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Show L . ABVEPJTURES OF TEE TWINS YV OLIVE ROBERTO BARTON r I "I'M KING VJSRDO'1 "Here we are," said tho dove, fluttering flut-tering to tho top of the gate that led Into King Yerdo's ptUacc. "I may not go any further with you. You will have to finish your errand alone." "But will you wait to guide us back again over tho seven alleys?" asked Nick. ' I shall wait, but you will need no guiding." answered the dove. "You will not need to go back over the seven valleys nor even tho seven mountains. It was only necessary for ycu to make the trip once on foot Returning, you may wish yourselves thore in your magic Green Shoes. I shall fly with you, for I wish to see who Is to marry Princess Therma. She is my mistress, you know, and I lovo her dearly." "What's all this talking about"" asked a new' voice suddenly. "Here I was, enjoying a nice game of croquet cro-quet by myself in my flower garden, and having everything peaceful and oulet, when I'm disturbed by two prattling children and a noisy doeJ Who arc you ?" "We're Nancy and Nick, the Twins." replied Nick. "And we camo to see King Yerdo. The .dove is our friend." "Did you say King Verdo?" "Yes," nodded Nancy. "Well I'm him, no. he. Him, he. he, him, him. he!" went on this curious person thoughtfully. "No, I'm not either him or he, I'm me." bo went on "I'm King Yerdo." "Oh!" said Nancy. "h:" cried Nick. "Oh!" cooed the dove. They were all most astonished at so unklngly looking a person with .such unklngly manners 'Why three ohs when one would ,do?" asked the king." "Kings are three times as lmpor-Itant lmpor-Itant as other people," said Nancy quickly. I This put King Verdo Into a. very good humor. "That's so"' n'J he .amiably. "Come In." (To Bo Continued.) 1 (ropyriKht. 1 922. NBA Service.) |