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Show ADVENTIRES OF THE TWINS BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTOr.' i .. i Mark Muskral iii i rouble l "Tap. tap. lap." banged Scribble; Sc ratch on his desk With his measur-; Ihg stick 'Zoom, squeak, room," played Nick . on iiij mouth-oraan. 'IaU, rigrht. left," marchied Nancy; leadlni the pupila of Mead 6 w Grove school up on- aisle and down the other while ihr visltdn Looked on with approval. ap-proval. "Pine!" said Mr. Grand daddy Owl. I at him in stern amazement. "Why Marcus Aurellus Muskrat: whal do you want a cent for?" Mark hung his head guiltily. I know." she went on accupinsly. "You want to buy another of those salnum lolly-pops, and they're simply ruining your stomach." "Oh. no. Mama!" Markle .1 clhred: It isn't that at all. Honest'." "Then It mUPl be bne those blubber blub-ber balloons! You blow them up roster rost-er than your Pa makes thte money to aHaCaiaiiiialiia Mrn. Muskrai stopped doing the b reakfasl rii-ho: uui looked nt him in stern amaiemcnl "Wonderful!" declared old Judpc Crow. "Remarkable' " fried Dr. Mink "Charmlnt:!'' nodded Prof. Hare. ' Very nice, indeed!" approved Mr. L". U, Chuck. So tliey marched and sflnK about the "mosiiiito and the fish. and everything every-thing went very nicely, nobody dreaming dream-ing what o dreadful time Markle Muskrat was having. Here's the way It was: That mornltur Markle 6aid to his mother, bay. Ma, please give me a cent." And Mrs. Muskrat had stopped doing do-ing the breakficst dishes and looked buy them ' So, Ma, it Isn't that either, " denied Markle. Suddenly Mrs Muskrat gave a shriek. "Markle. it can't be that you intend buying chewing-gum!" Markle looked as though he'd robbed a bank then, for his mother had guessed exactly righl. "Now, young man, you march right off to school," ehe scolded, "and don't I lot m' hear another cheep out of you." But Markle's mouth was watering so 'for some chewing-gum that he couldn't I get it out of his mind. And he thought and thought how he could get a cent to buy some. |