ighbors are," said
the woman. "When you are tried and found guilty, you will be obliged to
make amends, in some way. I don't know just what Ozma will do to you,
because this is the first time one of us has broken a Law; but you may
be sure she will be just and merciful. Here in the Emerald City people
are too happy and contented ever to do wrong; but perhaps you came from
some faraway corner of our land, and having no love for Ozma carelessly
broke one of her Laws."

"Yes," said Ojo, "I've lived all my life in the heart of a lonely
forest, where I saw no one but dear Unc Nunkie."

"I thought so," said Tollydiggle. "But now we have talked enough, so let
us play a game until bedtime."

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PRINCESS DOROTHY

CHAP. 16

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Dorothy Gale was sitting in one of her rooms in the royal palace, while
curled up at her feet was a little black dog with a shaggy coat and very
bright eyes. She wore a plain white frock, without any jewels or other
ornaments except an emerald-green hair-ribbon, for Dorothy was a simple
little girl and had not been in the least spoiled by the magnificence
surrounding her. Once the child had lived on the Kansas prairies, but
she seemed marked for adventure, for she had made several trips to the
Land of Oz before she came to live there for good. Her very best friend
was the beautiful Ozma of Oz, who loved Dorothy so well that she kept
her in her own palace, so as to be near her. The girl's Uncle Henry and
Aunt Em--the only relatives she had in the world--had also been brought
here by Ozma and given a pleasant home. Dorothy knew almost everybody in
Oz, and it was she who had discovered the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and
the Cowardly Lion, as well as Tik-tok the Clockwork Man. Her life was
very pleasant now, and although she had been made a Princess of Oz by
her friend Ozma she did not care much to be a Princess and remained as
sweet as when she had been plain Dorothy Gale of Kansas.

Dorothy was reading in a book this evening when Jellia Jamb, the
favorite servant-maid of the palace, came to say that the Shaggy Man
wanted to see her.

"All right," said Dorothy; "tell him to come right up."

"But he has some queer creatures with him--some of the queerest I've
ever laid eyes on," reported Jellia.

"Never mind; let 'em all come up," replied Dorothy.

But when the door opened to admit not only the Shaggy Man, but Scraps,
the Woozy and the Gl