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Show Idventures of the twins Hp gV OLIVE ROBERTO BAftTGM Bnm gracefully about, spreading its wings ami filing them again I J jNTKBILl. GOT JF. il s. j UVK ROBERTS BARTON fcwlctall Duckbill way nut for BP pepped every now and ' I0-1 UP something f. I Iwold go on again, j KKkbr.1 was fooling fine and PW- He even hummed a be jc-ould a-wootDR go al3 Maininj would lot uro i . i . j ; . oh:1- He stopped and ate a beetle. I ii- n h'' v.. nl on and sans: his song all over again. "A frog he would a-wooing go," 'and so on. This time ho stopped and ate a mo.v.iulto. He hummed smother line and stopped to eat a wrrtte grub. Ho'd eaten a fuzzy worm, a bee, a rain-toad and a grasshopper when jhe spied a lovely white creature with la long neck away ou1 on Lily Bond. II swam gracefully about, spreading Its wlng3 and folding them again proudly. "H'm!" said Mr Duckbill, looking awhile and then gazing thoughtfully at his own reflection In the water. "I wonder why I have such a short neck, and no Wings to apeak of!" Then he went on with his vulli and his song. H and by he saw n pony in a tield waving his fine, long tall about ic . base i he flies a way. "H'm! said Mr. Duckbllle again. ' What a fine tail! I wonder why 1 have such a nubby one!" He went on with his walk again, and his song. 'Goodness' What a fine pair of legs that bird has! That must be Mr Crane. I wonder why I have such ultIv short legsl" This time he went on with his walk, but not his song "How do you do this fine morning?" morn-ing?" said Dr. Snuffles, passing by. "Rotten!" gumbled Mr Duckbill "I'm going home and go to bed!" I. a lousy, my dears. Is the worst disease there Is (To 1 Continued) (Copyright. 1922, NBA Service) |