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Show I? ADVENTURES OF THE TWINS 1 Y OLIVE ROBERTS ffcARTOfe I llfiS: I I What s tin- difference between a Jumping jack and .1 baby-?" nsked HI Mr, Crane. iTlie storks thought and thought about the riddle Buskins had asked them, the riddle being, "What's tile difference between a jumping-jnk and a baby "' Mr. Crane, looking more solemn than ever, went down the row. . "What's tho answer?" he asked the lirst stork. "I I confess I don't know," said tho stork to his neighbor. 0 . "Me either." said the second stork, shaking his head. 'I don't know." "XcxtV said the Crane. "Xo! I don't know either.' And so it went on down the line until at last Mr. Crane reached an old, old fellow who looked as though lie was about to go to sleep. "What's the difference between a .iumplng-Jack and a babV?" asked Mr. Crane. Well.'' answered old Dadciv Stork .slowly, "there's enough difference that I should never mistake one for the other." Aba," smiled Mi. Crane. That's the answer, Daddy. You gel the nice soft pinky-blue comfort. Tin afraid If I gave it to some of these other! stupids they miht wrap a jumping- jack up In It to deliver to a family , on earth. Instead of a dice, soft, pink baby. X'ovv begone, all of you. There won't be any more comforts made un-j til goosc-plueking time Is over aarl j more soft down comes flying up to t'ie ' sky fo- my fairy workers to use Well, well, I do believe there's more coming com-ing now. Mrs. Brown must be having hav-ing a plucking. I heard her sav she ' needed new bolsters tho other d i and some of the softest feathers hav run away. They know where to j come'" A whole flock of feathers came! blow ing In at the w indows and do i , of the factory, so the storks waited. (To Be Continued) |