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• Q <, y L Frank Paum a
Mr. H. M. Voggle-Bug, T.E.
Now, General Jinjur—who, you will
remember commanded the Army of |
Revolt—was rendered very uncasv
hy the escape of the Scarecrow from
the Emerald City. She feared, and j
with good reason, that If his Majesty I
and the Tin Woodman joined forces,
it would mean danger to her and her
entire army; for the people of Oz had
not yet forgotten the deeds of these I
famous heroes, who had passed sue- ;
tossfully through so many startling
adventures.
So Jinjur sent post-haste for old
Mombi, the witch, and promised her
large rewards if she would come to
tlie assistance of the rebel army.
Mombi was furious at the trick Tip
had played upon her. as well as at
his escape and the theft of the Pre- i
cious Powder of Life: so she needed
no urging to induce her to travel
to the Emerald City to assist Jinjur J
in defeating the Scarecrow and the
Tin WoodmartT who had made Tip one
of their friends.
Mombi had no sooner arrived at
the royal palace than she discovered,
by means of her secret magic, that
tlie adventurers were starting upon
their Journey to the Emerald City:
so she retired to a small room high •
up In a tower and locked herself;
in while she practiced such arts as
she could command to prevent the
return of the Scarecrow and his com- j
panions.
That was why the Tin Woodman
presently stopped and said:
"Something very curious has hap- 1
pened. 1 ought to know by heart !
every step of this Journey, and yet 1
I fear we have'alreadv lost our way." ,
"That is quite Impossible!" pro- I
tested the Scarecrow. "Why do you
think, my dear friend, that we have i
gone astray?"
"Why, here before us Is a great |
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of sunflowers—and I never saw
! this field before In all my life."
At these words they all looked
| around, only to And that they were
Indeed surrounded by a field of tall
I stalks, every stalk bearing at Its
! top a gigantic sunflower. And not
only were these flowers almost blind
ing in their vivid hues of red and
gold, but each one whirled around
upon its stalk like a minature wind
mill. completely dazzling the vision
of the beholders and so mystifying
them that they knew not which way
to turn.
"It's witchcraft!" exclaimed Tip.
While they paused, hesitating and
wondering, the Tin Woodman uttered
• a cry of impatience and advanced
; with swinging axe to cut down tne
stalks before him. But now the
sunflowers suddenly stopped their
rapid whirling, and the travelers
plainly saw a girl's face appear in
the center of each flower. These love
ly faces looked upon the astonished
band with mocking smiles, and then
burst into a chorus of merry laughter
at the dismay their appearance
caused.
"Stop! stop!" cried Tip, seizing the
Woodman's arm; "they're alive!
they're girls!"
At that moment the flowers be-1
gan whirling again, and the faces
faded away and were lost in the rapid i
revolutions.
The Tin Woodman dropped his axe
and sat down upon the ground.
"It would be heartless to chop down
those pretty creatures," said he. de-1
spondently: "and yet I do not know 1
how else we can proceed upon our |
way."
"They looked to me strangely like |
the faces of the Army of Revolt,"
mused the Scarecrow.
"But I cannot conceive how the
girls could have followed us here so
quickly."
"I believe it's magic." said Tip.
positively, "and that someone is play
ing a trick upon us. I've known old
Mombi do things like that before. |
Probably it's nothing more than an I
illusion, and thero are no sunflowers
here at all."
"Then let us shut our eyes and walk
forward." suggested the Woodman.
"Excuse me," replied the Scarecrow.
"My eyes are not painted to shut.
| Because you happen to have tin eye
l lids, you must not Imagine we are
| all built In the same way."
I "And the eyes of the Saw-Horae are
knot eyes." said Jack, leaning for
ward to examine them.
Nevertheless, you must ride quickly
forward." commanded Tip, "and we
i will follow after you and so try to
| escape. My eyes are already so daz-
I zled that 1 can scarcely see."
