- j Chapter IX "fl 111m values r luvslv ‘Present King George. Then Plnce of‘ Walie. ‘spanks present Prince- lsiierla‘ thoughtfulness Provides beit. Coronation Present for King demo-nines of Wales insulted at Berlin. in. Milk-Kitchener" settles‘ dispute between Prince and Prime Minister. 1‘ volumes llavelbeen written about l-lis Royal l-Iighness the Prince of Wlles. His famous tours have been recorded and nearly everybody has hggisn opportunity of seeing his all- winuing smile. _ wdlrnorproposertoiidd" tothis miscellany but "simply want to record ms Royal Highness upon whom I bsvepersonsliy waited. whom I have a few hitherto untold swries- about guarded before, after and during the war. -. .~ 1 ’ Myeerliest experience. with the Prince was, I am afraid. ‘an unpleas- aptlone for lnni. It was in King lildwai-‘dk, ‘days; and I had been ol-l dered to sot as a guard to his lather, then Prince of Wales, when he was vlsiiinrbondon; 1 ‘ .1‘ presented’ myself at Marlborough wen before the then Prince of Wales was due to start and was just in tllneto witness s little comedy—I sin efrsiditwss r.o comedy‘ for our préiint Prln . ‘ " ~ 1,_'I‘hs morning had been wet and the littlaPrince was recovering from a severe chest cold. l-le had asked nu mother's , mission to go out in the gsrilm and play and she, in view oi the fsct that the- grass was wet and realising. the danger to~ his chest, l-‘efusedhim pennlsslon. Then the Prince went into the room where his mau- was ‘slid-lll! wriuna. He settl- "' down before the fire and asked his father u he might re out and play. l-Ils tether, not knowing that his flitithfl! ‘lied already ‘Nllllfii’ hm iaerinisslonfiook s look out. saw that 1'. was one. add said lie mlsht. ‘Ihe Queen saw hlnl Dlflylnllll l-lle garden and came to. him sskinl what he"rnee.nt by “lriii- 1’ "Dad said r mlgl-lcvnsaid the Prince st-Onoe. ’ 1 _'I'he Queen went straight to the King-who was then lfrince of Wales of ‘course-and explained ‘the posit- imx-‘Our present Kins sent for the Prince at once, gave him‘ s stem "telklrlg to". then lifted hiln upover knee "and gave him -a ‘sound iiidrilrlsrl . 'I‘tle' Prince howled dis- miuyas y other little dlsobedient boyj-‘vveulg under similar‘. e ‘- sidiiebmgbut he soon forlpt‘ _ nd solace ;1"1e_lt,1n J-ttendsnce‘ i‘ n his father I saw him' proudly showlnl Princess Mary a new set of mounted soldles his grandfather had Ilvfill hill the day before. i" 1 '1 The nexttime I came into contact with himivas during King EdWe-rfl’! lasvlllness. .'I'he late King was tro- mendouslyfond of his little grandson and my heart was touched when I sawhim b'elng taken from the royal bed chamber. - ,1 Young tho _ he was, he rcallaed that his grandfather was very. V01‘! ill; theetears welled in his eyes. . a I . .. . . Prince tales‘ blame int-Cocos‘ Theft At the late King's funeral I was specially chosen w guard the Kaiser "o I sswqllttlaof our Prince then. butsfterwsrds. when the arrayed- meats beingtmade ‘for ‘. the carol-nation, I noticed him frequently. One episode remains in my memory ‘the young Prince wasln the chair. so iojiieek at ssolemn - ' hisbfetliers and sisters in the nurs- ery. may were deoldlnr no le-fl I question than the coronation or Ml they ‘wens to give firs}! daddy. ’. Alliorts ‘nfflililfiitlbils worqput ‘ but finally Prince clfllbilthdsll!‘ his idea. he hum himself to find rains article emlesuty’ worthy onhe oeapslon and a1» the ' time useful. ' his ‘tether would've: “' 15. ‘new o! the u. L ytfdllied~~with lav EDWINT ‘ \ I ..WOODHALL' ‘ ‘ 1 . . Formerly of the‘ SpeciaiBrahch, Scotland Yard, and Private Bodyguard id Threo Generat :11: of ‘British Royalty s her ‘children _tlle‘__'_value‘ ‘of ‘money. She only allowed them a little pocket 1mm!’