JEREMY JINKS" HOLIDAY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 217, 13 September 1930, Page 3 (Supplement)

JEREMY JINKS" HOLIDAY.

TO THE LAND - OF JUICY-BONES. Jeremy Jinks -was annoyed. Sally and Peter were going away for .their summer holidays and he was to be left at home in charge of cook. Last year he had gone with them to the seaside. He had had a wonderful time scampering , up and down the sands and swimming in the sea. To say nothing of all the cats he had found to chase. . . .'. . - He lay in the sun and basked. He eaw Sally run down the garden steps. '"Come on, Jeremy, we're going for a walk," she cried, but he lay quite still and didn't even wag his tail. "Lazy dog; , she called out. "You'd better come now. We're going away to-morrow." But Jeremy Jinks sulked. ■ "Oh, well, all right, we'll go without you," said Sally as she and Peter set off for the Tillage. He closed his eyes. "Why," he thought, "they can't take me, 1 cannot imagine. I need a change of air as much as any of them—grrr —grrr —" "Why don't you go to the Land of the Juicy Bones for a day trip,?" said a Toice close beside him. A little black and white terrier stood beside him., "Come on. Sulky, I'll give you a jolly good holiday. Just you come "with me." Jeremy Jinks stood up and wagged his tail. "Delighted, I'm "sure," he said. "I feel I need a change. You eee, I understand the family are going away and leaving me behind. I feel just a little put out, if you understand my meaning." ''Perfectly/ said the terrier. "You may call me Waggy, if you like—it's my middle name. My first is Marmaduke. but I prefer to be known as Waggy." '•'lt's very friendly of you, I'm sure. My name is Jeremy Jinks." They both rubbed noses, -which is v a dog's way of shaking hands. "Now, just step along after me, said and off they trotted. Jcremv Jinks eaw a large notice up m TnV black and white letters,. "To the Land of the Juicy Bones. Take your cheap Day Tickets here." ' Jeremy Jinks felt a little upset. 1m sorry, but I'm afraid I've not got ™7 fare/' he eaid rather sadly. ■ ' "Don't you wony about that, old chap. I'll treat you—only too pleased. Hurry up, there's a train going in a few minutes." ■ , And then Jeremy Jinks eaw there was a door in the trunk of the tree, and a little turnstile and a ticket office. A laro do* sat in the office wearing a pair of spectacles. "Take your tickets here. Pass along quickly." - , Down a long passage they trotted and came out into a railway station. A train stood puffing by a platform. It was full of dogs. Big ones, little omes, pedigree doss and mongrels. . -• Jeremy Jinks and Waggy were ju»t able to squeeae into a carnage. ±oo toot" went the engine, and off they started.

After about an hour's run, the train stopped and all the dogs scrambled out. Jeremy Jinks kept, close to Waggy in case he should get lost. \

"Oh, Waggy, what a wonderful place!" he said, as he trotted along, for there, on all sides, were bones—sirloin bones and cutlet bones. Large juicy mutton bones and choice little veal bones. "Really, I must etop and take a bite at one," he eaid.

"Just you wait," said Waggy, '''these aren't a patch on the ones I know of a little further on." So Jeremy Jinks followed, his new friend with his tongue hanging out in anticipation of the wonderful feed he was going to have.