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Show ADVENTURES THE TWINS i PY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON a i . The Fairy Queen was right when she told the twins that the Bobadll Jinn Would he after them harder than ever. When the pelican, who wai carrying them In his bill-pouch, toward the shore from way out in the ocean, came quite dose ro land, he completely forgot the ijueen s warning. Khe had lold him to carry the children safely, anil to keep A hurje eagle appeared, und grabbing a twin in StfCh orcat claw, flew toward the land, scienmlng vlckcdly. his bill closed tight. Whether it was because his Johrncj wao ro nearly over, or because the Wlckdd linn began to I ii' t in his Work again, I'm not sure, bull a fish appeared on top of ihi w.it.-r. dl-j roctly below where the pelican was fly-I ing. and there was trouble at once The pelican was getting quite hungry and as. of course, ho was net allowed to swallow- Xanov and Nick, the sight of that lovelv. . lender, dcllclons-lookinp fish (was more than human nature, or I mean pelican nature, could endure; he forgot himself completely. Bef.re Ihe twins had the least Idea of ; what had happened, they found till m-I m-I selves falling Straight towards the wavesJ : But before they touched the water, a ; wonderful thing Occurred. The fish dls-i dls-i appeared, and a huge eagle appeared at i the same Instant in the air beside them. He grabbed a twin In each great claw and flew toward the land, flapping his irreat wings, and screaming ivlckedly. But instead of dropping them In a safe place as the pelican had been told lo do, the 'eagle Continued flving toward the . lop of a high mountain. Up he , flew, onward and upward, until ihe clouds were below him. The twins cjuld.no longer see the world beneath. (Copyright, .1921 , N E. A.) |