- Tllfi - K011i l tureclrs cost mlllllt “belts ofsirllnplng econonly blll-‘d¢5l1llc' the fact. ‘that the Prince knew thattherc‘ waalluw lloinduli gent. grandfather io'_replc1iiul1 the‘ "ways and means" department in princely nunner. surreptitiously,‘ n‘ the late King otter‘. did, he was ready to make the sscrifleel ‘ Nothing was too good for ‘his daddy upon this great occasion.‘ _ " _ The tureen was Purchased and duly "presented. I‘ sow ‘the King immediately after he received it. I-Ie was ‘more than ‘pleased. I-ie ‘was my report wlill a wiry 11111111: hlld I presented it: . "Very excellent." he said, “but I think/I would put it lll the fire ii I ivere you. You are absolved." Evidently tllc Prince. u-Ztll cllhr- aétcvlstlc houcsiy, had "lOltl exactly what had lliippcilcd. 'I'he‘ncl<t time 1 was brought i11- timately into h§OClllli0ll ivith lll111 was when he went to Germany lll March, 1913. It was a. slate visit and there were many‘ parades and ceremonies. I had been strictly charged before I departed that I must keep an eXtru‘ sharp eye on lll: movements because there was already = vb . .Mr.' Lloyd- (ieorge. e ~s .1 . then chancellor 1 of in; nacequei. min I115 aulif Megan and the his 1dr. c. r. G-lilaterman, in mo. followed by tllc author. ‘ ' ’ . ' d-ecplytouched, because this was a spontaneous gift, ~nobody had given his‘ great appreciation he gave an order whldi been rigorously carried out. that no other vessel thelFflQW§11l§7a~-'turcen should ever bofused-tpybring up his eleven o'clock sdup_~;:'r.';- . No rlistierwhere the King is, that tureenjccclnpsnies him‘ and‘ ‘is used at elevenfivclock each morning. ‘Pl-id Prince l; exceeding loyal, he would "never ' allow ,anybody tulle blamed for his fsultc. - Every evening‘ before he retires to ibcd the King has a cup oi ‘cocoa brought ub to; his ante-room. One night the Kingqras- engliged with a nllnlsler and I was waltinfexpectlng lo. ‘accompany the Kiiigto the French Elnhsssyj The Ifl-lnce‘ wanted to see lilm about something and hé waited ~ in the ante-room until hls rather should be at liberty. Mean- while the cocoa which had been brought, was gettlugcold. . "He'll never waniw that tonight", ssld 111s Prince. "r11 drink lt", slid he took the cup from the sevant and drained-it. He hsd ‘no sooner done so than Blr Edward . Grey came ov‘. and a moment later the King‘ called his‘ valet and asked fol-the ooeos! ‘ _ Teh valet mumbled‘ something About-thinking the Kinidld not rc- quire lt and stated thatlhe had drank it‘, himself and would immedi- ately get more. ‘The King began to rebuke .l1_lnl out‘ instantly tile Prince wentinto his room and bonfesssd that llc was 1.1111 ‘culprit. "Then you may hays‘ the privilege", said the‘; King. ."oi going personally to lll "lma ALA ._|i _ The~ Prince. witll s. grin, obeyed immediately. _‘ ,1 ‘ ' The Prinoeslaast German Nislt ‘ ‘One night when the court was at Balmqrsi -the young Prince“ gave everybody‘ §‘_$pl_._l’€._,.,l'l¢ hsduone for a day's fishing on the _D_ee'“snd_ with insinuating iklil-wiildh ‘he wane demonstrate so well later. ciiiglie dab’- trlved.” n! ‘ is‘ escort the slio. '-l asarehcif huursibr him butgwlth" no avail. Tdire not returgwllo Balhinral without h ‘s ‘_I e boned‘ every ‘ up a " mljdfli-eluriied eat ihuiaefeulldrm should enduresentl-lllfill‘, them ‘the ides, and in order to make < t a ‘distinctly cool" feeling Ileiivcnn the two nations... Ten German detectives were up- p0lllbed to assist lll the task cf guard- ing the Prince but I don't bcllcvc there was any serious danger. The ‘crowds in the strccis cheered lilm enthusiastically as lle‘ moved about. On s Sunday during the visit. tile Prince hsd determined lo Visit some English friends of the ambassadors ‘and was looking forward to the little break keenly. At the last 1111111110, however, the Kalper itl‘l'-"ill.