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Show ADVENTURES OF THE TWINS I I CY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON . i riE corn ixtaiis luck; Mr-. Cotton tall pulled at her apron nervously when l)r. Mink announced that her son Cutis had a severe case of "dlslncination' and couldn't go to school at all. it all. "I thought it was something awful." she said rolling her eyes at her cousin Mrs Hunny. "He's nevei acted like- this before" I'nder the covers Cutle was having a conniption fit. which needn't alarm you, ns that really isn't a fit at all, but onlv a s'ate of mind. For you may S ''Disinclination! Didn't sound H grand, though: That ought to be good H for about week's vacation. So much better than just a cold, or mumps, or H a bilious spell. , He could imagine Nick B giving bis report to Scribble H Bcratph In the morning: H "Cute Cottontail Is very 111 with H 'disinclination' and Pr. Mink thinks H he must not try to come to school for H Then Nancy, Nick's twin, you know, H BBB ii. could Imagine Xlcfc giving his report iii tbe morning. I jas well know now as later, that Cutle wasn't any sicker than Solomon Grundy Grun-dy was on Monday, although thev s.,y be died on Saturday or Sunday. I for- Igi-t which. ltut Cutie was ever so pleased l hear I lr. Mink give his disease dis-ease B name S mile long, SO that If ,Mr. scribble Scratch, the master of Meadow Grove school w ere to send 1lck. the truant-officer after him. to flnil out why he- was absent. Nick would have something impressive to and Scribble Scratch's helper, would gather up his books and ruler and pen-in pen-in away, and the fairy-would fairy-would mark "excused" after his name In the roll-book. and Miere wouldn't be trouble about any- j thing at all. He turned over in bed H with a satisfied grunt, hut suddenlv H something that Dr. Mink was savins H caused the smile on his face to fad J ( opyrlght, 1920, . . |