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Show ADVENTURES OF THE TWINS j BY OLIVE ROBERTS BAftTGW 'let's bi gon,'1 shouted King Verdo. '"What do you wish jne to do?" asked King Yerdo when N'lck had explained ex-plained all about everything 'How-can 'How-can we find out whether this fellow, King Indig of the Dlddyrvvers Is handsomer than I am? Put pcr.onal-l pcr.onal-l I can't imagine anyone thinking that blue hair is good looking when there Is scmeone around with a lovely lone green beard like mine." ' Longhead the 'Wiseman has decided." de-cided." said Nick. What did he decide"" asked Yerdo, quickly. "So one knows," answered Nick-"It's Nick-"It's in a magic phonograph record that Nancy and 1 found "Well, Where's the record?" "It's back In King Indlgs palace, Nick told him. "We can't pla It for We haven't got the right needle io put Ion the phonograph.' i Where's the needle?" asked King Yerdo It's the third peg In the heel of your left shoe," said Nick. "Well I declure!" chuckled King, Yerdo. "I never heard anything so (astonishing in my life. The third peg I in the left heel of my . "Let's see' " I And he hauled up his foot over his I knee to look. I Why. It's gone!" he cried. "There's nothing but a hole." I Nancy's sharp eyes saw something ,sh.. pointed to ihe lump omud King Verdo had scraped off. "There It Is.' she cried ' It's sticking In that." Just then tho lump of mud started to roll aai "No. you don't"" cried King Yerdo grabbing It and putting the peg In his pocket. ''Now what do you suppose that mud iviv running off for"'" I "It must be Twelve Toes, the Sol - Icerer. again. " sild Nick. "lie doesn't want you or King Indlg to marry Prlnev.-s Therma. He wants hrr hlm-j self, He's tried to slop us every way he could " "The illain." shouted King Yerdo. He can't practice his magic here. ! Lets be gone We'll go to the Land J of tho Dlddyevvers at once ami find out all about everything." (To Be ontmued.) (I'opyright, 19::, NEA Service.) |