It was a nice morning, so the chums climbed the hill at the back of their home. Gwen, who had suddenly taken a fancy to a balloon, insisted upon taking it with her. Richard said it was a nuisance and, in the course of the argument, Gwen got so excited that she accidentally allowed the balloon to get loose. “There, now look what you have done,” she cried. Gwen commenced to chase after the balloon and, as Richard and Ted could not let her go alone, they followed. Then the funniest series of accidents occurred.' As they ran, their eyes were fixed upon the flying balloon. That is why Ted fell over—the first to go. He crashed into a bush and turned a lovely somersault. “Come on,” shouted Gwen, “we mustn’t lose sight of it.”

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 13 June 1936, Page 11

It was a nice morning, so the chums climbed the hill at the back of their home. Gwen, who had suddenly taken a fancy to a balloon, insisted upon taking it with her. Richard said it was a nuisance and, in the course of the argument, Gwen got so excited that she accidentally allowed the balloon to get loose. “There, now look what you have done,” she cried.

Gwen commenced to chase after the balloon and, as Richard and Ted could not let her go alone, they followed. Then the funniest series of accidents occurred.' As they ran, their eyes were fixed upon the flying balloon. That is why Ted fell over—the first to go. He crashed into a bush and turned a lovely somersault. “Come on,” shouted Gwen, “we mustn’t lose sight of it.”