FOR THE CHILDREN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18457, 21 July 1923, Page 3 (Supplement)

FOR THE CHILDREN.

• TOPSYTURVY TOWN. ; « •BY EDITH HOWES. < ' ! ' '* CHAPTER TV. ' 'Ml Rights Reserved' '' When Kenneth and Isabel arrived home after the meeting they : foii;nd their parents finishing the evening' meal. >';:'.' I am Mayor!'" cried Kenneth, ' " Then you" have beaten your; father's record,"'"'Mr 'Graham remarked. J ' "I;' have had hopes'of reaching.'' that giddy height some day."■■!■■ ' '*■■■ :;.;' "-. v ' .. '.■.;.'■■■''■' " I hope you will keep; the town clean,'" said • Mrs. Graham. "It needs some attention." '"• '''."' ■ ' '■' '"' "And I am! Mayoress!" chanted Isabel. The" two children were »}{&.'. excited .that they scarcely knew what. they were eating. They chattered away, giving an account of the meeting, and repeating what every-: body said, while Mr., and- Mrs. .Graham listened 'with' faces of polite respectfulness), very becoming in their inferior position. At last, 'however,;! Mr. Graham grew weary of it. He .rose and yawned a little. " Well I.think I ,will : go along to the Club for. an hour," he said.. .: ;

Kenneth; flashed a triumphant look at Isabel, ; then . turned to Mr. Graham with a fatherly fair!' "You have been /out more than once this'week, already," he said. " You'must not go "oat to-night." '' ::

She offered to;; infike tea,, but ; .;C,ycryJbpj3y. preferred; cg](l[s;dViiiiks..,§!> &h'fe tisod up;«jpll Mi-. rJrali;(m'i= jjream-of-tartar. "■• R«l i=• basinful of sus;ar, 11 "'* 11 '''' 7, -' ~' : ''}:'■. ? '•'."*'! ■ '"Here's ; to ;tho': Mayor '." t ca,lle'cl..Cli l vo Banks, lioldi'iig l ; liisi cup of lemon -squash aloft.. "Avid: ; the. Mayoress'." Alice Dare added. The - toast wil,s '■'drunk hilariously, and then the young revellers - went- home. L Their first nigllih of freedom-had .been-very jolly, but they i were really tired.'.jl'.hd 'the thought--. : of "hed '; v was * .somehow''..very comforting..: : ;f ' ■ , . *• , 'It was still' more comforting next' mom-: ing. . Isabel and ; Kenneth both' slept late, and even when ; they'woke thoy -didn't want to get up. : ""lien!" called Isabel through the wall, "what -.about..breakfast in bed?". .. , , -„* . . ; ' '-•.'/'■" Best (idea ;in the world!'." Kenneth called back. V- "■Mother! "Mo.'; ishouted "Mother!'" ■:'-■•• :', ' • ■ ' ■* '■ Mrs. Graham opened his door. .''Yes ?" p.he.said.•-,'., ' .s. i, ; i'< "I would like, my breakfast :in bed. Alii 1 so would Isabel.' I .'. :.- *:. , '/ Mrs. Graham looked ; doubtful; "It .is after nine," she said,. -"Your father has gone to the office, but before he went he told me that there was to be a deputation to the Mayor at' half-past ten,' So perhaps you had better gat-up. ; Breakfast in..bed makes you late for things you know:":':' ' I "A deputation! What's that?''; Kenneth asked; - !:; '> f .:■"' ■_' '-'.* . .-*'•' "It's ■■ a - ; number ■ of: people sent to ask the Mayor for .something. You, must be at the Town-Hall by . half-past ,ten." . '■< "Oh dear!" yawned Kenneth, ■". "then I'd! better get up, Tumble out, Isabel," he called. "If ' I can't have breakfast in bed, you're not going to either." 4 . Isabel had already tumbled out.. "I'm coming with. - you, "she replied. "I want to. see what a" deputation is like." •.'.'...,;.,. • " You're "not a,' councillor!" Kenneth objected loudly through the walk': '■"}. ~ ".'.'" : '"I'm a Mayoress, and that's, better!" Isabel contended'^ us loudly. ..;',., . . '■■.■■%''■ . ,{To be Continued:}, '-'.'.„ "--.