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Show t ' ADVENTURES OF THE TWINS try ot-ivm ROKIITI BARTOW f . Nancy and Nick bado the Squcedll-, lums good-byo and started up tho Eiderdown Ei-derdown mountain. It was tho mlddlo one of the Seven mountains. "My!" said Nancy, looking all around. "It's all blue plush and as soft as a pillow. This will be an eas) mountain, Nick." 1 But no sooner had she spoken than ,nho disappeared The soft blue, surface sur-face of the mount.-Un had caved In, like a snow drift does when you step on It and closed over the top of Nancy's head I The soft surfaor of the mountain had raved In Nick stood stalk still, not daring to move or h re at ho scarcely, for fear of! going under, too! "Oh!" he whispered "Oh. oh, goodness!" He clutched the record tlghtlv as though it might save' him Suddenly the magic paper Jumped out of his pocket and spread itself out flat agaJnst the record Then tho red feather pen Jumped out of his other pocket and began to write oj the paper. "Turn around and run down the; mountain the way you came," wrote- the pen "Nancy --ili come up on top again In a minute, and you must call to hor to follow you. Then wish yourselves your-selves up to tho Weather Man's Star Toll Mr. Sprinkle Blow, tho Weather Man, to send a hard rain When the Eiderdown Mountain gets wet It will go flat for It is stuffed with feathers. Wish yourselves back to the same spot and try It again " When the magic pen had ceased writing It Jumped back Into Nick's pocket and the magic paper followed. Nick obeyed Instructions and ran down to the foot of the soft blue plush mountain, which kept caving in at every ev-ery Step Relieved of Nick's weight the mountain moun-tain sprang into place again, and Nan. cy appeared "My, I'm nearly dead," sh.- roughed. ' I thought I was gone for sure." Come on down." called Nick. "Wo can't get across tho mountain until It gets wet We have to seo Mr. Sprinkle Blow." (To Bo Continued) (Copyright, 1922 NEA Service) |