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Show ADVENTURES OF THE TWINS j BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON il IT N U K B w Mr Bcrtfoblc S' i. itch, the fairy school must'T. liM down his chalk when Mark Muskrat called out that I here v i- :i :d-r wet. n i ihe hole tn the floor, so that Muffy Mole and Floppy Field Mouse couldn't have fone that vv.iv when tlu v disappeared. Nick handed in this report "Your son i daying truant' Sar' Ann Spider, over In her cor-' ner. w nl on Indus) rlonsly with her ipelltng ahd never flickered an eyelid. eye-lid. II have lo .send the attendance Officer for )hem at once," .said Scrlb- i ! Id- rateh. looking worried Uut Nick was already busy, lie had heard what thQ llttlo mole boy and mouse boy had said to Ih,- spider Klrl I on th lr Way to school, so he was watching. After school hud taken up, h.' saw the i-.irth moving suspiciously. j right under the grass by the school I hoiiHe window, a little mound that I kepi shoving ahead almost as rapidly an you could draw a chalk mark on tho blackboard. Nick knew whut that meant Muffy Molo'a aharp little now? and strong, .-.hovel-like puws were j ma K Ink' for freedom and a good da s hunting, and right at his heela. no doubt. Floppy Field Mouse wum urging urg-ing him to hurry, longing just is 1 much for a chance at the sweet corn 'patch, us Muffy was for Juicy earth ! worms Pretty soon Floppy wool, I I wiggle through the top eurth and , chase like . st i . .1 k across th- meadow to the corn field. At first Nick thought of digging UP the culprits and hauling tlicm hack to school, but he knew what a qulok digger afuff wae, and it was altogether likely he would lose them both So he decided upon another plan. With his little green shoes to help him, he, found Munchie Mou.ie's house in the cellar of Maple Tree Flut. and from there he went across Hoot Street to Mike Mole's front door. In both cases he handed In this re- port: "Vour son Is playing truant.' |