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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