The sun., 1918-12-17

the Homecoming.
TN gonna take Ty Cobb up" he
said--doubtless with q mental grin;
ne mad no grinning muscles left. I'VE
mad swell party on this boat last
saturday night" the boy went on, and
~ Cobb made a speech. Ty Is n
captain in the chemical part Of the
service now, I guess you know, and
he came back with us aboard the ship
Il didn't know ball player could
make a funny speech, but Ty was
sure there with the speech making.
lie told US lot Of Josh stun and when
ne told us some more about baseball
he says, IF I get back in the game
and I'm playing at the Polo Grounds
) want you fellahs all 10 remember
made this trip on the Lee-vy'--that's
what we call this ship-'with you.
Ty Cobb's Promise.
TT I'm stealing second says Ty,
and 1t flashes on any one of you who
l am just as I'm Siding to the base
| want you TO stand right up in the
oleachers and yell out. Hey, Ty. I'm
a guy that was on the Levy" And
III run right of the basellne and over
to wherever you are In the bleachers
ard shake hands and sit down and
have talk about this trip. Tell with
whether we win or lose Ty says"
As the boy with no face left was tell
ing OF Capt Ty Cobb L. S. A.. as a
speechnaker the other injured SOL
diers on the close crowded Soluble deck
hunks of the sick bay began to swing
themselves down from their pallets.
those that could do so, and to crowd
around attentively.
One of them was n tall, blond haired
youth. His right arm was crippled
tbut soon will be straight again be-
cause Of expert army surgical treat
menO. He wore thick gray woollen
glove on his right hand to keep the
chill Off. and his right foot was en-
cased only in a heavy woollen SOCK
On the breast OF his unbuttoned olive
drab woollen shirt dangled the glorious
Croix de Guerre of France. with a
bronze palm across the ribbon to show
that his heroism had been extraordi-
nary.
james J. Lynskey." he answered In
startled way when suddenly he real
lied that all the visitors had forgotten
even Ty Cobb and were asking him his
name while, riveting their combined
gaze upon the War Cross OF France
with palm. He had been n stretchcr
bearer. he confessed in shamefaced
manner, when pressed further. On
July 10 he had been shot through both
legs and through the right arm during
the fighting in the Champagne
Chaplain Mcdonald Appears.
A gentleman came along the sick
bay then who Is known to the Catholic
hierarchy Of America as the Rev.
Father Eugene e. Mcdonald. the chap
lain who daily had said the Sunset
Prayer at Sea" After seventeen years
continuous service as chaplain In the
navy he is officially rated in the Navy
Department records as Capt. Eugene
Edward Mcdonald. U. s. N.
As the uniformed priest came along
| through the narrow aisle between the
crowded cots the pitifully wounded
sitting on the edge Of their cots stood
| up-not because, go the stranger felt.
of the four gold stripes on Father Nc
| Donald's coat cuffs or even because OF
the gold cross on hts collar ana the
! gold lace" on his cap visor. Doubt
less the wounded men arose because
he was. as a wounded soldier put 1t
after Chaplain Mcdonald had gone.
the same to the navy like the chap
| lain of the Old Sixty-ninth Is 10 the
arny-hes the Father Duffy OF the
navy. Get me?"
! Chaplain Mcdonald put his hands
gently on the two olive drab shoulders
nearest him and pressed the owners OF
the shoulders downward TO sitting
position again. The rest OF the
wounded men saw that the priest
wished them all to he at ease and also
| sat on the edges OF their cots.
"Jimnie," said the priest to the
decorated Lyuskey-the chaplain. 10
far as could be seen, knew everybody
aboard by his frst name-"youre
talking about yourself, Ell? I'm
ashamed OF you-you, who had to be
drafted into the service after you tried
to claim exemption on the ground
| that"
THAT amt SO, Chaplain. On the
first day OF war I enlisted and"
Jimmie's Goat Lassoed.
A roar of laughter from the sadly
wounded drowned Jimmie Lynskey't
heated protests, the chaplain's laugh
'ringing loudest. And Jimmie. blush
ing furiously to the roots Of bis blont
hair as he realized that HIS particular
goat had been lassoed. Joined II
shamefaced way In the laughter.
| ar - al q
said the priest. looking thoughtful ant
rubbing his hands together nervuusly
and turning to the visitors as h
spoke. Jimmie not only won thu
Croix de Guerre Of France-and palm
but Il also was announced, just be
fore we left, that he La to receive thu
Medallle Militaire."
What did you do. Lynskey. to VIII
all these decorations?" some or,
asked.
az DON'T didn't don't remeIn
Der, except that az stretcher beare
helped some boys in. The Red Cros
has the details. When I get home
live at 4107 North Ninth street. Phil
adelphia-I guess the Red Cross pa
pers will be there and then can tel
you more about IT,"
"But just tell In a general way wha
you did"
Helped Some of tho boys In.
well" said Jimmie, rs he arose AM
| haean tn hobble back toward his cot