The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-22
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copyrighted by l. Frank Baum for the
George Matthew Adams Service.)

copyrighted by l. Frank Baum for the I,
George Matthew Adams Service.)
Tip was wall soaked and dripping
water from every angle OF his body,
but he managed to lean forward and
shout In the ear Of the Saw-Horse:
Keep still, you fool! Keep s%til."
The horse at once ceased struggling
and floated calmly upon the surface.
It's wooden body being as buoyant as
a raft.
What does that word 'fool' mean?"
inquired the horse.
at is a term Of reproach,' answered
Tip, somewhat ashamed OF the express
sion, II only use it when | am angry"
Then 1t pleases me to be able to
call you a fool, In return" said the
horse, For | did not make the river.
nor put it in our way; so only Il term
Of ~reproach is fit for one who becomes
angry with me for falling INTO the
water
THAT is quite evident replied Tip;
so | will acknowledge myself In the
wrong - Then he called out to the
Jack
There was no reply. So the boy called
to the King: Are you all right, your
majesty"
The Scarecrow groaned,
Tn all wrong, somehow" he said
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water Isl
Tip was bound so tightly by the cord
that he could not turf his head to
look at his companions, so he said
to the Saw-Horse.
Paddle with your legs toward the
shore"
The horse obeyed, and although their
progress was slow they finally reached
the opposite river bank at a place
where II was low enough to enable the
creature to scramble upon dry lane
With some difficulty the boy man
and cut the cords that bound the riders
to one another and to the wooden
horse. He heard the ScareCrow fall to
tho ground with a mushy sound, and
then he himself quickly dismounted and
looked at his friend Jack.
The wooden body, in Its gorgeous
clothing, still sat upright on the horses
' back but the pumpkinhead was gone
and only tho sharpened stick thai
served for a neck was visible, As fol
the Scarecrow. the straw In his body
had shaken down with the jolting ant
I power part OF his body-which appeare,
very plump and round while his uppe
r half seemed like an empty sack. Cpol
his head the Scsrecrow still wore thu
heavy crown, which had been sewed oI
TO prevent his losing It, but the heat
WIS ~ ~ NoAilI ohh AAi'f NlcN Fl Nv
weight ot the gold and Jewels sagget
= forward and crushed the painted fac
v into a mass of wrinkles that made hin
look exactly like a Japanese pug dos
Tip would have laughed-had he no
been so anxious about his mar Jack
But the Scarecrow, however damaged
c was all there. while the pumpkin hea,
that WAS so necessary to Jacks eNist
; ence was missing so the hoy seize
a long pole that fortunately lay nea
at hand and anxiously turned again to
ward the river.
Far out upon the waters he sighte
{ the golden hue Of the pumpkin. whic
gently hobhed up and Town with tn
y motion Of the waves. At that momer
II was quite out Of Tips reach. bl
after a time II floRted nearer and sti
nearer until the boy was able to reac
g II with his pole and draw II to III
shore. Then he brought II to the 10
L Of the bank, carefully wiped the wat,
from its pumpkin face with his hanc
kerchief and ran with 1t 70 Jack an