Show rf OF IN TERES WOMEN 1 ao i. i i y L. L Frank Baum ri I The Hungry Tiger The he first thing Dorothy did was t tc to rush sh into the embrace of the Scarecrow Scarecrow Scare Scare- crow cr crow w whose painted face beamed with delight d as he pressed her form to hi hU his s straw padded bosom Then the Tir Ti n Woodman embraced her very her very gently for I. he ho knew his tin arms might hurt hurl hurth t h her r if it he squeezed too roughly These greetings having been exchanged exchanged ex changed Dorothy took the key to Tilt Tik t tok k from her pocket and wound up thi th e machine mans man's action so that he could coul r bow properly when introduced to th thi rest of the company While doing thi she told them how useful hac ha d been to her and both the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman shook hand a with the machine once more an am thanked him for protecting friend Then Dorothy asked Where Is s BillI Bill lna Ina I I dont don't know said the Scarecrow who ho is t She Is a yellow hen who Is another r friend of nine mine answered the girl anxiously I wonder what has become becom c of her She is In the chicken house in the b back ck yard ard said the Princess M My ly Y drawing room is no place for hens ff Without waiting to hear more Dorothy Dorothy Dorothy Doro Doro- thy ran to get Bill ma and just outside e the door she came upon the Cowardly Lion still hitched to the chariot charlot beside e the great Tiger The Cowardly Lion had a big bow of at blue ribbon fastened the to-the to the long hair between his ears and the tho Tiger wore a a. bow of red ribbon on his tail tall just in front of the bushy end Bin I In an instant Dorothy was hugging the huge Lion Joyfully Im so 80 glad to see you again she cried I I am also glad to see you ou Dorothy said eaid the Lion Weve had some fine adventures together haven't we Yes Tes Indeed she replied How are you fj As cowardly as ever the tho beast answered answered an- an In a a. meek voice Every little thing scares me and makes my heart heartbeat heartt t beat fast But let me introduce to you ou friend of mine the Hungry Tiger Oh Are Me you hungry she asked turning to the other beast who was Just then yawning so widely that he displayed two rows rows- of terrible teeth and a mouth big enough to startle anyone any any- one Dreadfully hungry answered the Tiger snapping his Jaws together with witha a fierce click Then why dont don't you eat something she Ehe asked r its it's no use said the Tiger sadly Ive Jve tried that but I 1 always alwa's get hungry hungry hungry hun hun- gry gry again Why it is the same with me said Dorothy Yet I keep on eating But you eat harmless things so It doesn't matter replied the Tiger Formy For Formy Formy my part Im I'm a savage beast and have an appetite for all sorts of poor little living Jiving creatures from a a. chipmunk to fat babies babies How dreadful said Dorothy it though returned the Hungry Hungry Hun Hun- gry Tiger licking his lips with his long red tongue Fat babies Dont Don't they s sound und delicious But Ive I've never eaten any because my conscience tells me ItIs' ItIs it itis Is Is' wrong If I had no conscience I would probably eat the babies and then get hungry again which which- would mean that I had sacrificed the poor babies for nothing No hungry I was born bornand bornand r and hungry I 1 shall die But Ill I'll not have any cruel deeds on my conscience to be sorry for If I I 1 think you are a very good tiger said Dorothy patting the huge head of tie he b beast t. t I In that you are mistaken was the ther r reply I am a good beast perhaps I but a disgracefully bad tiger For it nature of tigers to be cruel and I ferocious f and in refusing to eat harmless harmless harmless harm harm- less living creatures I 1 am acting as no noG G good tiger has ever before acted That Thatis Thatis' Thatis is is' why 1 left lert the forest and joined my friend the Cowardly Lion But the Lion is not really coward coward- ly b. said Dorothy I have seen him act as bravely as can be All AU a mistake my dear protested j I the Lion gravely To others I 1 may have seemed brave at times but I have l never never j been in any danger that I was not afraid Nor I said Dorothy Doroth truthfully But ut I must go and anti set free and then I will wUl see you again She ran around to the back yard oft of t the e palace and soon found the chicken house being guided to It by a a. loud loude e cackling and crowing and a distracting hubbub of sounds such as chickens make when the they are aro excited II Something seemed to be bo wrong in 1 r t while the screeching of the chickens nearly deafened her But Dut suddenly the bunch of feathers stopped whirling and then to her amazement the girl saw crouching upon the prostrate form of a speckled rooster For an instant they both remained motionless and then the yellow hen shook her wings to settle the