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Show ' 9 I ADVENTURES OF THE TWINS BTY OLIVE ROBERTS aASTTOf "Thla Is inek," be cried. THE LOST REX ORD. J Nancy. Nick and Buskins rcturnel from Smoke Land In the little apple-tree apple-tree elevator ju6t In time to see the Magical Mushroom poke his litt'c round howler hat up through the ground on his way from Talry Land, "This is luck." he cried, when ell! of him had cotno through. "JuM thel vary people I'm looking for. I hope jou won't need them any more, Buskins." Buskins thought ho could get nloni; now alone, he said, as the Iind-of I'p-ln-lhe-AIr was In pretty flni shape, so he'd be perfectly willing U spare his little friend If they were needed soniewhcro Is "Tee, the Fairy Queen needs 'em," replied the Mushroom. "She needs 'ern very much. There Is war between be-tween the Dbldyovvers of the blue hair and the Korsknotts of the green beards." "The Plddyewers live beyond the seven mountains and the Kingdom of tho Korsknotts is beyond tho seven I vallevs." ' I "The thing they are quarreling about Is the record which is to decid" the question It's lost!' "Oh. goodness," crlod Nancy, holding hold-ing her ears. "I can't understand a arord "i say. Mr. Mushroom:" 'Well, don t get nervous about It." said the Mushroom, laughing. 'It does sound u bit mixed up. But It' a is simple as the income tnx. Your daddy 1 an tc!l you how very simple that Is. And his is Just as eaBy." Tou see It's this way! Whenever there Is a great dispute nbont things in Fairy Land, the Fairy Queen sends Nimble Toes or Sliver Wing to Longhead Long-head the Wizard, to decide the question ques-tion He's a sort of prime minister to hor highness, only he lives at tho third end of tho earth and won't allow al-low anyone to see him. He gives his answers to hard questions on phonograph phono-graph records All you have to do U to put the record on a machine and play it ' (To Be Continued.) (Copyright. 102J. NKA Sen-ice.) |