WAR HOSPITAL COMEDY.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 86, 10 April 1916, Page 6

WAR HOSPITAL COMEDY.

Wounded heroes form many attachments in English country towns. Som'e men glide happily into one affair and let it ripen, but there are others who drift along the pleasant path to convalescence making a fresh conquest every afternoon. The tragic tory of a bombardier illustrates the danger of falling in love more than twice at the same time (says the Daily Mail). The tire was glowing red in the recreation room of a hospital and the men turned lightly to romance. Regarding the achievements ofhig colleagueas mediocre, single-string affairs, the boastful bombardier described no legs than five simple maids avlio carried his photograph round the neck to business. The other men appeared to be greatly impressed. They asked tse names and addresses of the lucky girls, and the bombadier gave them with intense fervour. Date at night the other men issued five postcards inviting the maids to tea, and signed .“.Toe,” the name of the bombardier. On New Year’s Day the bombadier, sitting by the fireside, was pleasantly surprised to receive a visit. “Joe,” said the girl, “how sweet o+’ you to ask me.” Secretly amazed, the bombadier coaxed her to the fire' and winked a triumphant message to th e other men. who stood about apparently glum with envy. But a horrible thing happened. Another maid, bringing gifts and tenderness, suddenly appeared. Two hears the bombardien was fully competent to hold. Conversation became, jerky when a third girl arrived, and when the fourth skipped in, and, blinding his 'eyes with her hands, asked him to guess who it was, the bombadier crawled away “to order tea.” He fled to the garden in a somewhat feverish condition. On the step he stumbled upon the fifth attachmen. “Dear bid Joe,” she said, 11 where shall we sit ? ” “ Let’s go to i th e pictures,” he answered quickly. It was getting too hot for him in that yard. The sequel is still maturing. When his turn comes the bombadier will not shrink from returning to the front.