TIGER KELLY LEARNS A LESSON.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 293, 11 December 1929, Page 24

TIGER KELLY LEARNS A LESSON.

(By Ida Moore, 222, Mount Albert Koad, Mount Roskill; age 17.) It was Saturday ■afternoon, and Ginge, Eddie Coogan and two of Ginge's other! pals were sitting on the kerb. They had been plotting iof the last half hour. '.' "Y'er sufe ye'r did it right; Girige?" said Eddie;.as they started off-down the street. V . ..' "Hullo! " Why, it's my best Meggsie. Now I've just got a sock in the eye I want to give away, and if you don't tell me where you're goin', I'll give it to you, Meggsie," chimed in Tiger Kelly as he suddenly came upon the gang. "Kf—er. Hullo, Tige—er—er we were just going bird-nesting, Tige,". gulped Ginge. "You're welcome, Tige, if —if you Would—er like to come." "Get a hustle on then, and I'm havin' the eggs, do yer hear." "Yes, Tige," they chorused. "There's, the nest," said Ginge, as they stopped under a big tree some minutes later. "I bet there's some beaut eggs in it, Xigo. Come on, boys, give Tige a leg-up; He s oiir guest for .this arvo, and we must keep him entertained." Tige had clambered up to the nest while the other four stood gazing up at Jfeffi ih , Cy Seemed t0 be very.interested in Tiger's movements. He (Titrel rtJto around the inside./ Then suddenly there wa« a yell, * . '• ' ■ ■ ,"Gosh. Oh, my gosh!" • ' "It worked all right, Eddie,". aai d Ginge, us they all broke into a peal 0 f daughter.

They had set a rat trap in the neVt for the benefit ofeTiger Jfelte - v. * y "That'll larri yer,» tfey called %p at rige who was frantically struggling his hand out of the trap. £ ,™T ■ "It will teach him not to take : bird's eggs,. Eddie said as they all raced" off to find a reliable hiding-place. - - " -

GINGER MEGGS*

ADVENTURE,

(By Jack Brockbank, Carrlngton Boad, Point Chevalier, age 14.), '■.':■.

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Yes, Bennie, and I bet Tiger will fall for it. £ Here comes Min. I'm bursting to .tell-her about it. ...Oh, Mih,,waV© got such a sell for Tiger. You know what a nosey-parker he is. Well, Bennie and I have thought of a plan to make him look small. Last night we tied up a parcel of old clothes and newspapers and addressed it to 'Mr.' Grump,' who lives m our street. We have put'it just outside Tiger's gate, where, he will be: sure ;f '&$& P*.course, he'lj run straight to old Grump with it, and yon know what he is. Gee! I wouldn't be Tiger for anything. Come on, let's get along. I don't want to miss the fun, Look, there goes Tiger now, and he's gqt the parcel under his arm. Gee! I Wouldn't miss this for fifty quid. There he goes up to the door. Old Grump has taken him in. Oh, hold me, somebody. I'm bursting. Ah, there is opening again. .Why, whatever can have- gone wrong? Tiger is eating an orange, and his pockets are stuffed with apples. What is old Grump saying?" "Thank you, my boy. I'm glad there are some honest boys left. I was just 'phoning when you rang, and was offering a reward of £1 for the recovery of my suits which I lost last night. Here is the pound for you. Good-night,' my hoy." "Ben—Min —did you hear him ? Tiger must have picked up another parcel. I saw it, but thought it was mine somebody had moved. Take me home. I feel sick. Think of it! - One pound! Twenty shillings. , Twp hundred and forty icecreams!" ' ' ' '