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Taranaki Daily News, 7 June 1930, Page 25 (Supplement)

<5eT Ths. \ajoco« To I V Ourselves ft-- J \L y V ! \JJh fa 1 /i ># >.'•■« z Richard and Gwen are very angry, and really they have good reason this time! But we had better tell the story from the beginning. It happened to be a very fine day, and, as neither Ted nor Polly felt inclined for a ramble, Richard and Gwen decided to go alone. Soon they were scrambling through the long grass under the trees, as happy as birds in summer. “I think we’ve got the woods to ourselves,” remarked Richard. ?‘So do I,” said Gwen. * ■? t - ' ■ M\ [hullo* VTS UunmY I Y 7 ' ' \ 1 £>h oolo- / ■ > Xv lIMb. y> ■ BiaiiK wx MiPW * ffw i M Kf L w) J® But the two chums were soon to find that they had not all the woods to themselves. Crossing the road to another part of the forest, they came upon their old enemy, Policeman Pepper. “Hullo! Hullo!” he shouted, “What are you doing here? It is funny that you should come along all of a sudden like this.” “Why?” asked Richard. “Why?” echoed Pepper, “Well! I’ll tell you.” kooKiMtS] could ' V WW ( OK poR -' T /'''V HELP You ''''.Y- 1 -/ aYY' UiThTHaT- (. ______ —.— -A ■; - <y w - vt SS WI? yfl / I “What do you think I’m doing here?” asked Pepper. “Sitting on the milestone,” Gwen suggested. “Now, don’t try to be funny with me,” snapped Pepper. “I’m here for a purpose.” “Really!” Richard encouraged him. “Yes, really,” repeated Policeman Pepper. “Mr. Haddock, the fishmonger, 2ost his wallet about here, and I’m looking for it.” “We could help you with that,” cried Richard. “Rather,” agreed Gwen, “I could smell anything that came from Mr. Haddock’s shop!”F»swr ) Ww/ AV .wWJ/ Yet ( z j's \r 11 /& vlr ■ •-4 |[| 11 'I'J t 1 At first Policeman Pepper would have nothing to do with their suggestion, Ibut at last he agreed. “Very well,” he said, “I’ll enlist you on the side of the law. But, mind! whatever you do will be taken down’ in evidence against you.” Neither Gwen, nor Richard, nor Pepper had any idea what that meant, so they all set to work. Both Gwen and Richard sniffed as they had never sniffed before, because, you see, they were awfully keen on finding the wallet, and they Jolt sure they could soon track down anything that belonged to Mr. Haddock. 1 ’ h WBIU/ GoT »tLI LIJEK® 1 1 Wnlw ■ x /lOfflK ’ 1 ' i I £ Now you know that Gwen is so fond of fish that she can smell them almost Jjefore they are caught, so you will not be surprised to hear that her scent on Ihls occasion led her in the right direction. Suddenly, Richard heard a loud shout, and when he turned he saw Gwen waving her arms in a most excited manner. “I’ve got it,” she yelled, “I knew I should find it! Here it is, under this Wh.” , “Good!” cried Richard, “Policeman Pepper ought to reward you.” | TUB. ' i Afr JjggL fbUNO 'T / f/\ tMAkkET I / I// IWy) Quickly/ JLrri ~ >! ig. tk q ’ v ‘ ~... £ Now this was where Richard and Gwen became annoyed. Of course, they hurried to Policeman Pepper with the wallet, expecting him to be delighted with them. But—would you believe it? —he wasn’t a bit pleased. “Oh, So you’ve found it?” he muttered. “Well, I think it’s very funny that you have succeeded so quickly! I shouldn’t be surprised to hear that you had bidden it yourselves!” And with that he went off. Gwen and Richard were so angry that they could only stand and glare after him. I think they had very good reason to be furious, don’t you? And I' shouldn’t be surprised if Policeman Pepper has to pay for his ingratitude. -

NOT A SPENDTHRIFT. I ‘‘That man’s gone through twenty ! fortunes or more.” I "He does’nt look like a spendthirft.” | "He isn’t; he’s an expert accountant. |