So the Pumpkinhead rode boldly
forward, and Tip grasped the stub
tail of the Saw-Horse and followed
I with closed eyes. The Scarecrow and
the Tin Woodman brought up the
I rear, and before they had gone many
yards a Joyful shout from Jack an
j nouneed that the way was clear be
; fore them.
j Then all paused to look backward.
| but not a trace of the field of sun
j flowers remained.
| More cheerfully, now. they pro
• oeeded upon their Journey; but old
Siombi had so changed the appear
ance of the landscape that they would
; surely have been lost had not the
Scarecrow wisely concluded to take
i their direction from the Sun. For
no witch-craft could change the
j course of the suh. and It was there
' fore a safe guide.
, However, other difficulties lay be
j fore them. The Saw-Horse stepped
| into a rabbit hole and fell to the
| ground. The Pumpkinhead was
pitched high into the air, and his
history would probably have ended
at that exact moment had not the
Tin Woodman skillfully caught the
pumpkin as it descended and saved
it from injury.^
Tip soon had .t fitted to the neck
again and replaced Jack upon his feet.
But the Saw-Horse did not escape
:so easily. For when his leg was
I pulled from the rabbit hole it was
i found to be broken short off, and
i must be replaced or repaired be
| fore he could go a step farther,
i "This is quite serious." said the
i Tin Woodman. "If there were trees
] near by I might soon manufacture
| another leg for this animal; but I
I cannot see even a shrub for miles
i around."
; "And there are neither fences nor
i houses In this part of the land of
! Oz." added the Scarecrow, discon
l solately.
j "Then what shall we do?" enqu'red
the boy.
"I suppose I must start my brains
working." replied his Majesty the
Scarecrow; "for experience has taught
me that I can do anything if I but
take time to think it out."
"Let us all think." said Tip: "and
perhaps we shall find a way to repair
the Saw-Horse."
So they sat In a row upon the grass
and began to think, while the Saw-
Horse occupied itself by gazing curi
ously upon Its broken limb.
"Docs It hurt?" asked the Tin
Woodman, in a soft, sympathetic
voice.
"Not in the least." returned the
Saw-Horse: "but my pride (s Injured
to find that any anatomy Is so brit
tle."
For a time the little group remain
ed in silent thought. Presently the
Tin Woodman raised liis head and
looked over the field.
"What sort of creature Is that
which approaches us?" he asked,
wonderingly.
The others followed his gaze, and
discovered coming toward them the
most extraordinary object they had
ever beheld. It advanced quickly
and noiselessly over the soft grass
and In a few minutes stood before the
adventurers and regarded them with
an astonishment equal to their own.
The Scarecrow was calm under all
circumstances.
"Good morning!" he said, politely.
The stranger removed his hat with
a flourish, bowed very low. and then
responded:
"Good morning, one and all. I
hope you are, as an aggregation, en
joying excellent health. Permit me
to present my card."
With this courteous speech it ex
tended a card toward the Scarecrow,
who accepted it. turned it over and
over, and then handed it with a shake
of his head to Tip.
The boy read aloud:
"Mr. H. M. Woggle-Bug. T. E."
"Dear tnel" ejaculated the Pump
kinhead, staring somewhat intently.
"How very peculiars" said the Tin
Woodman.
Tip's eyes were round and won
dering, and the Saw-Horse uttered a
sigh and turned away Its head.
"Are you really a Woggle-Bug?"
enquired the Scarecrow.
"Most certainly, my dear sir!" ans
wered the stranger briskly. "Is not
my name upon the card?"
"It is," said the Scarecrow. "But
may I ask what stands tor?"
" means Highly Magnified."
returned the Woggle-Bug. proudly.
•Oh. I see." The Scarecrow viewed
the stranger critically. "And are
you. In truth, highly magnified'/"
"Sir." said the Woggle-Bug. I
take you lor a gentleman of Judg
ment and discernment. Does It not
occur to you that I am several thous
and times greater than any Woggle-
Bug you ever saw before? Therefore
it is plainly evident that I am Highly
Magnified, and there is no good rea
son w>y you should doubt the fact."
