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"Still, you must surrender!" exclaimed the General, fiercely. "We are revolting!" "You don't look it," said the Guardian, gazing from one to another, admiringly. "But we are!" cried Jinjur, stamping her foot, impatiently; "and we mean to conquer the Emerald City!" STILL YOU MUST SURRENDER EXCLAIMED THE GENERAL FIERCELY WE ARE REVOLTING YOU DON'T LOOK IT SAID THE GUARDIAN GAZING FROM ONE TO ANOTHER ADMIRINGLY BUT WE ARE CRIED GINGER STAMPING HER FOOT IMPATIENTLY AND WE MEAN TO CONQUER THE EMERALD CITY
ands, or companies, and set off with eager strides toward the Emerald City. [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 Guardian of the Gate at once came out and looked at them curiously, as if a circus had come to town. He carried a bunch of keys swung round his neck by a golden chain; his hands were thrust carelessly into his pockets, and he seemed to have no idea at all that the City was threatened by rebels. Speaking pleasantly to the girls, he said: “Good morning, my dears! What can I do for you?” “Surrender instantly!” answered General Jinjur, standing before him and frowning as terribly as her pretty face would allow her to. “Surrender!” echoed the man, astounded. “Why, it’s impossible. It’s against the law! I never heard of such a thing in my life.”  MARCH WAS NOW GIVEN AND THE GIRLS FORMED THEMSELVES INTO FOUR BANDS OR COMPANIES AND SET OFF WITH EAGER STRIDES TOWARD THE EMERALD CITY 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 GUARDIAN OF THE GATE AT ONCE CAME OUT AND LOOKED AT THEM CURIOUSLY AS IF A CIRCUS HAD COME TO TOWN HE CARRIED A BUNCH OF KEYS SWUNG ROUND HIS NECK BY A GOLDEN CHAIN HIS HANDS WERE THRUST CARELESSLY INTO HIS POCKETS AND HE SEEMED OF NO IDEA AT ALL THAT THE CITY WAS THREATENED BY REBELS SPEAKING PLEASANTLY TO THE GIRLS HE SAID GOOD MORNING MY DEARS WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU SURRENDER INSTANTLY ANSWERED GENERAL GINGER STANDING BEFORE HIM AND FROWNING AS TERRIBLY AS HER PRETTY FACE WOULD ALLOW HER TO SURRENDER ECHOED THE MAN ASTOUNDED WHY IT'S IMPOSSIBLE IT'S AGAINST THE LAW I NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING IN MY LIFE
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