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Show it . ADVENTURES OF THE TWINS 1 V OLIVE nOBEJCT BARTON - S "Never mind, madam." said Dr. Snuffles, "I think I can help you." SNUFFLES AITI6 BABY ROBINS "Dr. Snuffles, Or, Snuffles," called I ant ' 10 the kind little fairy' gentleman gentle-man who doctored all the creatures in Outdoor Land "Here's Mrs. Robin to' see you." "All right. I'll be down in a minute.' , culled the docior, shaving, so he hur ried. Wr- tin Robin, how do you do." he said "You don't look a bit sick.". "And neither I am." an6wored Mrs Robin, sadly shaking her head. "It's not 1, doctor, it's it's, oh. doctor, I'm' so mortified. It's m) new babies They, hatched out of their eggs yesterday and instead of being lovely little tluffy darlings, a I had expected, they're as' bare as doorknobs. There isn't a ; feather or a bit of fuzz on them and the) look awiui I'm so disappoint ed." Mrs. Robin began to cry. "Never mind, madam," seid Dr. Snuffles "1 think I can help you. I'll give you something that will make your children have lovely soft feathers feath-ers in about three weeks' time " Dr Snuffles called to Nick to bring1 him somo milkweed and pokeberrles These he squeozed and mixed to- getlli r. Then he handed Mrs Robin a bottle with Home instructions. "Will that medicine really do any good''" ar.ked Nancy whon Mrs. Robin ha '1 one "1 thought all baby robins, were hare and it took three weeks fori their f. ;il ik r-' to grow "That's right," nodded Dr. Snuffles,' "it does But in the meantime Mrs. j RObln won't be worrying her head off, and that medicine won't hurt 'om a hit There are tricks to nil trades, my d sr." (To Be Continued 1 (( npyright. 1922, NEA Service) |