Show Willi Reason to F orgel His Plight When William Burmeister 11 ye years rs of age a a. a son son of L L. Burmeister 1923 Elm street suffered a fractured leg last week his cup of ot sorrow was full He was was tak taken tah n to to St St. Marks Mark's hospital where every effort was made to cheer the little fellow and cause him to forget forget forget for for- get his s suffering and loneliness ss' ss But William missed his school fellows fellows tel fel fel- fel lows and as brave as he tried to be he could not keep leep the sobs from his throat nor the tears from his eyes as ashe ashe ashe he thought of the gay sport the kids were having flying Kites and playing marbles And he missed his his' school and nd his school teacher too the confinement of ot the schoolroom being nothing to the irksomeness of the hospital room Co Companions Cheer Him But all this was vas was changed Sunday afternoon William was more sad than usual early In the Afternoon because of the th glory of spring sunshine that penetrated even into the hospital tal ward So deeply intent was he on his wish for for tor sunshine and freedom that he did hot hear a shuffling of feet and merry whisp whispers rs in the hallway until the whole crowd burst into the room laden with ith fruit and cand candy books and toys and everything that little boys boy enjoy y William could scarcely o bell believe v his senses he was so delighted and the surprise was 50 so c complete that he lie could not hot restrain his feelings His eyes filled with tears tears' of pleasure as he threw his arms arms' about the ne neck k of Miss Jespersen his teacher and andas as she cuddled cuddled cud cud- died him closely her own eyes were dimmed with moisture Miss 1 Jespersen was not alone There were George Snell Stanton Smith Smith John John B ehmer Edmond Shaw Will Ayland Willard Taylor Wayland Vayland Hand and a another another an an- other playmate te James whose name was not remembered by br William be because because be- be cause he he had been in Williams William's room et at the tIle Forest school only a short time Will Wi Study Hard Alter After it fhe he feast of fruits and other r g goodies Miss Jespersen gave William his Ilis scho school l books and aided him himin in a review of the work ork he had missed in school in his his' week of ot absence Wiliiam Wil- Wil says say he will keep with his class though he he- will be out of ot school two weeks or longer There was one happy child in StMark's St St. Marks Mark's hopi hospital al Sunday night and when darkness fell the white cappe capped l nurse peeped Into the room and saw a tired little boy his Ills face flush flushed d with th the dreams dream remembrances of his pleasure pleas pleas- ure cI clutching a dog eared school book close to his breast as he ho smil smiled d and whispered in his sleep p of his Ills happiness |