Show bluff that failed general plumer who has recently been recalled to r france rance from italy can be very ironical when he chooses as the following story proves shortly before the war when he held the irish r sh command a regiment was being maneuvered before him on a field day and the colonel in charge succeeded in getting his men mixed up pretty thoroughly however he went grimly on and at last calling a halt rode up to plumer with an air of importance 1 I flatter myself that was extremely well done sir he said evidently with the tha idea of trying to bluff that tha nothing had gone wrong oh excellent was general plum ers suave reply but may I 1 ask what on earth you were lying to do pearsons Pear Bons rou weekly |