"Perhaps it's the radium, but I rather think it's my splendid intellect." "If you don't quit it," the Scarecrow told him, "there'll be a worse war than the one you've escaped from." Ojo had been deep in thought, and now he asked the Chief: "Is there a dark well in any part of your country ?" "A dark well?
None that ever I heard of," was the answer.
"Oh, yes," said Diksey, who overheard the boy's question.

"There's a very dark well down in my radium mine." "Is there any water in it ?" Ojo eagerly asked.
"Can't say; I've never looked to see.

But we can find out." So, as soon as the Scarecrow was mended, they decided to go with Diksey to the mine.

When Dorothy had patted the straw man into shape again he declared he felt as good as new and equal to further adventures.
"Still," said he, "I prefer not to do picket duty again.

High life doesn't seem to agree with my constitution." And then they hurried away to escape the laughter of the Horners, who thought this was another joke..