A PICTURE TO PAINT —OFF ON A VISIT.

Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 59, 2 December 1933, Page 23

A PICTURE TO PAINT —OFF ON A VISIT.

golden wings that they looked just like a flash of light. “Naughty little lightnings,” cried Elphine, "won’t Sky-mother be angry! At that moment there was an angry, grumbling sound, and the lightnings came flying back, laughing, but a little soared. ‘‘That is Sky-niothor calliii© them,” said the star. . “Now there wil be trouble! But they’ll come back and do it again, for all that. Oh, look. ,-the cloud has drifted right across, and there is no need for me to be here any more. Stand on the bottom rung of the ladder again, and I’ll let you down to earth. Thank you so much for coming, little girl!” “May I come again one day?” asked Elphine, who did' not want to go, but knew she must. “Oh, yes. if you see me or one of my sisters alone again you can say what you said to-night, and a ladder will he

sacks under the house. From a window Mother watched amusedly. After tea Shirley found some milk on the table, so she crept out to him with it. ' x Most da vs Mother forgot to put away a small quantity of milk, so Shirley borrowed it when she visited the FiP er - \ fortnight passed, then Mother smiled and asked: “Father, did you ask Timms for his rat-killer. The rat., have disappeared!” “I’ve noticed that ” ■ -The Piper killed them!” interrupted Shirley, excitedly. “Who’s he?” questioned Father. „ “That cat that’s been hanging about. “Yes.” He turned to his wife and murmurred, “Um—Timms used a cat on his T’lts - —-Original, by “Marie” Napier, illustrated by “Lobelia,” Hukanui.