The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-04
Ozna Uses the Magic Belt

jeweled driveway to the great entrance
OF the royal palace.
Many servants dressed in handsome
uniforms stood ready to welcome the
new arrivals, and when the Wizard got
out of the buggy a pretty girl in a
green gown cried out in surprise:
Why, it's Or, the Wonderful Wiz
ard, come back again"
The little man looked at her closely
and then took both the maidens hands
In his and shook them cordially.
on my word, he exclaimed, "it's
little Jellia Jamb-as pert and pretty
as evern'
Why not, Mr.. Wizard?" asked Jel-
liza, bowling low. But I'm afraid you
can not rule the Emerald city, as you
used to, because we now have a beauti-
iul Princess whom everyone loves dear
ly,'
And the people will not willingly part
with her added a tall soldier in a
captain generals uniform.
The Wizard turned to look at him.
Did you not wear green whiskers
at one timer" he asked
Yes, said the soldier: but | shaved
them off long ago, and since then I
have risen from a private to be the
| Chief General Of the Royal Armies"
That's nice" said the little man.
But | assure you, my good people that
| ! do not wish TO rule the Emerald city"
/ he added, earnestly.
| In that case you are very welcomen'
cried all the servants, and it pleased
| the Wizard to note the respect with
which the royal retainers bowed before
him His fame hadn't been forgotten
| in thesLand of OF, by any means
Where is Dorothy" inquired zeb,
anNiously, as he left the buggy and
stood beside his friend the little Wiz
| ard.
She is with the Princess ozma, in
the private rooms Of the palace" re-
! piled Jellia lamb, But she has or
| dered me to make you welcome and to
show you to your apartments"
The boy looked around him with Won
dering eyes, Such magnificence and
wealth as was displayed in this palace
was more than he had ever dreamed
Of, and he could scarcely believe that
all the gorgeous glitter was real and
not tinsel.
What's to become of me?" asked the
horse, uueasilv. He had seen consid- =
cradle Of life in the cities in his Younger
days. and knew that this regal palace
was no place for him.
1t perpleXed even Jellia Jamh for a
time, to know what to do with the
animal, The green maiden was much
astonshed at the sight of so unusual
creature for horses We're unknown
In this land: hut those who lived i'm
the Emerald city were apt to be as
toni'hed by queer sights, so after in
/ inspecting the cab horse and noting the
mild look in his big eyes the girl de-
cid"d not 10 be afraid Of him
There are no stables here" said
the Wizard. unless some have been
bull since | went away"
We have never needed them before, =
answered Jellia: for the SaWhorse lives
in room of the palace. being much
smaller and more natural in appear
ance than this great beast YOU have
brought with you
20 YOU mean that I'm freak"
askod linn onrrily
"Oh no." she FASTENED to say. there
NAV b. many more like you in the
nlnCe vru came from but in OF any
horse hut a Sawhorse is unusual"
This Modified Jim a little, and after
some thought the green maiden decided
to give the cab horse q room in the pal
ace, such big building having many
rooms that were seldom in use
Editors Note--Now that Jellia lamb
has solved the problem what to do with
such a strange animal in the Land of
OF as was Jim, the old cab horse
what do YOU suppose will happen 10
the Adventures? Next week, If you
will be patient till then you shall learn
how odd Friends Are Reunited"
Copyright by l.. Frank Baum for the
George Matthew Adams Service.l