| Show Baum L II GEN ARMY OF REVOLT I s was so o to rejoin Iii hi wu the ho Saw Horse ape walked A. A t full halt the tance to the tho Emerald City topping to rest Then lie he heIt I I. I It he was hungry and nd and b cheese he ba had bad pro pro- all been had It r the e journey what lie he should do I he came came- upon a girl t Ithe roadside She Bhe wore a aI that tho boy IlS as being lY brilliant her eliken waist I emerald green and her skirt cOlor In front tho left side red at the back Fasten Fasten- Itle teat at the right side In front were four but but- es top one blue the thc nelt yel- yel Id I'd red rell and the last purple of this dress was was al- al bane o Tip was fUlly jus- jus at the gown for some p Jt ef ra his e eyes es were attract attract- pretty face above it Yes iwas pretty enough he I an expression of dis- dis defiance to a shade shado of ty he e boy stu stared d th the girl looked calmly A lunch basket de de' de her and she held a dainty I In ono one hand and a hard hardIn In the other eating with an eUte that aroused Tips Tip's TipsI I b just at about to ask asle a a. share re ot of otI pon on when the tha girl stood up ed the crumb from her lap saId she It Is time for Carry that basket for me yourself to Its contents it If I ed the basket eagerly and eat following for a time the therl rl without bothering to ask She She walked along before swift strides and there was decision and Imi Im- Im an air of II n led him to suspect she great personage i iI when he had satisfied his I I ran up beside her and tried Ice with he her 1 swift footsteps P feat for she was an he and evidently in int t Ir ou very much for the theIl is Il said Tip as he trotted I ask your name lwe lw e eral was the brief ald the tho boy surprIsed g t of a general genera I the Army of in answered the general with ry shArpness exclaimed I I didn't i e was a a. war iro not supposed to know It for we have kept It a that our arm army Wed aed entirely of girls she th some pride It Is surelY I le thing that our Revolt Is 1 I acknowledged Tip your arm army Is a I nUe from here said Gentt Gen Gen- tt The forces have as- as j t in all tarts of the Land of express command For this ve are to conquer Ills HIs MajI Maj- Maj I 1 and from Irone The Army of Revolt tc imy coming to mach upon 1 I Tip drawing a aI 1 thIs Is certainly II a. ii hi surg sur- sur I g I May I ask whY wh you D His Majesty the iWi Emerald City has been beenen I en eli l tong ng enough for one I ld id the girl 1 the theirs irs rs with beautiful gems better belter be used for rings I nd necklaces and there Is I ey In the kings king's tr treasury to p r girl In out our army a dozen ii So we Intend to conquet I d the government to run Ces woke ke these word worde with an decision that proved she iet f Is a a. terrible thing sald fullY 3 r wm bo be pleasant replied I i- i ie e I e be slain con con- fl bOy In an awed ved voice f saId sald Wh t man 1 1 a a. girl or dare to harm harmI I th there re i lit not nn an ugly face faco In InI I J army ea YoU ate are right said he 11 of the Gate Is 18 con con- guardian and the theo lY IY will not hot let the cUr city be beI o I without a struggle I 1 I i Iy Is S old and feeble cebe replied I scornfully His j s 8 all been used to grow nd his wife has such It a tt sho has already pulled i i ot of them ou Out t by the II en the Wonderful WIzard rd C Soldier with the GreenI Green Oreen I II no very gOOd Hoyal 1 people feared the WIzard II J I Js is afraid of the Scarecrow 1 Army dont don't count forTie for tor torI Tie ne of war I IS they pro pro- pio- pio Jle distance In silence allence and It a large clearing I where fully young ro Ie assembled These were ft t talking together as gaily gathered for n. n picnic of I ito Ire divided Into foUr cornI corn com I noticed Ill all J. J c t similar to that The real n r I only W g that those girls 1 country had the the Of their theli skirts the country ot of the I the red strip In front i v ir 4 S N iL S I S S i C.