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Show j ADVENTURES OF TEE TWINS j CY OLIVE RODERTS CARTON HNGAL1NC P ITCHES I P THINGS. TiPga'ir.g was thinking fast, lie was wondering how much of his con-ireraation con-ireraation Torty Turtle had heard, for he had been telling Nancy and Xlek hov unbeautlful Torty was, not know -lng that It was Mr, Turtle himself they wen sitting on. instead of an island is-land as they had supposed. It's pretty hard to make any one think you don't mean it when you say he looks like a butter-bowl, has a neck like a bologna sausage, and a tail 4 der ."ix at once to put upon my mantle shelfl Beautiful, brown, butter -bowls!" The Island came up a little higher ! at that, as though it wished to hear ; more. Tlngallng wert on: "And speaking I of bologna sausage, how i do love It!" he cried. "Is there anything more delightful, my dears, than a dinner of I bologna sausage! And string beans! When I speak of them I have to cryj I almost. 1 adore them so. Jh, to look Mil Isi.WD MOVED SOME MORE Wl B3 D APPEARED WOVE Till. WATER, like a stringbean. And that kind sirs. was exactly what the fairy landlord of the Land-of-Dear-Knows-Where had said ol his water tenant. "As I was saying.'' said Tlngaling looking down In a worried way at the Island, hoping to goodness It wouldn't disappear suddenly and ghe them all a ducking, as i was saying' he went on loudly, "Is there anything handsomer hand-somer than a butter-bowl' How I do adore butter-bowla, turned upside down, especially ! I think I shall or- i .like a string bean! To have a tail like a string bean! it must be wonderful! won-derful! So now, children, you see why Torly Turtle would never do for the movie- He's much, much loo handsome!' The island moved some more and a head appeared above the water "Thank you, Mr. Tlngaling. ' came Torty's own voice sweetly. '1 thank you so mur'i How much rent do 1 i owe ?" (Copyright, 1020. . E. .) |