The Nome daily nugget., 1936-01-31

the Young Peoples lawn party, and Miss Mabel Porter.
 Georgie was preparing early to es. cort Mabel to the lawn party that afternoon, when a penetrating call from below stairs punctured his reverie. "Georgie!'
 "Yeh, Ma?" He patted his tie, not yet fully conscious of his surroundings. Your Aunt Cora just phoned and I told her you'd take care of the twins this afternoon. You'd better go right over and get them.'
 The beatifc expression on Georgie'S face disappeared instantly and was re placed by one of intense horror
 He dashed out to the stair head.
 But hey, Ma, what about the lawn party?" he called anxlously. Gee whiz I cant miss that! Good night! You can take the twins with you," his mother answered from the kitchen. What"
 Georgie raced down the stairs.
 Hey, Ma, I can't take those kids to the lawn party. Gee-whiz, wouldn't I look swell draggin' those brats around!"
 "Bertie and Bertha are not brats, Georgie Blake" his mother said sharp ly. They're your first cousins and yon should be more respectful"
 "Yes'm' Georgie agreed meekly. He mooched into the front hall and picked up the telephone.
 The lawn party was out.
 Why, If he appeared at that fiesta with Bertie and Bertha there would be an Instant riot, with the guests leay- ing immediately by the most accessible exits.
 People did not remain in the pres ence of those five-year-old terrors any longer than was necessary.
 Georgie dialed a number while he stood knee deep in the ashes of his ruined day.
 "Hello?" The musical voice be longed to Miss Mabel Porter.
 Hello, Mabel" Georgie said, bright ening with a sudden idea. T just called you up to ask if you wouldn't like to go on a picnic this afternoon" "Picnic?" Mabel sounded puzzled "What for?"
 "Well, I don't think this old lawn party will amount to mnch," Georgie said. "Besides," he went on casually, T have to take care of the twins and I was thinkin'-"
 Not those terrible twins, Georgie?' h,,h IT 70 feel the air on the wire grow chilly. "Well, really, Georgie," Mabel said at last, II ought to go to the lawn party after planning and everything. Ferdy Hoyt wants me to go with him, so I guess I'd better"
 All right" Georgie said, but hope he gets ptomaine poison"
 Georgie put down the telephone.
 Ferdy Hoyt was the last bitter drop in Georgie's brimming chalice.
 Ferdy was the son of Elston's lead ing banker and citizen, and since his return from school for the summer months had been cutting in on Georgie's time with Mabel.
 Is 1t any wonder that Georgie was blind to the sunshine and the birds as he set out to collect his charges?
 Bertie and Bertha behaved properly until three o'clock in the afternoon and then they escaped into thin air.
 Georgie set out in search of them with a dire warning from his mother ringing in his ears to the effect that If the twins caused any damage he'd have to pay for it out of lis own pocket
 Twenty minutes later he found Der tie and Bertha In Judge Blints front yard,
 They were seated in the judges hot beds yanking tulip blooms up by the roots.
 Georgie clung to the fence for sup port at the sight of this destruction of horticultural prizes.
 There was a familiar sign on the fence: Beware of the Dog"
 It referred to Judge Blints Ripper, a bulldog with generous teeth and a short temper.
 You come out of there!'' Georgie ordered.
 "Won't!" the twins chimed. Tulips curved in the air like colored comets. Georgie moaned aloud.
 "Old Ripperll get you," he warned. "Ain't no dog! Ain't no dog!" the twins chanted singsong.
 And to every appearance they were right.
 Georgie looked carefully around and put a cautious leg over the fence. In another moment he swooped down on A., t,,,;p