Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-10

one to another critically ct believe
the boy and the woggle-Bug are the
only ones in our party that are able
to swallow"
Observing the truth of this re-
mark, Tip said:
Then l will undertake to make
the first wish. Give me one of the
Silver Pills"
This the Scarecrow tried to do.
but his padded gloves were TOO clum-
sy to clutch so small an object, and
he held the box toward the boy while
Tip selected one of the pills and
swallowed it.
Count" cried the Scarecrow.
"One-half, one, three, FIVE, seven,
nine, eleven. thirteen, fifteen, scven-
teen!" counted Tip.
Now wish!" said the Tin Wood
man anXiously.
suffer such fearful pains that he be-
came alarmed.
The pill has poisoned mel" he
gasped; "O-h! O-o-o-o-o! ouch!
Murder! Fire O-o-h" and here
he rolled upon the bottom of the
nest in such contortions that he
frightened them all.
What can we do for you? Speak
l beg" entreated the Tin Woodman,
tears of sympathy running down his
nickel cheeks.
II don't know" answered Tip
Oh! l wish I'd never swallowed
that pill"
Then at once the pain stopped
and the boy rose to his feet again
and found the Scarecrow looking
with amazement at the end of the
pepper-box.
whats happened?" asked the
boy, little ashamed of his recent
"Why, the three pills are in the
box again!" said the Scarecrow.
Bug declared. Didn't Tip wish
that he'd never swallowed one OF
them? Well, the wish came true
and he didn't swallow one of them.
So of course they are all three in the
box"
THAT may be; but the pill gave
me dreadful pain, just the same
said the boy.
gle-Bug. IF you have never swal-
lowed it, the pill cannot have given
you pain. And as your wish. being
granted, proves you did not swallow
the pill. it is also plain that you
suffered no pain
Then it was a splendid imitation
of a pain," retorted Tip, angrily
Suppose you try the next pill your
self We've wasted one wish al
ready"
"Oh, no, we haven't" protested
the Scarecrow. Here are still three
pills in the box, and each pill is
good for wish"
~;
ache" said Tip. "I can't understand
the thing at all. But I won't take
another pill, 1 promise you!" and
with this remark he retired sulkily
to the back of the nest.
WELL" said the Woggle-Bug, "it
remains for me to save us in my
most Highly Magnified and Thor
oughly Educated manner for seem
to be the only one able and willing
to make a wish. Let me have one OF
the pills"
He swallowed it without hesita.
ton and they all stood admiring his
courage while the Insect counted
seventeen by twos in the same way
that Tip had done. And for some
reason-perhaps because Woggle.
Bugs have stronger stomachs thar
boys-the silver pellet caused it nc
pain whatever.
Il wish the Gump's broken wings
mended. and as good as new" said
the Woggle-Bug, in a slow, impres.
sive voice.
All turned to look at the Thing
and so quickly had the wish beer
granted that the Gump lay before
them in perfect repair, and as wei
able to fly through the air as wheT
it had first been brought to life or
the roof of the palace.
Next Story-"The Scarecrow Ap
peals to Glinda the Good" Does the
loss of their Wishing Pills smell mis-
fortune to our Voyagers? Wait anC
we will tell you about their journey
to meet the wonderful Sorceress-
one who knows all!
Copyrighted by L. Frank P"u"
for the George Matthew Adams So"'
| ice.