The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-14

She was no .onger listeVins ~ MN.
She was leaning against the wall sob
bling pitifully n saying:
We brought him up so well. .
II Ia horrible to take young. we'll edu-
Gated boys and XII them like that
. why. We are just pain workers,
bu, he he vas interested in
20 many things. On. m! '"d'
My God. How unhappy ! am.
-. He read So many books, ard II
you had only seen some Of their
titles YOU couldn't help respecting
him. .
The Door woman came back a week
later. Her hoy had gone Trough n
, terrific change: the lower part OF his
body was paralyzcd and the attack was
~spreading quickly. H. lungs were
badly affected and he could hardly
breathe.
When his mother spoke 20 him TINS
time he VAS hardy able to reply. He
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hear that his father was out OF danger.
She remained two entire days at his
bedside. watching him. Again she
went awar. worn NJ 10y her sie'pless
nights. She lef, him two oranges
which he never touched.
Dudognon. who ~sympa;hiz"d WITH
the unfortunate roman accompanied
her TO the gate If the hospital.
Meanwhile Gaspard went T." hoi
sons bedside and sad:
How are YOU to-day. pal
How do YOU feel? | cam" up IN a
hurry 70 toll Won. ! heard III.
doctor talking 81 the stairway. e.
He was saying that t%ho,'re pulling YOU
through ali right. and that J. ""ut be
ANYTHING ut all. only is going 10 take
tine don't worry pa you'll
40 back TO tho t%aubourg Saint
Antoine"
DO you really think so?' asked the
sergeant.
II am sure Of It. 7 to-, you q.
and You'll see the Ea,,illc. the motor
buses and the taNicats dent
be afraid. boy. II .-n't a. easy as that %
die when one comes from PARIS.
May he hut on now l
suffer during the night" .aid the SER
geant.
During the night Just wnit a
minute and III tell the sister"
He spoke to her. but she could do
nothing. She was giving all her time
and care to the poor wounded boy and
in the course Of her eight hour day
she could he seen bending over his
bed a hundred times. But it * use
less to struggle with death and death
was waiting cor him, gripping him a
little bit tighter each day.
The fatal evening fin lily came. HIS
mother was n Paris. The nur-.
called for the priest.
A screen lad been placed around
Ms bed. as is usually done in tho case
Of dying patients, and The other men
could soc neither the sergeant nor
the prizes, nor III" sisters. On the op-
positc WI. however, their shadows
could 10 seen. and the impression IN
Gaspard and DudoGnon We're over
come with motion and We're unable
to utter a word.
The s%ergeant's 8gory continued
FOR a long while. His mind was quite
clear and he seemed 10 he cIinging
10 lie with all the desperate hope
OF dying men who believe that they
might be saved could they only sur
vive until the following morning. But
the following morning was far, very
Ear away. Every minute he
wanted to know tho time, and the nun
q sweet and soft voice. Toward mid
night he was half choking as he said:
as 1t 4 o'clock YETI"
"Soon, my boy" said the nun; just
he brave and we will 500 lie
Suddenly a thought flashed through
his mind and he began 70 cry;
1T isn't 4 o'clock . We hear
the ROSTERS AZ 4 o'clock.
Gaspard, who was unable to sleep
overheard these last words from his
bed. He jumped up, threw off tho
covers and. dressing hastily, slipped
out OF the ward
And TWO minutes later III,
soo::cr vas heard.
n was a peculiar Kind of rooster
but 1t served its purpose. The ser.
geant looked happy again.
"eister did YOU hear"
n told you So" she said. "i, Il,
Z O'clock"
He had fully recovered his conn,
dence and. still full Of hope. con,
WINGED that he w"rld l!N" another dny
he passed away calmly and quietly
with . smile upon his face,
Dudognon could have kissed Gas
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