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ADVENTURES OF THE TWINS
By Olive Roberts Barton
August Has Been
Lively For London
“Why, hov» do you d o*” he said hospitably.
LONDON—August—usually du,U
In London—has been a month of
remarkable activity this year. Th<
feJuure classes left town as 1;
•heir custom, but the Influx of at.
unprecedented number of AmerU
'«ns and provincials from the
lorthern‘continental countries and
•ro '• Scotland .kept the theatre*
and dance halls busy. The West
End shops had been the best Au*
ust In their history. The good
weather helped brighten the last
re«ks of summer In the British
metropolis.
The merchants and railways earlj
in the season got toge V.er and de-
elded to boom London ns an ad
mirable place for n holiday. Ap-
parently the provincials have fount
it so, ./or 'dally they have beer
packing every Londonbound train.
“Who sent you word about Mm.. botts and walked straight Into the
Bear and h/r boys being af to.
Tommy Trout?” asked Nancy, when
Buster Dear and Bunch Bear and
their mother had gone home after
promising never, never, never to
fish 'again.
4tfater Gallop, the cowboy fairy,
rolled up his lasso and hung it on
hi* oAddle. “If ’vmk Bandy Dipper
Who told me,” he unswered. "Do
you know Dandy D pper?”
"No," said Nanej, "What Is be
called that for- Bed what’s be
llkcr
"He's a bird," oxp aired the fairy i
man. "But jump on your ppnloR
and I’ll take you to bis bouse. It
Isn’t far from here.”
So the Twins climbed on Snow
and filackle and they all rode along
until they came to a place where
the creek fell down from a hU'n
place to a low place and then w^r.t
rushing off as If It were scared
"Here's whore he lives,'* *ahl
Mister Gallop. "Jump down and
follow me." ,
Before they know what he was
about Mister Caiiop had waded I Dlppe
out into tho water In his high •
waterfall. It was because he
a fairy, no doubt, but anyway, It
was mc3t astonishing.
"It's a good thing we have our
magic shoos along/ 'laughed Nan
cy. "or we never could follow him.
Come on, Nick, here goes."
The Twins put down their hecir
amh.dived right in, and la and be
hold when they got Inside it was
as quiet and dry as eculd be. “This
fs where Mister Dipper lives," said
Mister Gallop, "but he isn’t ai
home. Oh, here he comes now/'
As he spoke a little gray bird
came splashing In. Over his eves
wore little curtains to keep the
water out. Then he lifted thejlttle
curtains and shook himself.
“Why. how do you do!" lie said
hospitably. "I didn’t know I had
company. Thank you for raving
my friends, Tommy and Timmy
Trout- I've been greatly worried.
"You’re welcome," Bald .Mister
Gallon. "If anvthlng t-lse
wrong please let me know."
“I sure will!” c'ecmr^ Mteter
Old Baptist
School Opens
ItOME, Ga.—-Hc-arn Academy,
Cave Springs, said to be one of the
oldest.Baptist schools in the South
will its 85th year Tuesday,
September 4, according to the an
nouncement of ftev. I. D. Harris
president of the institution. Pres
Idcnt Harris states there hav<
been a number of changes mado in
the faculty and expresses the opin
ion that the enrollment will show
iterial increase tills year.
positively
.(To Be Continued.)
THROUGH FREIGHT
..COLUMBUS, Ga.—Another fast
through freight train from Chicago
and St. Louis to Jacksonville, Fla.,
has been put Into service by the
Illinois Central, Central of Geor
gia. and Atlantic Coast Line, ac
cording to T. P. Wade, division
freight agent r.f tho Central of
Georga. Four-day delivery between
St. Louis and Jacksonville will bo
mado possible by the new service,'
according to Agent Wade.
JACK DAW’S ADVENTURES
UNDER THE GROUND
CHAPTER 2 . , ...
Story u> Hal Coehron. Drawing, by Lae Wright
; hung on the ladder for n minute and then heard another voice
,, -‘Who? Who? Who?\ “Why, I am Jock Daw," he replied. And
in his haiids grew tired wind he dropped to the ground. At that
micnt a big lamp shone brightly and right before Jack sat a smiling
I lady. “ o .
.‘■Welcome to the Land of Mother Earth,” said thia old lady. , am
Mothc r Earth arid if you are a good boy I will have my pudgies show
!]>u around.” Jack thanked her and then asked who had been saying
lio?” And when she told him that it was an owl, everybody
; Jack laughed loudly.
there came a barking from above, “That’s my dog,” ahouted
“Well, well havo him down here shortly,” replied Mother
And the pudgies ‘grabbed a big table doth and held it open,
i was ceased and finally jumped into it from the hole above. (Con
tinued.) ' ‘
Atlanta and West Point Railroad Company
The Western Railway of Alabama
The Georgia Railroad
I. The Summer Toorlat eeason le now on and vacations are
In order. You will be glad to know that conditions surround
ing Summer Tourist travel are more liberal this aeaeon than
la almost any previous year. Reduced rates are In affect to
practically every atate In the Union as well aa to some points
In Canada, tho various tours including delightful trips on
tho Atlantic and Pacific oceans, the Great Lakes. SL Law
rence River, Hudson River, through the Yellowstone and
Other National Parka, to the Grand Canyon, ate. Btop.orers
may ho made at any point on either going or return trip,
within final limit of ticket, which la, in most cases, Octo
ber 31, 1923.
nerve and any information desired will ho gladly furnished
by ticket agent in your town or by the undersigned.
J. P. BILLUPS,
General Passenger Agent,
Atlanta, Ga.
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