The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-10-21
ADVENTURE OF
THE TWINS
BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON

One day Daddy Cracknuts came
to the "Twin Garage in his car.
"Hello, Daddy" cried Nick. what
can 1 do for you?''
81 came to talk about fixing my
car for the winter" shivered Dad
dy. 1T is getting so cold up in
Maple Tree Flats that we are going
to move to our winter house under
the ground. When we move we
don't come out very often. And we
won't need car then, for we never
travel very far away"
At that very minute, before Nick
had time to answer, there was a
sound of splitting and chugging, and
up came Mister Wally Woodchuck
in his car.
"My goodness! It's so cold
can't make the engine work right
at ALL" said Mister Woodchuck
climbing stinly out. II came to see
what / had better do with the car
this winter, Nick. We live in the
house the whole winter long. In
deed, we 60 right to bed and stay
there. So car isn't needed any
more than a sausage balloon, so it
isn't"
"That's what I came to see about"
said Daddy Cracknuts sobcrly. "And
-
But beofre he could say another
word, up drove Mister Ringtail
Coon in his yellow car.
"Hello, everybody" said Ring
tail. "pm sure you can't guess what
came for. Well, I'll tell you.
| The dog at the farmers house has
discovered where we live and we'll
have to move. ! don't want to take
| my car along because we'll be back
here in the spring. So l came to
see what I'd better do about it,"
"We're all in the same boat"
said Daddy Cracknuts. eve are
all moving or doing something like
that"
At that minute up ratified Markie
| Muskrat in his funny little rattle
trap washboiler car.
| TITS getting so cold" sc said as
he hoped out, "that Mother and
are going to shut ourselves up for
the winter. The only front door
we have is under the water and
when the pond freezes over we can't
get out. Much use my car is to
me! What shall l do with it, Mis-
ter Nick?"
At that minute another car pull
ed up and stopped, then another
and another and another. There
was a whole procession of cars,
really.
There was Prickles Porcupine, and
Mister Chipmunk and Colonel Pos
sum and Mister Drake and every
bod y-all wanting to put their auto
mobiles away some place for safe
keeping until the next spring.
IF you wait. I'll just call up the
Fairy Queen" said Nick. "She lives
at her palace in Fairyland and il
she is at home she will tell you all
exactly what to do
So he called up the Fairy Queen
on the telephone and by and by he
came out and said: "You are to
drive your cars down the lane be-
tween the hickory bushes and the
poke-berry patch. The Fairy Queen
has had her carpenter, Mister Tick
Tack, build a sort of winter garage
there where you can leave your
cars. They will be taken care of
over winter by some of the fairies
and next spring they will all be in
fine shape for. you to drive again"
THANK you, sir!" said Colonel
Postum climbing into his car.
Then one by one the other wood
and meadow people got into their
cars and drove away.
Nancy and Nick looked after the
last tiny car as it disappeared
around a curve in the road.
I'VE may as we'll close up the
gasoline station, too" said Nick
ut is not necessary for us to stay
here now"
mo, indeed!" said voice. And
there stood the Fairy Queen her
self. "You have worked hard and
all the little creatures have had a
lot Of fun out Of their cars"