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

tseif To tind ouL. Ry the next morning.
partly through inquiry, partly through
patching TWO and TWO together. he hal
worked out Il theory. GurssWork. OF
course. was rather dangerous IN uel
cato matter such rs this; but the doc
tors report after breakfast mad been
! the very worst yet Peter never tal-
tered lie picked up his hat from the
study table. iii front OF which he had
: been figuring these things out, and
started down the hall.
! Mrs. Narnc was sitting quietly on
the bottom step Of the stairway. h"r
/: dark head in her hands: and Peter WAS
GLAD 10 see her. =.
! I've found out little about that.
said Peter. in i low voice. Il h'Il'Ec
1t wa>--to see Miss tar>talrS that he
icamr up the road that day.
"YrS.' said Mrs. Marn". Il have
heard that too
! "Sh" struck me-" said Peter. AS 4
nice little girl. Probably sh" doesn't
understand the situation. | am gong
/ 10 SOC her now.
! she won't sec YOU" said Mrs.
Marine
"YeS. she will" said Peter. quietly.
and started for the door.
Rut Mrs. Marine caught him Ivy m"
hand protertiugly. like an elder sister,
and drew him into the parlor ana smut
! ne door.
Halt an hour later Peter came out
and went up the stairs. At thu land
p, ing he paused 70 take off his shoes.
and went on up in his stocking feet.
Ii was Sunday morning, near eleven
! o'clock, a brilliant morning. all sun
land wind The far church bells OF
; Huuston we're ringing on the clear AIR
| like chimes from another world. Ncf-
, er afterward could Peter hear the sun
! day bells without thinking Of that mo
ment. At the door he met Miss NeVln,
| the day nurse. coming out. She Salu
she was going 10 telephone the doc
tor.
Peter slipped into the darkrnrd
room and shut tho door noiSelesslE on.
hind him. After a moment he tipped
over 10 the bed and sat down in the
;nursn's chair. silently. The bed
; looked very fresh and white and UNI
! rumpled. and that was because the in
; iurcd man had for two days lain al
I most wholly quiet. The thin corerlet
! defined his long frame perfectly. Many
bandages about the limbs and trunk
made it look grotesQunly. bumry and
/ misShapen. One arm. wrapped from
shoulder to finger tip. was outside the
Icovcrle,: now and then the hand.
(which was mufflad large as Il boxing
glove moved little. Cloths ran
/ Slantwise about chin. brown and head.
! leaving only breathing space and ono
eye uncovered.
! Presently. as he became moro used
to the darkness. Peter observed that
the. eye was open and regarding him
ironfusinn DO YOU teel much pain
NOV. old chap he began. rather
: huSkily.
Pain" repeated NarnNy. vaguely.
mo. | don't feel any pain"
| NO. pain. That's fine" said Potter
with lying ch"crtuIn"SS. for he knew
! that this deadneS$: u. sensation was
! tho worst feature in thC case. That
left leg is rather badly bruised. It
seems. was a little afraid that might
; BE- troubling you some.
j Silence
/ Did Miss Nern show YOU all Your
; flowers They've just been pouring in
/ all dav every dav We could turn flor
! lists 10 day without spending 4 penny
. for stock. CoulGn'; we. Larry. oh"
Yes" said Narn"y. lahoriouSiy. W.
could
"EverboGy has heen 50 kind" con.
rinuad Potter, desperately. THAT upon
nv word its hard IN pick and choose.
: r. 7 were asked 70 say who had really
+: been kindest--let mo s"C~-Ees. I'd
name Mrs. Carstairs. Flowers and
something 70 eat. some little dainty or
dn!icacy. twice day The fact is. old
chan. 70 nut it plainly. though don't
, want 70 distress VOL. YOU know she
: is blaming herself about this. Rlam'
; ing herself greatly.
"Shn nughtn't 20 do that" said Var
!nev. after 4 time.
! "Of course she nuchrn't 70. Yet rs
natural enough in Il way. OF course.
| I'm blaming myself. too--liko Tho mis-
rhtnf--rA had so MANY warnings. Won
know Lttl" Hare is blaming himself.