“,€rl fur lilm to attend a pcriorrnnllrc of Aida wilich ujmet tlle plans c11111p1cl->l_v. At the Opera House tlml afn-vuouu two national anthems were plrlyorl -‘-lil1e music is of course the sanle - buttlie chorus sang first the Gcrnlan and then tllc Eilglish ivords. When tllc German words were being sung the cheering was dmfull- lng. As soon as the E11;lis.ll\vo1"ds were being sung there was ii certain amount oi desultory cheering, then almst s. silence during which a num- ber of ofhccrs in iullform in the stalls laughed rlbuldly. The Kaiser. to givc l1l111 l11:1 1111*. started as tllougll he had hccu shut; he inqtsllily whispered r111 fffllfl‘ in an A. D. C. and lllllllQdl{\'.'.‘i_‘l thine or four mell lll tile gallery 111cm arr- ested. But it was not lll tlin gallery where the hostile reception had arlsenpand tho Prince knew itl During that visit thc l'l'lil"ft visiird two clubs exclusive 1o vfllcvvv. of ‘Gel-plan crack vogllilcllii; cull 11111111111 ‘mi the first visit ills reception ivnr. coldly correct. the charm nf 111". manner and persona-lll y rllrrus u-urk 50 that. bcfolje the <-ve11l:1~; wrulnvrl" mid cilccr- \ -,tllc‘ofllcers were tuusillll; in: him. ‘j At the second ulub he who 5111911- fl'dly welcomed 11ml n great cveilinz was ‘spent. ’I‘hc phyed. popular airs, including I rem- ember s song then very popular in seemed as‘ ihough- th difference. between the two l1ritlnlia. Prune liillfsler Iialkx the Prim-c . ‘Mi? citation. _. and ehseredntuare was s not well.‘ ~.dn rcgi11lcl1tlul_ hand _..,.‘._,‘.‘-ap.“l1.‘u my Qflmlmll; "Pl-lPQllC" ‘lll his‘ mnmirrkcn but ufiel- going-sever Allpfllsl-llm" which h“ 9' “cry fl‘ did not come .1p with lilm. Inquiries ‘blllent chorus. The ‘Prince joined l" “of people coming the e'h:r way re- thc chorus with the rest and it “val-aye trace cl our quarry so I W! will‘! b" “° know ho lIlllSl. of dodiefl llllv MOW" my something in the sir. difficult to, allowed that-all wqdhpm m. _the' wsy to the station when he r when; esule ‘sweythere was s huge crowd lrwifnees thedepsrture the guard of . honor duly ‘inspected dnd farc- , dfitilbeferrtllthtreln sfaried the miner ‘s man in civilian :; L1‘.ll_T_?_F_TII/\III.“()‘TT_I<ITO\VN <56‘ ‘a’ ‘dorm / cllczrrllly; and waving llls lint. He was 111i old 1111111 with a willie bcard ulld lie wore Llil ll‘:» coat llle twu African medals and the Egyjflall campaign ll1»":lf'.l'.. ‘lilc l'i'il1i‘£’ salami that lle mlrzilt by p1" ..r'11lc1l i0 lilm. A Llcrllldll vulullcl lvcllt straight- lvay m lilm. Ilc turned out to be an Illllglish olz-slllrllcr employed in a llcl-lill chemical works. The Prince said r1 for.’ ivods tdhlnl and asked 110w 11c fared. The man replied that 1.: was comfortable enough and thank- cd the Prince for his gracloussness. Tllcn, on impulse as it were, just be- fore he went, when tllc Prince was hllalilllg hzlilds ivlth lllm. he leaned Iul-ival-cl 1111a sold lll 11 hoarse whisper “We'll have them io fight. Your Highness, we'll have them to fight!" 'l'l11~ P1111112 rulllt-(l and bade him ‘_[l|l‘il-b_',-'\", I 011011 \"i.1l(iCl’ wllnt happened to that mall Wllfll wal‘ broke out. After that I was not brought into personal contact with the Prince ‘ until war came. He came in 1110 just after the out- ozcnk and said; " "Woodhull, I r1111 being gnzettcd to the (ircnmlicrs nlld I'11l going out U0 I-‘rnur-m Fmnrnll", I understand, 1111.7 in flVFflfllll-‘lflj’ Irv frulll your depart- 1111111. 