086) there myself I told him I would act as his guide." "Well", I said, "we are told that there are spies in the neighbourhood reporting the location of our batteries to the Germans, so we ought to be very careful how we give these locations away." "I tell you what, Sir," he replied, "I'll go and examine his wheel and see what the make is; I know a good deal about the wheels used in the army." We went over to the wheel and by the aid of my flashlight he examined it thoroughly and then said, "This is not an English wheel, I have never seen one like it before.

This wheel was never in use in our army." The despatch rider now got an attack of spy-fever.

It was decided that he should ride on to the Brigade Headquarters and find out if an Indian officer was expected there.

He promised to come back as soon as possible and meet me in the road.

We trusted that the bottle of whiskey in the Colonel's billet would cause sufficient delay for this to be accomplished.