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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-02-15

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AMER ali, sidney he sald, the
Street is life, the world is only many
streets. She had a great deal. She
had love and content, and she had
you"
Anna died little after midnight, a
quiet passing, so that only Sidney and
the two men knew when she went
away. It was Harriet who collapsed.
During all that long evening she had
sat looking back over years Of small
unkindnesses. The thorn Of Annals in
efficiency had always ranked in her
flesh. She had been hard, uncompro-
missing, thwarted. And now it was for
ever too late.
K. had watched Sidney carefully.
Once he thought she was fainting, and
went to her. But she shook her head.
81 am all right. Do you think you
could get them all out Of the room
and let me have her alone for just a
few minutes?
He cleared the room and took his
vigil outside the door. And, as he
stood there he thought of what he had
said to Sidney about the Street. It was
q world of it's own. Here in this very
house were death and separation; Har-
riet's starved life; Christine and
Palmer beginning a long and doubtful
future together; himself, a failure, and
an impOstOr.
When he opened the door again, Sid
ney was standing by her mothers bed.
He went to her, and she turr ed and
put her head against his shoulder like
a tired child.
'Take me away, X" she said pitt
fully.
And, with his arm around her, he led
her out of the room.
Outside of her small immediate
circle Annals death was hardly felt
The little house went on much as be,
FORE Harriet carried back to her bust
ness a heayiness of spirit that made 1t
difficult to bear with the small irrita-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-02-15

lions of her day. On Sidney-and in
less measure, of course, on K.-fen the
real brunt Of the disaster. Sidney kept
up well until after the funeral, but
went down the next day with a low
fever.
"Overwork and grief" Doctor Ed
said, and sternly forbade the hospital
again until Christmas. Morning and
evening X. stopped at her door and
inquired for her, and morning and eve
ming came Sidney's reply:
Much better. I'll surely be up to-
morrow"
But the days dragged on and she did
not get about.
Downstairs, Christine and Palmer
had entered on the round of midwinter
gayeties. Palmer's crowd" was a
lively one. There were dinners and
Dances weekend excursions to cOun-
try houses. The Street grew accus-
toned to seeing automobiles stop be-
fore the little house at all hours of the
night. Johnny Resented, driving
Palmer's car, took to falling asleep at
the wheel in broad daylight, and voiced
his discomfort to his mother.
"You never know where you are with
them guys" he said briefly. 1--WE start
out for half an hours run IN the eve
ming, and get home with the milk wag-
ons. And the more some of them have
had TO drink, the more they want to
drive the machine. If 1 get a chance,
I'm going to beat it while the winds
my way"
But, talk as he might, in Johnny
Rosenfelds' loyal heart there was no
thought of desertion. Palmer had CIV
en- him mans job and he would stick
by it, no matter what came
One such night Christine put in,
lying wakefully in her bed, while the
clock on the mantel tolled hour after
hour into the night Palmer did not
come home at all. He sent q note from
the office in the morning:
The car broke down near the Country
club last night, and there was nothing to
do but to spend the night there. 1 would
have sent you word, but did not want to
rouse you. What do you say to the the
alter tonight and supper afterward?
Christine was learning. She tele-
phoned the Country club that morning,
and found that Palmer had not been
there. But, although she knew now
that he was deceiving her, as he al
ways had deceived her, as probably he
always would, she hesitated TO con-
front him with what she knew. She
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-02-15

