The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-10-05
He Lost a Rib and
Got a Wife
By OSCAR cox

II was shortly after the great united
| drive began on the part OF the Frenct
and the English against the Germans
Tbev were bringing the English wound
cd 70 tho reor wbere tho surp.,p,
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was carried INTO one " 'n'Se n"sp''"'s
where equipment TOT operating ha'
been prepared In advance Of the drive
aud laid on the operating table I'll,
only assistant who could lie spared fol
thai particular operatiop was a Red
Cr,ss mrs. rho NATHAN, vus IN Ia,
cr,,icaI a c,pdI,io, 10 n,tice his sur
ron,J,ncs
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rho man an IN. hroos, and hrok,p soy
oroI r,I,s ., crus,t,, ono az ,bem ,ba,
,ho s,r,o,r foI, 4, paressary to TO
movs n Whom tho op.ration was con
/ cluded and tho patient returned 10 con
scIousposs no feeblv asked the doctor
What he had done He was told of
rho romovoI NJ bts rib ue Inv ouiet
vhilo tho doctor attended 10 anutber
na,ior, ana whom no returned Ia oh
I serve rho copditiop Of tho first the
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"a 80 oorn co, so,d 20 him.
avon .ov doctor thu, vou have TAX
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ne euiEeon 'ouNeu I'm 'ue pd'.n'
" 'ne nun guy was 'es",'''ne NV
"ouhueu man WIN s'e'' "nAi't!
Come, uurry up pulsueu ,ne pa
uehL may NOT pun through tnis'
anu ! want Eve 10 iilnerit my proper
~ IL doh ! nave a 'esaI heir 'nere u
oe no emu OF neht among 'ot VI
Vultures'
Again the surgeon looked az the
nurse. she was very much affected
she gave the doctor no clew as 10
her Willingness TO be thus suddenly
married and made heir presumptive
10 fortune
you're not going 10 ule' sald the
surgeon 10 the PARENT at least NOT
OF ihis wound iou may get ahother
tnat VIII carry you on.
never mlhd that you DO what !
tell you TO do. Get chaplain.
Are you agreedf" asked the latter
OF the nurse.
sun ne received no reply but as
sunlihg that Win woman silence
gives consent ne called a hospital
steward ana sent MIN Tor chaplain
VINO came IRON one dying man TO an
otner "hom ne thousht 10 De dying
hneelihg beside the COT, he was about
10 oHer prayer when the patent In
terrupted him.
Get up. J. don't want TO be prayed
INTO heaven; ! want TO be married.
oh! The chaplain looked at the
surgeon FOR an explanation The sur
geon looked at the nurse, thereby re
ferring the matter TO her. The pa
tleht put Out hand' took hers and
drew her toward MS cot.
iroceed' SAID the Invalid.
since the nurse oHered no objection
tue chapiaih proceeded with the mar
rage service lie had barely finished
"heh ne was called upon to attend
man In the agony OF death and was
aDout 10 hurry away when the groom
called MIN
hold on he SAID The bride wants
certlncate'
Inc chaplain, whose duties involved
tahlhg doWn farewell messages was
PROVIDED Win writing materials. which
ne TOOK out ana. using the operating
table Tor a desk, wrote out ccrti6
cafe OF marriage, leaving II blank space
Tor the names Then he turned to the
newly married couple To supply the In
'orlnatioh'
Capialn kalph ID Chamberim.
said the groom, 'aGd Lady GLADYS
rem uhskeIL
BON the surgeon ana the chaplain
looked from the groom 10 the bride.
surprised
witness TINS union said the groom.
una uoh you iorGei II we two are
not strangers Oy an! means We
wanted TO he married long ago tut
Lauy GLADYS parents had other plans
'o' ner rare mas peeIl g"od friend I"
US 10 pu''liS me INTO tne war aha max
ils ner nurse bni iaie might have
uohe the trl'k without playing tins