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Show a. , ' ADVENTURES OF TEE TWINS err olive kobikt aVairroM i:..u i Sun i ' Pleased to meet rou Hi k!" -uii M r er about ploasanrijr. The door of the tumble-down hut under the silver trees opened, and n) funny, queor, ragged, little old man i appear' d, to tho Twins' astonished eyes. "What a queer servant the Man-' I ln-the-Moon keeps,' thought they It, i was bad enough to find that his I highness lived In such a miserable I ! place when the rest of the moon was so magnificent. but this wa still 'worse they had visited a good m:in; roya! people on their adventures and 1 never yet had they been admitted by; a footman so poorly clad, i "Ha. ha, ha! Ho. ho, ho'" I chuckled the queer, ragged person who looked for all the world like a' I Jolly, fat friar. "Here's company. and you're as welcome as poverty." Nancy was terribly offended and' Nick was beginning to feel pretty cross ct so rude speech, when The Magical SSushrobmi their fairy com-! panion. said something that made! them stare with astonishment. He was introducing them to the. queer, fat. jolly, ragged person who' had answored their knock. "Nancy, this is Mr. Peerabout. the Man-ln-the-Moon Mr Peerabou!. this is Nancy. one of the famous Twins."' Then the Mushroom introduced Nick tho same way. Nancy curteslod and Nick bowed, both still too surprised to say as much as how-do-you-do. And as they were always polite little folk. It show-ed show-ed the state of their feelings. 'How are you. Nancy! Pleased to meet you. Nick!" said Mr. l-Ver.i-bout pleasantly, winking one eye and then the other. "Did you have a pleasant Journey?" The Mushroom answered for them. "Very". Very nice, sir! The Fairy Queen sent the Twins to help you' after she read your not-- " While they were tilklng the Twins couldn't help noticing the Moon-Man's ragged clothes, his bare feet lone beard and head as bald as a riinner-plate. riinner-plate. - i c v.i i oaUnued (Copyright. ltflJ. NKA Ben |