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Show K. o! C. Smokes Save Many a Life in France Big Black Cigars Thrust Into In-to Wounded Soldier's Mouth Does Trick. lit 'ITTLK KVA'S vision in tln-I tln-I els Tom's Cabin' haa nothing 1 on my vision," ssid Tim McNally of New York. Just Invalided home because of wounds received In the Chateau Thierry fisht. "Of course I had a vision do you think I hit the pipe? "I had been picked up wounded, and had received surgical sld st an emergency ststlon. right near ths shell-ripped city. With a domen others I waa lying on a atretcher In a yard, waiting to be taken to the rear, t was suffering a Mttle. but grew very drowsy I from the dope the doctor gave me guess I. and was prffcatng In.o sleep or unonsclousnees I don't know which when 1 experienced my vinion. "from out of the clouds. It seemed to me, a great, big fallow in a Knights of Columbus Secretary's uniform, uni-form, hovered over me and whispered: " 'Are you asleep "I'm. not.' I replied "If I wag I wouldn't be anawertng you" 'Would you like a amoks? fea asked. "He had a stubby pipe In his mouth, and when the smoke nit my nostnta, . I knew I waa having a vision. Nothing Noth-ing ever ametled so sweet to me as did that smoke. "Reaching down tnto a big stack, he pulled out a big brown cigar, put It In my mouth, and then lit It. This la heaven. I thought, and I will soon hear the angels singlnsr out didn't. "My "vision slipped a pack of cigarettes and a bunch of matches ' under mv pillow and then faded away. "I atlll thought tt waa all a dream, but came out of my trance when hoi ashes from ths cigar fll on bared chest then I knew different differ-ent "But. at that. I think my Vision' under those cl rcti msta nceo. had It on little Eva's dnn't you 7 She saw angeva. but thev didn't giv her a smoke, did they r' |