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Show ADVENTURES OF THE TWINS BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON SNOOPY SKUNK TALKS Snoopy Skunk was telling Mr. Ting aling what he wanted to ha e done to hi house and (he fairy landlord didn't dare to contradict him. "No! " said Snoopy, "I haven't be gun There are usuie more things 1 wish beside- the lavender bedroom ami waxed stairs and the house turned around." There was a wicked twinkle in his eye as he talked, for he knew as well as you and I know, that Tlngaling was afraid of him, although Nancy and I .tested anxiously He doesn't know j anything." pointing to Nick "It's a beautiful da . a most wonderful)) exquisite ex-quisite day. Mr Skunk." "Hra1 said Snoop eying him sus plclously. "It Isn't It's awful! How I do you like my yellow petunia bed?" he asked next "Yellow!" exclaimed Nancy, forgetting forget-ting Tlngaling's warning ' They're not yellow, they're pink." "Oh, no, no, no!" protested Tlnga-ling Tlnga-ling "She's color blind. Mr. Skunk. Always was! Very sad! Very ead. in- Tlngaling threw up his hands. "Oh, Mr Skunk, don't mind him, he doesn't know anything." ' Nick were puzzled why it should be so. The fairy man wasn't alraid of any other of the animals, not even bt ling i frightened the time Oscar Owl swal lowed him by mistake. Snoopy put his hands in hie pockets, and his head on one side, and balanced himself on his heels and toes. "It's a fine day," he said squinting at the sky. "Oh. no! It isn't," contradicted Nick. "It's, going to ram ' Pnoppy stopped rocking. "What's that?" he demanded sharply "1 say it's a fine day The sun's out." But It wasn't out any more than next 3 ear's roses Tlngaling threw up his hands. "Ob. Mr Skunk, don't mind him," he pro- ideed Your yellow petunias are lovely,' !likc pure gold I do love yellow pet-' unias ' "Hm." said Snoopy "Not yellow at, all They are pink!'' Nobody knew what to say then. 'Snoopy Skunk was getting more impossible im-possible ever)' minute (Copyright, 1920, N. E. A.) i nn |