ADVENTURES OF THE CHUMS

Taranaki Daily News, 10 February 1934, Page 22 (Supplement)

ADVENTURES OF THE CHUMS

i x ■Rw'harr! nlaved a joke on Gwen with his double-headed IWe affair. Sb. felt that tome tridbhkd been played on her. That is why she went to Richard s bedroom, and it was done. Ah!”

Having discovered that Richard had played his joke by means of a doublebeaded penny, Gwen had to think of some way of getting her revenge. She went Jor a seating herself, on a bank, tried to plan a way of playing Richard’s trick against Richard himself. ‘T think I‘have an idea,” she said at last

For a moment we will leave Gwen, and go back to Richard, Ted and Polly, ■p-rhard told Polly of the joke with the double-headed penny, and they all had a good laugh over it at poor Gwen’s expense. . . . . . “She is sure to want to. have another try,” said Richard, and as she will insist upon calling ‘tails’ she is bound to lose again.”,:

Richard was so .certain that Gwen would want another try at ‘heads and fails" that he was not in the least surprised when she came m and said she might be able to guess right, if she had another chance. Of course he jumped at the idea. “Anything for a joke” was his notion. ‘ He did not know, however, that Gwen had discovered his secret.

■Richard ran to his room and came down triumphantly with the doubler-headed penny. But Gwen had a suggestion to make. ■ ■ - ~ 4(T , _ , ■ Tlll “T think we ought to toss for something this time, she said. If I -ose 11l give you-my new hoop, and if you lose you give me your . new engine. "Certainly,” agreed Richard. • ' .As Gwen always called, “tails,” he thought she .was sure to lose. "Go on!” said Gwen.

Richard spun the double-headed penny briskly in the air and then caught it. “Heads’” cried Gwen, to his consternation. “You always call ‘tails'!” he grumbled. . “I thought I’d have a change this time,” said Gwen. “Give me your new engine, please.” Richard was annoyed, but in the end Gwen explained how she had discovered the double-headed penny, and gave him back his engine. Then they all laughed.