The Lamar register., 1909-12-15

as good as gas. for II the air should
get cold the balloon would come down
in the desert. and We should be lost"
"we!" exclaimed the girl; are you
going with me?"
Yes. OF course" replied OF. Il am
tired OF being such humbug. II /
should go out OF this palace my peo-
pie would soon discover / am not a
Wizard. and then they would be vexed
with me for having deceived them. So
have to stay shut up In these rooms
all day. and 1t gets tiresome. I'd rather
go back to Kansas with you and be In
q circus again"
Il shall be glad to have your COM
pany." said Dorothy. ..
Thank you" he answered. Now.
II you will help me sew the silk to-
gether. we will begin to work on our
balloon"
So Dorothy took q needle and
thread, and as fast as or cut the strips
OF silk into proper shape the girl
sewed them neatly together. First
there was a strip of light green silk.
then a strip of dark green and then a
strip of emerald green: for Or had u
fancy to make the balloon In different
shades of the color about them. It
took three days to sew all the strips
together. but when 1t was finished
they had a big bag Of green silk more
than 20 feet long.
Then OF painted 1t on the inside
tight, after which he announced that
the balloon was ready.
But we must have a basket to ride
In" he said. So he sent the soldier
with the green whiskers for a big
clothes basket, which he fastened
with many ropes to the bottom of the
balloon.
When it was all ready. OF sent word
to his people that he was going to
make a visit to a great brother Wizard
who lived in the clouds. The news
spread rapidly throughout the city and
every one came to see the wonderful
sight. .s
OF ordered the balloon carried out
in front of the palace. and the people
gazed upon 1t with much curiosity.
The Tin Woodman had chopped big
pile of wood, and now he made fire
Of it, and OF held the bottom Of the
balloon over the fire SO that the hot
air that arose from 1t would be caught
in the silken bag. Gradually the bal
loon swelled out and rose into the air.
until finally the basket Just touched
the ground.
Then Or got into the basket and
said to all the people in loud voice:
II am now going away to make a
visit. While I am gone the Scare
crow will rule over you. / command
you to obey him as you would me-"
The balloon was by this time tug
ging hard at the rope that held 1t to
the ground, for the air within 1t was
hot, and this made it SO much lighter
in weight than the air without that it
pulled hard to rise into the sky.
Come. Dorothy!" cried the Wizard;
hurry up. or the balloon will fly
away"
II can't find Toto anywhere" re-
piled Dorothy, who did not wish to
leave her little dog behind. Toto had
run into the crowd to bark at kitten,
and Dorothy at last found him. She
picked him up and ran toward the bal
loon.
She was within a few steps of it,
and Or was holding out his hands to
help her into the basket, when crack!
went the ropes. and the balloon rose
into the air without her.
Come back!- she screamed; 81
want to go, tool"
81 can't come back, my dear" called
Or from the basket. "Good-by!"
'Good-byi" shouted every one. and
all eyes were turned upward to
where the Wizard was riding in the
basket, rising every moment farther
and farther into the sky.
And that was the last any of them
ever saw of OF, the Wonderful Wizard.
though he mR5R1FHye reached Omaha
| safely, aid ab5st6efe' now. for all we