nd 173

14 The Unhappy Ferryman 184

15 The Big Lavender Bear 194

16 The Little Pink Bear 202

17 The Meeting 216

18 The Conference 230

19 Ugu the Shoemaker 237

20 Surprises 245

21 Magic Against Magic 256

22 In the Wicker Castle 265

23 The Defiance of Ugu the Shoemaker 280

24 The Little Pink Bear Speaks Truly 289

25 Ozma of Oz 295

26 Dorothy Forgives 303

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A Terrible Loss

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CHAPTER 1

There could be no doubt of the fact: Princess Ozma, the lovely girl
ruler of the Fairyland of Oz, was lost. She had completely disappeared.
Not one of her subjects--not even her closest friends--knew what had
become of her.

It was Dorothy who first discovered it. Dorothy was a little Kansas girl
who had come to the Land of Oz to live and had been given a delightful
suite of rooms in Ozma's royal palace, just because Ozma loved Dorothy
and wanted her to live as near her as possible, so the two girls might
be much together.

Dorothy was not the only girl from the outside world who had been
welcomed to Oz and lived in the royal palace. There was another named
Betsy Bobbin, whose adventures had led her to seek refuge with Ozma, and
still another named Trot, who had been invited, together with her
faithful companion, Cap'n Bill, to make her home in this wonderful
fairyland. The three girls all had rooms in the palace and were great
chums; but Dorothy was the dearest friend of their gracious Ruler and
only she at any hour dared to seek Ozma in her royal apartments. For
Dorothy had lived in Oz much longer than the other girls and had been
made a Princess of the realm.

Betsy was a year older than Dorothy and Trot was a year younger, yet the
three were near enough of an age to become great playmates and to have
nice times together. It w