I finished distributing the morning newspaper. Though my feet could not paddle as fast as I wanted , I was quite nimble. It hardly took me any time to get it all over with and done. It was mostly eventless. But I could see what might have been bother Rita's brother. I was almost done with the list of houses in my hand. Only one or two were left. When I reached almost the end of my list, I came in front of a big gate . I was greeted with a flying peeble that missed me only by a few centimeters. Then it was followed with a series of jeers, scoffs and giggles. I threw the paper back at them as hard as I could. Bull's eye. It sent the one it hit on the head, reeling back. Their laughs immediately stopped. It was as if they had been waiting for that lad. " Hey you! Where is that Parker?

