Wind Across the Playground by Ross Richdale

Author:Ross Richdale
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Ross Richdale, New Zealand Fiction, Romance, School Principal Novel, Romantic Saga
Publisher: Ross Richdale
Published: 2017-01-05T16:00:00+00:00

GAINING PERMISSION to use the council grounds was a problem. Apparently Kent Park, as the area was called, had been leased to a local cricket club all summer for the next few years and the club was not prepared to let the school children on it.

"It's oh so typical," Kate complained. "A couple of dozen fanatics can ruin it for over three hundred children."

"A couple of dozen?" Noel asked.

"Yes, the Seaview Cricket club is just about in recess. It seems several old fogies run the show and at the beginning of the summer the whole junior section of the club walked out and joined one of the newer clubs across town. The ones left have hardly enough members to keep a team in the top grade. They're coming second to last in the local competition."

"More hot gossip," Noel drawled.

"Yes and there's more," Kate added.

"Go on."

The water supply for their pavilion and to water the grass comes from us."

"What do you mean?"

"The water pipe connected to the school is the original one feeding their pavilion. When they connected the school up, they ran a side pipe to the cricket pavilion. There's a valve on school property that feeds onto them."

"Who told you that?"

"Roger showed me." Kate smirked.

Roger Innes, the newly appointed caretaker, was a somewhat grizzled old chap who came with a reputation of being a hard worker but someone who had an independent streak. Noel had selected him from over fifty applicants because he felt these traits were necessary in the school.

Noel sighed. "And his plan?" he said.

"We could accidentally turn the valve off," Kate said. "Roger suggested it but thought it was more appropriate to go through me than to ask the big boss directly."

"Damn," Noel said. "I'll talk to the school committee but I promise nothing."

"It's going to be a hot January, I heard." Kate added.

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