511 1'111 n'k'1l1(: frrl" you! _ I thanked 112111 and lllmlc ready to ncconlpzllly lilm with the Expediti- onary Force. Thml a 1111211 arose‘. The Prime Nlillllltfyl0ld the King it was inadvisable for the Prince Lo go. The Prince was furious. "I will go to Lord Kitchener," he said. “What goociam I doing hang- lllg about Chelsea Barracks?" ll’: went 1d Kitchener and luicr he ralllv buck rllcl told 1110 the result of his npplhwtlun. “Ho tnlrl 111"." suit! the Prince, "to r41 hurl: to my unit and learn someth- inv. more about mlclic-‘xlllg and then l1c‘ll lr-l. 111p 1m!" Luvcl KllfllCllCl‘ of persons. Car Wrz-vlli-il flllil Prince Missing! 1.21.121‘ e11 of cclllrsc llc did‘ g0 and I was‘ f‘. lz-llrd lo 111111 in France. Iililrolzgh I lmvc ulvcady mentioned bflllil of them, all my experiences with His Royal Highness at the front cr.l11lot be dealt wilh at the end of a nlllcle but I will vclaic one or two llltfl‘: iltclulcllts. ‘ ‘ I11 Lilo 11:21.1. plucu i1. nlust in: ulldcr- ‘slnml (h1- Prinvc hnll in be SDEHBIIY a was llo rcepecter |1"r1"'~<"l-<:l 11111! iZlllIlTlrul, ‘Hull. was ‘Ellillllfil. 11m 111 u 11111111: lllfllVllf the ‘Plnlv- . . .:v1‘ 1| \\'a.'~ equally natural ‘ll-m H111 lrt-lrii-llnllz: imposed upon ‘lilm were llllnlevzlblr. IIc circled 11mm- ijvnl nculfillilully. Dlvlr.‘ n] (lrncrrlh in who-Wt‘. film tire P 11cc v1". czllruzlcrl were made ‘YCDOZLSHHC for ‘hi3 personal‘ safety “r0 vary llriillrzilly they were taking ‘no vii-ks. But lilo Prince hated it all. He 1c: cil lo be with his regi- ulcllt in ti: trench-es and/when that W115 lint allowed he sought a lflillfifel‘ ‘tn 1111011101" (illllfjlfill whore he might‘ ‘H1111 :1 illorc ulzroinuvluiillr: general. I'm they wrve all the fifllll". in insisting ‘gn p; u! 11". ici his safety. ! A':~1~ p; ‘mnlly l:-c:1\“.11g the ves- fl‘l"l§fill'; 101* :1 wllllo the Prince re- "1: llcll, ll!‘ Lllcv/ perfectly ivcll that l 11nd lo awnmpony liiln but he ffllllld '\\‘{‘_‘;‘. Til’! PIT-fill}? of shaking n1c oil’. ‘ 1 1_~-1~..~111 r flllf‘ day llrul- Mcrvllle r-m-v: 1171' 1-1111 111111 c1111 luornlllg. ‘U? |l‘.‘l‘~f'll{".l lll :1 ulnll v11" 11ml lllilflfl pie 1vuy 1-111111-(111 i114! front lillc. The ,sl:clll1v: wus lgcuvy lust 111 front and the driver 11nd instruction; not to ‘grllfgjfyflv lycyrllfl n utlpulutcd point ‘llu- frincc iovk illniters ‘v11 Llll‘ imp. 1111i 1 lllr. 111111 hands hv luklllg tllc \il"l‘:‘l. - 111 n 111111 hlurl. lie ulumigcd lo. fmlll my following and look another road. routi- llc shcfild have nl miles I i111 ntorcyclc ‘l fallovicd illc ‘rand hi. U!" tralllc block. DoubllnZ ‘iinrlt nml mill; lll-rim: lilo other road But ever oil the watch ha‘! war. 1,111 1.11» frul: lml m». into a regular eouidsee" ‘oulic olllnly-ihnl lhnurh "he-up: lrrlff (lltlinvc sllclllnig. rue I“ 119V" lmlf ‘will’! fllmlflll" road bPfillt‘. 11in wit-i impossible for a though‘ the crowllskay, my hcarl. was lll, my uloilth. certain unhehl- vrhai 111.‘ uu- Prince had fallen! I llftcd lily machine nvor shell Avllcvevcl- possible rode on. amc to the Prince's car- on thleroridl Black misery filled m5‘ heart. I would have put a bullef through my hcad rather than go back and report what had happened. While I was searching the wretched car a cheery vclce from some distance away called OH!- . M; last l 1 "Hello. Woodbslll ‘Ilheyfve it this time. havfnt tasyrn. was deserted it's/as b!‘ a shell. ‘ _ ‘ The Prince laughed st,‘ meant. all my energy to ‘steer Hhi 31915;; in the nearest traniportdepiit. cnsrrua x -/‘< - run luuc. AMONG nlsroussias Scheme to Asssninste George ates "Most Bibnlons Old-l-Beggar; in Ate a. wlneiers» Horse Falls over Backwards King. ..