"A mine may 'ave bin laid under 'er, and somethink's touched it off,
like."

But the real explanation, stranger still, was supplied later by a
letter dropped from a Taube flying over the Battery's position. It
ran thus:--

"Having noticed with regret that the enemy objected to the tower in
front of X position, the Ober-Kommando gave orders to have it removed,
in the interests of the surrounding country."

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"Once or twice in the course of his speech Mr. Macdonald spoke
of himself and his Labour friends as 'we.' 'Who are "we"?'
sharply challenged Mr. Wardle, reviving a question familiar in
the annals of split parties. 'You knof perfectly wel thlat you
are not inclueddin the "we,"' was the retort."--_Manchester
Guardian_.

Pretty crushing, wasn't it?

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[Illustration: _Betty_ (_after flash of lightning_). "COUNT QUICKLY,
JENNY! MAKE IT AS FAR AWAY AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN."]

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