The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-02
ZENITH iNSTaLLMENT.

In Hunsion. there followed next day
whirl OF police activity, of which the
net results were tame III the extreme.
or all tn, fierce band which hal
stormed the house OF Mr.. Stannon",
only poor old Orrick and Mr.. British.
the bookseller who had been
pulled OUT Sen>elcss from under the
beams OF the porch--werr iGeutited.
Mr.. British tatly and reSotuteiE dc
clined 10 testify as TO who MS coiu-
rades were. and old Sam Orrlck, ter
rihe4l though ne was by prospective
horrors OF the law, Loyalty perJureu
his immortal soul BY Swearing that the
men were all strangers 10 him ana
that nc believed them 10 be visitors
from another city.
The count against these TWO proved
10 be only assault and battery, though
for three days and nights 1t was TOSS
of a coin whether they would not nave
TO answer for a graver charge. re-
,er's Joy had soon proved premature
and the doctors smile faded IN utieA-
nected bewildcrueut. The sick man
did not improve in the least. pelFlutt,
followed hard upon deadly StupoF ana
there seemed no rouSinE nun IRON
either.
The yellow cottage with the tram
pied flower beds and smashed VII
dows which looked so bare faced Win
its front porch shaved away. hau
nassed 10 Peter for the moment D!
right of conquest. In Il everything
. that conducted to the comfort OF the III
man had been quickly and lariShlE IN
stalled. Every body was wonderfully
kind and thoughtful. Mrs; Marne' VINO
reached the cottage with Mrs. Oar-
stairs half an hour after the DOCTOR the
first night. and had done wonders be-
fore the nurses arrived. was Simply,
Invaluable Hare came night anu
morning. horribly formal and Ill at
ease. begging for something 10 40
/ Flowers and inquiries from total StTan-
gers were an hourly occurrences. Z rous
Charlie lIammerton came quart OF
magnificent Scotch. followed on the
second day by a pile OF clippings from
the Gazetie's exchanges. which must
have gratitied the injured man en-
tremelv if only he had been able 10
road them. His own leading article,
headed Laurence Sarney. Hero Edl-
tor Hammer.On modeStly suppressed
BY the hand 1T Sad-faced McToSh
came a hideouS floral piece. in fact. a
red. white and blu" star. bearing the
label. "From tn" SorrnwInS crew OF
the Cypriani." Mrs. tar$tairS. whose
" understood in the yellow cottage.
calle.i daily and Ssn' beautiful roses
and chicken Jelly. TIL" roses faded
and rhe chicken jelly was consider
ably enioved by the nurses. But from
Mrs. L'ar<iairS' daughter. whose mat
relations Wild invoked all these things,
there cams neither flower nor word.
Tho tigh, had taken place upon a
Thursday night. On Friday the Hun
ston doctor. at his wits end. had asked
for Il consultation. TN SATURDAY inc
great doctor from tho CITY had spent
an hour in the sick room. first eHamln.
inc rho patient in a bodily way. and
then proddng him with a tirelesS
stream Of questions. however futile
anvrhing 10 maze him talk. Al the
end Of tina; time hr had whispered a
while wirh the town doctor and drawn
Peter into tho study downstairs.
WHATS the matter with him. Mr..
MacinuiSo" he asked abruptly.
"Marrer"" echoed Feisr. Wasn't
he beaten 20 Pui1:
Kicks don't Kill mar with that
kind q: ;.hv>'q!:-. VIA; has he got on
II don; Know . ~aii Potter. miser-
abb. The ia~. 'jn.n ,,w him -
Find out" said ,ha great doctor.
briefly. "If voU dom. hn may die. He
seems 10 tave had shock OF some
kind. You. mus work Upon thai line.
There IS nc:hinc tho matter with his
body thar \" can't throw off. But h"
will 10; cet We'll unless Won put The
ite? irro his head tt1at no must"
And cTancinc At his wa-ch. he
how"d s;iff'y. and was whirlcd away
20 The station.
Peter was utterly al 4 loss Nf' had
no idea what had taken NacnnH up tho
road ~ S,anho7a's thai afternoon.
much loss Of any shock thar could CON
ceivablv some 70 him Diit he Set him