The Topeka state journal., 1919-07-26

she gave way and began to weep, to
Glinda's great astonishment.
Here is some foolish trickery!
said the Sorceress, her eyes flashing
with anger. This is not Monbi at
all, but some other person who has
been made to resemble her! Tell me,
she demanded, turning to the trem-
bling girl, what is your manner"
This Jellia dared not tell. having
been threatened with death by the
witch If she confessed the fraud. But
Glinda, sweet and fair tho she was,
understood magic better than any
| other person in the Land of OF. So.
| by uttering a few potent words and
| making peculiar gesture, she quick
| ly transformed the girl into her proper
Momoi. far away in Jinjur's palace,
suddenly resumed her own crooked
form and evil features.
why, it's Jellia Jamb!" cried the
| Scarecrow, recognizing in the girl one
of his old friends.
| Its our intorpreteri" said the
| Pumpkinhead. smiling pleasantly.
Then Jellia was forced to tell cR
the trick Mombi had played, and she
also begged Glinda's protection, which
the Sorceress readily granted. But
| Glinda was now really angry. ana sent
word to Jinjur that the fraud was dis
covered and she must deliver up the
real Mombi or suffer terrible conse-
| quences. Jinjur was prepared for this
| message, for the witch well under
stood. when her natural form was
! thrust upon her, that Glinda had dis
Powered her trickery. But the wicked
old creature had already thought up
new deception, and had made Jiniur
promise to carry it out So the Queen
said to Glinda's messenger:
| Tell your mistress that 1 cannot
| ind Mombi anywhere; but that Glin-
da is welcome to enter the city and
search herself for the old woman.
She may also bring her friends with
her. IL she likes: but IL she does not
find Mombi by sundown. the Sorceress
must promise to go away peaceably
and bother us no more"
Glinda agreed to these terms, we'll
knowing that Mombi was somewhere
within the city walls. So Jinjur caused
the gates to be thrown open. Glnda
marched in at the head OF a company
OF soldiers. followed by the Scare
| crow and the Tin Woodman, while
Jack Pumpkinhead rode astridc the
| SaW-Horse, and the Educated, Highly
Magnified Woggle-Bug sauntered be-
hind In a dignified manner. Tip walk
ed by the side of the Sorceress for
Glinda had conceived a great liking
] for the boy
OF course old Mombi had no inten-
| tion of being found by Glinda; so.
while her enemies were marching nm
self into ed rose growing upon n
| bush in garden of the palace 1t was
| clever idea, and trick Glinda did
not suspect; so several precious hours
were spent in a vain search for Nom
bi.
AS sundown approached the Sorce-
ress realized she had been defeated
| by the superior cunning OF the aged
witch; SO she gave the command 10
her people to march out OF the city
| and back to tl.eir' tents
! The Scarecrow and his comra d es
| happened to be searching in the gar
oen OF the palace just then, and they
turned with disappointment to obey
Gllnda's command. But before thew
/ left the garden the Tin Woodman
who was fond Of flowers chanccd TO
espy a big red rose growing upon a
bush; so no plucked the flower and
fastened it securely in the tin button
hole OF his tin bosom.
AS he did this he fancied he hoard
low moan proceed from the rose.
but he paid no attention to the sound
ana Mombi was thus carried out OF
the city and into Glinda's camp with
out anyone having a suspicion that
they had succeeded in their quest.
copyrighted by Z. Frank Baum for the
Ieorge Mathew Adams Service.l
Next week-"The Transformation of Old
MombL" 1t is most exciting. The Old
to beautiful rose, but our wonderful
Glinda discovers the Witch. Then fol-
low other traneforma tions the eEcape
ana 1nalIy-well, just wait and read.