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STORIES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.

By MAX TRELL

MARF, the Shadow Boy with

the

K

Turned-About Name,

Tin's Rusty Shoes

walked slowly round and round Knarf Polishes Them With Sandpaper-

General Tin, the Tin Soldier. And as he walked, he locked him up and he looked him down. General Tin kept looking straight ahead.

He stood tall and straight

der. He didn't care who looked him up or who looked him down.

But Knarf said: "They're rusty."

Then he walked around Gen- with his musket over his shoul- eral Tin several more times.

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Rupert and Gwyneth—55

Rupert has hardy spoken when the Ercomstick quivers and rims. At the last moment Tabitha leapa en to it, and the owl Beats above "Whew! Well, that's that," sigha Rupert. "And let's hope it won't happen again!" says Mike. ¡Best.

"I'm sorry I didn't believe

your story, Rupert. but I. do with you wouldn't meet such odd things whenever you go out!" "ok. dear, I'm afraid I was the eld thing he met first!" Gwyneth smiles wryly. I had no idea of the other

things

would happen

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you how they got rusty. Gen- eral Tin?"

"I do not," replied

Tin,

General

staring ahead straighter

than ever.

said "I'll tell you anyway." Knart. "Yesterday you stood "Yes sir, they're rusty, all next to a wet umbrella. Your right," he said again.

tin feet got wet. Your tin shoes "Rusty, rusty, rusty," Knari got rusty. Tin Soldiers shouldn't kept on saying. He seemed to stand next to wet umbrellas."

General

"Nonsense," said General Tin. be looked down at

"Go away. I'm busy."

Tin's feet.

.Felt upset

оп

Knarf laughed and went right on talking.

"Rusty saying,

around him

rusty, rusty."

So at last General Tin said: -"What is?"

answer, so Knarf said:

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"I know how your shoes got rusty," Knarf told General Tin.

Look,

Now even a Tin Soldier, no "I can tell you how to get matter how hard he looks ahead, rust off your shoes again. Do can't help feeling upset when you want to hear that, General

of. "All the rust is coming someone keeps

walking Tin?" he asked.

to they're beginning The Tin Soldier didn't even shine!" "You just take a bit of sand- the tin shoes, which were now Knarf stood up, pointing to paper and rub it over your

shining like, two small bright "Your shoes," answered Knarf, shoes, That will make them silver spoons. General Tin

At first General about shine in a minute. I've got a Tin wouldn't look down. But this for a moment or two be little piece of sandpaper right then he did. fore he finally looked down at here." his shoes. It wasn't really a look. It was a glance. Then he

said:

"Rusty? brown!"

thought

Wrong! They're

Looked ahead And he looked straight ahead again.

"Oh no," said Knarf. "They're rusty. You think they're brown.

.

Started rubbing

Knarf got down on his knees and started rubbing the Tin Soldier's shoes with the sand- paper.

They're beautiful

"Why, they're they are beau- tiful!" he exclaimed at last. "I never thought you-you-"

"You never thought 'I could do it! But I did!" cried Knari. "Hold still don't

"I've taken all the rust pff." move, please," he told General Tin.

And General Tin was SO pleased that even though he There wasn't much use tell- tried to look as stern as ever,

I know they're rusty! And I ing the Tin Soldier not to move, he couldn't help saying: know how your shoes got rusty, because he couldn't move even tpo. Do you want me to tell if he wanted to:

"Thank you,

much."

Knarí,

very

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