Twink and Tom in Oz
The remainder of the day was given over to sightseeing for Twink, Tom,
the King of the Fairy Beavers, and the young beavers.
Dorothy and the Shaggy Man loaded the party into the Red Wagon, which
was drawn by the Sawhorse, and conducted their guests on a tour of the
beautiful City of Emeralds and the nearby countryside.
When they reached the gates of the Emerald City, the Shaggy Man
ordered the Sawhorse to stop while he, with the aid of Omby Amby, a
bright new nail and a hammer, proudly restored the Love Magnet to its
position over the entrance to the city.
The company then drove out to call on Miss Cuttenclip and her famous
village whose inhabitants were artfully cut out of magic paper and
moved about and talked like living people. Next they visited Professor
Wogglebug in his College, where the students learned their lessons by
swallowing sugar-coated pills.
On the return journey they met the Scarecrow who had been spending
the day with a Munchkin Farmer for the purpose of being re-stuffed
with fresh new straw--all except his head, of course, which was filled
with the marvelous brains the Wizard had given him. Twink and Tom were
delighted with this droll personage, who took an instant liking to them.
That evening there was a great dinner in honor of Twink, Tom, and
the King of the Fairy Beavers. Many of the most famous personages of
Oz were there. Among these were the Patchwork Girl, the Tin Woodman
who had traveled from his tin castle in the Winkie country for the
occasion, Princess Ozana, the Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger, Ojo,
Button Bright, Betsy Bobbin, Trot, Cap'n Bill, the Woozy, and many,
many others.
It was a wonderful dinner, and Twink and Tom were fascinated by all the
curious and unusual personalities. The twins felt as if they were among
old friends, since they had read so much about the famous people of Oz
and their exciting adventures.
On such occasions as this, it was always the custom of the Wizard to
put on a display of his magic. Tonight he did not. In fact the Little
Wizard seemed silent and worried throughout the dinner.
As the guests began to leave the table, the Wizard approached Ozma
unhappily. "I can't imagine what Conjo did with my Black Bag of Magic
Tools," he said. "We should have questioned him before you sent him
back to the Isle of Conjo."
Ozma shook her head. "That would have done no good. Conjo lost all
memory of his former actions when he drank of the waters of the
Fountain of Oblivion."
The only others remaining around the table now were Dorothy, Shaggy,
Twink, Tom, and the beaver King.
"Did you look in the Magic Picture to see where Conjo might have
hidden the Black Bag?" Ozma asked.
"No," said the Wizard, "we were so excited and things happened so
swiftly that we never thought of the Magic Picture."
"Then let us consult the picture immediately," said Ozma.
The Girl Ruler rose and motioned the rest to follow her as she made her
way to her suite of rooms and the Magic Picture.