And he thrust the fragment of newspaper into Lord Tamerton's hand. With a low cry of content Lady Margaret fell into her lover's arms. "Oh, my dear!" she murmured. And as they stood clasped in a close embrace the clouds parted and far, far above them appeared the beautiful white summit of the Wetterhorn shining dazzlingly in the sunlight. * * * * * Illustration: "BUSINESS AS USUAL DURING ALTERATIONS." * * * * * SPIT FOR SPAT. Orator, in Hyde Park:-- "An' when the German Ambassador left St. Petersburg 'e spat in the Russian Ambassador's face. An' the Russian Ambassador in Berlin 'e spat in the German Ambassador's face." * * * * * IN ORDER OF MERIT? "Full reports of the Petersfield Gymkhana, Eastmeon Show, and Liphook Horticultural Exhibition and Sports, will be published in to-morrow's issue of the 'Hampshire Telegraph and Post,' which will contain also a complete record of news of the Great European War."--_Portsmouth Evening News._ * * * * * The following letter was addressed to a Hong Kong chaplain by his orderly:-- "Pleas sur excuse me this morning for I ham sitting for my examining asion at the peak schools for my certificate sur and I will be down as soon as possible sur to deliver the letters sur And if I ant there before you go away sur put the keys under the steeps sur." We feel confident he passed all right. * * * * * ON ACTIVE SERVICE. Every August Bank Holiday we have a short Mixed Open Tournament at our lawn-tennis club. It's quite a small, homely affair, but as our President, Sir Benjamin Boogles, always offers two valuable prizes (hall-marked), every member who can possibly enter does so. Each year hitherto the Tournament has been finished in the one day; but this year it is not finished yet--in fact, in one instance the first game of the first set is still undecided, and the winners in the other sets are anxiously awaiting the result in order that the second round may proceed before the end of the season. As I am one of the actors--I might almost say the protagonist--in this protracted drama, I will explain the position.