Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-25
MICHAEL.
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snaiSinS hands. and read it.
Dear Kenneth can't write much
I'm in hospital. rvc lost my leg.
Hu; had to tell you. boy-Mtchas1 is
lost We hope ne i. soon ind MS way
back. because We think hos in German
lines am 80 weak can't Write
any, more. Keep smilins' JIM"
tsep sm';ns MShssl ni s& s" ON
Poor boz, , ne kncw how animals
heard stor!ts awful stories And to
think that Michael, his dog. his dearest
possession; his treasure. loved in the
Two weeks later came another let
ter from Jim. LIE was recovering
rrs rsne. IN wonasrsnr h"sSi,aI in
other les fitted to his hip. He was
very tqnny ahou, nc cork leg. ,hu,,
eenttncc renewed tho pain in his hoart;
Michael has not oeen found
Blu, in postscript Jim added a piece
hopes:
The great surgeon who 20, me
ABOUT Well Is is, coming to A Amer In
yours. Ken Il, try to and nd" more nst aboa Ut
night, thinking or the chances OF such
an experiment She remembered her
accident. and her mother heart achc6
TO give him the blessings of life and
health which he had once had. Il
knew. and she determined 10 think no
more about it until she knew of this
Sers expensiy. and eva wovs and m'I Means o,s
we're hard to find those days
But inns next letter broush, TO
doctor would charge no fee, ne was
coming 10 stay three months and he
would visit the Chiidren's Hospital in
No 10
ManninGs What an opportunity: Ken
1eth's mother felt that i, VAS her
- last she decided, and Kenneth
was TO be sent TO the great doctor
ana mad b ,9id hiW OF me Title Gr,pp,e
was sure Of tho case. So the srea,
day came, and Kenneth. CHEEKY and
brave. went into, the. operating room
Jim had to be operated on" he
said. Jrowsily, just before he fell
I can stand il wish--Michael-
was here
No words can describe MIS-. Man
ning's emotions as she waited in e
I little ante-room for the news 1t
seemed ages before the white-clsd in
| terne appeared
stood still
lie was very grave.
There is one chance in 1909" said
What it mean,-tha, ono chance-to
Mrs. Manning cannot le described.
| Her only son. her best-hclovcd moth
The chance Her heart throbhed pain
/ fully as she followed the little
stretcher to the ward The chance!
BY the mex; day Kenneth was
little by the pain.
II never-knew could hurt-so
much. me gssped once 10 his mother
"T-wonder-is Misunderstanding too
he
/ rapidly. u seemed as il the ono
chance had failed, he could not cat
and he WAS absolutely strengthlcss
But his central thought was-Michael
Did Michael hurt. TOO" Was Michael
ever coming back? Had they found
Michael? He begged incessantly for n
| letter from lin.
Jim would feline if--they found
| Michael"
I At las, letter did come from Jim
1t was a week after the operation.
were glazing, and the stupor or death
| was clutching at him. His mother, on
wild, desperate trial. read him the
letter perhaps it would waken him.
I oh. Kenneth, found him
Michael"'
She stopned in tn. reading in Joy.
for Kenneth stirred and whispered
DULY. ''Michanl:'
lie escaped from tn. boche about
week aso Judge. and made his
way to our trench. Hc happened 10
/ TAN IN Win out old company, and as
soon as they could they brought him
70 US in the hospital. He's looking
hne and dandy and has been given y
medal for wound received searching
for the wounded. lie -"
She lifted her wet eyes from the
paper. Kenneth was sitting up, with
question in his eyes.
They've found Michael" shr wills
pered in An ecstacy OF delight
/ Michael! Michael. Where is he:'
! ken,s eyes were clear now, and his
cheeks flooded with color. "Oh. my
| Michael
Wild with Toy though she was. Mrs.
Manning realized the danger ot excite.
men.'. and simply whispcred Michael
him 10 restful sleep tho letter Rugged
TO his breast, his breath coming aveniv
and his fever ned.
With Mother and Dad and little Mil
dred and Jim and Michael grouped hap
s,'ppsd from the wheelchair. and. for
the first time in years Of longing and
pain. stood alone. In the breathless
silence hc took one, two. three uncer-
tain steps and hcsitatcd bark
from Michael-and Kenneth went tho
dropp"d on tho floor by tho dog.
Michael has saved him. sobhed
mother. 'Michael---all because OF YOU.
Ken is hoy. not = cripple
GOD bless you, Michael,' said Jim
Sholton unsteadily way down in his
Kenneth lifted radian, face from
softly: oh my dos. DO You love NC ?"
And Michael snusslcd his quiverins
little body vet closer.
(Thc Enid