~ . i nuruig the war Hki mjeatyunsde several irlpa lo France to visit-Hedd- quarters, hospitals ‘and we. bjgtjg- were a source of very fleet rdsponlsl- bility to the general stsfl," and-all concerned with his ‘dfety. Every hllmlmll/ possible precsutlonbwss taken to ensure His wieswb safety. Apart from the distinguished escort fimlflh-llll under ' s wall-was the Prince. He had left eheldriyeiyi; attend two woundew-men he-asqim.’ n wayside field, and while-caged; _ _blt—‘s‘d._ireot“l‘llt—‘ ‘ l . lure but I was so it '~ cycle back with the flttflg‘ piliion behind. The drlvii- walked- is Nlpped. in the nus-mag "Deeor- ‘ the hoiialilurw-why. "Papa" roare _ fields. Needles to say these‘ journeys . l. I 1.‘ s _ . . _ ‘ - .. ex-soliliernbraking rankslo shake hands with the King soon alter was over, which always ' Several special Branch ‘detectives were always attached" to because, an is pretty generally known northern France and Beigluniswar. med with encmykpys; some "of time were so fanatical that they ‘would have gladly risked their lives ifytl-iey cculd have given the Oelitfalfowirs the tremendous moral yictorjffthst the assassination of our flrigigiig‘ King would have meant fol-them.“ .. I was always ‘glad when the” journeys were over. they were of endless worry. There were nelrly always some unpleasant ‘accidents r . . to mar them and thcrewss at least one occuslol-l when an assassination Dlot was defeated 1n the nlclcoftlnle. The Kins was staying at a chateau used as a temporary headquarters by Sir Douglas Halz- Theliritlsh ‘Oom- mander-in-Chlef was established ‘on his famous train in a siding only a short distance from the chateau so‘ the King dined and lunched thervi more than once. _ ‘ The King's prog included visiting certain hospitals and ‘review- lllg certain Divisions oi Keeps-newly an-lvcd ill France but llledsy before a great review vrord came‘ tothe filter-allied secret servlcfi that there was obviously information of serious leakage. The cnelny was ‘ getting most accurate information to lnovo- ments of troops L11 the vicinity where the King intended to hold his review. Special efforts were-made‘ to, trace the leakage, amoru; them. ‘my trlpjto the suspected dlstrlpt dlsgulsedas e- French peasant making few indepen- dent enquiries. Spy hunting is more an instinct than an art. There are all sorts of subterfilges whichihave to be uscd in the moat _. distasteful ivo" k. It ls llOt ivlthoutsound reason Lila-i. Secret Service men are often dubbed "Agents Provocateur". I soon found an old Frencllwoms-n _w11c seemed to be living more com- fortably than the present hard cir- cumstances walranted one in the battlt‘: area. I tried a blufl’. Happen- ing to kllow three signs used bylhe German secret Service and known to most oi the peasants. I gave them all to her. She . appeared not to understand any, but strangely enoilsh she made no move mTexpreai sleet indignation, 0r to expose me which. if 1111c \l1ad been as simple as she secmedwo befshe obviously would have done. V - 1 The King and lll-ll Disasree , Instead of that shc remained ill!‘ piclous. dlstrustful. ' I told her the plans we're, being changed, repeated my mesllle- 5M shook her head stupidly though she looked nt me sharply and bite!