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Taranaki Daily News, 20 June 1931, Page 21 (Supplement)

"Hullo!” said Gwen end fine morning'when she met Richard and Ted bualy engaged with the wheel-barrow. "Where are you going with that? "I have discovered,” said Richard, "that, Ted knows nothing whatever about gardening, bo I’m going to give him a lesson. "I’ll help,” Gwen offered. , , , , , "You need not trouble,” Richard replied, for h 6 Was not kten on interference.

Notwithstanding Richard’s discouragement, Gfrqn t fetched a fork and hurried back to help-’teach Ted how to make a garden. Richard Was not at all pleased, because he wanted to have the pleasure of correcting all Ted’s mistakes himself. He had found a lovely piece of ground, all nice and level, which seemed just the spot for his purpose. . . "I don’t know'why you want'to interfere,” he complained to Gwen. I can teach Ted all he wants’to know.’’ ,? .. , “You don’t know everything,” Gwen retiiinded him, which, of course, annoyed him all the more., ! i 7 i . • . - ■t-i-S -

Considering that the chums started in none too friendly a spirit, it is not surprising thkt thingh did not go very smoothly. Richard eaid everything Gwen told Ted was wrong. ■■ ■ ■ ' • t j j “I’vAndver known him so stupid,” said Gwen: “Why, I could do it left-handed better than thatil Just watch me.” ■ And Ahe threw' a .spadeful of earth, left-handed, over her shoulder. Perhaps she meant to throw it over Richard! At any rate, it Went full in his face. “My!” chuckled Polly. “I knew there would be trouble.” .< ■■. L.. 1 ’-A. ' '< ■ ■ ' v '■■ . ■ ' ' ‘tT*

Poll v was quite right when she said there would be trouble about Gwen throwing the earth over Richard! . , Richard had a spadeful all ready and, before Gwen knew just what had happened, it landed full in her face. . , . ~ . j “Take tbgt!” cried Richard, “I’ll teach you to come interfering with me.' And, before Gwen had recovered, several more Spadesful descended Upon her head. “That proves,” said Richard, “that you can do it quicker right-handed than-left-handed.”

“How dare you?” shouted Gwen, when she could get her breath. “How dare I,” Richard shouted back. “You were not invited to teach led. You threw the dirt first.” “It was an accident,” screamed Gwen. ‘And I can teach led if I wish to. “You can’t,” Richard yelled. “I can,” Gwen shrieked.' , , , . ~ nll “Dear, oh dear!” murmured Polly. "I didn’t know gardening could cause all this trouble. I wonder how it will end?”

As it happened, it ended quite differently from what Polly expected. There was “ be doin’-there,” shouted old George the gardener. “How dar « ’® dig there! That patch was all ready for the new lawn. When I tell master you w SCt Th°at! r of Üb co C urse, settled Richard’s and Gwen’s disagreement. They quite recovered their friendship while apologising to old George. „ • , __ He has promised not to tell the master, and they a\e p s gardening. 5 . -1