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So all except Jack Pumpkinhead, who was still tied fast to the Saw Horse, ran to the various entrances of the royal palace and closed the heavy doors, bolting and locking them securely. Then, knowing that the Army of Revolt could not batter down the barriers in several days, the adventurers gathered once more in the throne room for a council of wa SO ALL EXCEPT JACK PUMPKINHEAD WHO WAS STILL TIED FAST TO THE SAW HORSE RAN TO THE VARIOUS ENTRANCES OF THE ROYAL PALACE AND CLOSED THE HEAVY DOORS BOLTING AND LOCKING THEM SECURELY THEN KNOWING THAT THE ARMY OF REVOLT COULD NOT BATTER DOWN THE BARRIERS IN SEVERAL DAYS THE ADVENTURERS GATHERED ONCE MORE IN THE THRONE ROOM FOR A COUNCIL OF WAR END CHAPTER FIFTEEN
anic. For while the startled mice rushed wildly about the room the Scarecrow had only time to note a whirl of skirts and a twinkling of feet as the girls disappeared from the palace—pushing and crowding one another in their mad efforts to escape. The Queen, at the first alarm, stood up on the cushions of the throne and began to dance frantically upon her tiptoes. Then a mouse ran up the cushions, and with a terrified leap poor Jinjur shot clear over the head of the Scarecrow and escaped through an archway—never pausing in her wild career until she had reached the city gates. So, in less time than I can explain, the throne room was deserted by all save the Scarecrow and his friends, and the Woggle-Bug heaved a deep sigh of relief as he exclaimed: “Thank goodness, we are saved!” “For a time, yes;” answered the Tin Woodman. “But the enemy will soon return, I fear.” “Let us bar all the entrances to the palace!” said the Scarecrow. “Then we shall have time to think what is best to be done.”  STAMPEDE AND THE STAMPEDE TO A PANIC FOR WHILE THE STARTLED MICE RUSHED WILDLY ABOUT THE ROOM THE SCARECROW HAD ONLY TIME TO NOTE A WHIRL OF SKIRTS AND A TWINKLING OF FEET AS THE GIRLS DISAPPEARED FROM THE PALACE PUSHING AND CROWDING ONE ANOTHER IN THEIR MAD EFFORTS TO ESCAPE THE QUE AT THE FIRST ALARM STOOD UP ON THE CUSHIONS OF THE THRONE AND BEGAN TO DANCE FRANTICALLY UPON HER TIPTOES THEN A MOUSE RAN UP THE CUSHIONS AND WITH A TERRIFIED LEAP POOR GINGER SHOT CLEAR OVER THE HEAD OF THE SCARECROW AND ESCAPED THROUGH AN ARCHWAY NEVER PAUSING IN HER WILD CAREER UNTIL SHE HAD REACHED THE CITY GATES SO IN LESS TIME THAN I CAN EXPLAIN THE THRONE ROOM WAS DESERTED BY ALL SAVE THE SCARECROW AND HIS FRIENDS AND THE WOGGLE BUG HEAVED A DEEP SIGH OF RELIEF AS HE EXCLAIMED THANK GOODNESS WE ARE SAVED FOR A TIME YES ANSWERED THE TIN WOODMAN BUT THE ENEMY WILL SOON RETURN I FEAR LET US BAR ALL THE ENTRANCES TO THE PALACE SAID THE SCARECROW THEN WE SHALL HAVE TIME TO THINK WHAT IS BEST TO BE DONE
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