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Show I ADVENTURES OF THE TWINS I Y OUVB BOSEKT BARTON r Georgie Gulnea-Pig Was Sound Asleep. Oscar Owl hung up the receiver of his telephone and chuckJed and chuc I kled. "Tee, hee, rfeo!" he giggled. "They say I'm wise, and no ono knows It bettor than I. I've Ju3t telephoned to George Guinea -Pig I knew where he could find a tall and to Flop Field-mouse Field-mouse I knew where be could lose J one. 'They are to be here at 8 tonight! Hee, hee! I'll have a wait for my supper but when the time comes I'll have two." About 6 Tommy Brown came along to look "at Georgie. Georgie liked1 Tommy. Tommy was kind and pome-j times lifted him gently and stroked! him Georgie chuckled to himself Wouldn't Tommy be surprised when he came back next day and found him with a lovely long waving tall! Pretty soon the hired man came along and stopped "Hello, Tom!" he said iudly. "Ever hold a guinea pig up by his tall and j watch his cjes drop out!" I 'oh, you' ' exclaimed Tommy. "Guinea-pigs haven't any talis!" The hired man went away laughing But Georgie ' little heart was thumping What was that he said? "Hold him up by the tall and watch his eyes drop out!" Why, if they'd find a tall on him next day they might try It "Well, he'd fixe that all right. No all should they find on him! Seven o'clock! Eight o'clock! Nine o'clock! Georgie Gulnea-Plg was sound asleep. So was Flop Fieldmouse. Oscar Os-car Owl waited until 0, then went home supperless and as mad as anything. any-thing. Flop F1eldmoue? You want to know about him? Why, he didn't go either because his mamma told him a story about a little dog that lost his tall and couldn't go straight . (To Be Continued.) (Copyright, 1922, NEA Service) |