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Show ADVENTURES OF THE TWINS i srr OU1VB AC BE AT 6 SArTTOM The White Dove flew ahead and t Nancy and Nick followed along the! .nice green path. -The skv was blue1 and birds were singing everywhere. It did seem as though the spell of evil , inaglc woven over the Twins by Twelve Toes, tho wicked old Sorcerer, was broken At last they came In sleht of n e;;v which was just as green as Cobs Town had been blue. Yonder is Verdure VJlle," cnlled. "Will you tell u which of the buildings i- King Veruo'a palace?" M-k-1 nsL.o.1 mic of ihc iiiiecr iieoide. Verdo of the green beard, lives. All of his subjects, called the Korsknotts. back the dove "That Is where King have green beards, too. It shall soon be decided which is tho handsomer, King Verdo of tht green beard, of the Korsknotts. or King Indlg of the blue luilr. king Of the ldddyevveis" The Twins thought that the whllo dove's voice was baddor than over as ho spoke. MAnd tho one who wins Is to martr the beautiful Princess Thcrnm, isn't he?" asked Nancy, "Yes," answered the dove in a voice so low thev could scarcely hear. Funny people began to appear on the road all of them ntarlng hard at the strangers, with cjueer. greenish eyes, and having beards as green as w ire grass. "Will you tell us which of the buildings build-ings la King Yerdo's Nick asked one ol the queer people "It's the handsomest house in the handsomest city of the handsomest |