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Show . " . ADVENTURES OF USE TWINS f.Y OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON OFF TO SANTA S HOUSE. Away wem Nick and Nancy ever fields and fores la. lakes, river? and seas. I to thi Croat North, whizzing through' the- nlr In ilieir wonderful Magical Shoes, j like skyrockets traveling toward ihe iior-iM.n. iior-iM.n. The -air became vhnrp nnd cold as tllO) flow Onward, mid after a while the1 earth began to look white ut stead of greens orown or cry.stai as It had before, ilependips; upon the places over which they were passing. At last Lhey tame to Santa's house, a' when you call out. "Whoa"' as loudly as you can. They had scrambled to the top of the hlffh Ice-steps, before they noticed an enormous sign over the door, which said In bold letters. "Door broken! Please use the chimney V" "Goodness"' gasped Nancy. "What a funny plioc" fiow are we ever going tu get. up so high ' it Isn't the least bit of wonder that she was perplexed because Santa s big elilm-ney elilm-ney was as steep aa the Washington Almost before she had finished spea kino, they were there, balancing on the very cdrjc of a areat bbek rioie. sintering palace of ..e bo. ,;.!, wf,-d yltll ji.c'A. It really looked like an enoi iivojm mountain, and why one ;airy should a- b a bouse ao large nil to himself Lilt twlnss.b0uI4 not Imagine. It was m n larger than the palace Of the Fairy tiesn. Please .stop!" they called to their :reen Shoes, and gently and uuieUj the little, shoes deposited their wearers at, Santa's front door. Just OS rpUr own Shetland pony doey iif you have one) monument. At least I'm r ire it was as high as the park fountain, anyway. Hut Nick answered right ' awav "Humph: 1 guu we've been higher than Hint. How about our sboea?" "Oh. I always forget, ' Nancv declared. "Phase. Green Shoe.", lake us lo tlio top of Sjinta s big chimney right away." And almost b. f. .she had finished .speaking, thoy .rc there, halaneing on the very edge (,f a groat block boh-. Cop right. lSl'O. N. K. |