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"Thank you," returned the Scarecrow, gratefully. "I feel like a new man; and although at first glance I might be mistaken for a Safety Deposit Vault, I beg you to remember that my Brains are still composed of the same old material. And these are the possessions that have always made me a person to be depended upon in an emergency." "Well, the emergency is here," observed Tip; "and unless your brains help us out of it we shall be compelled to pass the remainder of our lives in this nest." THANK YOU RETURNED THE SCARECROW GRATEFULLY I FEEL LIKE A NEW MAN AND ALTHOUGH AT FIRST GLANCE I MIGHT BE MISTAKEN FOR A SAFETY DEPOSIT VAULT I BEG YOU TO REMEMBER THAT MY BRAINS ARE STILL COMPOSED OF THE SAME OLD MATERIAL AND THESE ARE THE POSSESSIONS THAT HAVE ALWAYS MADE ME A PERSON TO DEPEND UPON IN AN EMERGENCY WELL THE EMERGENCY IS HERE OBSERVED TIP AND UNLESS YOUR BRAINS HELP US OUT OF IT WE SHALL BE COMPELLED TO PASS THE REMAINDER OF OUR LIVES IN THIS NEST
n began to turn over the rubbish with the handle of his axe; and, sure enough, what they had first thought only worthless papers were found to be all bills of various denominations, which the mischievous Jackdaws had for years been engaged in stealing from the villages and cities they visited. There was an immense fortune lying in that inaccessible nest; and Tip’s suggestion was, with the Scarecrow’s consent, quickly acted upon. They selected all the newest and cleanest bills and assorted them into various piles. The Scarecrow’s left leg and boot were stuffed with five-dollar bills; his right leg was stuffed with ten-dollar bills, and his body so closely filled with fifties, one-hundreds and one-thousands that he could scarcely button his jacket with comfort. [Illustration: image251] “You are now” said the Woggle-Bug, impressively, when the task had been completed, “the most valuable member of our party; and as you are among faithful friends there is little danger of your being spent.” ECROWS WHY NOT USE THE MONEY THE TIN WOODMAN BEGAN TO TURN OVER THE RUBBISH WITH THE HANDLE OF HIS AXE AND SURE ENOUGH WHAT THEY HAD FIRST THOUGHT WERE ONLY WORTHLESS PAPERS WERE FOUND TO BE ALL BILLS OF VARIOUS DENOMINATIONS WHICH THE MISCHIEVOUS JACKDAWS HAD FOR YEARS BEEN ENGAGED IN STEALING FROM THE VILLAGES AND CITIES THEY VISITED THERE WAS AN IMMENSE FORTUNE LYING IN THAT INACCESSIBLE NEST AND TIP'S SUGGESTION WAS WITH THE SCARECROW'S CONSENT QUICKLY ACTED UPON THEY SELECTED ALL THE NEWEST AND CLEANEST BILLS AND ASSORTED THEM INTO VARIOUS PILES THE SCARECROW'S LEFT LEG AND BOOT WERE STUFFED WITH FIVE DOLLAR BILLS HIS RIGHT LEG WAS STUFFED WITH TEN DOLLAR BILLS AND HIS BODY SO CLOSELY FILLED WITH FIFTIES ONE HUNDREDS AND ONE THOUSANDS THAT HE COULD SCARCELY BUTTON HIS JACKET WITH COMFORT YOU ARE NOW SAID THE WOGGLE BUG IMPRESSIVELY WHEN THE TASK HAD BEEN COMPLETED THE MOST VALUABLE MEMBER OF OUR PARTY AND AS YOU ARE AMONG FAITHFUL FRIENDS THERE IS LITTLE DANGER OF YOUR BEING SPENT
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