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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. '