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Show sv i i? 5 VENTURES OF TUB TWINS 1 1 don't r.n.1cr;tcnd it," lie aid to the turkey, .lack o'Lantern was leaning against the barn. He was unhappy and dejected de-jected in spile of the fact that tho coiners coi-ners of his mouth, turned up in a grin showing two rous o: e;vrmus teeth. "I don't understand It." he said to the turkey. "For a Whil 1 WOS mogt Important person hereabouts. Ever;.-nleht Ever;.-nleht the children put a candle in me and carried uie around on a broom-stick broom-stick and ecared the wdiole neighbor- ' hood, and mv. but we had the tun.' "Yes, I know," gobbled the turkey sympathetically. "Indeed. 1 wafli very jealous of you getting all the attention, it shows bo Pickh people ir'" ai1 now soon 1 1 1 c y i:ri- (.n uitsir it-jnuo. "Well, you don'i need to be jealous, now." spoke up Jack o'Lantern with spirit. "The whole family have ud-denly ud-denly grown quite fond 5 you. Mai-tl Mai-tl r feeds you enough corn to make you bund, and Mistress -ays a doaefl times a day. 'My, but that turkey ls Ing fat.' As for me, not a soul looks to Bee boi thin I am getting I feel ail gone inside: ' Jack o'Lantern sighed with such an enormdus sigh that he fell over on the ground and his head rolled off his broomstick body. "Now. I am done for." he cried vut weakly. "No on will e v. r see me here. ' Sudd- nly a vOgcs ftaksd', "Does any-iin- Knuu where we can find Mr. Jac'. o'Lantern?" "GoodneasV thought Jack o'Lanterrj "I must be of some importance after all! Bemebody liasn't forgotten me. I wonder who it is. Here I am'" hi al'ed as tnudlv as ho could ' Who wants me?" "Nancy and Xick." came Xancy's Bweet voice.. ' We're looking for Mother GociSc's broom. Did you sew (To Be- Continued) (Copyright. 1922. XEA Service) |