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Show ADVENTURES OF THE TWINS BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON I I v 1 i THE FAIRY QUEEN APPEARS When (he Iceberg castle melted. In 1 which Nancy and Nick had i n prison era of the wicked Bobadil Jinn enough of Ii remained for the walrus to . hni; to, and he reached a broad strong flapper I to the twins now itruggltng In the water. Soon they were beMide him and he was telling (hem all that had happened while tliej had worn the little Red Slippers of Forget fulness, thai the wicked Jinn had i 1 A CO , v The walrus reached a broad, strong flapper to the twins now struggling. In I the water I given them Now the slippers were gone an'l they remembered tho errand on which thev had started. "Rut how' can we ever get to ilie SOUth ! Pole, now' ' cried Nancy, "The Wicked j Jinn took away our Magic Green Wishing Shot and o u i ito ot Charms. We cannot find the way Without (he Map and the I Golden Key, They were In the iu, " Suddenly the walrus disappeared and in bis place shone a dnzlllig llplii It a - 1 so blinding at first that the twins could j not ee anvtlilng :f all but graduall) thev made out s form In the midst of the golden beam, a form familiar and friendly, and smiling at them kindly. The Fairy Queen!" thev cried Jn as-1 1 1 .ii iahment. "Yes. niv dears.' said she. "It Is I. Not often I an spare the time from my kingdom to help my little friends. In per- son; bul you were in such need that It decided to come." I "But where Is the walrus .'" asked Nick, j suddenly missing his clumsy friend. "1 was ii,, walrus " nodded the Fairy ' 1 Qui an "But" said Nancy. In a puszled voice,, i "you said that you were Hungry ami ; aske.i if we were, tender. We thought ' I you "were going to eat us." The Pairs Queen laughed, "i i to ! do that to fool the wicked Jinn. I want ; sd htm to believe tha' i was (mi enemy, I or he would never have allowed me to sin-.- on his iceberg. But now we must I la"lk about ,,ur errand." I 1 1 lop) right. M :'i N i: |