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Meanwhile the Army of Revolt was disbanded and the girls sent home to their mothers. On promise of good behavior Jinjur was likewise released. MEANWHILE THE ARMY OF REVOLT WAS DISBANDED AND THE GIRLS SENT HOME TO THEIR MOTHERS ON PROMISE OF GOOD BEHAVIOUR GINGER WAS LIKEWISE RELEASED
wide open. Then the bands played their most stirring music while Glinda’s army marched into the city, and heralds proclaimed the conquest of the audacious Jinjur and the accession of the beautiful Princess Ozma to the throne of her royal ancestors. [Illustration: image306] At once the men of the Emerald City cast off their aprons. And it is said that the women were so tired eating of their husbands’ cooking that they all hailed the conquest of Jinjur with Joy. Certain it is that, rushing one and all to the kitchens of their houses, the good wives prepared so delicious a feast for the weary men that harmony was immediately restored in every family. Ozma’s first act was to oblige the Army of Revolt to return to her every emerald or other gem stolen from the public streets and buildings; and so great was the number of precious stones picked from their settings by these vain girls, that every one of the royal jewelers worked steadily for more than a month to replace them in their settings.  GATES OF THE CITY WHICH SHE THREW WIDE OPEN THEN THE BANDS PLAYED THEIR MOST STIRRING MUSIC WHILE GLINDA'S ARMY MARCHED INTO THE CITY AND HERALD PROCLAIMED THE CONQUEST OF THE AUDACIOUS GINGER AND THE ASCENSION OF THE BEAUTIFUL PRINCESS OZMA TO THE THRONE OF HER ROYAL ANCESTORS AT ONCE THE MEN OF THE EMERALD CITY CAST OFF THEIR APRONS AND IT IS SAID THAT THE WOMEN WERE SO TIRED OF EATING THEIR HUSBAND'S COOKING THAT THEY ALL HAILED THE CONQUEST OF GINGER WITH JOY CERTAIN IT IS THAT RUSHING ONE AND ALL TO THE KITCHENS OF THEIR HOUSES THE GOOD WIVES PREPARED SO DELICIOUS A FEAST FOR THE WEARY MEN THAT HARMONY WAS IMMEDIATELY RESTORED IN EVERY FAMILY OZMA'S FIRST ACT WAS TO OBLIGE THE ARMY OF REVOLT TO RETURN TO HER EVERY EMERALD OR OTHER GEMS STOLEN FROM THE PUBLIC STREETS AND BUILDINGS AND SO GREAT WAS THE NUMBER OF PRECIOUS STONES PICKED FROM THEIR SETTINGS BY THESE VAIN GIRLS THAT EVERY ONE OF THE ROYAL JEWELLERS WORKED STEADILY FOR MORE THAN A MONTH TO REPLACE THEM IN THEIR SETTINGS
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