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"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. 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
Revolt had become an Army of Conquerors! [Illustration: image111] [Illustration: image112] [Illustration: image113] The Scarecrow Plans an escape Tip slipped away from the girls and followed swiftly after the Soldier with the Green Whiskers. The invading army entered the City more slowly, for they stopped to dig emeralds out of the walls and paving-stones with the points of their knitting-needles. So the Soldier and the boy reached the palace before the news had spread that the City was conquered. The Scarecrow and Jack Pumpkinhead were still playing at quoits in the courtyard when the game was interrupted by the abrupt entrance of the Royal Army of Oz, who came flying in without his hat or gun, his clothes in sad disarray and his long beard floating a yard behind him as he ran. “Tally one for me,” said the Scarecrow, calmly “What’s wrong, my man?” he added, addressing the Soldier. “Oh! your Majesty—your Majesty! The City is conquered!” gasped the Royal Army, who was all out of breath.  MORE INFORMATION AND TO FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX DOT ORG THE MARVELOUS LAND OF OZ BY L FRANK BOUM CHAPTER NINE THE SCARECROW PLANS AN ESCAPE TIP SLIPPED AWAY FROM THE GIRLS AND FOLLOWED SWIFTLY AFTER THE SOLDIER WITH THE GREEN WHISKERS THE INVADING ARMY ENTERED THE CITY MORE SLOWLY FOR THEY STOPPED TO DIG EMERALDS OUT OF THE WALLS AND PAVING STONES WITH THE POINTS OF THEIR KNITTING NEEDLES SO THE SOLDIER AND THE BOY REACHED THE PALACE BEFORE THE NEWS HAD SPREAD THAT THE CITY WAS CONQUERED THE SCARECROW AND JACK PUMPKINHEAD WERE STILL PLAYING AT QUOITS IN THE COURTYARD WHEN THE GAME WAS INTERRUPTED BY THE ABRUPT ENTRANCE OF THE ROYAL ARMY OF OZ WHO CAME FLYING IN WITHOUT HIS HAT OR GUN HIS CLOTHES IN SAD DISARRAY AND HIS LONG BEARD FLOATING A YARD BEHIND HIM AS HE RAN TALLY ONE FOR ME SAID THE SCARECROW CALMLY WHAT'S WRONG MY MAN HE ADDED ADDRESSING THE SOLDIER OH YOUR MAJESTY YOUR MAJESTY THE CITY IS CONQUERED GASPED THE ROYAL ARMY WHO WAS ALL OUT OF BREATH
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