Connecticut western news., 1917-08-30

my people for your services" - average hospital are unknown here. There are soft lights and comfortable beds and pretty women going about as visitors. The stage beauties and comedians come to entertain us. The | food is delicious, and the chief thought of every one seems to be to show the l inmates what comfortable and cheery thing it is to be i'll among lot of real | friends. I was there from December until February, and my recollecdons of the stay are so pleasant that some times I wish I was back.
 On the Friday before Christmas there was a concert in our ward. Among the artists who entertained us were Fay Compton, Gertrude Elliott sister of Maxine Elliott), George Robie and other stars of the London stage. After our protracted stay in the | trenches and our long absence from all the civilized forms of amusement the affair seemed to us the most won- derful show ever given. And in some ways 1t was For instance, In the most entertaining of dramatic exhibitions ! did you ever see the lady artists go around and reward enthusiastic ap- plause with kisses? We'll, that's what we got. And I am proud to say that it was Miss Compton who conferred this honor upon me.
 | At about o'clock on that afternoon when we were all having good time, one of the orderlies threw open the door of the ward and announced in loud voice that his majesty the king | was coming in. We could not have been more surprised if some one had thrown in Mills bomb. Almost im= mediately the king walked in, accom- panied by a number of aids. They were all in service uniforms, the king having little in the style of his uni l form to distinguish him from the oth- CTS. He walked around, presenting each patient with a copy Of Queen I Mary's Gift Book" an artistic little I volume, with pictures aINl short stories by the most farous of English artists and writers. When he neared my bed he turned to one of the nurses and in- I quired:
 'Is this the onef'
 | The nurse nodded. He came and sat at the side of the bed and shook hands with me. He asked as to what part of the United States I had come from. l how I had got my wounds and what the nature of them were, how I was getting along and what I particularly wished done for me- I answered his 1 questions and said that everything I could possibly wish for had already 1 been done for me.
 Thanked by King and Decorated For
 Bravery.
 "I thank you" he said, 'for myself and my people for your services. Our gratitude cannot be great enough to- ward men who have served as you have"
 He spoke in very low voice and with no assumption of royal dignity. There was nothing in the least thrill ing about the incident, but there was much apparent sincerity in the few words.
 After he had gone one of the nurses asked nlc what he had said.
 "Oh," said, George asked me what I thought about the way the war was being conducted, and said I'd drop in and talk 1t over with him as soon as was we'll enough to be. up"
 There happened one of the great dis appointments of my life. She didn't see the joke. She was English. She gasped and glared at me, and think she went out and reported that I was 1 delirious again.
 Really, wasn't much impressed by the English king. de seemed a pleas