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[Illustration: image107] The boy followed after them, carrying several baskets and wraps and packages which various members of the Army of Revolt had placed in his care. It was not long before they came to the green granite walls of the City and halted before the gateway. THE BOY FOLLOWED AFTER THEM CARRYING SEVERAL BASKETS AND WRAPS AND PACKAGES WHICH VARIOUS MEMBERS OF THE ARMY OF REVOLT HAD PLACED IN HIS CARE IT WAS NOT LONG BEFORE THEY CAME TO THE GREEN GRANITE WALLS OF THE CITY AND HALTED BEFORE THE GATEWAY
me from. The uniforms were Jaunty and becoming, and quite effective when massed together. Tip thought this strange Army bore no weapons whatever; but in this he was wrong. For each girl had stuck through the knot of her back hair two long, glittering knitting-needles. General Jinjur immediately mounted the stump of a tree and addressed her army. “Friends, fellow-citizens, and girls!” she said; “we are about to begin our great Revolt against the men of Oz! We march to conquer the Emerald City—to dethrone the Scarecrow King—to acquire thousands of gorgeous gems—to rifle the royal treasury—and to obtain power over our former oppressors!” [Illustration: image105] [Illustration: image106] “Hurrah!” said those who had listened; but Tip thought most of the Army was too much engaged in chattering to pay attention to the words of the General. The command to march was now given, and the girls formed themselves into four bands, or companies, and set off with eager strides toward the Emerald City.  TOP BUTTON ON EACH WAIST INDICATED BY ITS COLOR WHICH COUNTRY THE WEARER CAME FROM THE UNIFORMS WERE JAUNTY AND BECOMING AND QUITE EFFECTIVE WHEN MASKED TOGETHER TIP THOUGHT THIS STRANGE ARMY BORE NO WEAPONS WHATEVER BUT IN THIS HE WAS WRONG FOR EACH GIRL HAD STUCK THROUGH THE KNOT OF HER BACK HAIR TWO LONG GLITTERING KNITTING NEEDLES GENERAL GINGER IMMEDIATELY MOUNTED THE STUMP OF A TREE AND ADDRESSED HER ARMY FRIENDS FELLOW CITIZENS AND GIRLS SHE SAID WE ARE ABOUT TO BEGIN OUR GREAT REVOLT AGAINST THE MEN OF OZ WE MARCH TO CONQUER THE EMERALD CITY TO DETHRONE THE SCARECROW KING TO ACQUIRE THOUSANDS OF GORGEOUS GEMS TO RIFLE THE ROYAL TREASURY AND TO OBTAIN POWER OVER OUR FORMER OPPRESSORS HURRAY SAID THOSE THAT HAD LISTENED BUT TIP THOUGHT MOST OF THE ARMY WAS TOO MUCH ENGAGED IN CHATTERING TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE WORDS OF THE GENERAL THE COMMAND TO MARCH WAS NOW GIVEN AND THE GIRLS FORMED THEMSELVES INTO FOUR BANDS OR COMPANIES AND SET OFF WITH EAGER STRIDES TOWARD THE EMERALD CITY
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