him, but he put them impatientiy out
of his mind.
Then the bell rang.
Christine was moving about below.
He could hear her quick steps. Almost
before he had heaved his long legs out
Of the chair, she was tapping at his
door outside.
ITS Mrs. Resented. She says she
wants to see YOU"
He went down the stairs. Mrs. Ro.
senfeld was standing in the lower hall.
shawl about her shoulders. Her face
was white and drawn above it.
I've had word to go TO the hospital"
she said. Il thought maybe you'd go
with me. It seems as if I can't stand It
alone. Oh, Johnny, Johnny
where's Palmer" &. demanded OF
Christine.
Hes not in yet"
"Are you afraid to stay In the house
alonef"-
mo; please CO."
He ran up the staircase to his room
and flung on some clothing. In the
lower hall, Mrs. Rosenfeld's sobs had
become low means. Christine stood
helplessly over her.
Il am terribly sorry" she said
terribly sorry! When I think whose
fault all this ist''
Mrs. Resented put out work-hard
ened hand and caught Christine's I'm
gers.
Never mind that" she said. "You
didn't do it. l guess you and I under
stand each other. Only pray God you
never have child"
K. never forgot the scene In the small
emergency ward to which johnny had
been taken. Under the white lights his
boyish figure looked strangely long.
There was a group around the bed
MAX Wilson, two or three internes, the
night muse on duty, and the Head.
Sitting just inside the door on a
straight chair was Sidney-such a Sid
ney as he never had seen before, her
face colorless, her eyes wide and I'M
seeing, her hands clenched in her lap.
When he stood beside her, she did not
move or look up. The group around
the bed had parted to admit Mrs. RO-
senfeld, and closed again. Only Sid
ney and K. remained by the door, iso-
lated alone
You must not take 1t like that,
dear. It's sad, of course. But. after
all in that condition.
1t was her first knowledge that he
was there. But she did not turn.
They say I poisoned him" Her
voice was dreary, infiectionless.
"YOu-whatf"
"They say I gave him the wrong
medicine; that he's dying that muir
dered him." She shivered.
K. touched her hands They were
ice-cold.
Tell me about It."
There is nothing to tell l came on
duty at six o'clock and gave the medi-
cines. When the night nurse came on
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-02-15
Tay with them, laughing at the girls

away with them, laughing at the girls
gasps Of dismay.
wait until I get beyond Simkins-
: VILE" he said, "and I'll let her out.
| You're going to travel tonight, honey"
| The girl sat beside him with her
| eyes fixed ahead. He had been drink
ing, and the warmth Of the liquor was
| in his voice. She was determined ON
one thing. She was going to make
| him live up to the letter of his prom
tse to go away at the house door; and
more and more she realized that it
would be difficult. His mood was reck-
less, masterfu1. Instead Of laughing
when she drew back from proffered
caress, he turned surly. Obstinate
! from his nostrils to the corners Of his
mouth. She was uneasy.
Finally she hit on q plan to make
| him stop somewhere in her neighbor-
| hood and let her get out Of the car
She would not come back after that.
There was another ear going toward
the city. Now 1T passed them, and as
often they passed 1t. 1t became a con-
test Of wits. Palmer's car lost on the
hills, but gained on the level stretches,
which cleaned with a coating Of thin
Ice.
Il wish you'd let them get ahead,
Palmer. It's silly and it's reckless"
Il told you we'd travel tonight"
He turned little glance at her.
| What the deuce was the matter with
women, anyhow? Were none ot them
cheerful any more? Here was Grace
as sober as Christine. He felt out
ragged, defrauded.
His light car skidded and struck the
| zig car heavily. On a smooth road per-
haps nothing more serious than broken
mudguards would have been the re-
suit. But on the ice the small car
slowed around and slid over the edge
Of the bank. At the bottom Of the de-
| clivity 1t turned over.
Grace was flung clear of the wreck
age. Howe freed himself and stood
erect, with one arm hanging at his side
| There was no sound at all from the
| boy under the tonneau.
The big car had stopped. Down the
bank plunged a heavy, gorillalike fig
ure, long arms pushing aside the frozen
| branches Of trees. When he reached
the car, O'Hara found Grace sitting
unhurt on the ground. In the wreck of
the car the lamps had not been extin-
| guished, and by their light he made out
Howe, swaying dizzily.
anybody underneath
'"The chauffeur. He's dead, I think.
He doesn't answer"
The other members Of O'Hara's party
had crawled down the bank by that
time. With the aid Of a jack, they got
| the car up. Johnny Rosenfeld lay dou-
bled on his face underneath. When he
came to and opened his eyes, Grace al
most shrieked her relief.
I'm all right" said Johnny Rosen-
| field, And, when they offered him
whisky! Away with the fre-water.
am no drinker. Il" A spasm of
pain twisted his face. 81 guess I'll get
up" With his arms he lifted himself
TO a sitting position, and fell back
again.
"Huhl" he said. 81 can't move my
legs"
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at seven, everything was all right. The
medicine tray was just as it should be.
Johnny was asleep. I went to say
goodnight to him and he-he was
asleep. | didn't give him anything but
what was on the tray" she finished
pitecusly. Il looked at the label; | al
ways look"
BY shifting Of the group around
the bed, KS eyes looked for a moment
directly into CarlOtta's. Just for q mo-
ment; then the crowd closed up again.
1t was we'll for CarlOtta that it did.
She looked as If she had seen a ghost
closed her eyes, even reeled.
Miss Harrison is worn out" Doctor
Wilson said brusquely. Get some
one to take her place"
But Carlotta rallied. After all, the
presence Of this man in this room at
such a time meant nothing. He was
Sidney's friend, that was all.
But her nerve was shaken. The thing
had gone beyond her. She had not
meant to kill. 1t was the boys weak
ened condition that was turning her
revenge into tragedy.
II am all right" she pleaded across
the bed to the Head. Let me stay,
please. He's from my ward. IL am
responsible"
Wilson was at his wits end. He
had done everything he knew without
result. The boy, rousing for an instant.
would lapse again into stupor With q
healthy man they could have tried
more vigorous measures-could have
forced him to his feet and walked him
about, could have beaten him with
knotted towels dipped In Ice water.
But the wrecked body on the bed could
stand no such heroic treatment.
1t was LIE Moyne, after all, who saved
Johnny RosenfeId's life. For, when
staff and nurses had exhausted all
their resources, he stepped forward
with quiet word that brought the in
ternes to their feet astonished.
There was new treatment for such
cases-it had been tried abroad. He
looked at Max.
Max had never heard OF Il He
threw out his hands.
''Try it, for heavens sake" he said.
I'm all IN"
The apparatus was not In the bouzA
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-02-15
CHAPTER XIV.
legs %

