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Show 1 ADVENTURES OF THE TWINS BY OLIvE ROBERTS BARTON I THE CHRISTMAS ELVES ?anta Oaus made another bow to the twins and laid Ala hand over his heart, but really It looked quite a lot as though he had a tummy ache. "If you're the Iwlprrs the Fairy Queen sent," smiled Santa, "you'ro welcome about a million times. -'What are your names, may I auk? ' "Nancy and Xlck." spoke U Ihc little i boy I Nick what"' asked Santa Clam "Nlch-o-las!" said the ether. I " ' " BBTBaaaBl MMaV aajHaaaSjsaaaal WWWY ,1 -l-.rttrr.C,.-. i- I 4-: m4i U : . . "If you re the helpers the Fairy Qoeen sent.-' smiled Santa, "you're welcome About a million times." !Vill "Why, that's my name," declared R Santa laus much pleased, And when ra.Wl Najiry repeated her name he cried out. 5sipS9 "That's a fine name, too, for It ol '''331 was makes mo think of candles, and I 'Jf8l 'ovo eandles as everyone knows. 'little Nancy Kltlcoat ' " he began to hum. L I .V-j Suddenly he reached out a chubby hand ' . JB ani- touched a button lnntantl a : f M thousand candles flamed up like a iriou- -vJ 'nl l,r,'-,u "tara, and before they knew rrKijf9 -l -he twms were In the midst of a com- j; ! pany of tumbling Jolly little Christmas '"131 elves laughlnfr and dancInK and ainclng this song. T I Curly heads snuggle on downy white 1 pillows Chubi.l.' lns snooze under blankcty bit-lows. bit-lows. Dreaming of Sugar-loaf Lolly-pop Land. Where treei with their goodies so temptingly tempt-ingly stand Where dollies say 'Mama' and duckies say 'Quack ' And a Hold y-horec offers a ride on his back. Where doggb-a .-ay Eow-wowV and kil- tle.s go Me lu.' And old Jack-ln-thc-Cc makes a spring out af you j The drum gives a 'Boont' and hc horn blows a 'Squeak.' And the tli Ing-um-a-bob gies your nose quite a tweak ; Tin sobllers with guns have a starey straight look. And goodness. wh there Is another new i book ! What a host of surpri.es In Sugar-loaf I-and, Where ducks swim on mirrors anil cotton cot-ton a the Hand !" Nanc) and Nick clapped their hands with dtilrrht. (Copyright, i:n, N K. A.) |