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mood. and at such times he was very
disagreeable. Everyone kept away
from him, even his Chief Steward
haliko.
Therefore the King stormed and raved
all by himself, walking up and DOWN
in hts jeweled studded cavern and get
ting angrier all the time. Then he re-
lnembered that It was no fun being an
CRY unless he had someone to frighten
and make miserable, and he rushed TO
his big gong and made II clattet as
loud as he could.
In came the Chief Steward, trying not
TO show the Nome King how frightened
he was.
send the Chief Counselor here"
shouted the angry monarch.
kaliko ran out as fast as his spindle
legs could carry his fat, round body
and soon the Chief Counselor entered
the. cavern. The King scowled and said
TO him:
I'm in great trouble over the loss Of
my Magic Belt. Every little while
want to do something magical, and find
can't because the belt is gone. That
makes me angry, and when Pm angry
! can't have a good time. Now what
do you adviser
Some people," said the Chief Coun-
selor, ''enjoy getting angry"
But not all the time" declared the
King. ITO be angry once in while is
really good fun, because 1t makes 9TH
ers 50 miserable. But to be angry
morning, noon and night, as | am,
grows monotonous and prevents my
gaining any other pleasure in life. Now,
what do you advise?
why, If you are angry"because YOU
want to do magical things, and can't.
and IL yoV don't want to get angry at
all, my advice is not to want to do
magical things"
Hearing this, the King glared at his
Counselor witt. furious expression
and tugged at his own long white whis-
kers until he pulled them so hard that
You are foolv' he exclaimed,
Il share the honor with your majes-
ty," said the Chief Counselor.
The King roared with rage and
"Ho, there, my guardsr' he cried.
''Ho' is a royal way Of saying, Come
here" So when the guards had hoed,
the King said to them:
Take this Chief Counselor and throw
him away"
Then the guards took the Chief Coun-
selor and bound him with chains to
prevent his struggling and threw him
away. And the King paced up and
down his cavern more angry than be-
fore.
Finally he rushed to his big gong
and made it clatter like fire alarm.
Kallko appeared again, trembling and
white with fear.
felCH NY pipe. yeHeu me Ming
Your pipe is. already here, your
majesty" replied Kaliko.
King.
THE tobacco is in your pipe, your
majesty, returned the Steward.
Then bring live coal from the fur-
nacep commanded the King.
THE tobacco is lighted and your
majesty is already smoking your pipe,
answered the Steward.
why. so / ami said the King. who
had forgotten this fact; 'but you are
very rude to remind me OF it."
II am low born, miserable villain,
declared the Chief Steward, humbly.
The Nome King could think of moth
ing to say next, so he puffed away at
his pipe land paced up and down the
room. Finally he remembered how an
CRY he was, and cried out:
What do you mean, Kalillo. by being
so contented when your monarch is
unhappy
What makes you unhappy" asked
"Tve lost my Magic Belt. A little
girl named Dorothy, who was here
with Ozma of OF, stole my belt and
carried II away, with her, said the
King, grinding his teeth with rage.
"She captured it in a fair fight
Kaliko ventured to say.
But 1 want it, l must have it, Hall
my power is gone with that belt"
fOdTeu the hlUE.
you win have to go to the Land Of
OF to recover 1t, and your majesty
can't get to the Land Of OF in any
possible way" said the Steward, yawn,
ing, because he had been on duty "
hours and was sleepy.
why not?' asked the King
Because there is a deadly deser
all around the fairy country, which nc
one is able TO icross. You know that
fact as well as I do, your majesty
Never mind the lost belt, You have
plenty of power, for you rule this un'
derground kingdom like tyrant. ant
thousands of MONIES obey your com
mands. l advise you to drink gas
Of melted silver, TO quiet your nerves
and then go to bed
The King grabbed a big ruby ant
threw it at Kaliko's head. The Stew
ard ducked to escape the heavy jewel
which crashed over the door just Over
his left ear. ~
away-and send General Blug here.
screamed the Nome King.
Kaliko hastily withdrew and IN
Nome King stamped UP and down unit
the General of his armies appeared. :,
This Nome was known far and wild
as terrible fighter and q cruel, des
perate commander. He had $4,000 Nom'
soldiers, all well drilled, who feared
nothing but their stern master He
General Blug was a trifle uneasy WheI
ne arrived ana saw HoM ah6iS III
Nome King was. =,
"Ha! So you're here cried tn
80 I am" said the General.
March your army at once to IN
Land of OF, capture and destroy tn
Emerald City, and bring back to me m,
Magic Belt" roared the King
You're crazy" calmly remarked TIL
General. -,
whats that? What's that? What
that?" And the Nome King dance
around on his pointed toes, he was g
enraged.
You don't know what you're talk
ing about" continued the General, seat
ing himself upon large cut diamond
II advise you to stand in a corno
and count sixty before you spea
again. BY that time you may be NOR
sensible"
The King looked around for some
thing to throw at General Blug, but a
nothing was handy he began to con
slider that perhaps the man was RICH
and he had been talking fooishly.
he merely threw himself into his gilt
tering throne and tipped his crow
over his ear and cured his feet u
under him and glared wickedly at Blue
IN the first place." said the Gen
deadly desert to the Land of OF; ant
If we could, the Ruler of that coun
try. Princess OZma. has certain fair
powers that would render my arm