By Christmas day Sidney was back
in the hospital, little wan, but vail
antly determined to keep her life to it's
mark Of service. She had a talk with
K. the night before she left. Katie
was out, and Sidney had put the dining
room in order. X. sat by the table and
watched her as she moved about the
room.
The past few weeks had been very
wonderful to him; to help her up and
down the stairs, to read to her In the
evenings as she lay on the couch in the
to bring small dainties home for her
tray, and, having stood over Katie
while she cooked them, to bear them IN
triumph to that upper room-he had
not been so happy in years.
And now it was over. He drew a
long breath.
Il hope you don't feel as if you must
stay on" she said anxiously. 'Not that
we don't want you-you know better
than that"
There is no place else In the whole
world that I want to go to-" he said
simply.
Il seem to be always relying on
somebody's kindness TOTO keep things
together. First, for years and years,
1t was Aunt Harriet; now 1t is YOU"
Don't you realize that, instead Of
your being grateful to me, it is who
am undeniably grateful to you? This
is home now. I have lived around
in different places and in different
ways. I would rather be here than any
where else In the world"
But he did not look at her. There
was so much that was hopeless in his
eyes that he did not want her to see.
in one way, 1t will be little bet
ter for you than If Christine and Pal
mer were not In the house. You like
Christine, don't youf"
Every much"
"She likes you, K. She depends on
you, too, especially since that night
when you took care Of Palmer's arm
before we got Doctor Max. 1 often
think, K, what a good doctor you
would have been. You knew so well
what to do for mother"
She broke off. She still could not
trust her voice about her mother.
''Palmer's arm is going to be quite
straight. DR.. Ed is so proud Of Max
over it. 1t was a bad fracture"
He had been waiting for that. Once
at least, whenever they were together,
she brought Max into the conversation.
She was quite unconscious Of 1t.
"You and Max are great friends. I
knew you would like him. He is in
teresting, don't you think?"
Very" said K.
To save his life, he could not put
any warmth into his voice. He would
be fair. It was not In human nature to
expect more of him.
Those long talks you have, shut in
your room-what in the world do you
talk about? PoliticsT
occasionally"
She was little jealous of those eve
nings, when she sat alone, or when
under the lamp to the accompaniment
Of steady hum Of masculine voices
from across the hall. Not that she
was ignored, of course. Max came in
always, before he went, and, leaning
over the back Of chair, would inform
Ter Of the absolute Darkness Of life
In the lQspitl Without hsEs
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-02-15
CHAPTER XIII.

