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Unopposed they reached the royal palace and marched up the marble steps, which had once been thickly crusted with emeralds but were now filled with tiny holes where the jewels had been ruthlessly torn from their settings by the Army of Revolt. And so far not a rebel barred their way. Through the arched hallways and into the magnificent throne room marched the Tin Woodman and his followers, and here, when the green silken curtains fell behind them, they saw a curious sight. UNOPPOSED THEY REACHED THE ROYAL PALACE AND MARCHED UP THE MARBLE STEPS WHICH HAD ONCE BEEN THICKLY CRUSTED WITH EMERALDS BUT WERE NOW FILLED WITH TINY HOLES WORTHY JEWELS HAD BEEN RUTHLESSLY TORN FROM THEIR SETTINGS BY THE ARMY OF REVOLT AND SO FAR NOT A REBEL BARRED THEIR WAY THROUGH THE ARCHED HALLWAYS AND INTO THE MAGNIFICENT THRONE ROOM MARCHED THE TIN WOODMAN AND HIS FOLLOWERS AND HERE WHEN THE GREEN SILKEN CURTAINS FELL BEHIND THEM THEY SAW A CURIOUS SIGHT
s you say, how did the women manage it so easily?” “I really do not know” replied the man, with a deep sigh. “Perhaps the women are made of castiron.” No movement was made, as they passed along the street, to oppose their progress. Several of the women stopped their gossip long enough to cast curious looks upon our friends, but immediately they would turn away with a laugh or a sneer and resume their chatter. And when they met with several girls belonging to the Army of Revolt, those soldiers, instead of being alarmed or appearing surprised, merely stepped out of the way and allowed them to advance without protest. This action rendered the Scarecrow uneasy. “I’m afraid we are walking into a trap,” said he. “Nonsense!” returned Nick Chopper, confidently; “the silly creatures are conquered already!” But the Scarecrow shook his head in a way that expressed doubt, and Tip said: [Illustration: image192] “It’s too easy, altogether. Look out for trouble ahead.” “I will,” returned his Majesty. ITY HUM SAID THE SCARECROW THOUGHTFULLY IF IT IS SUCH HARD WORK AS YOU SAY HOW DID THE WOMEN MANAGE IT SO EASILY I REALLY DO NOT KNOW REPLIED THE MAN WITH A DEEP SIGH PERHAPS THE WOMEN ARE MADE OF CAST IRON NO MOVEMENT WAS MADE AS THEY PASSED ALONG THE STREETS TO OPPOSE THEIR PROGRESS SEVERAL OF THE WOMEN STOPPED THEIR GOSSIP LONG ENOUGH TO CAST CURIOUS LOOKS UPON OUR FRIENDS BUT IMMEDIATELY THEY WOULD TURN AWAY WITH A LAUGH OR A SNEER AND RESUME THEIR CHATTER AND WHEN THEY MET WITH SEVERAL GIRLS BELONGING TO THE ARMY OF REVOLT THOSE SOLDIERS INSTEAD OF BEING ALARMED OR APPEARING SURPRISED MERELY STEPPED OUT OF THE WAY AND ALLOWED THEM TO ADVANCE WITHOUT PROTEST THIS ACTION RENDERED THE SCARECROW UNEASY I AM AFRAID WE ARE WALKING INTO A TRAP HE SAID NONSENSE RETURNED NICK CHOPPER CONFIDENTLY THE SILLY CREATURES ARE CONQUERED ALREADY BUT THE SCARECROW SHOOK HIS HEAD IN A WAY THAT EXPRESSED DOUBT AND TIP SAID IT'S TOO EASY ALTOGETHER LOOK OUT FOR TROUBLE AHEAD I WILL RETURNED HIS MAJESTY
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