Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-08-20 | Page 5 | Adventures of the Twins

j ADVENTURES OF THE TWINS 5 Y OLIVE RODERT5 U A R 7 O U -t AHOl'T TOR 'I'Y Tl JCTLK Tingaling and the twins were sitting on an Island on Hippie Cieek, and the falrymaji was talking. "Before we iTo to Torty Turtle s house to collect his rent." said he to the children. ' I wish to give you some good advice." "To take perfumo along" ' asked Vanr; . 'like we did to Snoop Skunk's house." 'Good land-:. no I mean, good Waters, no!' exclaimed the fairy tlng on gave a shiver and a shake which nearly sent them all Into the Wale; Tingalinr looked so 'surprised he couldn't speak for a minute, and he picked up his hat. which had falli I off. Then all at once a most Undi i Standing expression came over his face and he peeped down at the children to see how they were taking it. "St. st s," he whispered, laving hl-finger hl-finger aside his nose and looking significantly sig-nificantly down at the island which Suddenlv 'he Island they wore sitting on gave a shiver whkii nearly sent theni nil Into the water, ' Torty is as clean as the Inside of an orange peel. It's about his looks, I in fan. He'd neve- do In the movies.' What?" asker Nick It did seem as though the children never would get dons ahking uuestions Why" repeated Tlngallng. "You'll know why when you see a creature with a body like a turned ovor butter bowl, a beak like a Pollparrofs, a neck like a piece of bologna sausage, and a tall aboui as handsome as a string bean, to say nothing at all about his hands and feel." Suddenly the island they were sit- had nearh upset them. Nancy andi Nick looked, too, and to their amaze- mini discovered that instead of earth, or sand or roek they were sitting on a turtle shell oaotl the shape of an upturned butter bowl! "Oh." they exclaimed softly. "It's Tortv Turtle, isn't it. Mr. Tlngallng'.' Do you suppose he heard what you said ?" The fain man turned very red. for he was wondering too. He knew exactly ex-actly what that Poll-parrot beak could do if it got mad. Besides he didn't ! want a d UC king