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Show ADVENTURES OF THE TWINS BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON . i illl BUMBLE s JOKE. It was very dim In .Mr. Bumble-Bee Bumble-Bee hallway, as Nancy and Nick and Tlngaling went stumbling along bumping against things until they almost al-most wished thev hadn't come It was this way. When the fairy landlord knocked at Mr Bumble's door In the ground and said It was rent-day, and Mr Bumble had called cheerily for them to come In, they But what poor housekeeper Mrs. Bumble must be, for the' floor was ; awfully messy and their feci stuck. ' thought that all they had to do was to, I step Inside and receive the money. Kick had the big pocketbook open, j und Tlngaling had the big pencil all 1 ready to mark 'Paid" bpslde Mr. Bum-I Bum-I ble's numc In the rent-book.' Little 'did they think what was going to I ha ppen. But when they Rot inside, Mr Bumble's Bum-ble's voice had called out from a tils-j I tance, 'Come on back here, good peo-! pic. Into the dining-room " So back they stumbled, tripping over roots and I bumping against stones and banging 1 I into sudden coiners until they were' completely out of breath Where Is the dlnlrg-room. Mr Bee"" called Nick We're getting' prdty tired ' Oh. Just here," answered Mr Bee cheerily. "Just at the end of the I hall. It's quite easy to find. I came, In mvself Juet a minute ago " At last they arrived at the dining-room dining-room door and went In. They knew 1 it at once by the sweet smell of honey. But what a poor housekeeper j .Mr- Bumble must be, and not a good I sweeper at all, for the floor was aw-1 fully messy and their feet stuck dread-' fully. After a few steps Nancy lost al shoe, and after a few more the other one went. Then Nick lost his, and 1 when they got down on their hands! and knees to search Tlngaling help- I ing the got so covered with honey the fairyman said grimly they looked like the original 'candy kids" Mi Bee laughed and laughed His ! plan was working out fine. |