Just then a Belgian gendarme walked in and looked at us inquiringly. I showed him the buff envelope inscribed "_Monsieur le Maire_," whereupon he smiled and said, "_Parti_." At that moment there was a deafening crash outside and the air was filled with flying debris and acrid smoke. In a feeling voice my chum quietly remarked, "And I don't blinkin' well blame 'im, either!"--_F. Street, 13 Greenfield Road, Eastbourne._ _Printed in Great Britain by Hasell, Watson & Viney, Ltd., London and Aylesbury._ _Published by Associated Newspapers, Ltd., London, E.C.4._ Transcriber's Notes Obvious errors of punctuation and diacritics repaired. Hyphenation was made consistent. P. 49: "Dorian Lake" changed to "Doiran Lake". P. 103: "Hindenbrug" changed to "Hindenburg". End of Project Gutenberg's 500 of the Best Cockney War Stories, by Various