Young Howe had been firmly re-
solved to give up all his bachelor hab-
It's with his wedding day. In his lndo-
lent, rather selfish way, he was much
In love with his wife.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-02-15

And X. would stand in the doorway,
quietly smoking, or go back to his room
and lock away in his trunk the great
German books on surgery with which
he and Max had been working out a
case.
So K. sat by the dining-room table
and listened 70 her talk OF Max that
last evening together. When the bells
announced midnight, Sidney reused
with start. She realized that for
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-29
TWO Accidents
IN KENT COUNTY
Two Cars Collide Near
Dover and One UpSets
at Smyrna
FINED $40 EACH FOR
SHOOTING CRAP

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. May 29.-Two automobile
accidents happened in Kent county on
Sunday. The car Of a Mr.. Richardson.
OF near Rising Sun. collided with the
machine Of a Mr.. Conner, Of Camden.
Some Of the occupants Of the Richard
son car were injured by glass from
the broken windshield.
The other accident happened near
Smyrna when a car said to be owned
by resident of Magnolia upset when
a tire bursted Some Of the occupants
were slightly injured.
Ira Adams and Raymond Fleming
were fined SO and costs by Magistrate
Wood yesterday on charge Of play
ing crap.
Mrs. Lucinda Schaczberger, a native
OF York, Pa. died here Saturday. aged
"a years. The body was shipped to
York for burial.
Miss Edna Short 17-year-old
old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Short, living near Dover died Sunday
evening after a brief illness.
Amos p. Hinsley. a prominent mer-
chant and former Recorder OF Deeds
Of Kent county, is critically ill.,
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-29
MANY PRESCRIPTIONS

his Season, For Impure Blood
Weakness, Nervousness, Brain.fag.
In order TO comprise the best course
treatment. and 10 secure the best
esults. should read as follows:
Hoods Sarsaparilla-12 OF.
Peptiron Pins-1SO.
Sig; One teaspoonful Hoods Sarsa.
parilla before meals.
Two Peptiron pills after meals
No better course of medicine can he
recommended by the most skilful. for
Iood's Sarsaparilla is made from an
unsurpassed formula of blood.pu-ifv.
az and stomach-toning remedies. in.
hiding sarsaparilla, mandrake. dan.
elion. yellow dock, wild cherry, gen.
Ian and other valuable alternatives
nd diuretics. while Peptiron pills
AIMED from pepsin and iron, include
lso nux and other blood and stomach
enics which physicians prescribe.
1t is therefore wise and economical
get these two medicines from you
ruggist today. The two working to
ether often give four-fold benefit.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-29
STORM keeps MANY
GRANCERS At HOME
Diamond State Members,
However, Transact I'M
portant Business
HOPE FOR OUTDOOR
FETE ON THURSDAY

Owing to the storm there was not
as large an attendance as usual at
the meeting Of Diamond State Grange
last evening at Stanton. Final ar
fangements we're made for the hold
ing OF the lawn fete on Thursday
evening. May 81. Unless the weather
clears, this affair will be held in
Stanton Hall Should the weather Do
clear and warm, however, the fete
will be held. as previously arranged,
on the lawn OF Charles p. Dickeys
farm at stanton.
Laurence Othoson, Charles p.
Dickey and Florence l.. Dickey were
appointed delegates to the meet
ang of Pomona Grange to be held in
Middletown on June Z.
Interesting reports OF the home
economics demonstration held at the
Women's College at Newark on Fri
day were given last night.
On next Monday evening the fol-
lowing two questions will be dis
cussed "How best can we utilize
city help on our farmsg" and 'What
three things are needed in tho rural
schools for the children to get the
best practical training to NJ them
selves for their life work.? Jacob
Maclary and Mrs. +. L. Springer will
conduct the discussions. respectively.
Announcement was made that on
Friday evening the Stanton Com
munitly Association will meet in the
schoolhouse. A large attendance IS
expected.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-29
KAISER'S PICTURE CAUSES
BOY Farmer TO QUIT JOB

