Show i S' S Ji OP J THE THE- TWI TWINS NS Olive RobeT Robert Barton Baylen THE WONDERFUL L BALL BALI Suddenly Mrs Mouse shrieked Why there they are fire sticking out of your Poe poc pocket ket keth I All AU day Nancy and Nick had hunted for Cor Jocko But even with their green shoes and the magical mushroom to help them they had had no suc success ess Finally they arrived at the hay fl field ld and spent a long time playing in the tho great stack tack piled up near the gate They pretended it was an enchanted mountain and contained a treasure Nick found a curio curious s round ball and after examining it the children decided to have a game The ball was woven of straw and fine twigs and made a splendid plaything After Atter while the twins saw saw- Mr M. and Mrs Harvest Mouse rushing about In great ex excitement so 50 they stopped d their game and Nick thrust the ball Into his pocket What is it It Mrs Mouse asked Nancy Is anything wrong Anything wrong cried Mrs Mouse l I should say so While we were re away from home thieves broke in and kid kid- o our r family children arc gone J r 07 T y ti t i 7 r tf 2 i t. t 2 F i fI J C. hh J t J r n f Oh that's too bad declared Nancy Can we help you hunt for tor them Mr 11 Mouse stroked his whiskers whiskers' I thoughtfully Did you youse s see e Caesar the cat around anywhere re he asked Or Oscar Owl or Sam Snake Nancy shook her head No we of them didn't see any Mrs l Mouse began to sniffle Oh my The children will all be sick If they're not properly watched Mignonette Mignonette Mignonette Mig Mig- nonette has a cold anyway and anti Marmaduke Marmaduke Mar- Mar Marmaduke gets earache and Maude Marie Is subject to croup and and and- Suddenly she shrieked Why there they are sticking out of ot your pocket Nick jumped Where he M cried In that ball That's our nursery Nick and Nancy too took the ball and listened Sure enough they heard a faint taint squeaking within j I Were dreadfully sorry sorry the they apologized apologized apol apol- putting their plaything down apol Mrs Mouse pe peeped ped anxiously sly within tall all rig right 11 t sho answered gra gra- done done r. r 1 t V Av t. t i 4 p t. t C Ii L t-i t N J r r r. r J |