"May I ask?" I said; "it might be useful."

"Oh, certainly, certainly. We have bought a little enamelled plate and had it fixed to our gate. You may have noticed it. It has the words, 'No Bottles.'"


THE MASCOT.

Adoring Damsel. "And you will wear it always, won't you?"

Popular young Sub. "Thanks awfully. It's frightfully decent of you, and all that, but—er—you see, there's a lot of other little chaps waitin' to do their bit; I'm afraid he'll have to take his turn with the rest."


THE WATCH DOGS.