The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-04

. When Ozma cried out her imperious
demand that the Nome King appear,
there was no reply, except that the
shifting Nomes upon the mountain
laughed In derision,
"You must not command the Nome
King" said Tiktok, tor You do not
rule him as YOU DO your " people"
10 osma called again, saying
Il request the Nome King to appear
to us"
Only the hooking laughter replied 70
TO fit here and there upon The rocky
"Try en.treat-y," said Tiktok 70 o.
ma "If he will not come ~ yeur re.
| quest. then the Nome King may listen
to your pleading
DO you wish yeur rulsr. to, plead
with this wicked Nome King she
asksd, "Shall ozna OF OF humble her
self to. a creature who lives IN All under
ground kingdom !" 49,,
mol" they all shouted, With big
voices; and the Scafeor0w added:
III he will not come, We win dig him
out OF his hole, like u fox, and cor.
quer his stubbornness, But our sweet
little ruler must always maintain her
dignity, just rs maintain mine" :.
nm not afraid to plead with him, !.
said Dorothy I'm envy q nttle Hiri
from Kansas, and we've got more dig
nifty at home than We know. what 10
do with. III call the Mono King"
DO said the Hurry Tiger, and
II no makes hash Of you I'll willingly
eat you for breakfast tomorrow morhs
ing"
10 Dorothy stepped forward and said;
please Mr.. Nome King, come here
and see us ~
The MONIES started to laugh again;
but a low growl came from the noun
tain, and In y flash they had all van
ished from sight and We're silent
Then a door in the rock opened, and
u vbice cried:
Enter
isn't II a trick2" asked the Tin
Woodman.
Never mind replied ozma. we
came here. to rescue the poor queen
Of Ev and her 10 children. and We
must run some risks TO do so"
THE Nome King is hon-est and good
nj -tured," said Ttktok. You can trusi
him TO do what is right
SO Osnia led the way, hand In hane
With Dorothy, and they passed throuEi
!. the arehed doorway OF rock and entered
4 i long passage which was lighted bi
Jewels set In the wallis and havinS
E lamps behind them. There was no on
TO escort them, or 70 shoW them tn,
) way, but all the party pressed through
q the p0Hknke uUtl INtN CNinV W IS
round, domed oavern that was grandl.
furnished.
1 In the center OF this room was.
: throne carved out OF a solid boulde
{ az rock, rude and rugged In shape, bu
glittering with great rubies u dia
monde and emoralds on every part o
. It's surface, And upon the throne sa
. the Nome King.
{ This Important monarch OF the I'm
deruround World was n little Tat ma
S clothed in g~ray.brown garments this
were the exact color OF the rock thron
IN which ho was seated, His bush
IT hair and flowing beard were also col
ofed like the rocks ana SO was N
IL face. He wore no crown OF any sor
a and his only ornament was q broa'
" Jewell studded belt that encIroled his II
little body, As for his features, the
!. seemed kindly and good hundred, an
hla eyes were turned merrily upon "
visitors as OamA and Dorothy stood b,
fore him with their followers range
n In c,oae order behind them,
why, he looks just like santa Clal
"a only he isn't the same color viii
pcred Dorothy to her fridndi but u
Nome King heard the speech, and
made him laugh aloud,
"she had 4 rod lace and a rouI
III little belly
= That shook when he laughed like
Y bowl fun Of jelly"
ut auoth the monarch In a pleasant vole
aud they could all see that ne re@
did shake like jelly when he anshed.