Part 3 (1/2)

[Ill.u.s.tration: That Hat.

”Pop out and get it, Bert.”

”Pop out yerself.”]

[Ill.u.s.tration: Springtime in Flanders.

”Personally, I think this is just what you want for laying your eggs in, but, as Bairnsfather says, 'If you knows of a better 'ole, go to it.'”]

[Ill.u.s.tration: The Dud Sh.e.l.l--Or the Fuse-Top Collector.

”Give it a good 'ard 'un, Bert; you can generally 'ear 'em fizzing a bit first if they are a-goin' to explode.”]

[Ill.u.s.tration: ”What's all this about unmarried men?”]

[Ill.u.s.tration: The Historical Touch.

”Well, Alfred, 'ow are the cakes?”]

[Ill.u.s.tration: His Initiation.

No. 99988 Private Blobs (on sentry-go) feels that he has at last stumbled across the true explanation of that somewhat cryptic expression, ”There'll be dirty work at the cross-roads to-night!”]

[Ill.u.s.tration: When One Would Like to Start an Offensive on One's Own.

RECIPE FOR FEELING LIKE THIS--Bully, biscuits, no c.o.ke, and leave just cancelled.]

[Ill.u.s.tration: Trouble With One of the Souvenirs.

”'Old these a minute while I takes that blinkin' smile off 'is dial.”]

[Ill.u.s.tration: The Conscientious Exhilarator.

”_Every encouragement should be given for singing and whistling._”--(Extract from a ”Military Manual.”)

That painstaking fellow, Lieut. Orpheus, does his best, but finds it uphill work at times.]

[Ill.u.s.tration: Its only a tumble down nest But--

The Nest.