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 but the elixir must boil yet one more night. To-mor-row, when the sun shines on the first bar of your celestial window, come and all will be ready."

"Are you sure you have found it?" asked the Prince, withdrawing his head, for the smoking dragon and steam from the kettle made him cough.

"Quite sure," wheezed the Grand Gheewizard, and fell to stirring the kettle with all his might.

The Scarecrow, although busy with trials in the great court-room of the palace, felt that something unusual was in the air. The Princes kept nodding to one another and the Grand Chew Chew and General Mugwump had their heads together at every opportunity.

"Something's going to happen Tappy. I feel it in my straw," whispered the Scarecrow as he finished trying the last case. At that very minute the Grand Chew Chew arose and held up his hand for silence. Everybody paused in their way to the exits and looked with surprise at the old Silverman.

"I have to announce," said the Grand Chew Chew in a solemn voice, "that the Great and Imperial Chang Wang Woe will to-morrow be restored to his own rightful shape. The Grand Gheewizard of the realm