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Show d a ADVENTURES OF THE TWINS V Ot-IVE ROOEKT8 aP.nTOW h -l ( Hi. In lln v.uv. In r - the list ' When Nancy and Mck had had tea at the Moon-Man's house, and scraped up the last bit of crackers and milk out of their bowls, the Magical Mushroom Mush-room said he'd be going "I'll go to the lop of the mountain we landed on and take a Jump," said he- "My wide parachute hat will keep me from falling and I'll sail down ever so gently to the earth. Then I'll go to the Fairy Queen's palace and tell her everything's all right." "If you like, I'll send a moonbeam down till it touches the earth," said Mr Peerabout, dumping the bowls into in-to a dish pan and pouring hot water over them "Then you can slide the whole way without any trouble at j all." "Oh. no. Thank you just the same" said the Mushroom. ".)h, by the way. I here's the list." he remarked, reaching reach-ing In his pocket and handing a fold- '1 pj I" : to th M non-Man Why. bless my soul! ' cried Mr., r, erabout, wiping his hands. "I d for- gotten all about it. It shows I'm get-! ting old. They'll soon have to get an-1 other Man-ln-the-Moon, that's sure ! First thing you know some time I'll' be going around In the daylight In-1 stead of the night and folks will think I'm lost." Nancy and Nick were curious to; know what the paper was about, so, as there didn't seem to be much of; a secret about It. thoy listened. 'Hum. ho'" sighed the Moon-Man,' putting on his spdi ka and looking at the paper. "The usual crowd wants the usuaj things. The people of Whispering Forest want no moon at all so they'll be safe from Fleet Fox and Blunder Bear. "The Wigglefin People down under the sea want a full moon because tho tide Is high then Mr Hunter wants a sickle moon turned upside down so It will rain and that's good for, hunting. "Mr. Farmer wants the moon turned the other way so It will be dry and that's good for planting. Hum. ho! What shall I do?" (To Be Continued) (Copyright. 1922: N B A Service) oo |