‘ reveal fruitless cfloris lu gct her t0 acknowledge thc code l begged her io give me s. IPrench soldier's uniform She protested she had none. With a threat lo report her w “‘N°" B", the known designation of the Gel-man Secret Soivlec controller in the area, I left. her. But I hidliiy- self near her cottage and walled- After nightfall I saw her leave her cottage and make‘ helnway ‘along-e slielliorn path to s ruined 'chul’ch. She entered and I followed. Ihad two assistants st hand and es soon as the woman eeme out of the church again 1 hsd her arrested. leaving her with one men while I, .lf:p0l’f\Plll|9§ 11y tho other dqtséuve, made‘ my ‘wfy ur the steps leading to the bell-lower. ‘ The tower was ‘partly demolished and the stcps- unsafe sogrestcare ‘1 through s hole inlthe side or stopped into space. r neared the’ too: ‘rules I heard the hoot of an 5 owl bu 1 paid no ettenticn to that minions it was merely some nightbird ealllns from ltusbodeln the tower. ‘ i tours sec the stars sboveaie. and was par- haps eevsn- feet ‘from the top when theftwlsl deafening esaiaslsorikht there wu a sun followed w‘ ~tlie -1105 llliillfiillill. .‘ ..l.illlilifllfll.; 1 111111,. had to be exercised ~15.» . one .1011‘ m“ anny use; so split bohld-ilefir‘ \ ~ r 1 ~ . plstoi~ ‘sway from my face. Ixdiltlked like "n" nine-pin and grapp- led _so1_ne<‘lne's legs. ‘ _ _ Another‘ shot was followed by a silldftlle sound oi someone fall- ing ‘gave a tug and the mun, when. he‘ wesjesme down on ill; stairs me. ‘As he fcll he must hove suihtills head on the stone etiirs or he lay still a second and thenibegan w-move. x I took the pre- csutioli: of glvlilg his head another butnpfslnii thcu struck 1i match. ‘ Iliad no electrictorcli though my fitsndlhad. ‘ Lying-under me he was an‘ grey-headed lnarr bleeding freelyliliqirl a-llead wound. H11 was unconscious. ' I ‘ called‘ lo my collea- gue,‘1ll_ut‘-tl1"ere~w8s no reply. 1 saw tiiue'b6lll3__‘|il'id~tllm0d to look for my ‘collelgual Ho was lying in a crumpled heap at the botzorn of the siairsrdeadpshot clean through the telnpleat ‘a range oi inches! I gave the‘ gjife-srrsnged signals on my ‘whistle land, sobn there ‘were a dozen soldiers ~ searching the tower. We fourfdo‘ signalling apparatus and lll tlividhurcli ‘crypt a telephone which ‘we ‘afterwards found‘ and con- neciedlto "the ruins of a mill two lniieslawayf ' ' Tile captuled lilzlivs clothe; reveal- erfdetails 0i the King's movements for. “the nekt three ' days. Thecpy was shot following C0ill".. martial‘: That ‘isthe lnnel- history of why the‘ King's tour ‘was suddenly changed!‘ ' ' ' 1 relating something new to my caders when I tell them that " he King's first visit to the “ ffsolnetlllng ‘approaching a serious (disagreement occurred 11'?- tweeli _ the ‘Conlinalliler-in-Cl1lcl and he.‘ _'l‘ile ‘ King ‘ \1_q'1g_‘tlie‘i'1~.f.-r1t "lliie trenches v-lule determined ._ that. 11c -sl10uld 110i. Hladlfalesiy. vigorously lltsistcd; it wdsnot‘ until Gelleml Halg pointed out ihatthe King was a servant of thefifsblnet ‘at home, ‘ responsible to charm-that, he deferred. reluctantly. nluuloue vei Gets xinrr Watch Near. St. Omar the Kins Vlfilled 8 hospital ‘and wollndedlsoldiers. ‘One old vclfian. grlzalédiand obviously over military age‘, ivliclhsd lost’ a lei; and m1 arm. especially interested I-lls Majesty. "lldw: old are you?" ‘asked the King as-he leaned over tile bed. 'I'l1ere were three high staff otllces standing uear. and. I stood behind his Majesty 01$ the‘ other side. ' "'i'_e“ll» them fellows to so away fill’ 111-1511 yc,,Yo‘llr Majestyl" said the Tbmrnyfln pflproljlounced Irish brogue. Theigiim , smiled ulld waved tllc lltghbhcers back. u _ Pwhén ‘it _j comes to scr Miiuty.‘ Biff-T. "'1' _ That's ‘,lny hge.‘ your Majesty!" defiantly-stifled 111d grand old fellow. whtnwissrnot s day“ under sixty. ' The ‘Kirk's fscelwlclled ' though llelsliilled. l-le- put outs hand to the‘ ‘remaining hand of his lsithfuisoldler. E As he did so tears Wllliléfl ‘thdveteranlv. face. erqidiieryed . your. grandmother in EI7l>lH‘-lnd_ India and in African. ‘reels! ‘ 1 your‘ .fsther,. and .I;ve cued to‘ serve Your wieety. and lHt yin’ ‘ your “lbjeen that these varmiilts m juwilik and a leg off me I'd ‘vi-served you in the next war ibdi"‘."e‘cl_‘s‘red- the old fellow in bro- keri‘ ‘ ‘his; ‘then he ‘grinned ‘and r ' ._~I've ‘nu ‘one regret, Your Muieriyw‘ n6‘ y ., . ‘ ’ 1- . - ‘Q-imiiil _'tl‘1l‘t?