The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-04

pended on n fire IN the stoNe--even
II we had to chop up the furniture-there
was "A candidate for every place.
One morning I found n new soldier.
fully dressed. sitting on one of the beds.
evidently In possession Of II. He looked
perfectly strong. except for sore feet.
but he insisted he was Ill with dysentery.
One old chicha (veteran). after OBJ
serving mo for n day or SO. decided to
trust me with his money. lie pulled n
greasy wallet from under his pillow and
made signs that I was to take II. His
anxious eyes, a little dubious. followed
1t into the inside pocket OF my coat.
That night. touched. I knew what re-
sponsibillty meant. Later he felt better
and demanded It back. lie said he could
not sleep without It. I gave +. to him.
m he contentedly tucked It under his
pillow again.
He got well enough TO complain Of the
food. Ike any hospital patient. and said
that tea without sugar was not to his
taste.
The bonita, shocked. shouted a
stream of reproaches for hts ingratitude.
hut the old chicha looked at him only
with disdain and vinked at me. lie got
his sugar.
When We had Il, We gave them n lurnp
all around as a bride TO take quinine. II
disappeared Immediately. and then zach
maj opened his mouth, with the air OF a
good and m%artyrcd child. and We would
GO the rounds with a spoon and pow
dercd quinine. They began making faces
long before their turn,
\ young boy. fresh from the trenches,
his face Mack from long exposure. used
10 got up and huddle almost INTO the
stove He.was In he last stages OF con-
sumption. and day by day grew weaker.
! found hin outside the door. They
had put his soldiers cap over his face.
and I lifted u and looked. HIS eyes
were st!ll open and his head twisted
back 10 n side and up. Two weeks
before he had been fighting.
Sick Serbs Sent BACK.
What has become OF my patients now
/ don't know. The Serbians when they
left sent all the sick who could walk
back 10 the villages. I found a room
fun Of them ready to go, and asked my
daily question
Are you hungry"
$50, no. gospodj: like pigs they
hcsmed. I'VE want nothing; we are
going home"
Dr. Forbes. looking over the hospital
~" nigh, II n cleared. found empty
looms. and under a bed. lying In u g
dark. on tho cold floor. half naked. ore
man. unconscious. forgotten. lie picked
hin TN and brought him INTO my ward.
Several DAYS after the bulgarian entry
7 went with bread and milk. bought
with much difficulty. as provisions Were
already scarce, only 20 f1d my bets
empty. The bulgarian sentry at the
gate accepted a loaf Of bread. but would
give 40 Information.
was wondering what had hero~c
o. my vanished patients when a cab
drov. up and the sergeant and another
soldier Jumped ont. They had charged
their serbian caps for round ones ~
Imitation as.rakhan and wore a care
free expression
"Th- RIicariars have sent all the sick
TO the military hospital they told me,
we have just taken them there Don't
worry. lads they Will have eyeryihirg-
baths. food. ,lean sheets. Our work here
IS over"
Tho, drew up IN 30 doorway ard ave
~" a salute. ! never sav them again.
either.
In the meantime pr. Forbes had been
trying - hurry the So-hia!-- an almost
hopeless task with any Balkan officials
into se,in- Nhat was lot 81 IN" stores
the Government had been sending into
Greece.
The conditions iu Mouas'I~ already had
bc,r ,ahloi 20 America. hut ~ would
TAX. months hrforc holp could arrive.
The l,uEltsh consul Mad n bread line,
hui his small store OF Tour was dNin-
ding
He fed y cc,'nin number Of tho worst
cases. tGt could give these persons only
ouc-hulf loaf three times = week. and
they could not keep alive on that,
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