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the uproar. The ehilaren are temporarily eypeeeee by the efivent of zip Eip, Bir§ie's chow, but soon are in a fight for the posses sion of the flog, Eatrice clinging to the tail and Maurice

the head of the snapying barking little dog. Dick, in desper~ etion crawls out on the fire escape an brings in a oat_Whieh

he thrusts upon Patrice who relinquishes her grasp of Pip Pip

to Maurice. The two children now sit on either siae of aiven ho holding cat and flog. Besiae them things are piled up to amuse them, Eiek's watch being clutched also by Maurice, who hangs it around, aha Patrice keeps flitting her chubby little hand into

the gold fish bowl aha squeezing the fish. They soon tire of the flags, and becoming sleepy, querulously begin to ask for their mother.

"temanl Hanan! mu est meman!" demanas Maurice. and Patrice echoes his cry. it this juncture and when e new ugroar is threatening to break the man from Canada arrives.

The ehilflren are instantly &istracted.es they recognize the big man who has played with them in the park. They jump diout him. ‘aha he picks then up in his arms. He is éelightei to learn that these lovely children are ®iehie's an Birdies. He has

seen them with their nurse in the park. A joyous romp follows, and the aelightea uncle slaps his nephew on back and kisses Birdie ena assures them they are lucky pestle, and that he intenas to make them e gift that is well worth while . Presently first Patrice drots asleep, ana theh Maurice crawls over to his sister, puts his little heefi egaunst hers, and thou

snuggle up asleep together. The Men from Cenefie picks them up