e Oz is.

That seemed a good idea; so the Historian rigged up a high tower in his
back yard, and took lessons in wireless telegraphy until he understood
it, and then began to call "Princess Dorothy of Oz" by sending messages
into the air.

Now, it wasn't likely that Dorothy would be looking for wireless
messages or would heed the call; but one thing the Historian was sure
of, and that was that the powerful Sorceress, Glinda, would know what he
was doing and that he desired to communicate with Dorothy. For Glinda
has a big book in which is recorded every event that takes place
anywhere in the world, just the moment that it happens, and so of course
the book would tell her about the wireless message.

And that was the way Dorothy heard that the Historian wanted to speak
with her, and there was a Shaggy Man in the Land of Oz who knew how to
telegraph a wireless reply. The result was that the Historian begged so
hard to be told the latest news of Oz, so that he could write it down
for the children to read, that Dorothy asked permission of Ozma and Ozma
graciously consented.

That is why, after two long years of waiting, another Oz story is now
presented to the children of America. This would not have been possible
had not some clever man invented the "wireless" and an equally clever
child suggested the idea of reaching the mysterious Land of Oz by its
means.

L. FRANK BAUM.
"OZCOT"
at HOLLYWOOD
in CALIFORNIA

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LIST OF CHAPTERS

CHAPTER PAGE

1--OJO AND UNC NUNKIE 19

2--THE CROOKED MAGICIAN 23

3--THE PATCHWORK GIRL 35

4--THE GLASS CAT 47

5--A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT 55

6--THE JOURNEY 67

7--THE TROUBLESOME PHONOGRAPH 83

8--THE FOOLISH OWL AND THE WISE DONKEY 91

9--THEY MEET THE WOOZY 99

10--SHAGGY MAN TO THE RESCUE 115

11--A GOOD FRIEND 127

12--THE GIANT PORCUPINE 147

13--SCRAPS AND THE SCARECROW 159

14--OJO BREAKS THE LAW 179

15--OZMA'S PRISONER 191

16--PRINCESS DOROTHY