[The Scarecrow of Oz by L. Frank Baum]@TWC D-Link bookThe Scarecrow of Oz CHAPTER Fourteen 14/16
For my part, I'm goin' to try to find Button-Bright an' Cap'n Bill." "I will go with you," decided Pon.
"It is evident that Gloria no longer loves me and that her heart is frozen too stiff for me to melt it with my own love; therefore I may as well help you to find your friends." As Trot started off, Pon cast one more imploring look at the Princess, who returned it with a chilly stare.
So he followed after the little girl. As for the Princess, she hesitated a moment and then turned in the same direction the others had taken, but going far more slowly.
Soon she heard footsteps pattering behind her, and up came Googly-Goo, a little out of breath with running. "Stop, Gloria!" he cried.
"I have come to take you back to my mansion, where we are to be married." She looked at him wonderingly a moment, then tossed her head disdainfully and walked on.
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