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Show I LONDON, Nov. 13. (Correspondence if the Associated Press") Th scene vas a first class compartment of an inderground train, proceeding westward west-ward by slow stages about midnight Tuesday. The occupants were, roughly rough-ly listed, a portly and dignified general gen-eral of His British Majesty's army, with all the glory of a heavily gold-braided gold-braided and scarlet -banded cap. the insignia of solemnity and importance, as the wearer was the embodiment of I the same. An eminently sedate matron ma-tron of the upper-upper stratum, in evening dresrs, with pearls. A mature gentlemen of same class with shining white short front and silk hat A portly and very tired policeman. Entered a young officer with ribbons rib-bons for valor on his chest, and turned out to the limit by his soldier servant. The young officer absorbs the company with a spacious smile. 'Well here we all are. and glad to be here again." he proclaims, beam-ngly, beam-ngly, and with an Oxford accent. : 'Here is my old friend, the Bobby." Shakes hands, puts the blushing Bob- by'a helmet on his own head, and j crowns Bobby with the officer's cap. 'We are glad to have with us Mr, 1 George Robey." i This to the elderly silk hatted gen- j tlemen. George Robey is a music hall j artist, I "And here is the dear old general."! (On active service this would mean shooting at dawn.)) I "Do we know the beautiful, lady? We! dp not but we will be introduced to the beautiful lady." Business of bow- j Img an around, unly one avjio has lived liv-ed in England could appreciate this, 1 and only those- who have not lived in England could realize ihe incredibility Df the fact. . 'And there in the corner is an Oz- zie." Ozzie is the name for an Aus-1 Aus-1 tralian soldier. "Now then, ladies and gentlemen. Altogether. Three hearty cheers for the Ozzie, with the kangaroo kan-garoo feathers in his hat." They were given, the general failing fail-ing to join, but not without visible em-harassment em-harassment at his own reticence. "And we will all be disappointed if Mr. George "Robey does not produce a rabbit from the silk hat. Mr. Robey, if you please, a few rabbits and guinea gui-nea pigs from the silk bat to kindly oblige." Later while the train stood in Westminster West-minster station, he filled the doorway, and said to the multitude very gravely while wearing the helmet and blowing blow-ing the policeman's whistle: "Excuse me, gentlemen, but you cannot come in here. This is a private party, i know you would not intrude." "God bless him,". commented tho old lady. And that is the general human atmosphere of London in this victory week. oo |