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"At this rate we will soon have your Majesty upon the throne again," said the Tin Woodman, laughing at his easy conquest of the guards. "Thank you, friend Nick," returned the Scarecrow, gratefully. "Nothing can resist your kind heart and your sharp axe." AT THIS RATE WE WILL SOON HAVE YOUR MAJESTY UPON THE THRONE AGAIN SAID THE TIN WOODMAN LAUGHING AT HIS EASY CONQUEST OF THE GUARDS THANK YOU FRIEND NICK RETURNED THE SCARECROW GRATEFULLY NOTHING CAN RESIST YOUR KIND HEART AND YOUR SHARP AXE
way upon her journey home. [Illustration: image188] [Illustration: image189] The Prisoners of the Queen Approaching the gateway of the Emerald City the travelers found it guarded by two girls of the Army of Revolt, who opposed their entrance by drawing the knitting-needles from their hair and threatening to prod the first that came near. But the Tin Woodman was not afraid. “At the worst they can but scratch my beautiful nickel-plate,” he said. “But there will be no ‘worst,’ for I think I can manage to frighten these absurd soldiers very easily. Follow me closely, all of you!” Then, swinging his axe in a great circle to right and left before him, he advanced upon the gate, and the others followed him without hesitation. The girls, who had expected no resistance whatever, were terrified by the sweep of the glittering axe and fled screaming into the city; so that our travelers passed the gates in safety and marched down the green marble pavement of the wide street toward the royal palace.  VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX DAT ORG THE MARVELOUS LAND OF OZ BY L FRANK BAUM CHAPTER FIFTEEN THE PRISONERS OF THE QUEEN APPROACHING THE GATEWAY OF THE EMERALD CITY THE TRAVELLERS FOUND IT GUARDED BY TWO GIRLS OF THE ARMY OF REVOLT WHO OPPOSED THEIR ENTRANCE BY DRAWING THE KNITTING NEEDLES FROM THEIR HAIR AND THREATENING TO PROD THE FIRST THAT CAME NEAR BUT THE TIN WOODMAN WAS NOT AFRAID AT THE WORST THEY CAN BUT SCRATCH MY BEAUTIFUL NICKEL PLATE HE SAID BUT THERE WILL BE NO WORST FOR I THINK I CAN MANAGE TO FRIGHTEN THESE ABSURD SOLDIERS VERY EASILY FOLLOW ME CLOSELY ALL OF YOU THEN SWINGING HIS AXE IN A GREAT CIRCLE TO RIGHT AND LEFT BEFORE HIM HE ADVANCED UPON THE GATE AND THE OTHERS FOLLOWED HIM WITHOUT HESITATION THE GIRLS WHO HAD EXPECTED NO RESISTANCE WHATEVER WERE TERRIFIED BY THE SWEEP OF THE GLITTERING AXE AND FLED SCREAMING INTO THE CITY SO THAT OUR TRAVELLERS PASSED THE GATES IN SAFETY AND MARCHED DOWN THE GREEN MARBLE PAVEMENT OF THE WIDE STREET TOWARD THE ROYAL PALACE
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