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Show J- . , ADVENTURES OF THE TWINS BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON 1 Ml WM (,K( i x HOOL The Meadow Grove school wa., under un-der an old oak tree on the edge of riustllnK Forest in the Lmfl-You-Aiul-i -Know -About, the scat being moes-J :ovc-red stones ut various sizes, de-pendmg de-pendmg "n the pupils who were to lti upon them. The desks, too. were ot itone but not moss covered, of course, i Mr. Scribble Scratch, the fairy, jchoolnia.stcr. made his way carefully I thencS, through bramhl s and ground-', ground-', followed closely by Nancy andi 4 before they'd had time to scramble back home. Nick waa leaving notices at everybody's front door. Notices which read. "School Begins Tomorrow. Tomor-row. Everybody Come!" And Nancy warn busy dusting around, filling Inkwells Ink-wells stacking up copy-hooks, and tacking up maps. While the Magical Magi-cal Mushroom patched up a crack In the bell. After while Nick came hurrying back looking very much upset. "Two people aren't coming," he Informed k U w i' - le.'ivhi" iiotlc-s :n ricri K-nl s iron! door. Notices which read, 'School Begins Tomorrow ' Nick and their faithful friend, the wise I old Magical Mushroom. Had ou BC4 D ; them stepping alon.; looking so learneJ i and e er"tt)lnp you'd ha' said rlsht , (tn, I'm sure "My goodns. but the creatures will learn a lot this year I with mich smart teachers!" P.ut all the I little Mo,d"W ;rr people preplng down from branches and from Undti bushes poked eacii other in the 1 and whispered. "St! There goen till I new master! But who .ire the others? oth-ers? The were very soon to find out. fori i them. "Mr. Owl and Mrs. Bat won't; I let their children come unless we have j niKht school. But Mr. Owl says he's j wise enough to teach his son all he n"erls to know.'' Scribble Scratch pulled his forelock. fore-lock. ''They'll have to come because the law says so." said he, "but go tell them they sleep after they get here. We'll armngc for bods." Nick went off with the messaRe. but came back wllh a worried look on his face. |