Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-19


10 relate that his chief concern ,ai
that moment was over the faot th1l
he could not find another Ci|UClie
in his pocket. not a darncd ono
Seeing that he dld not boar
Church started toward him and 'Hn
step probably saved hi ne For
at that moment there came ahII.
terlug roar and ht pitched forward
on his face. four pieces ~ Enrpu'.
IN his back and arms. li6 FprdWl'I
for a moment then managed iu -'i
up.
A Hckeuing, manrIcd heap @
where tho litter bearers with in'.I
wounded burden had been kIud
Tho major lay on the ground "itn 4"
broken leg. Tho ambulance W".
riddlcd in many places but wra I-
lousy neither Cha'JtuI LgJ tuN ,u-
glne were touched
Church staggered ta tho ironrt01t
and clutched al tho guard for app-
port Then Casutor saw hlu N'n-
out wnet!rg a second .n question: H'
grabbed his c0mrado hY tnn shout.
dcrs and dragged him bodily into
the seat Thon as church g1apo|
"We're hit Get the WlIur' h.
lcaped from tho Car ran ip tine
wounded officer kncelod down us
he had been TAUGHT u ii''rr prH'.
/ tice. SO that tho major could clasp
| him about tho neck and. regard 90
OF shells bursting AN about cHIr.st
| him on his back TO the anbNlIu..
Then he jumped to hs sIrouna
wheel and the hir machine raced
dvcr the uneven road 60 safer
ground.
Al tho field hospital the major
was voluble IN his uInise of the cool
NESS and courage of'sne Young Amer
| leans under fire. Castator Er,uued
| sheepishly when the majors remarks
were translated for him and said,
''he rcckoned he ought 10 be getting
the ambulance back TO The station
| Church was laid OFT on an oporat.
| ing table at once and the b.ts OF
shell taken from his wounds.
give them 10 me- he demanded
of thfy@urgoon. Il want them foJ
/ souvenirs"
The surgeon laughed.
Il think you will take home the
/ croiX de guerre az a souvenir Of
| this, my brave fellow"
! But after Castaiur had gone away
with his ambulance and the major
| was sent TO a base hospital that spe-
cialised in bone fracture, and he
himself was put on train to be
carried 10 another base hospital
| some thirty miles away he did not
feel brave at all. llis wounds were
| hurting counfoundodly, nc could not
understand word OF all this Jabher
around him and he felt very faint
and sick and forlorn.
Then the big. base hospital took
I'm, tat u. A L.
had been given a drink Of hot coCos
bathed and put 10 bed in a comfort
able suit OF woolly palamas he felt
better, but oh so lonesome. He
wondered how many thousand miles
| he was from home, and whether he
would get any letters in the next y,
| s, mail What wouldn't he give for
the sight OF som ebodv or something
from home. We'll. he was going to
| cry about II.
Nevertheless he reached into hi,
pajamas pocket for a handkerchief
A bit of paper cracked beneath his
touch. He drew It out and read,
RED Cross Headquarters. Tulsa
Okla" He could not believe his oye,
and read 1t again.
"Why. I'll be doggoned," he cried
joyously. and a nurse stopped to see
what was the matter. AT the sigh
of his radiant face she smiled and
passed on. lie read the slip agair
and again.
"lli be-" There was no doubt
about tho { ears now. He wiped
them away shamelessly with hi,
paiama sleeve. Its soft pressure was
almost like a carcss.
When the nurse passed that way
she smiled again, for the bray,
American was sleeping peacefully a!
a child, his check pressed agains
the sleeve OF bis woolly pajamas, O
scrap OF paper clutched tightly it
the hand that lay upon his breast,