OCR Text |
Show ABVENTIRES OF THE TWINS BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON o- 4 "Little o'r. wll you please hold my baby?" 1 Do you still like the circus?" asked) Fllppetv -Flnp. the fslrvnian 'Mr? K.in- garoo jumped. She hadn't noticed Nnn-iov Nnn-iov and Nick nor thcli od 1 compnnion sp-l ! preaching. ' Sh"' she held up h wumlng luind. I ' "Not t-rt loud. I JikI gol Kicky o bed." !' "Yes. whispered Nancy. We n you put him In. And I don't want him lo know how. 'I long for the circus. It's nil I think of,, ' really. " "But why did you lenvc?" "Well," siid Mai n ii Kangaroo oberly. when the gnomes tame uluni; one niuht end unlocked 'he door of mj cage, l i I I ii thinking Kicky wni grow ing up, nnd no chance to learn u thing, j I How could he stretch lii s legs in n two I by four cage and learn to take stpa twenty tee' long? How could ns evei I le.irn to sinnd properly on his tall? 1 hud to bruiK him home, where there was I room, to tCHrh him h few things. "Can't I persuade you to go hack"" nskerl Fllppety-Flap "Here springs coining coin-ing and what wllll all the children do when there Is no circus?" "I know!" nodded ihr kangaroo, reaching reach-ing for her hanky nnd blowing her nose loodb "I have to weep when I think of it. And I'll forget all thu boxing I ever knew 1 love to lxx." A shrewd look came into Kilppety Flap's little eyes, and he looked slyly down at his enormous feet. Would vou mind boxing with me? he asked quickly ' I can box beautifully and 1 Just hoptieni-d CO brlnir mv boxing gloves along, also tin extra pair." Oh. I should love It!" cried Mrs. Kangaroo, Kan-garoo, hastily unstrapping the Utile lied he carried In front, of ho,r. and in which Kicky slept "Little girl, will you pieaso hold my baby?' Nancy luid out her srnis Fllppety-Flap produced two pairs of boxiiu; cloves from his magic ihoes |