When Wendy Took Sick.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 230, 28 September 1935, Page 2 (Supplement)

When Wendy Took Sick.

A MAJOR CATASTROPHE IN BUDGETLAND. Hello Everyone,— . ,II '***!> doubtful if Wendy rvill be able to Write you a letter this Week- Oh my, ijes ft is sad—very sad in eea You see, the fame of Wendy's Si::ibearns has spread the land and a very important society in the C u/ j 11 ," y Would to hear more of the "Bearners ' and hon> they performed their Ivork- Would Wendy be so good as to address a meeting and tell members about otir Sunshine work? rrrj certainly she would," / told the secretary and accordingly arranged the hour and place. I % aS rVas i" s ' (e a about to be taken to a Christmas treat or Sunday school un fight. J milled and excited she flitted around the office saying: "Madame and ladies, it is my great pleasure . . . No . . . Madame and ladies, the privilege of speaking to you . . . No . . . Madame and ladies of the - , when Peter Pan asked, no, told me I could have the opportunity of ... no " and so on and on and on. . Alas to-day the story is a different one. A worried and harassed Wendy it is who goes about her Work "i a mournful Way saying in a dogged and determined tone, "Madame of the chair, ladies and supporters of the league, I am here to-day ..." Y° u see, to-morrow, at 3 p.m., she is to give her long-expected talk . . _ and I fear the worst. (Later.) Wendy is coughing heavily. (Still later.) Sneezes are now added to prolonged coughing fits. (Again later still.) , M- endy is going home ' sick•" / suppose I shall have to give the talk■ J fiu/, being an admii'er of the Bo\) icouis, I have adopted their rnolto and already aQ-A* have the draft of my talk prepared. Poor Wendy, she will be so curious to know how I got on. CLUB CAPTAIN.