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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. 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
ptain and three soldiers, which Glinda considered sufficient for a guard. [Illustration: image305] Now, at a word from the Princess, the queer Thing they had called the Gump flopped its palm-leaf wings and rose into the air, carrying the party of adventurers high above the walls. They hovered over the palace, and soon perceived Jinjur reclining in a hammock in the courtyard, where she was comfortably reading a novel with a green cover and eating green chocolates, confident that the walls would protect her from her enemies. Obeying a quick command, the Gump alighted safely in this very courtyard, and before Jinjur had time to do more than scream, the Captain and three soldiers leaped out and made the former Queen a prisoner, locking strong chains upon both her wrists. That act really ended the war; for the Army of Revolt submitted as soon as they knew Jinjur to be a captive, and the Captain marched in safety through the streets and up to the gates of the city, which she threw wide open. CLIMBED ABOARD AND STILL THERE WAS ROOM FOR A CAPTAIN AND THREE SOLDIERS WHICH GLINDA CONSIDERED SUFFICIENT FOR A GUARD NOW AT A WORD FROM THE PRINCESS THE QUEER THING THEY CALLED THE GUMP FLOPPED ITS PALM LEAF WINGS AND ROSE INTO THE AIR CARRYING THE PARTY OF ADVENTURERS HIGH ABOVE THE WALLS THEY HOVERED OVER THE PALACE AND SOON PERCEIVED GINGER RECLINING IN A HAMMOCK IN THE COURTYARD WHERE SHE WAS COMFORTABLY READING A NOVEL WITH A GREEN COVER AND EATING GREEN CHOCOLATES CONFIDENT THAT THE WALLS WOULD PROTECT HER FROM HER ENEMIES OBEYING A QUICK COMMAND THE GUMP ALIGHTED SAFELY IN THIS VERY COURTYARD AND BEFORE GINGER HAD TIME TO DO MORE THAN SCREAM THE CAPTAIN AND THREE SOLDIERS LEAPED OUT AND MADE THE FORMER QUEEN A PRISONER LOCKING STRONG CHAINS UPON BOTH HER WRISTS THAT ACT REALLY ENDED THE WAR FOR THE ARMY OF REVOLT SUBMITTED AS SOON AS THEY KNEW GINGER TO BE A CAPTIVE AND THE CAPTAIN MARCHED IN SAFELY THROUGH THE STREETS AND UP TO THE GATES OF THE CITY WHICH SHE THREW WIDE OPEN
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