Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-15
Twins Noses Out of Joint.

THE twins were incorrigible All
the members Of the CHAT family
had arrived at that conclusion,
i They never knew what new
thousht was Working in their
fertile brains until it found expression
IN an act which threw the whole house
bold out of gear.
But for once in their strenuous lit
He lives the twins had a real heart
trouble. For weeks they had whis-
. pered together with anxious faces and
Grandmother Chaf scented trouble 0!
al unknown quantity.
Father" she said to her husband.
! wonder what ais the twins? They
are troubled. nervous. keep a Watcn1ol
eve on the chimney and the way they
look at the sky makes me think o. the
weather man. Yesterday FARMER
Browns old gray goose wandered over
here and they drove her into the corn
crib ard fastened she door l heard
Peter tell his sister that she oidnt
LOOK Ike the richt one because she
had no baggage Nayne replied that
she might have left il Oh the root.
Immediately they ran up 70 the earret.
opened the trap door and looked over
the r,ot. / Questioned them. but could
not get t!2c slightest Clue 70 the Mys-
Where IS the goosea" grandfather
i sent her home with Ned and lock
e. The CRIB door. she answered. BY
s-C ov the twins pecpcG between the
stats an6 were surprised 70 find the
goose gene
TIRE following morning when the
twins came 10 breakfast grandmother
Chat was smiling nlysteriously. Peter
y - MI
Ger bread witt; sugar on il
Something better than ginger bread.
size whispered back. i wish she would
hurry Up ana tell is quick"
Suddenly Peters face fell. The
s.ork," Peters face got out after ALL"
Grandmother laughed. for she now
understood about the goose. sky and
roof mystery. She took the twins up
stairs ard II the old cradle that had
stood empty n the garnet from their
earliest recollection. lay tiny baby
Peter locked serious and MayTle began
70 CRY.
We'll! This Is a nice welcome for
YOUR new brother" Grandmother Chat
scol0ed. while mother looked hurt
Peter straightened himself up. look
ed out Of The window. then ran from
the room followed by his sobong sis
ter
Perhaps it will bring another"
O. them, Peter said 70 Maynle as they
tried 70 grasp the rev situation
"SQppoSe that stork had brought two
A.ay-ne cried il sudden alarm.
We must Go something. her
brother said. Ned told NE the new
baby would 'pu. our noses out Of joint
and nobody would ever care for Us
again. He said that IS always the way
when a new baby comes 10 house
/ can't see why mother wants that
v-inkled. red oald-headed baby
And he can't talk" his sister said.
oeprecia;ing,T. j.
hin"
we must no. hurt him
We might give him 10 somebody
who hasn't any children" Peter sug-
gested. but who wants him?'
Nayne thought a long while and
clapped her hands as she saw way
20 De r!d Of that unwelcon7e stranger.
"One day Mr. Bayliss asked mother
Il he couldn't have ne 20 keep. but
she said she couldn't spare me. Let's
give him the baby
Bachelors don; want babies." Peter
said wisely.
That doesn't make any difference"
Esyne protested. Wen give him the
baby the first chance we get"
The opportunity to carry of the
baby old not present itself for some
time. Mother was constantly IN the
room and grandmother would not
allow them 70 touch the little stranger
Eg4t one night. after the twins were
q oed mother had callers in the liv-
ing room downstairs and Peter decided
4 vas time 20 kidnap the ungelcon1e
intruder.
The twins crept ont Of bed dressed
quietly and '!ptoed into the room
where the baby lay asleep. Peter
slipped the bottle Of milk into his
mouth and, viking the baby carefully
IN his arms, stole down the back stairs
20 the SIZED where Mayrne was waiting
with basket and pillow. Bay was
laid On the pillow III the basket and
covered closely with the little blanket
that Mavrne had taken from his crib
They carrle6 The basket through the