“._~‘s‘sked the 14111;. ‘peens. have taken the audits!» ‘ t? ..me “watehon it!” wl “moist eyes joined a-‘iilv-Yl-llehie-z put that right!" he» wlnsyagniaau and to the 1n. ' 1' ~ 1495i“ ‘lll? 3914‘ v-irlor g ‘sold wrist watch aadihuuhiaownnausi tliitlliiyi eeptlve -was safe for the l chatted with some‘ twenty-one. ' fsstended it. on the wounded man's. I saw the King chatting to Sir Arthur‘ Wilson soon afterwards and was not’ a bit surprised later when I heard that Private McGulness hsd been guarded ille D. C. M. Wind," as Sir Henry Wilson said afterwards “He was. according to re- port. the most blbulous old beggar in the battalllon. but hewas hard bit- ten. Good luck to lilm. I take my hat ofl to old Mac!" ' All amusing lncldcllt that occurred on one oi Ills Majesty's Journeys. comes to mind. lie was lunchlng on Marshal Ham's train, on which a distinguished conlpauy had gathered i0 nleel. him. 'l'l1crc was Foch. Marshal Jofire, M. Poincare, the Prince of Wales, another French, Minister and of course Sh- Douglas‘ and his stall’. As the King had taken the pledge for the duration of the war, there was no alcoholic liquor served. Marshal Joflre is a jovial old gen- Etlcman and accusiomed‘ to his glass ‘of vln rouge at lunch-I noticed as the soup and fish had been served ,ll1c old marshal looked mealllngly and the drums roled in for tho "Royal- salute." Atthst moment the mare Shflfirfld to perform. She reared upon he! llllld feet and DliWPd the all‘. Nclw. of course his Majesty ls a good l- lrse- lllan and alone and in ordinary cir- cumstances he would have cour. cred. that in a second by taking hi: crop ‘and administering e. sharp raw be- tween the ears which would have scnt her down mighty quick! But as it was the King WI!‘ pre- occupied, he had a division or noops before lilm and he hml brougit hi; right hand to the "salute." Nul lrally enough. taken off gilard, he p11 ‘ed at the reins with his left l1a1ld The ground ivas sllppofy and th“e r ldden ‘pull just qverbalanpccl the in: 2 and she cameover backvmrds. "'3- I shall never forget that-moment o. gasp of horror asczndedir 1m all over the place. m. It was a terrible ‘tableau. Just imagine u: The steady can: oi the drums rolling and the... bands . playing the Royal Salute aim their was lils Majesty prone 011 if. 1 nlud ‘ ‘at. the waiter lygllind 'hlm. The Ilffllltl‘ brought him some orange ‘drink which was wavrd- aside with considerable NflpllBSiS. . . Shortly aftcrwatds I noticed him nlaklng signs to another waiter and ‘this time I saw that Sh‘ Douglas ‘Hhlg had noticed tile signal. Iialgs eye iwlnklcd. “I think Marshal Joilrc wants some bread!" he said to the waiter ’ behind him and the waiter promptly :1)" offged a bread laasket to “Papa? Joffre. But it was not bread the old ‘French Commander wanted! fiv- ‘cral tunes did he make signs bill. it as‘ dcterllllllcil (gflVRS all imsvalllllg. "File King drew‘ illlm smile into clrsrrs-ltloil and an- lhe‘Colnulander-ill-cllief was equally imalerllv rliséilssctl in FFPllTh same-l‘ . l“ . 4 ‘ltlllng illal- had liamlentcl ilvMovocco l Tile King ls‘ Badly Thrown 1 Sir Phillip Sarcioonl Sh" Douglas llialgs scars-fury. had noticed the little comedy and as soon as lunch [was ovcr he took Joilrc to one side ‘ {alldcxplalncd the situation and at! ‘the same time offered him some uefreshment in the next saloon. But no, "Papa" Jofffe was not going ta lmvc any sul-rcplhtious drinks. be- ll“. pointed out very i l 1l1l1l1l camel's! ‘fl-eedonl a11d that soil ‘W83 ‘thank God! l PfFll-“lfls the greaic ‘llnd and certainly the most unpleas- ‘nllt was when his Majesty had his‘: I was deputedl iacccldcnt in France. 