Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-24

return Immediately to her own country
| in the South"
Therefore Jellia, hobbling along like
an aged woman, was led from the city
gates and taken before Glinda:
'Here is the person you demanded" !"
| said one of the guards, land our Queen
now begs you will SO away, as you
promised, and leave hs I'M beace."
'"That 1 will surely ao," replied GIin-
da. much pleasedi "if this is really the
person she seems to be-"
1T Is certainly cid Membi," said the
guard, wha>beiieved She was speaking
the TRUTH and then 5injurFs soldiers
returned within the city gates.
The Sereeress auieisiy Summoned the
seareerew and his friends to- her tent,
and began 10 question the Supposed
Merubi abeHt the lost sfrf ozms, fsut
Jelha knew nothing at All of this AFFAIR,
and presently she grew so nervous t,nder
the Questioning that she gave wsy and
began to weep, to Gffnda's great aston
ishment.
Hero is some foolish trickery" said
the Sorceress. her eyes flashing with
anger. This is not Membi at aft, but
some other person who has been made
to resemble heFt Tell me-" she de-
manded, turning to the trembling girl,
what is your nameT'
This Je1lia dared not tell, having been
threatened with death by the witch if
she confessed the fraud. But GIfnda,
sweet and fair though she was, HBder-
stood magic better than any other per-
son in the Land Of on. SO, by sttsring
81 few potent words and making a Pc
eulfar gesture, she quickly transformed
the girl into her proper shape, while at
the same time o I Mombi, far away in
Jfn1ur's palace, uddenly resumed her
own crooked fori and evil features.
why, it's Je ia Jamb - cried the
Scarecrow, recognizing in the girl one
OF his old friends.
TITS our interpreter" !" said the Pump
kinhead, smiling pleasantly.
Then Jellia was forced to tell of the
trick Mombf had played, and she also
begged Glinda's protection, which the
Sorceress readily granted. But Glinda
was now really angry, and sent word
to Jinjur that the fraud was discovered
and she must deliver up the real Mombi
or suffer terrible consequences. Jinjur
was prepared for this message, for the
witch well understood, when her nat-
ural form was thrust upon her, that
Glinda had discovered her trickery, But
the wicked old creature had already
thought up a new deception, and had
made JInjur promise TO carry It out.
So the Queen said to GIfnda's mesSen-
ger:
Tell your mistress that cannot find
Mombf anywhere but that GIfnda is
welcome to enter the city and search
herself for the old woman. She may also
I. - -. H. 4, c1lo
but if she does not find Mombf by sun
down, the Sorceress must promise to
go away peaceably and bother us no
more"
Glinda agreed to these terms, well
knowing that Mombf was somewhere
within the city walls. So Jinjur caused
the gates TO be thrown open, Gtnda
marched in at the head OF company
of soldiers, followed by the Scarecrow
and the Tin Woodmar, while Jack
Pumpkinhead rode astrfde the Saw
Horse, and the Educated, Highly Mag
nifed Woogle-Bug sauntered behind In
a dfgnifed manner. Tip walked by the
side of the Sorceress, for Glinda had
conceived a great liking for the boy
OF course old Mombf had no inten-
tion of being found by GIfnda; so, while
her enemies were marching up the street
the witch transformed herself into a
red rose growing upon bush In the
garden of the palace. 1t was a clever
idea, and a trick Glinda did not suspect
so several precious hours were spent
in a vain search for Mombi-
AS sundown approached the Sorceress
realized she had been defeated by the
superior cunning of the aged witch
so she gave the command to her people
to march out of the city and back 10
their tents.
The Scarecrow and his comrades hap
pened to be searching in the garden
of the palace just then. and they turned
with disappointment to obey Glinda
command. But before they left the
garden the Tin Woodman, who was tono
of flowers, ohanced to espy big RED
rose growing upon bush so he plucked
the flower and fastened it securely IN
the tin buttonhole of his tin bosom.
AS he did this he fancied he heard
a low moan proceed from the rose;
but he paid no attention to the sound,