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For while the startled mice rushed wildly about the room the Scarecrow had only time to note a whirl of skirts and a twinkling of feet as the girls disappeared from the palace—pushing and crowding one another in their mad efforts to escape. FOR WHILE THE STARTLED MICE RUSHED WILDLY ABOUT THE ROOM THE SCARECROW HAD ONLY TIME TO NOTE A WHIRL OF SKIRTS AND A TWINKLING OF FEET AS THE GIRLS DISAPPEARED FROM THE PALACE PUSHING AND CROWDING ONE ANOTHER IN THEIR MAD EFFORTS TO ESCAPE
ruelly. This programme of extermination was so terrible that the prisoners looked upon one another in a panic of fear. The Scarecrow alone did not give way to despair. He stood quietly before the Queen and his brow was wrinkled in deep thought as he strove to find some means to escape. While thus engaged he felt the straw within his breast move gently. At once his expression changed from sadness to joy, and raising his hand he quickly unbuttoned the front of his jacket. This action did not pass unnoticed by the crowd of girls clustering about him, but none of them suspected what he was doing until a tiny grey mouse leaped from his bosom to the floor and scampered away between the feet of the Army of Revolt. Another mouse quickly followed; then another and another, in rapid succession. And suddenly such a scream of terror went up from the Army that it might easily have filled the stoutest heart with consternation. The flight that ensued turned to a stampede, and the stampede to a panic. CED SHE ADDED CRUELLY THIS PROGRAMME OF EXTERMINATION WAS SO TERRIBLE THAT THE PRISONERS LOOKED UPON ONE ANOTHER IN A PANIC OF FEAR THE SCARECROW ALONE DID NOT GIVE WAY TO DESPAIR HE STOOD QUIETLY BEFORE THE QUEEN AND HIS BROW WAS WRINKLED IN DEEP THOUGHT AS HE STROVE TO FIND SOME MEANS TO ESCAPE WHILE THUS ENGAGED HE FELT THE STRAW WITHIN HIS BREAST MOVE GENTLY AT ONCE HIS EXPRESSION CHANGED FROM SADNESS TO JOY AND RAISING HIS HAND HE QUICKLY UNBUTTONED THE FRONT OF HIS JACKET THIS ACTION DID NOT PASS UNNOTICED BY THE CROWD OF GIRLS CLUSTERING ABOUT HIM BUT NONE OF THEM SUSPECTED WHAT HE WAS DOING UNTIL A TINY GRAY MOUSE LEAPED FROM HIS BOSOM TO THE FLOOR AND SCAMPERED AWAY BETWEEN THE FEET OF THE ARMY OF REVOLT ANOTHER MOUSE QUICKLY FOLLOWED THEN ANOTHER AND ANOTHER IN RAPID SUCCESSION AND SUDDENLY SUCH A SCREAM OF TERROR WENT UP FROM THE ARMY THAT IT MIGHT EASILY HAVE FILLED THE STOUTEST HEART WITH CONSTERNATION THE FLIGHT THAT ENSUED TURNED TO A STAMPEDE AND THE STAMPEDE TO A PANIC
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