feathers and walked toward thedoor the thedoor thedoor door with a strut o of of proud defiance l lr lc 1 r I The The Tiger Tiser wore wore a bow of red reel ribbon on his tail I the chicken hou house e. e and and when Dorothy looked through the slats in the door she saw a group of hens and roosters I huddled in one corner and watching what appeared to be a whirling ball of feathers It bounded here and thereabout there thereabout thereabout I about the chicken house and at first firstI I Dorothy could not tell what It was and a cluck of victory while the speckled speckled speckled spec spec- kled rooster limped away to the group of other chickens trailing his crumpled plumage plumage- in the dust as he went Wh Why cried Dorothy in a shocked voice have you been fighting fightIng fighting fight fight- ing I I really think I have retorted Do you think Id I'd let that speckled d rooster lord It it over OYer me me and and I claim to run this chicken house as long as Im I'm able to pec peck and scratch I is Bill Not if my name is It isn't Bill its it's and youre you're talking slang which is lS very i said Dorothy Doroth reprovingly Come here and Ill I'll let you I out for Ozma of Oz is here and hasset hasset has I ISo set us free So they the hen came to the door I which D othY unlatched for her t to pass lt ro gh and the other chickens I them from their corner corner corner cor cor- corI I ner without offering to approach nearer rTh r Th The lifted her friend in her arms I and exclaimed Oh How dreadful you look bolt Youve You've lost a lot of feathers and one I of your our eyes is nearly pecked out and and your comb is bleeding I l nothing said Just 1 i look at the speckled rooster I Didn't I II I I do him do-him hint up brown Dorothy shook her head I I 1 I dont don't prove of this a at t all ail she said carrying away toward the I palace It isn't a good thing for you ou to with them replied It is that cross old Princess who is to I blame But I was raised In th the Unites United States and I wont won't allow any one- one horse chicken of the Land of Ev to torun torun torun run over me and put and put on airs airs as long asI as asI asI I can lift a claw in self defense Very well said sald Dorothy We wont won't t talk lk about it any more Soon they came to the Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger to whom the girl introduced the Yellow lIen Hen Glad to meet any friend of Dorothy's Dorothys Dorothys Dorothy's Dorothys Doro Doro- thys thy's said the Lion politely To judge by your present appearance you rou are not a coward as I am Your present appearance makes my mouth water said the Tiger looking at greedily My my how goon good you would would taste taste if I could only crunch you between my jaws But dont don't wor wor- ry You would only appease my appetite appetite appetite appe appe- tite for a moment so it isn't worthwhile worth worthwhile worthwhile while to eat you Thank you said the hen nestling closer in Dorothys Dorothy's arms I Besides it wouldn't be right con continued cop cop- the Tiger looking steadily jat at rat and clicking his jaws together Of course not cried Dorothy has has- has tily is my friend and y u mustn't ever eat her under any C circumstances cir dr cum stances Ill I'll try to remember that said t the e Tiger but Im I'm a little absent minded a at times Then Dorothy carried her pet into the drawing drawing the palace where being invited to to do so so by Ozma Ozma Ozma Oz Oz- ma had seated himself between the Scarecrow and the Tin woodman Opposite Opposite Opposite Op Op- to them sat Ozma herself and the Princess and beside them there was a vacant chair for Dorothy Around this important group was ranged the Army of Oz and as Dorothy looked at the handsome uniforms of or orthe the Twenty seventh she said Why they seem to be all officers They are all except one answered the Tin Woodman I have in my Army eight Generals six Colonels seven Majors and five Capt Captains besides besides besides be be- sides one private for them to command Id I'd like to promote the private for I believe no private should ever be in public life and Jve ive also noticed that officers usually fight better and are more reliable than common soldiers Besides the officers are more important import Import- ant looking and lend dignity to our army No doubt you are right said Dorothy Dorothy Doro Doro- thy seating herself beside Ozma And now announced the girlish Ruler of Oz we will hold a solemn conference to decide the best manner of liberating the royal of this fair Land of Ev By from their long im Im- ment Editors Editor's Note Note Next Next week we shall hear of The Royal Family of Ev By Evand Evand and the conference Ozma held to decide decide de de- de- de cide clde h how w they should be rescued from imprisonment in the land of the Nome King Copyright by L. L Frank Baum Daum for the George Matthew Adams Service |