The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-24

not my name upon the card?"
TT is" said the Soarecrow. But
may I ask what H. M stands for?"
"'H. M means Highly Magnified,"
returned the Woggle-Bug. proudly.
"Oh. l see." The Scarecrow viewed
the stranger critically. And are you,
in truth. highly magnified?"
Sir" said the Woggle-Bug. ST take
you for a gentleman of judgment and
discernment. Does it not occur to you
that 1 am several thousand times
greater than any Woggle-Bug you ever
saw before? Therefore it is plainly
evident that 1 am Highly Magnified,
and there is no good reason why you
should doubt the fact"
Pardon me-" returned the Scare
crow. MY brains are slightly mixed
since I was last Numbered. Would
it be improper for me to ask, also,
what the II. E. at the end of your
name stands for?"
Those letters express my degree"
answered the Woggle-Bug, with a
condescending smile ITO be more ex-
plicit, the initials mean that l am
Thoroly Educated.
obi" said the Scarecrow, much re-
lieved.
Tip had not yet taken his eyes off
this wonderful parsonage. What he
saw was a great, round bug-like body
supported upon two slender legs which
ended in delicate feet-the toes curl
ing upward. The body of the Woggle-
Bug was rather flat, and judging from
what could be seen of it was a glisten-
ing dark brown color upon the back,
while the front was striped with alter
nate bands of light brown and white.
blending together at the edges. Its
arms were fully as slender as its legs,
and upon a rather long neck was
perched its head-not unlike the head
of man. except that its nose ended
| in curling antenna, or ''feeler," and
its ears from the upper points bore an
tennae that decorated the sides of its
mead like two miniature, curling pig
tails. 1t must be admitted that the
round, black eyes were rather bullying
in appearance; but the expression up
on the Woggle- Bugs face was by no
means unplea SAINT
For dress the insect wore a dark
blue swallow-tail coat with a yellow
SILK lining and flower in the button
hole; a vest of white duck that
stretched tightly across the wide body;
kn1ckerbockers of fawn colored plush
fastened at the knees with gilt
buckles; ard, perched upon its small
head, was jauntily set a tall silk hat.
Standing upright before our amazed
friends the Woggle-Bug appeared to
be fully as tall as the Tin Woodman:
and surely no bug in all the Land of
Oz had ever before attained so enor-
nous a size.
GOIlSSSs SdiQ the SCareCfOW,
that your abrupt appearance has
caused me surprise, and no doubt has
startled my companions. 1 hope. how
ever, that this circumstance will not
distress you. We shall probably get
used to you in time"
do not apologize, I beg of youi"
returned the Vogue Bug, earnestly.
1t affords me great pleasure to sur
prise people; for surely l cannot be
classed with ordinary insects and am
entitled to both curiosity and admira-
ton from those 1 meet"
You are. indeed" agreed his Ma
jesty.
IF you will permit me to seat my
self in your august company" con-
tinued the stranger, II will gladly re-
late my history. so that you will be
better able to comprehend my unusual
may / say remarkable appear
ance."
You may say what you please"
answered the Tin Woodman briefly.
So the Woggle-Bug sat down upon
the grass, facing the little group of
wanderers, and told them the follow
ing story.
copyrighted bv l.. Frank Baum for, the
George Matthew Adams Service)
tory" in which The Woggle- Bug. who had
planned to go to the Emerald City to de-
liver lectures. decides to go there in the
/ company of Tip, the Tin Woodman, the
Scarecrow. the Saw Horse and Jack Pump
kinhead, and the journey is resumed How
is broken? Read the next chapter and
find ont