At Butkova, on the right of Lake Doiran, in 1917, we had surprised the
Bulgar and had pushed forward as far as the foot of the Belashitsa
Mountains, the reserve position of the enemy.
After a sharp encounter we retired, according to plan, and on the
return to our lines we heard murmurings in a nullah to our right.
[Illustration: "Find der lidy--dere you are--over yer go--under yer
go--nah find 'er!"]
Motioning to me and the section corporal, our platoon commander
advanced cautiously towards the nullah and you can imagine our surprise
when we discovered "Dido" Plumpton calmly showing the "three-card
trick" to the two Bulgar prisoners he had been detailed to escort. He
was telling his mystified audience: "Find der lidy--dere you are--over
yer go--under yer go--_nah_ find 'er!"--_Alfred Tall (late 2nd East
Kents), 204 Hoxton Street, N.1._