and are grateful to you for the favor.”

    quot;; inquired Dorothy.

    quot;t wch ruled.”

    quot;Are you a Munc; asked Dorothy.

    quot;No, but I am tc  a s messenger to me, and I came at once.

    I am tch.”

    quot;O; cried Dorot;Are you a real ch?”

    quot;Yes, indeed,quot; anstle ;But I am a good c as poc the people free myself.”

    quot;But I t all c; said tened at facing a real c;O is a great mistake. tccrue, for I am one of t be mistaken. t in t and t c no you  one icked itc.”

    quot;But,quot; said Doroter a moments t, quot;Aunt Em old me t tches were all dead?ayears and years ago.”

    quot; Em?quot; inquired ttle old woman.

    quot;S who lives in Kansas, where I came from.”

    tco time, ;I do not knory mentioned before. But tell me, is it a civi- lized country?”

    quot;O; replied Dorothy.

    quot;t accounts for it. In tries I be- lieve tc, nor , you see, t off from all t of the world.

    till c us.”

    quot;; asked Dorothy.

    quot;Oz  izard,quot; ansco a ogety of Emeralds.”

    Doroto ask anotion, but just tanding silently by, gave a loud s and pointed to tch had been lying.

    quot; is it?quot; asked ttle old o laug of tcirely, and not but the silver shoes.

    quot;S; explained tc s is t to ; Ser s out of to Dorothy.

    quot;tc hose silver shoes,”

    said one of t;and ted   is we never knew.”

    Doroto table. t again to the Munchkins and said:

    quot;I am anxious to get