"Pardon me," returned the Scare
crow. "My brains are slightly mixed
since I was last laundered. Would
it be improper for me to ask, also,
what the 'T.E.* at the end of your
name stands for?"
"Those letters express my degree."
answered the Woggle-Bug. with a
condescending smile. "To be more
explicit, the initials mean that I am
Thoroughly Educated."
"Oh!" said the Scarecrow, much
relieved.
Tip had not yet taken his eyes
oft this wonderful personage. What
he saw was a great, round, bug-like
body supported upon two slender legs
toes curling upward. The body of
the Woggle-Bug was rather fiat, and
Judging from what could be seen
of it was of a glistening dark brown
color upon the back, while the front
was striped with alternate bands of
light brown and white, blending to
gether 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 a man.
except that its nose ended in a curl
ing antenna, or "feeler," and its ears
from the upper points bore anten
nae that decorated the sides of Its
head like two miniature, curling pig
tails. It must be admitted that the
round, black eyes were rather bulg
ing Ir atiDearn- bu* the expression
upon the Woggle-Bug's face was by
no means unpleasant.
For dress the insect wore a dark
blue swallow-tail coat with a yellow
silk lining and a flower in the but
ton-hole: a vest of white duck that:
stretched tightly across the wide
body; knickerbockers of fawn-colored
plush, fastened at the knees with gilt
buckles: and. 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 tali as the Tin Woodman;
and surely no bug in all the Land
of Oz had ever before attained so
enormous a size.
"I confess." said the Scarecrow,
"that your abrupt appearance hits
! caused me surprise, and no doubt
, has startled my companions. I hope,
j however, that this circumstances will
, not distress you. We shall probably
: get used to you in time."
"Do not apologize. I beg of you!"
' returned the Woggle-Bug. earnestly.
I "It affords me great pleasure to sur
j prise people; for surely I cannot be
j classed with ordinary insects and am
, entitled to both curiosity and admira
' tion from those l.meet."
1 "You are. indeed," agreed his Ma
jesty.
"If you will permit tne to seat
myself in your august company," con
tinued the stranger, "I will gladly
relate my history, so that you will be
better able to comprehend my unusual
—may I 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:
Next Story: "A Highly Magnified
History," in which The .Woggle-Bug,
who had planned to go to the Emer
ald City to deliver lectures, decides
to go there in the company o£ Tip,
the Tin Woodman, the Scarecrow,
; the Saw-Horse and Jack Pumpkin
head, and the Journey is resumed.
How is this possible—when the Saw-
Horse's leg is broken? Head the next
chapter and find out.
Caroline Islands'
Old Stone Ruins
Whatever the political future of
the Caroline Islands, which Japan
seized from Germany, they are
bound to be objects of scientific in
terest for generations to come, ac
cording to a bulletin just issued by
the National Geographic Society, and
continues;
"WTio built the massive stone
structures which give evidence of a
high degree of civilization at some
prehistoric time? What was the
'origin of the stone currency, sonic
'coins' of which weigh live tons?
"These are but two of the many
questions which these Pacific islands
of mystery present. The stone ruins
extend front Ponape, an island to
ward the east of the group, to Yap.
on the west.
"On Yap are great stone terraces,
embankments and roads composed of
neatly laid stone blocks, stone graves,
stone platforms and enormous cham
bers resembling council lodges with
gables and tall pillars frequently
carved.
"Ponape discloses the Pacific Ven
ice.' There the ruins are partly sub
merged. Apparenly they once stood
on an Island city, unless their site
was connected with other islands be
fore a terrific upheaval inundated
them.
"WTiat remains to-day is more
than half a hundred rectangular
walled islets projecting above the
waters of a iagoon. There is an outer
lagoon, separated by a breakwater
three miles long. In all this con
struction huge basalt blocks were
used. Apparently they were un
touched by Iron toots.
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