Seven Days' Leave Page #2

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is Saloniki! -I don't think so!

And I speak as one who has

War Savings Certificates.

We all have 'em! -It's a terrible war!

It is!

What I say is, the men is splendid,

but I'm none so easy about the staff...

That's your weak point, Mrs Mickelham.

You may take it from

me the staff's alright!

Very relieved I am to hear you say it!

I say that word

is 'Salo-ne-iki'!

Let's change the subject. Have you

seen this week's fashions yet? -No!

The gabardine with the accordion

pleat is quite worn out!

Mercy! I dare say so!

Lady Dolly Cannister was seen conversing

across the railings in a dainty blue

She married Colonel The

Honourable Chingford.

Suds, they called him at Eton.

Very likely, he will be

sent to Salo-ne-iki too!

Wherever he's sent to, she'll

have the same tremors as us!

She'll be just as keen to get

them letters wrote with pencil,

as you or me. -Them pencil letters!

And as women in enemy land,

get their pencil letters too...

And then... stop getting

them, the same as ourselves...

Let's occasionally think

of that! -I ask you!

That's awful language Mrs

Dowey! -Oh, kindly excuse...

I swear to death, I'm

not one of your pacifists!

Freely granted. I've heard of females

that having no menfolk in the war,

it makes them say such

things, I've heard of them!

But I don't mix with them. -What should

we have to say to the likes of them?

It's not their war!

They're to be pitied! -The

place for them, Mrs Dowey, is

within doors with the blinds down!

That's the place for them!

I had a letter from my

son Percy yesterday...

Alfie sent me his photo!

Letters from Salo-ne-iki

is that common!

Kenneth writes to me every week!

Look at these! All him.

Alfie has little time for

writing, being a bombardier!

Do your letters begin, "Dear Mother"?

Generally -Invariable

Every time!

Kenneth's begin "Dearest mother"!

A short man I should

say, judging by yourself.

He's six foot two and a half!

A kiltie, did you tell me?

-Lord, ain't you heard that afore?

I thought all London

knew that -Most certainly.

He's in the famous black watch!

We can't all be kilties!

-That's very true!

Has your Kenneth got great hairy legs?

Tremendous!

Won't you read us some

of his letters, Mrs Dowey?

They're very private to me,

Mrs Haggerty I'd rather not.

I tell you sir some of these replacements

are a disgrace to the regiment!

It's almost certain that

Dowey's wound was self-inflicted!

That's a very serious charge to bring

against any soldier! -You know it's true

His record in the

army hasn't been good,

and from all I can learn it

was worse in civilian life!

And he's too cagey to

let us find him out!

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