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Show ADVENTURES OF THE TWINS I SY OLIVE ROBERT BAKTOW When the l uge horseshoe had stop-l ped talking Nick picked up the red feather again and put it into his pock-' et 'Well. I guess we've lost enough I time and we'd better be on our way, j Nancj .'' he said. "Bood-bye." called the horseshoe. "If Twelve Toes puts any more elec- j trlcity into me remember not to touch me on your waj back What's the big black thing you are carrying?" "It's a phonograph record with a message from Longhead, the Wiseman," Wise-man," answered Nancy. I Mi,' lii IiuikIii d. "I'd lorgolti n 1 bad viu. Air. f'eatber until you pricked mc." "Well, It's made of hard rubber, so electricity can't hurt it." said the horseshoe, "but take my advice and don't touch anything more on the Electric Mountain Not oven the flower; flow-er; and ferns you see growing on the slope. They are not real, they are made up of all sorts of colored metals and full of electric shoi k They are Put there to tempt you. If yon touch them ou'll be shocked so that you'll lose your memory, the same as when you touched tho Lloth of Dreams" 'Thank you for your advice. We'll be extra careful," said Nick. "Come im Nancy." The walking now although it was down hill or down mountain whs good. No more crls.s-cross wires, no more sparks, no more uglinefs. K -cry where there lovely d-wey reeii grass with mountain flowers ol nil kinds and colors scattered 'round. Yel-; low, red. purple, blue, pink and white. iud smelling like their own dear old orchard -it home in Affaytirne. "I should Inve to take th" princes: :t bouquet," sighed Nancy, looking at. the blossoms longingly. "No, no come on." insisted Nick. "They're an dangerous. "Humph, what's that?" Beaching his hand In his i pocket, he pulled out the red feather "Oh," ho laughed, "I'd forgotten 1 had 'you, Mr. Heather, until you pricked nie. Do you wish to write another 1 message f I he red feather wrote on the magic paper, "Keep your eyes closed the rest of thi way down the mountain. I shall guide you " (To Be Continued i I Copyright. 1922, NKA Service) I |