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responded the General; and she looked so determined that it made the Guardian uneasy. So he rang the bell for the Soldier with the Green Whiskers, and the next minute was sorry he had done so. RESPONDED THE GENERAL AND SHE LOOKED SO DETERMINED THAT IT MADE THE GUARDIAN UNEASY SO HE RANG THE BELL FOR THE SOLDIER WITH THE GREEN WHISKERS AND THE NEXT MINUTE WAS SORRY HE HAD DONE SO
thrust carelessly into his pockets, and he seemed to have no idea at all that the City was threatened by rebels. Speaking pleasantly to the girls, he said: “Good morning, my dears! What can I do for you?” “Surrender instantly!” answered General Jinjur, standing before him and frowning as terribly as her pretty face would allow her to. “Surrender!” echoed the man, astounded. “Why, it’s impossible. It’s against the law! I never heard of such a thing in my life.” “Still, you must surrender!” exclaimed the General, fiercely. “We are revolting!” “You don’t look it,” said the Guardian, gazing from one to another, admiringly. “But we are!” cried Jinjur, stamping her foot, impatiently; “and we mean to conquer the Emerald City!” “Good gracious!” returned the surprised Guardian of the Gates; “what a nonsensical idea! Go home to your mothers, my good girls, and milk the cows and bake the bread. Don’t you know it’s a dangerous thing to conquer a city?” [Illustration: image109] “We are not afraid!” COME TO TOWN HE CARRIED A BUNCH OF KEYS SWUNG ROUND HIS NECK BY A GOLDEN CHAIN HIS HANDS WERE THRUST CARELESSLY INTO HIS POCKETS AND HE SEEMED OF NO IDEA AT ALL THAT THE CITY WAS THREATENED BY REBELS SPEAKING PLEASANTLY TO THE GIRLS HE SAID GOOD MORNING MY DEARS WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU SURRENDER INSTANTLY ANSWERED GENERAL GINGER STANDING BEFORE HIM AND FROWNING AS TERRIBLY AS HER PRETTY FACE WOULD ALLOW HER TO SURRENDER ECHOED THE MAN ASTOUNDED WHY IT'S IMPOSSIBLE IT'S AGAINST THE LAW I NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING IN MY LIFE STILL YOU MUST SURRENDER EXCLAIMED THE GENERAL FIERCELY WE ARE REVOLTING YOU DON'T LOOK IT SAID THE GUARDIAN GAZING FROM ONE TO ANOTHER ADMIRINGLY BUT WE ARE CRIED GINGER STAMPING HER FOOT IMPATIENTLY AND WE MEAN TO CONQUER THE EMERALD CITY GOOD GRACIOUS RETURNED THE SURPRISED GUARDIAN OF THE GATES WHAT A NONSENSICAL IDEA GO HOME TO YOUR MOTHERS MY GOOD GIRLS AND MILK THE COWS AND BAKE THE BREAD DON'T YOU KNOW IT'S A DANGEROUS THING TO CONQUER A CITY WE'RE NOT AFRAID
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