For the Little Folk

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22670, 6 March 1937, Page 8 (Supplement)

For the Little Folk

r cottage in which Louis and his mother lived was high up on a hill, and from the garden you could see the road winding uphill toward the cottage. In one place the lane had no hedge, so that Louis could see anyone who was coming up the hill through his spyhole, as he called it. To-dav lie had been watching for mummy to come back from playing golf, and when he saw her pass tne spyhole on the hill he ran to the top of the lane to meet her. "Oh, I'm so tired!" said mummy, as she sank into a chair and opened* a letter which had come for her. And in a minute she said again, "Oh. dear!" "What, mummy?" asked Louis. "Uncle Bob and Auntie Kit are coming to supper to-night," she said, "and I know there isn't enough bread in the house. That means 1 shall have to go all the way to the village and get another loaf!" "I'll go," said Louis.

The Spy-Hole

"No, it's too far for you to go alone, said mummy; "it's nearly, two nala* Well, I suppose I shall have to go, but I must have a rest first!" , . "Perhaps the baker hasn't gone bacs yet," suggested Louis. , Mummy looked at her watch, i ® afraid he has, unless he's unusually late." She leaned back and closed her ey«4 and whop she opened them again sM saw that Louis had disappeared. . Louis had been keeping watch on spy-hole, and just as he looked he sa the baker's cart slowly pass it. He off after it like a shot. , ~ He ran back, calling "Look, mummy! See what I've got to you!" and he put the loaf in her lapHis mother rubbed her eyes as K she could hardly believe what she • "However did you get that, Louisf she cried. * "I saw the baker going past my 'P.* hole," laughed Louis, "so I ran out w get you a loaf." . w Mummy just picked him up in arms and hugged him.