Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-17

Hooray!" shouted the Scarecrow,
gally. I'VE can now leave this mis-
cradle Jackdaws' nest whenever we
please"
But it is nearly dark" said the
I'm Woodman; ''and unless we wait
unll morning to make our flight we
may get into more trouble. l don't
IKE these night trips. for one never
knows what will happen"
so 1t was decided to wait until
daylight, and the adenturers amused
themselves in the twilight by search
ing the Jackdaw's nest for treasures.
The Woggle-Bug found two hand
some bracelets of gold. which fitted
ms slender arms very well. The
Scarecrow took a fancy for rings, of
winch there were many in the nest.
Before long he had fitted u ring to
each hnger of his padded gloves and
not being content with that display
he added one more to each thumb.
AS he carefully chose those rings
set with sparkling stones, such as
rubies, amethysts and sapphires, the
ScarecroW'S hands now presented a
most brilliant appearance.
This nest would be a picnic for
Queen Jinjur," said he musingly;
Tor as nearly as l can make out she
and her girls conquered me merely
to rob my city of it's emeralds."
The Tin Woodman was content
with his diamond necklace and re-
fused to accept any additional dec
| orations; but Tip secured fine gold
watch, which was attached to a
heavy fob, and placed it in his pocket
with much pride. He also pinned
several jeweled brooches to Jack
Pumpkinhead's red waistcoat, and
attached lorgnette, by means of a
fine chain, to the neck of the Saw
| Horse.
ITS very pretty" said the Great
ure, regarding the lorgnette approv-
ingly; but what is it for?"
None of them could answer that
! question, hosever; so the Saw-Horse
decided it was some rare decoration
and became very fond of it.
That none of the party might be
sighted, they ended by placing sew
eral large seal rings upon the points
of the Gump's antlers, although that
odd parsonage seemed by no means
gratified by the attention.
Darkness soon fell upon them, and
Tip and the Woggle-Bug went to
sleep while the others sat down to
wait patiently for the day.
Next morning they had cause to
congratulate themselves themselves
upon the useful condition of the
Gump; for with daylight a great
flock of Jackdaws approached to en-
gage in one more battle for the pos
session of the nest.
But our adventurers did no wait
for the assault. They tumbled into
the cushioned seats of the sofas as
quickly as possible, and Tip gave the
word to the Gump to start.
At once it rose into the air, the
great wings Topping strongly and
with regular motions, and in a few
moments they were so far from the
nest that the chattering Jackdaws
took possession without any attempt
at pursuit.
The Thing flew due North, going
in the same direction from whence
it had come. A least. that was the
Scarecrow's opinion, and the others
agreed that the Scarecrow was the
best judge of direction. After pass
ing over several cities and villages
the Gump carried them high above
q broad plain where houses became
more and more scattered until they
dis ppeared altogether. Next came
the wide, sandy desert separating the
rest of the world from the Land of
OF, and before noon they saw the
dome e-shaped houses that proved
they were once more within the bor-
uerS OF lnelr TdIlNe ldHu.
But the houses and fences are
blue" said the Tin Woodman, "and
that indicates we are in the land of
distance from Glinda the Good"
What shall we do?" asked the
boy, turning to their guide.
"I don't KNOW" replied the Scare
crow, frankly. "If we were al
Emerald City we could then move
directly southward, and so reach our
destination. But we dare not go to
the Emerald City, and the Gump is
probably carrying us further in the
wrong direction with every flop of
its wings"
Then the woggle-Bug must
swallow another pill" said Tip, de-
cidedly land wish us headed in the
right direction"
"Very WELL" returned the Highly
Magnified one; I'm willing"
But when the Scarecrow searched
in his pocket for the pepper-box con-
taing the two silver Wishing Pills, it
was not to be found. Filled with
anxiety, the voyagers hunted
throughout every inch of the Thing
for the precious box; but it had dis
appeared entirely.
And still the Gump flew onward,
carrying them they knew not where.
II must have left the pepper-box
in the Jackdaws' nest" said the
Scarecrow, at length.
ut is a great misfortune" the
Tin Woodman declared. But we
are no worse off than before We dis
covered the Wishing PillsS
I'VE are better off," replied Tip;
"for the one pill we used has en-
abled us to escape from that hor-
rible nest"
"Yet the loss of the other two is
serious, and I deserve a good scold-
ing for my carelessness," the Scare
crow rejoined penitently For in