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Show ADVENTURES OF THE TWINS i 6Y OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON Mil. TlRTLirs VNCTSTOR.S Torty Turtle hadn't his rent mom alonp, so Tingallng ami Nancy and' (Nick had to no homo with him to ; get it. "It's funny.-' said Nick. for you; to haveanother home. I thoirght you curried yours along with you like1 Slugger Snail " "I do," confided Torty. "Iut I have I to have some place to park myself don't I" Sort of a garage, you know "They look like you, Mr. Turtle, when you're all folded up." Torty laughed. "Of course they do." he replied, "or rather I look like them. They re my ancestors!" Tlncaling then dismounted and had B look himself. Why, I chelate, Mr. Turtle"' he exclaimed. "This is most Interesting It's better than having a plcturo gallery of all your kith and kin like kings do. And you never need to have any trouble about convincing people how tfrUtOCTatlc you Torty laughed. "Of course T look like them They nre mj niuestoral ' 1 Which was a very reasonable argu- ment. Tort's home was in a rocky cavern over the shallow wU i beside Hippie : Creek, and he soon carried hla guests : there upon his back At first It was I so dim the children could see almo3t nothing at all, but their eyes soon became accustomed to the darkness, and they looked around curiously What an Interesting place," cried Nancy jumping down I'm so glad I we ca me What are all these funny round i stones?" askeed Nick sliding off. , are, with so many grandfathers. ' "Yes!" Torty drew himself up proudly . "I have rather good blood j In me. I can trace my people back ' to the tortoise who beat the hare, i and I'm sure that was several hundred hun-dred years ago. Ther he is back there at the beginning of the line But I'll be getting my rent now, Mr. Tingallng If you will excuse inc." So the falryman and the twins were I left alone with the shades of Torty Turtle's ancestors, each one- looking for all the world like an overturned I but ter-bowl. |