Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-06-13
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,.rsa xzxl-cOotinued'
CHIP IL
.gsip" 1 demanded an
nF 81. head. his stern mouth
F. shook - ..-angest, twisted smile.
sa-1g. u. a twisted smile for it
1''. t7 5@s left side only. the facial aa1
=. 5 % 1 q. the be, right side moving not
al -..tss strlay Of the Wolf, =
ia; va 81 an paralyzed. l shall
= al -.-s again. Oh, only on the
'.'f w. 1s@ be added, as though diVin-
u. =! 90. suspicious glance I flung fun IA, at
q ID, 70. rsr the knee Of which had just
Is sI M ID and elevated the blank
Is --.,rtnate." he continued.
us I'D N have done for you first
- and thought I had that much
nhna' .o,,,,+ for If ."
..4 Where is the seat of your
nr5.s" aid o. onoo eff
.t,sa cursed headaches brought
En 5
q. nodded MS head There is no
....--tfrg for t. ! was never sick
- r,e Something's gone wrong
- mq brain. A cancer, a tumor,
.,,mstbi7g OF that nature-a thing
"a. 5sr,rrs and destroys. It's attack
-,-vr nerve centers. eating them up.
N By BIT. cell by ceIl-from the
p,
rgsi
IS, # would seem, and the curse
ttsthat must lie here. conscious.
-raIv uaimDaircd, knowing that
ia Ines are going down, breaking bit
rHt communication with the world.
rarHo, see. hearing and feeling are
Marg me. at this rate l shall soon
ease TO speak, yet all the time | shall
b ts-a. alive. active and powerless."
When you say you are here, I'd
urgsg The likelihood Of the SOUL"
aL
Bosh" was his retort. 1T simply
-ars that in the attack on my brain
he higher psychical centers are I'M
utbei. ! can remember, I can think
nd reason. When that goes, l go. l
s- not. The soul?"
Re broke out in hooking laughter,
a1 turned his left ear to the pillow
asa sign that he wished no further
arTsation.
Maud and | went about our work
EUessai by the fearful fate which
hi Jra-taken him-how fearful we
we're yet fully to realize. There was
be avig.ness Of retri6ution about it.
Our thoughts we're deep and solemn.
ni We spoke TO each other scarcely
h0u whispers.
I11 might remove the handouts"
@al that night, as we stood in con-
gn.0a over him It's dead safe.
ranlytic now. The next thing
70 watch cut for is bed sores"
Ha smiled his twisted smile and
Maud her eyes wide with horror. was
compelled to turn away her head.
DO you know that your smile is
cooked" ! asked him; for l knew
mat she must attend him. and wished
70 save her as much as possible.
Then | shall smile no more" be
ad calmly I thought something
Fp wrong. My right cheek has been
alno all day. Yes, and I've had warn.
as Of this for the last three DAYS;
y 'ps-s my right side seemed going
" Sleep sometimes arm or hand,
Sls.ines leg or foot"
50 my smile is crooked?" he ouer-
~ q short while after. We'll. con.
s. Aenceiorth that l smile inter
-- y with my soul. if you please. INV
WI, Consider that l am smiling
Al. And for the space of several min
.s ne lay there, quiet, INDUCING his
Fo.'s1ue fancy. us
=. Ile man of him was not changed
NJ, ,-] 'aa old, indomitable. terrible
r. Nv, larsen Imprisoned somewhere
4, '- -.. 'a4t fesh which had once been
y 'l'.lcoie and splendid. Now n
- .,,l MN with insentient letters,
.-.''-s ais soul in darkness and 81.
--'S blocking it from the world
w. -.'L 10 a'm had been a riot of ac-
~, ~. ,o more would he conjugate the
-, ~ 10 IN every mood and tense.
q, was all that remained to him
W W. as he had defed death. with.
y, movement; TO will. but not to ex-
, 49, 10 think and reason and in the
4, 81, ~. y. aim 10 be as alive as ever.
-. "a 'le Mesh 10 be dead. quite dead.
"a. - .5" though | even removed the
,- -.-,--s. We could not adjust our.
49,. 49, 10 MS condition. Our minds
.' ,,..'- To Us he was full OF potep.
~, We knew not what to expect
~ -'At what fearful thing. rising
\, " lie fesA, he might break out
n, ~. Our experience warranted
\. --'s o, mind. and we went about
!, VITA with anxiety always upon
r. so''ed The problem which had
81. '-.'-SA the shortness of the
So IL was the morning of the
~ I'd. -4' that / swung the foremost
q, -e 4teA and proceeded To scuars
s,se.r.. W III tAe step. Here | was
A., awkward. / sawed and
~, Nh. ~, and ca.seled the weatbered
Z, - -. -' aad The appearance of hav-
: ,sea gnavei by some pigantic
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