Evening star., 1919-05-04

able Jack d a ws nest
whenever we please"
But ii is nearly dark said the
Tin Woodman: and unless we wait
until morning to make our flight we
may get into more trouble. | don't
like these night trips. for one never
knows what will happen
so 1t was decided to wait until day
light, and the adventures amused
themselves in the twilight by search
Ing the Jackdaws' nest for treasures.
The Woggie- Bug found two hand
some bracelets of gold. which fitted
hts slender arms very well. The
Scarecrow took a fancy for rings. of
which there were many in the nest
Before long he had fitted a ring to
each finger 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 Scare
crows hands now presented most
brilliant appearance.
'This nest would be a picnic for
Queen Jinjur." said he musingly; "for
n nearly As 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 deco
rations; but Tip secured a fine gold
watch. which was attached to
h ;o liz of
with much pride. He also pinned sew
sral jeweied brooches to Jack Pump
ktnheads red Waistcoat, and attached
, lOrgnette, by means of 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. however; so the Saw Horse
decided it was some rare decoration
and became very fond of it,
That none OF the party might be
sltehted, they ended by placing sew
Aral large seal rings upon the points
OF tho 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 upon the
useful condition Of the Gump: for
with daylight a great flock Of Jack
In
more battle for the possession Of the
most.
But our adyenturers did not 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
1t pursuit.
The Thing flew due north. going in
the same direction from whence it had
come. At least. that was the Scare
crows opinion. and the others agreed
that the Scarecrow was the best Judge
Of direction. After passing over sew
eral cities and villages the Gump
carried them high above a broad plain
where houses became more and more
scattered until they disappeared al
together. Next came the wide, sandy
desert separating the rest of the
world from the Land of Oz. and be-
fore noon they saw the dome shaped
houses that proved they were once
more within the borders of their
native land.
"But the houses and fences are blue"
said the Tin Woodman, "and that indi-
Gates we are in the land of the MUNICH
kins and therefore a long distance
from Glinda the Good"
what shall we do?" asked the boy,
turning to their guide.
81 don't know" replied the Scare
crow, frankly. 'If we were at the
Emerald City we could then move
directly southward and so reach our
destination. But we dare not go to