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"Well, the emergency is here," observed Tip; "and unless your brains help us out of it we shall be compelled to pass the remainder of our lives in this nest." WELL THE EMERGENCY IS HERE OBSERVED TIP AND UNLESS YOUR BRAINS HELP US OUT OF IT WE SHALL BE COMPELLED TO PASS THE REMAINDER OF OUR LIVES IN THIS NEST
hat inaccessible nest; and Tip’s suggestion was, with the Scarecrow’s consent, quickly acted upon. They selected all the newest and cleanest bills and assorted them into various piles. The Scarecrow’s left leg and boot were stuffed with five-dollar bills; his right leg was stuffed with ten-dollar bills, and his body so closely filled with fifties, one-hundreds and one-thousands that he could scarcely button his jacket with comfort. [Illustration: image251] “You are now” said the Woggle-Bug, impressively, when the task had been completed, “the most valuable member of our party; and as you are among faithful friends there is little danger of your being spent.” “Thank you,” returned the Scarecrow, gratefully. “I feel like a new man; and although at first glance I might be mistaken for a Safety Deposit Vault, I beg you to remember that my Brains are still composed of the same old material. And these are the possessions that have always made me a person to be depended upon in an emergency.” CITIES THEY VISITED THERE WAS AN IMMENSE FORTUNE LYING IN THAT INACCESSIBLE NEST AND TIP'S SUGGESTION WAS WITH THE SCARECROW'S CONSENT QUICKLY ACTED UPON THEY SELECTED ALL THE NEWEST AND CLEANEST BILLS AND ASSORTED THEM INTO VARIOUS PILES THE SCARECROW'S LEFT LEG AND BOOT WERE STUFFED WITH FIVE DOLLAR BILLS HIS RIGHT LEG WAS STUFFED WITH TEN DOLLAR BILLS AND HIS BODY SO CLOSELY FILLED WITH FIFTIES ONE HUNDREDS AND ONE THOUSANDS THAT HE COULD SCARCELY BUTTON HIS JACKET WITH COMFORT YOU ARE NOW SAID THE WOGGLE BUG IMPRESSIVELY WHEN THE TASK HAD BEEN COMPLETED THE MOST VALUABLE MEMBER OF OUR PARTY AND AS YOU ARE AMONG FAITHFUL FRIENDS THERE IS LITTLE DANGER OF YOUR BEING SPENT THANK YOU RETURNED THE SCARECROW GRATEFULLY I FEEL LIKE A NEW MAN AND ALTHOUGH AT FIRST GLANCE I MIGHT BE MISTAKEN FOR A SAFETY DEPOSIT VAULT I BEG YOU TO REMEMBER THAT MY BRAINS ARE STILL COMPOSED OF THE SAME OLD MATERIAL AND THESE ARE THE POSSESSIONS THAT HAVE ALWAYS MADE ME A PERSON TO DEPEND UPON IN AN EMERGENCY
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