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Show T Ti ADVENTURES OF TEE TWINS : ; ! I STY OLIVE ROBERTS &ARTO I.L . , u r ; "Then my d re-am fairies. thtT ToWSllCX slide down D moon-beam." "in the first place," said the Man- ln-the-Moon. after ho had told Nancy and Xlek about his fairy helpers. "I have to spend most of my time watching watch-ing my enemies. I lose a lot of time ! that way and that Is why I need your help. Old Eena Moena 1 one who bothers me a lot. Ho lives in a star eiulte close to the moon and m ! up atrocious dreams to send to th earth." "Oh." oried 'Nancy. "I sujpo.-.. he wag the one that sent the awful dreams to Nick and me. He almost ' made us lose our way when we were crossing the Seven Mountains one time on an errand for the Fairy Queen." "Yes. 6ir," exclaimed Mr. Pecr.i-1 Pecr.i-1 bout, "he was tho very one I saw . old Twelve Toes, the Sorcerer. I change himself Into a bat and fly up to old Eena Meena's star. "After a while ho flew away again with two bags and 1 Just knew he .;ls up to mischief. Old Eena Meena mixed thono dreams, you may be sure, my dears. "Every time I see a dream goln toward the earth from hla star I send some of my fairies to atch it. usually the Chimney-Sitters, for most dreams go down chimneys Then my dream -fairies, tho Towslles, slide down a moonbeam and hurry down the; chimney and substitute a lovely dream for tho bad one- "Is Mr Eena Meena the only enemy en-emy you've got ?" asked Nick. "My, no!" sighed tho Man-ln-tho-l Moon. "That's why I sent for you. 1 Twelve Toos. the Sorcerer, and Eena. I Meena, tho Magician, and Trlckv Trlxo. the Wizard, and Hallo Hallo. the Conjuror, are all angels compared J , to my real enemy. "My real enemy Is Comet-Legs, no called because his legs aro as cuived ; as comets Ho rides through tho sky , on a shooting-star. He's jealous of me and my friends because he wishes I to rule the sky. I'll tell you about him." To Bo Continued) (Copyright, 1922. NEA Service) oo |