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Show GOOD S11IAN PARI As Result, He Kinds Himself in a Very Embarrassing ' Position. Although a person In good faith accepts ac-cepts the charge of a juvenile court ward, is he compelled to keep tho child In the event of It being tnkon III with a contagious disease? This questlo.n Is causing the juvenile court officials and also the county officials some little trouble trou-ble ut the present lime. Some time ago. F. L. Ilanslng, former clerk of the city board of health look a voting girl, who was ward of the Juvenile court, to his home to work. Tic provided pro-vided her with a. good homo and all was well until Thursday, when the girl was taken ill with fever, and eruptions began to appear upon her body. Mr. Hansing had had some experience with contagious diseases and at once decided that the gill's case was suspicious. lie accordingly accord-ingly took her up to the Juvenile court and left her. The officials oC the court secured permission from the county commissioners com-missioners lo have the girl treated by Iho county physician and she was .accordingly .ac-cordingly taken up to the office ot assistant as-sistant county physician. Dr. Kirlley. The doctor diagnosed the case as scarlet fever and called a carriage and sent the girl back to Mr. Ilanslng's home. Mr. Ilanslng refused to permit her to enter the house, because ho has a young child which lie did not care to have exposed ex-posed lo the disease. The county officials Insist that ho will have to permit her to return to his homo and he declares that he will stand guard If necssary In order to prevent the return of Iho child. |