- C. 2 f 6 1 Q General and H Her er A Army Capture the City thos from the co country of the Winkles I had the yellow stripe In front and the Gillikin girls wore the purple stripe In front All had green waists representing representing the Emerald City they Intended intended In- In tended to conquer and the top button on each waist indicated by its color which country the wearer came from The uniforms were jaunty and becomIng becoming becom- becom Ing and quite effective when massed together Tip thought this strange army bore no weapons whatever but In this he was wrong For each girl had stuck through the knot ot of her back hair two long gUttering glittering knitting needles General ImmedIately mounted the stump of a tree and addressed her army fellow citizens and girls she said we are about to begin our great against the men of Oz We Ve march to conquer the Emerald City to dethrone the Scarecrow King to acquIre thousands of gorgeous gems gems- fo 0 rUle rifle the royal tre and treasury gemS j to obtain ob- ob tam tain power over our former oppressors oppressors sors I Hurrah said those who had I listened but Tip thought mOst or of the army was too much engaged in chattering chattering chat chat- I to pay attention L to the words I of the general The comman 1 to march was noW I given and the girls gIrs formed themselves I into four bands or companies and set off with eager strides toward the Emerald Emerald Em- Em erald City The boy followed after them carryIng carrying carry carry- Ing 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 camo to the green granite walls of the city 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 H Its carried a bunch of keys swung round hIs neck by a golden chain his hands were thrust carelessly Into his pockets and h hS 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 ou Surrender instantly answered General standing before him and frowning as terrIbly as hex her pretty face would allow her to Surrender echoed the man man as- as Why its it's Impossible Its Us UsI against the law I never hoard heard of I such a thing in m my life Still you must surrender exclaimed ex- ex claimed the General fiercely We 1 are revolting You dont don't look It said the Guardian Guardian Guar Guar- dian gazing from one to another ad- ad But we are cried stamp stamp- ing her foot and we mean to conquer the Emerald City Good gracious I returned the surI surprised sur- sur I Guardian If f the Gates what a nonsensical Idea Go home to your mothers my good girls and milk the cows and bake the tho bread Dont Don't you know its it's a dangerous thing to conquer conquer con con- quer a city We W are not afraid responded the General and she sha looked so determined that it made mado the Guardian uneasy So he rang the tho bell for the Soldier with the Green Whiskers and the tho next minute was sorry he had done so for tor Immediately he was surrounded by a croWd cro of girls who drew the knitting needles from their hair and began jabbing them at the Guardian with the sharp points dangerously near his fat cheeks and blinking eyes The poor man howled loudly for mercy and made no resistance when drew the bun bunch h of keys from I around hIs neck Followed by her Army the tho General I now rushed to the gateway where she shew w s confronted by the Royal Army of which Oz was the other name for the with the Green Whiskers I Halt he crIed and pointed his lung gun full In the face of the leader j Some of the girls screamed and ran back but General Genera bravely stood her ground and said reproachfullY Why how noW Would you shoot a poor defenseless girl No No replied tho soldier for tor my I gun Isn't loaded Not Kot loaded No for fear of accidents And Ive I've forgotten where I hm hid the powder and shot to load It But If you'll walt wait a short time Ill I'll try to hunt them up Dout Dont trouble yourself s skid ld cheerfully Then sIlo she to her Army and cried Girls the gun Isn't loaded Hooray shrieked the rebels delighted de- de lighted at this good news and they proceeded to rush Upon tipon the Soldier with the Green Whiskers In such a crowd that It was a wonder they didn't stick the knitting needles Into one an- an other But t the Royal a Army of f Oz was too p i r I m much c I of women t to tm m meet t the on- on slaught lie He simply turned about and I ran with all aJl his might through the gate and toward the royal palace I while General and nd her mob flocked into the unprotected city In this way was the Emerald City I captured without a drop of blood being spilled The Army of Revolt had become become be- be come an Army of Conquerors I Cop CopyrIghted righted by L. L Frank Baum for forI forthe the George Matthew Adams Adans Service I Next Story The Tho Scarecrow Plans An Escape In which Tip finds Jack and he and Jack decide to fly from the Emerald City with the Scarecrow who fears that tile the girls will do him harm Do they succeed I In escaping Next weeks week's story will tell you Read about excIting ex- ex |
