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Show I ADVENTURES OF THE TWINS i . TV OLIVE ROBERTS BARTOW k i I suppose vu came dim Nick turned when he saw the chocolate choco-late cake if there was anything he loved it was cake, and chocolate cako was not to be resisted. "Oh. come on Nick'" Nancy pulled at his arm. The red feather In his hand, too. kept bending the other direction, which showed that if ho would avoid danger hS would keep awny from th strange oaVS and all it contained. But chorolate cake! Round, high, shining and delicious! Something In poor Nick's legs seemed to be pushing him back toward to-ward the cave. He tried to take a step away, but he had no more will than a terrier on the end of a chain. And there was nothing for Nannv to do but to follow. "Hollo, children." came a voice out of tho cave, followed at once by a figure In the form of a gypey woman dressed In rod with a gre n cap and yellow eah. Her hair was lk for a iin-11 of my cake done In long braids wound around her head, and on her neck were so many strings of beads that Nancy couldn't help wonder Ing how she could stand so straight. "I suppose you came back for a smell of my cake "It looks very nice." said Nick wondering If he were to bo ottered a slice. "And so it should," nodded the gypsy woman. smiling. "for dear knows, enough trouble I've had bak-,ing bak-,ing It I've hurt my flnyer and I can't hold a cloth." "Oh," cried kind Nancy. "Can't I .do It? I'll clean your floor." "Then here. ' cried the gypsy woman, wo-man, thrusting a large rag into her 'hand. "Come. I'll lead you to the place." As she led her awav, the Mushroom's Mush-room's note fell to the floor. Nick stooped to pick It up. (To be Continued (Copyright. 1922, N B A Service) |