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“THFA r FOUND IT qUITE POSSIBLE TO MOVE A TO NO 
SLOWLY ON HANDS AND TAILS* THOUGH THEY 
LOOKED RATHER I. IKE SEALS AS THEY Dll) SO.’' 
find out why the war began and that it wasn't 
our fault.” 
fl How awful ! ” said Mavis. “ Then it’s 
all really about nothing ? ” 
“ Quite so,” said the Keeper. ' l What are 
your wars about ? The other question I 
shouldn't answer, only I know you’ll forget 
it when the oblivion-cup begins to work. 
Ulfiii tells me it hasn’t begun yet* Our 
King and Queen are imported . We used to 
be a Republic, but Presidents were so uppish 
and so grasping, and all their Iricnds and 
relations, too, so we decided to be a Monarchy, 
and that all jealousies might be taken away 
we imported the two handsomest land-folk 
we could find. They've been a great success, 
and, as they have no relations, we find it 
much less expensive.” 
they went to war at once, and, 
of course, after that you 
couldn’t expect him to apolo- 
gize. And the war has gone 
on off and on and on and off 
ever since.” 
“And won't it ever stop?” 
asked Bernard. 
“ Mot till we apologize, which, 
of course, we can’t, or till they 
(To be concluded.) 