Revolving against working for a
farmer. near Lansdale. who had Il pic
lure Of the Kaiser in his home, II.
Martelly. a junior OF the Philadelphia
High School, returned to Philadelphia
yesterday.
The schools mobilization commit
tee, of which Franklin Spencer Ed
monds is chairman, held him just-
bed and found him new job with a
farmer near Wilmington.
The boy attended the agricultural
training camp near Phoenixville for
Two weeks and was then assigned to
! farm at Lansdale. He returned
home after working one day. When
asked to explain, he said that no start
I'd TO go to bed. when he saw the
lateful picture OF Kaiser Wilhelm on
ne wall The next morning he pack
ID up his clothes and left
Il would not work for any man
Who keeps a picture OF the Kaiser on
be WALL" declared young Martelly. l
lould not sleep even after
burned the face Of the picture to the
kall."
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-29
MINSTRELSY An pANCE.

The "Dorsche Daas" Club of the
y. NJ. H, A. will hold minstrel and
dance tomorrow night at the main au-
ditorium OF the association. Exten-
sive preparations are being made by
the club TO make the event a MEM
orable one. Seventeen persons will
comprise the circle and a six-piece or
chestra will supplement the perform
ance.
The program will be as follows
Solos by J. A. Sullivan. George Dor
sett, Miss Ida Brodsky and Miss Mol
lie Slansky. The end men are Robert
Richmond, James Kennedy. Israe
Handleman and Herman Cohen. Johr
A. SULTAN will act as interlocutor
The proceeds Of the entertainment
will go towards the Charity Bazaar
Fund.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-29

registration ineffective The Depart
ment is prepared to care for such
emergencies. It's agents will be in
structed to see that registration OH
GERS perform thir duties properly
and that they are not interfered with
in the performance Of their duties"
The DepaF tment OF Justice is not
only utilizing its agencies throughout
the country for a strict enforcement
OF the army law but is existing the
policing facilities of the States and
municipalities
With view TO suppressing any
trouble that may arise on registration
day the Department Of Justice is pre-
pairing an appeal 20 patriotic and
commercial organizations asking them
to cooperate with local authorities
and 10 report any violato ns OF the
law that come to their notice. It is
realized thai in some districts there
may be officers who will assist in
evasions of the law.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-29
PROF.. CLASE I'M Jersey.

Professor and Mrs. Harold c. Clase. Of
hc Lyon campaign party, arc now living
1t Mt. Tabor y. j. Professor Clase Is
nking vocal lessons in New York and
lis voice is said to be showing great inn
Drovement. The Glasses viii leave Cor
iowa in June on a campaign tour, and
rom there they viii 60 TO st. Louis
Word has been received from the Rev
Dr.. Milford II. Lyon that Mrs. Lyon
eccntly underwent an operation for goi-
ire in hospital. Her condition Is con-
sidered satisfactory. Dr. and Mrs. Lyon
ire now at their home at Winona Lake
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-29
MEDICAL CAR NOW
FOR BALTIMORE & OHIO

A medical car. fitted up with spe-
hal features for the examination OF
Employees in train service. has just
)een completed by the Baltimore and
ohio Railroad in the company's shops
Tor the use OF the chief medical eX-
lminer and staff The design OF the
tar is such as 10 make IL travelling
Dfiice Of the medical department, and
q will be used for making eXamina-
lions of new employees entering the
service in any branch of it recurring
perfect vision and hearing Period
cal examinations of employees al
ready in the employ OF the company
Mill also be conducted with facility
through the aid OF the car
Instructions in first aid will bS
given to the forces OF trainmen, shoI
Mechanics. track gangs and other EN-
ployes concerned In train operation
blue cross has been painted on tn,
Tide OF the car TO distinguish Il from
he regular equipment 1t will bl
lsed as the Office and living quarter
" members OF the medical stat
Fhile travelling on official business.