Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-26
LIEUT. KELLY GREAT
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man for the government 10 lose
lie Will probably be used as speciaI
instructor In the States or probably
given administrative or office work
That Is as much as he or | know
about his future Captain Worthins
ton had nothing but praise for him
Harry had only been with the captau.
a short time but in that time proyeo
to be, an exceptional officer. He tolo
me OF hazardous work Harry had done
successfully in which other and oIde,
officers had failed to get the desired
results.
Harry looks unusually well for
what he has been through That
statement is bit vague. isn't nq !
Will try and be more definite He !,
not pale as | expected To find him
after being bedridaen so long n,
mas all the color he ever had; look.
just the same, They told me he hac
lost weight but had regained if.
could not see him as being any dit
iereht IN that regard as when | hae
seen him before.
mere Is a pretty and epyiabl,
french cross hanging on he wall neal
MS ped and on the table close by is
diploma signed by French general
The diploma describes the fight Harr,
was in, tells just what Harry did anr
why he has the right 10 wear th,
CroM de Gnerre. Neither Captap
Worthinston nor Lieut. Brown were
accorded this cross, SO YOU can easil
conclude that Harry's work vas ever
better than theirs.
Al twelve O'Clock the nurse brougn
In his midday meal. 1t sure lookec
great; the best thing had seen in
long time, | guess the real disbe,
LOOK my eye more than the meal fo,
they were the first had looked nnof
since Easter Sunday The nurse wa.
also KIND enough 10 find a real din
nef tor me, SO Harry and had
party II YOU could have seen him on.
that meal you would sure disnel an,
anxiety that You might have abou
MIN being sick After dinner We faIR
ed some more, | brought down fe,
OF my letters that | thought Nigh
interest him, among them were vom
last two letters. He was sura ham,
to read them. Harry permitted m,
TO read some letters he had received
among which was'a letter from Laurs
written after she knew he was
wounded Il was sure a wonder an,
harry does no less than treasure Il.
During the time was there no les,
than some twenty difteren, person,
made their daily call, many Of then.
their hourly call on Harry. Non,
came without some sort of a eff from
smokes to candy The crowd wa,
made up of majors. captains, lieuten
ants, c0rporals and best of all Harry,
own 'bnck privates' who had beo
wounded with him and have sine.
recovered. DO they like him? Bet
Ter than that, Marie They love him
All around the hospital he is know,
as the colonel. The chief surgeo,
told me that Harry was the creates
favorite they ever had. His popuIa,
Ivy does not come from the fact tina
ne was in q fight and was wounded
There are hundreds AROUND that plac
that have been injured, many man,
times worse than he, and there vii
De hundreds in the future. nortor
ana nurses are quite accustomed Il
mat, out they are not accustomed I,
having patients bear all their snffe,
ing and pain without a whimper IN,
Harry took II all. They told me abon
II. All during the time he was sni
ferlng the most when Il was necessar,
to dress his wounds number u
times every day and the pain va
terrible. he took il all with a smfl,
and never since he has been in th,
hospital has he been any way BIN
most cheerful As he fought thf
Huns he fought his loneliness anc
pain back In the hospital. and believe
me the latter fight requires the be,
ter man. He has no pain now a.
that part is all over.
His only worry is about his folks
Are they worrying about him? Wher
you write him tell him YOU are MOI
ana feel as you write. If Won arr
otherwise You are doing both your
SELF and him an injustice. for he !,
happy and we'll I well realize tina
cannot appreciate just what suc,
depressing news means a. home. bur
then It Is part of war Marie. the par
mat we don't like 10 think about, bu
II seems part that is bound to or
cur. Many of Harry's boys were killed
that night. and believe me after hear
Ing the whole story | cannot under
stand how he got out of II as well
as he did. but il is one of those things
that is beyond understanding. The
people met at the hospital were sure
wonderful crowd It was Just on,.
laugh after another the whole tim.
was there. Harry has a peach OF .
nurse and she sure takes good care
of him. He said she reminded him of
Laura and ] agreed with him.
There Is no way can tell YOU how
] enjoyed that trip down there. II |