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"But where was my Standing Army at the time?" inquired his Majesty, looking at the Soldier, gravely. BUT WHERE WAS MY STANDING ARMY AT THE TIME INQUIRED HIS MAJESTY LOOKING AT THE SOLDIER GRAVELY
carecrow. “But please go and bar all the doors and windows of the palace, while I show this Pumpkinhead how to throw a quoit.” The Soldier hastened to do this, while Tip, who had arrived at his heels, remained in the courtyard to look at the Scarecrow with wondering eyes. His Majesty continued to throw the quoits as coolly as if no danger threatened his throne, but the Pumpkinhead, having caught sight of Tip, ambled toward the boy as fast as his wooden legs would go. “Good afternoon, noble parent!” he cried, delightedly. “I’m glad to see you are here. That terrible Saw-Horse ran away with me.” “I suspected it,” said Tip. “Did you get hurt? Are you cracked at all?” “No, I arrived safely,” answered Jack, “and his Majesty has been very kind indeed to me.” At this moment the Soldier with the Green Whiskers returned, and the Scarecrow asked: “By the way, who has conquered me?” “A regiment of girls, gathered from the four corners of the Land of Oz,” replied the Soldier, still pale with fear. AS ALL OUT OF BREATH THIS IS QUITE SUDDEN SAID THE SCARECROW BUT PLEASE GO AND BAR ALL THE DOORS AND WINDOWS OF THE PALACE WHILE I SHOW THIS PUMPKINHEAD HOW TO THROW A QUOIT THE SOLDIER HASTENED TO DO THIS WHILE TIP WHO HAD ARRIVED AT HIS HEELS REMAINED IN THE COURTYARD TO LOOK AT THE SCARECROW WITH WONDERING EYES HIS MAJESTY CONTINUED TO THROW THE QUOITS AS COOLLY AS IF NO DANGER THREATENED HIS THRONE BUT THE PUMPKINHEAD HAVING CAUGHT SIGHT OF TIP AMBLED TOWARD THE BOY AS FAST AS HIS WOODEN LEGS WOULD GO GOOD AFTERNOON NOBLE PARENT HE CRIED DELIGHTEDLY I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU ARE HERE THAT TERRIBLE SAW HORSE RAN AWAY WITH ME I SUSPECTED IT SAID TIP DID YOU GET HURT ARE YOU CRACKED AT ALL NO I ARRIVE SAFELY ANSWERED JACK AND HIS MAJESTY HAS BEEN VERY KIND INDEED TO ME AT THIS MOMENT THE SOLDIER WITH THE GREEN WHISKERS RETURNED AND THE SCARECROW ASKED BY THE WAY WHO HAS CONQUERED ME A REGIMENT OF GIRLS GATHERED FROM THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE LAND OF OZ REPLIED THE SOLDIER STILL PALE WITH FEAR
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