Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-08-10 | Page 5 | Adventures of the Twins

ADVENTURES OF TEE TWINS l i j CY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON NO 5 APPLE STREET. ' Rat a tat tat," wont Tingallng's tckles on Wlggfly Worm's front or. He was collecting Wlggily rent, rnd Nancy and Nick were with nim. A3 Wiggily lived In No. 5 Apple street. Old Orchr rdvlllc. the twins 'iad had to ask the Gieen Shoes to inako them about the size of an apple seed Tir.galinr;, too for Wigglly'a front door wasn't much larger than a tooth mark. "Come In," came JVJgglly's voice in-Rtantly, in-Rtantly, so they all accepted his invi- "Come In," crime Wiggily's voice instantly, so they all accepted his invitation ar.d pushed the door open tstion, and pushed the door open, ilnd lng theuiBC-lvea 1j a narrow- low ceiled hallway, at the end of wuich they could Bee YIk(;I himself In a small room. "Oh, it's you, is it'' exclaimed the fa little tenant, when he saw the fair man landlord corainc with hie friends That was all ho said, but hi-; tone meant, "I do wish vou'd stay av ay and not bother me with rents. I'd never have called to you to come in if I had known who i waa i j "All right," called Tlnjaling cheerily cheer-ily "I'll come r'p'ht back ar.d bring I Nancy and Nicx : long. Have your rent ireadv. Mr. Wiggily, have your rent ready." But the floor of the hallway was I ver spongy and soft, and at every 9tep the newcomers sank down over their shoe tops "What's this0 What I this''' sput tcred Tincaling when he finally arriv ed at the slttinp room door "Why don't you sweep rut occasionally and not let so much rubbish collect? .My, you're a mocf monarticular housekeep i er. Mr Worm " "That's not p ubish, Mr Tlngaliug," answered Wiggily, winking at Mr. Ant, , who had stopped in to have a mug o' cider with hi.n 1 That's the floor . itself you went through. You" see. you rented me a last year s apple, and it's getting rather rickety." "Well." said Tlngaling, "you don't expect new apples, do ou, in the i month of May "