'Hooray! ' shouted the Scarecrow, gaily. 'We can now leave this miserable Jackdaws’ nest whenever we please. ' 'But it is nearly dark,' said the Tin Woodman; 'and unless we wait until morning to make our flight we may get into more trouble.
I don’t like these night trips, for one never knows what will happen. ' So it was decided to wait until daylight, and the adventurers amused themselves in the twilight by searching the Jackdaws’ nest for treasures.
The Woggle-Bug found two handsome bracelets of wrought gold, which fitted his slender arms very well. The Scarecrow took a fancy for rings, of which there were many in the nest.
Before long he had fitted a ring to each finger of his padded gloves, and not being content with that display he added one more to each thumb.
As he carefully chose those rings set with sparkling stones, such as rubies, amethysts and sapphires, the Scarecrow’s hands now presented a most brilliant appearance. 'This nest would be a picnic for Queen Jinjur,' said he, musingly.
'for as nearly as I can make out she and her girls conquered me merely to rob my city of its emeralds.
' The Tin Woodman was content with his diamond necklace and refused to accept any additional decorations; but Tip secured a fine gold watch, which was attached to a heavy fob, and placed it in his pocket with much pride.
He also pinned several jeweled brooches to Jack Pumpkinhead’s red waistcoat, and attached a lorgnette, by means of a fine chain, to the neck of the Saw-Horse. 'It’s very pretty,' said the creature, regarding the lorgnette approvingly; 'but what is it for?
' None of them could answer that question, however; so the Saw-Horse decided it was some rare decoration and became very fond of it. That