110a" d Lhal troops “WU-H R"l'illlgl‘ day for twelve "o'clock on tllc traill and. as ll, llapp- l 1e ncd. I was looking forward eagerly 1. ,1 l I 11ml nrrlaflo tllr flay before l0 accompany the Prince of Wales and had arranged for a motor cycle to ride after his car. At the last inluuie I was lllstrilcicd to attach myself w his Majesty and hsd to change and secure a cllajger. In the hurry I had no opportunity to snatch a bit of breakfast. Now the charger which hsd been prepared for the King ‘was ‘a very mettlesom blood mare. a great fav- ourite of $lr Douglas Halgs. and the some ' horse incidentally which. was uvcd as the luodcl for the lovely equestrian statue of Ilalg in Edin- burgh. , ~ _ I am told she‘ was s perfectly well trained» aulmsl but particularly attached to Halg sndhis rllllt hand man: sun was somewhat awkwsrdler ‘strangers to handle certainly requiring and beyond s little rnettlesome eur- vetting she behaved qiilteiwell unm the King rode onto the parade ground iflriilspfltipflfl‘ j‘ ‘ ‘J _, Ila the mac's only the 1-‘. 1 . to attend lllm at. an inspection of. Headquarters. Lilllch‘ ‘mrnlpulbtlonl-"Il-le King nlouniegfl Wbere‘-thd~,DiVisidfiIj-"wefl' ‘lined up‘ ‘ "menu. hlflllllfli . oeiidr ewaaLyriai >0! llllh! . l Instantly there was a from :ev¢ry direction. allcllllc ,l‘lu.e was ‘soon pulled aside. We all brpiW-hed a prayer of thankfulncss tllattiig; flying ‘ "llcofs had not struck the Kim; as he ;lay helpless. llc “'11s very bridq brui- lsed and shaken. ,,___ ‘l Inlmcdiatcly he was removal to a hospital. The Field X Ray up, "aratus was Bought into operatiqnabo dis- cover il there was any sericu; filter- nal, injury resulting. Happily there {was not but the shaking W§§‘.6l'l“lblG and the bruslllg scvwc. 'I'llE‘__O"CB5l0‘B srnt a gloom ovcr all the troops but ‘ll Wes h 1210:1111 n-llxed “>31. deep lllflllkfllillfif- thrli the rlflnififas not zrsc.‘ ‘_ Then emerged the litill King ‘Gevge! Aluwzt his first wzlujs were o1’ exonorailon fr>r the nlal-ef, ‘He did ' Tuot wlsll the horse to bcrllamedl ‘How many of his lesser clilztll; could ave risen to that! ‘ I-le was brought down to ti: coast on the ordinary hospital till"! surr- ounded by his wounded 'I rmmles l1 ‘and even then. suffcrlnq Tfehtly, ‘bruised throughout. his laud)‘- ‘ l5 first l lfclblj’ that we were fighting fol-i Waller. I ‘fellow very badly ivoulidcrl, l ut $11G st 1111111 1 ever 11m“ ]fc~"t/:dl1i11l. Ho illougllt was for irhcvs. [lying opposite him was :1. p00!’ spoke wnvrls of rllcrr 11.1 i com- callrvl hi8 a 1o and ordered him to llalld him 11 Tlllltary Medal. The aide did so a"d the King decorated the Tommy v ‘n. the Military Medal as the train rolled along the coast. Of course. except for ~p1~. ‘the machinations 0i 011cm “s; ‘lob of guarding the Klngln ,wl\s really a roiltlnc malh '. lives always worried bnrmlga 1" ‘ponsibiilty was so great. 1111i l ‘moved without great‘ p31 He. was lilo-lays surrounded by entourage which millllnimrl l of anything untoward llnppc - THE END "e11! lng es, thd France One ~ never ration. i largo ‘e fear Eng. ‘The women who have bilfll? specuq latlng in long slrlrtslsppal-ent y havd plenty of margin. 3mm people get so used i 1 being looked up tc'lllat they car. r their i. desials around with them. Occasionally a poison‘ wl 1 hsd has found that it's a darn put wage. -......_*..._ ._-.._ ‘ , ‘l’ s‘ ‘l1’ troops presenting arms to their King, ' ' with the kicking hose lying ‘uh top l ‘. leres-W banked on virtue es its own award .