THE SONG OF TIADATHA RHYMES OF A RED-CROSS MAN BY ROBERT W. SERVICE _Cloth._ =4/6= _net_. “It is the great merit of Mr. Service’s verses that they are literally alive with the stress and joy and agony and hardship that make up life out in the battle zone. He has never written better than in this book, and that is saying a great deal.”—BOOKMAN. T. FISHER UNWIN LD. LONDON THE SONG OF TIADATHA By CAPTAIN OWEN RUTTER (‘KLIP-KLIP’) T. FISHER UNWIN LTD. LONDON: ADELPHI TERRACE _First impression published in Salonica,_ _January 20, 1919_ _Second impression published in Salonica,_ _February 4, 1919_ _First issue in Great Britain_ _1920_ _Second Impression_ _1920_ _Third Impression_ _1920_ (_All rights reserved_) TO COLONEL “BONNY” ROCKE, C.M.G. WHO HAS TURNED MORE THAN ONE TIRED ARTHUR INTO A SOLDIER THIS SLIGHT RECORD OF ADVENTURE IS DEDICATED IN MEMORY OF MANY DAYS (PLEASANT AND UNPLEASANT) SPENT UNDER HIS COMMAND IN WILTSHIRE AND IN FRANCE, AND UPON THE BARREN HILLS OF MACEDONIA INTRODUCTION THE SONG OF TIADATHA first made its appearance in the columns of _The Orient Weekly_, and by the time two or three instalments had appeared requests came from every quarter asking that the fascinating story of “Tired Arthur” should be completed as soon as possible, and issued in book form for the further delight of its many admirers. This was easier asked for than complied with. All sorts of urgent messages were sent to the Author, insisting on the fame that was awaiting him, but he was extremely busy with his military duties up on the Doiran Front, and in the intervals of raiding the Bulgars his serio-comic muse did not flourish too easily.