The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-01-26
By OSCAR cox

4 fragment Of a Shel. tad struck
the man in the breast and broken sew
eral ribs. SO crushing one Of them that
the surgeon felt il necessary to re-
move it. When the operation was con
GUIDED and the patient returned to con.
sciousness be feebly asked the doctor
what be had done He was told Of
the removal Of his rib He lay quiet
while the doctor attended to another
patient. and when be returned to OBJ
serve the condition Of the first the
man. who meanwhile had been remov-
/ ed to a camp cot. said TO him:
You say, doctor. that you have tax.
en- rib from my side"
Yes"
And this woman" pointing to. the
nurse. is the result"
Supposing that the patient was de-
IiTious. the surgeon. not willing to irri.
tate him. assented
We'll. then. | suppose I'm Adam and
the woman is Eve We're Adam and
Eve married."
We'll. in these days couples are
married. Bring a chaplain"
The surgeon looked from the patient
TO the nurse. She was regarding the
wounded man with great anxiety.
Come; bury up" pursued the pa
tent Il may not pull through this
and want Eve to inherit my proper.
ty. If don't have legal heir thereu
be no end Of fight among a lot of
vU,tures."
Again the surgeon looked at the
nurse. She was very much affected
She gave the doctor no clew as to
her willingness to he thus suddenly
married and made heir presumptive
to fortune
You're not going to die" said the
surgeon to the patient. "at least not
of this wound You may get another I
that will carry you of"
Never mind that. You do what {
.e!l you to do Get chaplain" r
Are you aGreed:" asked the latter
# the nurse :
Still he received no reply. But. as. q
'uminG thai with a woman silence :
'iVes consent. he called hospital =
steward and sent him for a cbanJatn :,
Who came from one DYING man >, nm -
ther whom be tbo,,rbr to H., dr;,,.
AneeIing beside the cot. he was about
offer 4 prayer when the patient in.
him
.Ge+ I'M ! d.,,.., ri
lto heaven: want to he -larria., .t',, ~ ss
oh The chapgafp InoEet ~ .h d.
iF|eoh for an explanation The sur D
eon looked a the nurse. thereby ra /
erring the matter 10 hor Thc te
emf nm, out ba.s Iue pa. ri
rev her toward his rnt - anu
Proceed" said tho i,,r.r;5
Since the nurse ofYarad ,,a o,4...,-
Ie chaplain pro.eadal rr;,h ,ion -.
age service Ha had r,,.ai- &c l-i"l. a.
hen he was called mon - o.ta[i 4I.st,ed ~ ~
an in the agorr NJ da..l, ",'S"u d e' .e
,out TO hurry swar rhar a. anu was :, ~
lied him '''e -''oA tu ,-
Hold on" he said ..Tho hu.s 'ei
certificate" wants -
The charIair wboso s,,.,-
king down fareweT ~,.sS rnorsS,l .1i'o.vea
ovideI with writipg r,a.o-;a7' 7eS. was
took out and nsirg &C. ''',S' "nlcn !
hIa for . a.,,. ""1 lHe operating sin
D'e ."F Desk. wrote out certif. Tho
the names Thor ~ . IAN, u.aAA space Lie
WY married connie - snnn' ~ Tue pen
'''''' Tue IN,
CAPTAIN Har,b y C., pie
10 the groom and Lady CIo6r- caI,
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ked frum tho .,ro,n ,' Tue chaplain IAa'
-prisad u Tue bride,
this riuiou said ,ho.
ld don't Won rorro, !, "'G .ne groom
strangers h, a,, Two are
nted TO he married ,,n,, e" Us. we NO,
Iy GLADYS ,,rnn,r ,.', '1"- ago but
her rg,a ra. raa.. ',,n ,."' 'tuer plans
in rurriny me- ,nta yIs,' a -"ou % friend to
her unr,e nn, to,o a. ana max To '
% the nil ,.i.i. ' '"'e iH'&ht have N
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