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Show ADVENTURES OF THE TWINS BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON "THROUGH THE TRAP DOOR." The walrus on the Iceberg rain.- nearer) and nearer. Jerking himself awkwardb along the best lc could with his queer ! Mappers. His lep- jou see; are Insidi ! Itlm, or at least lh' aie fastened down to bis rid. r. In sueh a way Ihal ne has a bard time kc: t 'ng . .round. The polar bear cams to the rescue of , . Inir his little carved hox that contained nil Ihelr charms, the Hap, the ijolden Key and the language Charm riven them bj the Ffclrj ue,'ii. vs lone as the Isttei a:. neni hbn be ould under- -land what any of the animal WSN saying. say-ing. Suddenly It seemed to him that the walrus speaking to them nnin. The little boy listened carefullj and this Is v. hat he heard- "I will iud The bear followed, the stairs cre.iklnQ .ind oroanlng under his great bulky weight. the twins. "Quick!" said be. opi nlng a 'mall door lo the top of the Iceberg (the roof.' really, as the Iceberg was a castle.) A little Stairway led Into a room below and the twins IOSI no time In elimblup down. To their Slirprlse tho bear followed, fol-lowed, the stairs crcitiliK and trioanmr loudly und.-i Ins great, bujif weight il closed tlie trap doo; cnri-fu'l'- behind him, to the twins' great relief, for OlUsidO thev could atlli hsui' tin; Walrus pufftng and biowinc with disappointment, and bin iint,' shiirpl All this while Xiik w-s carefully cuard ;.ou both. Don't worn ! Ju:t be pall. pa-ll. 1.1 " Naney hadn't heard end neither had ! the polar bear, who wa busily taxing away the steps down which be- imd ii.-t come; Why to is be taking away the steps? puxSled Nibk. and whj sliould Um Wiurus help them? BUddenlj he knew what it nil meant The polar bear was the wicked linn, nnd '.once again he und Nancy were Ih hi 1 rower 1 (Copyright, 1021, by Newspaper Enterprise Enter-prise AsfOelatlon.) |