Chapter XXIII.
would pass my life very here.”
quot;My to t; said Glinda, quot;so carry you to your forest. t to t er be free for ever- more.”
tin oodman and tcly for hy exclaimed:
quot;You are certainly as good as you are beautiful! But you yet told me o get back to Kansas.”
quot;Your Silver S,quot; replied Glinda. quot;If you o your Aunt Em t day you came to try.”
quot;But t have had my wonderful brains!”
cried t;I mighe farmers cornfield.”
quot;And I s ,quot; said tin oodman. quot;I migood and rusted in t till the world.”
quot;And I s; declared t;and no beast in all t o me.”
quot;true,quot; said Dorot;and I am glad I o t no eac desired, and eaco rule besides, I to go back to Kansas.”
quot;t; said tc; curious t t to any place in teps, and eacep o do is to knock togetimes and com- mand to carry you wo go.”
quot;If t is so,quot; said t;I o carry me back to Kansas at once.”
Sting enderly. tin ood- man, o s.
But s, stuffed body of tead of kissing ed face, and found s ting from her loving com- rades.
Glinda tepped dotle girl a good-bye kiss, and Doroto her friends and herself.
Dorotook toto up solemnly in good-bye sogetimes, saying:
quot;take me o Aunt Em!”
* * * * * Instantly sly t all sling past her ears.
took but teps, and topped so suddenly t simes before she knew where she was.
At lengt up and looked about her.
quot;Good gracious!quot; she cried