; do you
hear me-"
How well she recognized that weak, en-
treating voice. Not even the foreign tongue
altered the sounds. Her own children had
spoken that tongue before they learned their
native one. An idea terminated in her mind.
She whispered in the foreign speech: 81 am
going TO bring you new pipe And she
went away
1t was her intention 70 lend the wounded
man one Of the pipes which had been donated
oy the children in their procession But be
fore the door Of the main room she turned
away. The chief surgeon met her before the
portal OF the Academy OF Fine Arts.
Where are you going, Sister Agnes? And
without hat or cloak"
But Sister Agnes made no answer She
had no time 20 lose. She went ahead as If
life depended on it. The carriage was wait
ing and she darted into it.
Her husband saw her go up the stairs like
seep-walker and open the chest Of play
things-the sanctuary before which he had
found her so many nights. She rummsged in
il, threw toys on the floor in her esgerness 20
find what she was looking for. Then she
arose with sigh OF relief. She smiled and
gone.
The New Pipe and Bubbles.
Not a half hour had passed The sick man
still lay there and com planned about his broken
pipe. Sister Agnes brought basin Of water,
put soap in il and made foam. Then she held
the pipe before the fevered eyes. happy
smile Of recognition. and the weak hands
reached for the pipe as one parched with
thirst would reach for cup containing drink.
She held the basin in one hand and helped
him with the other 10 put the pipe in the
water. In vain; for ne had not the strength
left TO blow the bubbles into the air.
Mama, mama! Why don't you help me?
She recognized again the impotence in the
voice.
And Sister Agnes took the pipe from mis-
bloody lips. guided il 70 her own mouth and
formed before his eyes bubble after bubble
while he, smiling rapturously, reached for
them as a child reaches for sunbeam or a
flying bird.
"Sing ne something. mama, sing
What shall sing?"
He did not answer. and Sister Agnes began
% hum the song which she had not sung
since the night when she sang her Victor
across into the eternal sleep:
"Sur le pont d'Avignon
Tout le monde passe-"
Again the sick man smiled happily. He
sang. too, weakly. He closed his eyes; still.
he sang along Now only single lines, now
disjointed words. Then he fell asleep. The
physician came 20 look after him.
"But, Sister Agnes what are you doing
here? This is not allowed"
Obediently Sister Agnes arose. She made
no reply. She knew that 70 stay with the
wounded prisoners was not allowed. she
stood only for minute, as il 10 assure her
self that he slept. Then she bowed low and
kissed him on the eyeids The surgeon was
speechless.
But Sister Agnes felt herself no longer
merely the mother OF two little deserters
She could not explain the change which had
come over her, and she never even sought to
explain Il