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Show .. ; ADVENTURES THE TWINS ! I . CY OLIVE R03ERTS BARTON DUD LEARNS A TRADE "Wlat- the matter"' askc'l Ptillderl ii . er gruffly "Oh. N'lck s caught." cried Nancy. , "Please. Mr Beaver, can t yqo gel him loose?" Nick stopped hopping suddenly. "Why. : what happened?'' In aakod In .irtonish- inent. "I ni not caught r.t all. My foot! came out itself. ' Builder examined ihe steel thing cloo-ly cloo-ly '"Just as I thought." said he "It's; one of the traps that the hunters have set for my family, so as to get our "Well. well. well. answered Bulldet Solemnly. 'I'm deeply Indebted to you, for now I know where t;ili trap Is and .-.hall warn mj children and relations about It. ' That reminded Nick of his children. "Why Isn't Buddy at school today. Mr. Beaver? We hone In isn't sick or hurt." "Mo!" Builder xhok his head. "He's very well, 'hank yoUi hut he'a asleep." Asleep"' "Yea. ou see the whole family worked all nlch' at the dam We repair It every foil, ami we ihlnk it's safer to work at Builder examined the slcel thing closely. new winter overcoat ' l;ut I dim t un-' i deratand how you ever got opt; Theii trap'." spiiiiig and as light ai w ' ; "Oil. don't you see .Vickie!" eXCjalmed : Nancy joydualy. "It s (he 'Jreen Shoes i They never gel us Into trouble, yon know. : and If the;, .1". they j;et Its out again." "That's just alMj'ui It." said Nick, ex- I plaining to Mr. Heaver how the Fairy, 1,1 Queep bad loaned ihem the wonderful i t shoes cm their adventures. ilgiit. So we have t.i rest during tne I lay'through the building aeason Bud's .'ot to lenrn his trade at carpentering, Uld plastering some time, so 1 though I i. il Better begin now. He'll never learn iny younger.'" Then Mr. Beaver Invited them Into his muse. Ami no wonder they couldn't find he door! Hut the tJreen Shoo managed o get them llu re safely. (Copyright, 1920, N. K. A.) |