Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-10
CHAPTER XVIII
Number %


-xpR n month the Landes Hospital had
been greatly interested III 'he my
serv Of patient Number IS. In spite OF
~ imminence of war, and the prepara-
t{ona which were being MADE 10 care lo'
the wounded along the border, tne pilSo
icinus the nurses, and the other Pa..o,S,s
6~d Ali formed theories as to the man
6isfnry and the possible causes OF ms
injuries. And during the long period III III
which he lay unconscious: hoh5il,S ~ ~
the dim realm between NE i,Le ,iis anu temener,
not 4 day passed in which ms zen, Iel,pe Pc =
a sfs,re respiration. and other synlptoIIa
,s iSHre not discussed from one enc VI i' t'r'
Soepital to the other. The head SUI Igeoll,
Tnionel Bohratt. inclined to the oplnlo,i
SHst ~ the man continued for few DAYS
1r1ger without change he woulu recpHei w.; /,
ANT the head nurse shook her au
sareiy The wound in the head hau oeT.' ,,n
-1{eRc,ilt as the operation was an ull-
s.sssni one the wound in the shouluer
Wa nothing, but the one IN tne s'0,,io s0niora :,
M the operation OF Colonel pom S d =
proved successful then H'''"'ie '
]. y 'The interest in the case, poth lroi, @
& - Continental as well as the proIes
3 f}onal point OF view, was 50 Steat I'i tts
4 ~ mans bed had been careiuily Wi,e1ie, WlIie
~ -! ~ "a ward where he had been takei
3fosr, the operating table INTO pII.sasss
room, where every chance would De sneh
him to recover. ,,,,,of,, t,otb
<b,s nurse on duty at the bedside or tne
man of mystery, noted a slisht chaLiss
q, his breathing, and saw that ne nau =
rs,ened his ewes which were regarding
fsr calmly but with the puzzled eH-
I,ression of one who has come sLea1
distance into strange county, ,aa +,
know then that what the mead surseott
had said was true, and that the man OF
rnvstery had turned the corner wnlcn
IA away from the land of the Great
beyond. But being prudent person
dhe gave no sign OF her ueit sdsiidn and
IN German quietly asked him if he feI'
The man did not or could not repII!!
+ A. once. but she saw that his gaze siowIS
- s.ad heyond her to the bare walls o'
fEe room and to the open window, be,
srnd which were clouds. sunshine anC
the distant drowsy murmur OF me ria GitS J,
-sYou are feeling more coinlortapie'
he asked again. in German.
.You have been sick" she whispered
ss!tiy smoothing s,cE ms tbe p'''Uw %an muttered
4 and closing his eyes. slept again.
II was not long before the news of m
s1akening of Number 2S had reacheS
~ nurses and attending physicians
+ Colonel Bohratt, greatly pleased at IN
c5rrectness of his prophecy and the en-
N the period of coma, at once a trlput
10 his wisdom as wei as 10 ms pionsS pa
cinnaI skill. came himself and Vlewe
~ natient. gave directions for treat
rant and predicted speedy recovery.
That night the man of mystery awGk
again. exchanged a lev. rev WUrgS anS aTai ,ii
< -,snf And on the morrow sure sig
that all was going well with nm, \
Srd gained so much strength mat n
moved freely in his bed ana 'oIm tha iGo. Ie,
-sratSiy sick in his situation and su
rnssndings. Fraulein Roth had pee
s3ver Instructions to keep him quiet, Dl
NC smiled at him when quite rationalI
- ,ad he
..9s tSis a hospitalY' he asked,
.sYes-the Landes Hospital"
ssWhere?'
"ssaraJeyo.
4 have been here long7" he aske
nsain
"a month, And the date
'.The 2sth of July
sYes. | understand.
5 4 Il rraulein Roth wished him to be qule
hut after a long moment OF con'esrpI p
y sIcn of the ceiling. in which his proy
S,,ckered in a puzzled way, he spoi
1nd when Fraulein Roth anxious
g desired him to be quiet, sne aiSCoN ~ 81,
S,3Sf Number 2S had Will OF MS oV
IA only smiled at her earnestness,
81 4. ~ am feeling quite strong, ne sa
n r6kly at will do me no harm
. 6ff Tor some things puzzle me. l w
< b S<cs;;~ht here. Won't you tell me how
n. Il, ~ DEBATED with herself for a n
kont. but after an inspecuon OF =
E s. I6tient she decided to tell nun tlie iac az
ia peasant had discovered two ~ y!
IS hing in a strip OF woods near tne 70
"a Gradina! At hrst ne hau thout ,
Lat both were dead: put upon Sio,
b 1ka1nination he found that one OF
81. Although desperately wouheeo' ;
"a %~fhed and notified the police,
I5srnoned the ambulance.
"a ~ ~ - asked the sick man;
F. st Il uEo nodded You were brought n
~ the Landes Hospital in bad c.
a ri.c The other man was dead.
81. <The other man-deadF
e Ep@Ss - said the nurse. with 81
R*{{ ..,;,csss In the back and one in
~; v She regarded her patient kee
HI n1onient and then went on. IN
n - nc marks Of Identification vi
*3<sr ~ YOU You were without cl'
81 "a Foliowing so closely upon the
1~tnsrion of the krchduke Franz
<< q lf wife, the circumstances were
s,ous and the police OF Sarajevo
~ - recret service officials have d
. 1{ they could TO find some clue TO
M %,sr.lerers You see, she conciu
|<r '[@<<x 4 smile "you are a man or N
- - Ard all Sarajevo awaits your
= / see. They are waiting for
-7fer. sg lay silent. regarding
<~ lnfently frowning little.
~orked slowly and Fraulein
f&af he found some dimculty
~ coneentration-