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But the Royal Army of Oz was too much afraid of women to meet the onslaught. He simply turned about and ran with all his might through the gate and toward the royal palace, while General Jinjur and her mob flocked into the unprotected City. BUT THE ROYAL ARMY OF OZ WAS TOO MUCH AFRAID OF WOMEN TO MEET THE ONSLAT HE SIMPLY TURNED ABOUT AND RAN WITH ALL HIS MIGHT THROUGH THE GATE AND TOWARD THE ROYAL PALACE WHILE GENERAL GINGER AND HER MOB FLOCKED INTO THE UNPROTECTED CITY
around his neck. Followed by her Army the General now rushed to the gateway, where she was confronted by the Royal Army of Oz—which was the other name for the Soldier with the Green Whiskers. “Halt!” he cried, and pointed his long gun full in the face of the leader. Some of the girls screamed and ran back, but General Jinjur bravely stood her ground and said, reproachfully: “Why, how now? Would you shoot a poor, defenceless girl?” “No,” replied the soldier. “for my gun isn’t loaded.” “Not loaded?” “No; for fear of accidents. And I’ve forgotten where I hid the powder and shot to load it with. But if you’ll wait a short time I’ll try to hunt them up.” “Don’t trouble yourself,” said Jinjur, cheerfully. Then she turned to her Army and cried: “Girls, the gun isn’t loaded!” “Hooray,” shrieked the rebels, delighted at this good news, and they proceeded to rush upon the Soldier with the Green Whiskers in such a crowd that it was a wonder they didn’t stick the knitting-needles into one another. DE NO RESISTANCE WHEN GINGER DREW THE BUNCH OF KEYS FROM AROUND HIS NECK FOLLOWED BY HER ARMY THE GENERAL NOW RUSHED TO THE GATE WHERE SHE WAS CONFRONTED BY THE ROYAL ARMY OF OZ WHICH WAS THE OTHER NAME FOR THE SOLDIER WITH THE GREEN WHISKERS HALT HE CRIED AND POINTED HIS LONG GUN FULL IN THE FACE OF THE LEADER SOME OF THE GIRLS SCREAMED AND RAN BACK BUT GENERAL GINGER BRAVELY STOOD HER GROUND AND SAID REPROACHFULLY WHY HOW NOW WE DO SHOOT A POOR DEFENCELESS GIRL NO REPLIED THE GUARD FOR MY GUN ISN'T LOADED NOT LET IT NOW FOR FEAR OF ACCIDENTS AND I'VE FORGOTTEN WHERE I HID THE POWDER AND SHOT TO LOAD IT WITH BUT IF YOU'LL WAIT A SHORT TIME I'LL TRY TO HUNT THEM UP DON'T TROUBLE YOURSELF SAID GINGER CHEERFULLY THEN SHE TURNED TO HER ARMY AND CRIED GIRLS THE GUN ISN'T LOADED HALLOY SHRIEKED THE REBELS DELIGHTED AT THIS GOOD NEWS AND THEY PROCEEDED TO RUSH UPON THE SOLDIER WITH THE GREEN WHISKERS IN SUCH A CROWD THAT IT WAS A WONDER THEY DIDN'T STICK THE KNITTING NEEDLES INTO ONE ANOTHER
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