She had scarcely spoken the words then she suddenly disappeared from the cave, and with her went the kitten. There had been no sound of any kind and no warning. One moment Dorothy sat beside them with the kitten in her lap, and a moment later the horse, the piglets, the Wizard and the boy were all that remained in the underground prison.

“I believe we will soon follow her,” announced the Wizard, in a tone of great relief; “for I know something about the magic of the fairyland that is called the Land of Oz. Let us be ready, for we may be sent for any minute.”

He put the piglets safely away in his pocket again and then he and Zeb got into the buggy and sat expectantly upon the seat.

“Will it hurt?” asked the boy, in a voice that trembled a little.

“Not at all,” replied the Wizard. “It will all happen as quick as a wink.”