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Show ADVENTURES OF THE TWINS nv OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON ' A DESERTED SCHOOL Nick came bach to Meadow arovaj school one morning looking like a postman post-man lie had his pockets full of n tc.s I and Jett.rs and cards, and his arms wi re as full as his pockets ' What on earth Is wrong'.'" asked I 6 rlbble Scratch, the fairv scnoolmaStci v.hen the little bo;, came in Bui he should have know ii from till .i i 'iieai . nc-of nc-of his school. There weren't six rtlils In the whole place, and most of the seata i Tlie ne: vvas from Mrs Hat. 'Were all going ro Dreslmland," said she, "so please eleusc Hcrtie " The third was from Mrs. Squirrel, "i.'.i'.e for Dreamland lomorrow, she wrote "Scamper won't be at school all w inter." Mrs. Chipmunk said the same thing. Every note that Scribble Scratch opened open-ed had sr. me reason for keeping a Meadow Mea-dow Grove pupil at home, biit nol al) of1 tin m w ere considering a trip to iTeuni- 1 land for the winter Kick had li i a pockets full of notes and letters and his arms were as full as his pockets. v. ere BO burled under snow lhat tV,c?' 1 looked like whltetplllows. XI. k lahl the stack of notes on the ti-in Iter's deisk. and blew on his fingers "My. It's gelling cold," he said, scamping scamp-ing around. Scribble Scratch opened the first note It wa from Mrs Woodchui k "lienr Mr. Schoolmaster. it said. "Wol-blv can't come lo school any more this term. We're all going to Dreamlifnd for rhe winter GoOUbye. Mrs L'. I". t'h'jek." Mrs. Muakcat. Mrs. Oiler ami Mrs Beaver were afraid of mantraps and said thai Hie; really could nol allow their children t.. ..se then fine new overcoats, lo say nothing of their skins. ' i Mrs. r.uiinv and Mr- Cottontail were mightily afraid of I'leol Pox, h. goi fl. ii tar and foxier and hungrier as the Mfeathei gol colder. So Ben .Tr.. and "uiie were kept pretty clOSS to home, their tracks being as plain in the deep SPOW as rhe notie on vuur face. f '"'V I ight. 1920, N. E. A |