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to the story. he had seen the Rag
Doll. ‘
"\Ve‘il go along and take the testi~
mony." sold. Sniff Whisker. the rat
in the tomato colored velvet suit,
motioning to the rest. or his police-
men to follow. “We like drains any.
“'83."
"You can't go without us." cried
Calamity Jane. “We're here to see
this thing out,"
“Yes. and we want all the witness-
es we can get." shouted the Crinoline
Doll, who seemed not to be able to
speak quietly ever since she had lost
her skirt.
“We'd better let them go." said
poor Mister Ilavolook to the Twins.
"I! we don't glvo them their way in
everything, there certainly will be a
revolution."
“Shall we start?" asked Snli‘l
Whisker.
“Do. please." said poor hitter
Hevelook. And as usual he rope. ed.
“Do please," because he liked the
sound. It sounded exactly like a
klr~ or president, or something.
So of! they started.
“Where's the train?" puffed Mrs.
Jiggs. ““I'm much too fat to walk."
"Yes, where's the train ‘1" said
Limber Legs. "I'm much too thin to
walk." .
“And I'm much too stiff, sold the
Tin Soldier. “Where's the engineer?
i wish to ride."
But no Gingerbread Man answered
when they called.
“Where is the Gingerbread Man?
Where's the engineer?” all the dolls
began to shout. "we can't ride to
the drain without an engineer to run
the train. Ho. Mister Gingerbread!
Where are you ?" '
Suddenly Belinda began ,to' stare
with her Chins-blue eyes and follow-
ing the direction of her‘ glance. the
others behold the gobbler with his
head in the air. marching away on
tiptoe. ,
“Murder. Thief!" shrieked the
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no windows.
said the turkey in surprise. "But I'll
confess I was looking for him."
"I thought you were pussy-foot-
ing for something." said Sniff Whis-
ker, the rat. then realizing that a
forbidden word had slipped out. he
looked at his policemen out at the
corner of his eye and started to
brush the dust. off his shoulder as
though nothing had happened.
Suddenly the TWIns noticed rome-
thing. Up to this time they hadn’t
said much, tearing. as Sniff Whiskers
said. that it would be used against
them. And poor Mister Havalook
was having enough trouble as it was.
But. now Nick cried. “There's a
little pile of crumbs. sir. and there
are crumbs on three of your police-
men's whiskers. It looks pretty bad.
i think.”
All the Hidy Go people looked
when: Nick was pointing.
“And 1 think!" said the gobbier.
who had the first right. he felt, to
put the blame on somebody else.
"And we all think!" said Commit}-
Jane hollowly. "It's a plan case oi
murder."
“Oh dear! Oh dear!" sobbed Miss
Crinoline. “Now'l'li never get my
skirt nnd We'll never be able to Set.
to the drain or catch that old Rag
Doll. A murder has come along to
spoil it all."
“What’s that?" asked :1 Voice from
tho hissing engine. “What's allitho
fuss about. It's time to start it
you're going to the drain. I was oil-
ing my engine."
And there was the Gingerbread
Man looking out of the window.
“Then what are those crumbs?"
sniffed Sniff Whiskers.
“Just his coat-tail.” confessed on“
of the policemen. ‘I snipped it off
when he wasn't looking and divided
it with my friends."
“111 get‘my skirt yet," smiled the
Crinoline Doll happily.
(To Be Continued.)
ADVENTURES
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venturers to their grass hut. Jack. Dotty. Flip and Flop all trailed along
as he led the way to the queer looking place that was built -out of
tree limbs and brush. It stoodiobout six feet high and had one door and
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‘ ride."than walk." he said. And then he pulled a. rope‘thst hung out.
side the door or the brush shelter. Instantly the door swung open and
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