UNDER A HIGH HAT.
J) "Oh, dear! what shall we dvV sighed p eggy, as she thoughtfully looked around. "I sometimes wish we hadn't come to visit auntie, don't you?" "No!" answered Betty. "Not after the attic I saw yesterday. Why, it looks like you could spend tons of hours, if you could weigh them, playing up there. Besides," she added, more importantly, "I think I heard auntie say something to mother about a secret passage, but mother said 'No!' If we find it ourselves it won't be auntie's fault. Shall we see for ourselves?" There was no need for an answer p eggy jumped off the couch, pulling Betty after her. r b "Now, Miss Betty, lead me to it, whether it's there or not. I want nothing but a nice big.attic and secret passages," she said. Then, "Oh, Bets! its just one big attic room and lots of closets that might hold secret passages. Wouldn't it be fun to have plays up here? We might find dress ups, too." Going over a little farther, she started to open a closet door, when she saw something like a trapdoor. Pulling it
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Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 109, 11 May 1927, Page 20
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