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12. A Wonderful Escape
ThegirlandtheWizardleanedoverandwatchedZebworkhiswaycarefullydownward,handoverhand,untilhestooduponthegroundbelow.Eurekaclungwithherclawstothewoodensideofthehouseandletherselfdowneasily.Thentogethertheycreptawaytoenterthelowdoorwayofaneighboringdwelling.
Thewatcherswaitedinbreathlesssuspenseuntiltheboyagainappeared,hisarmsnowfullofthewoodenwings.
Whenhecametowherethestrapwashanginghetiedthewingsallinabunchtotheendoftheline,andtheWizarddrewthemup.ThenthelinewasletdownagainforZebtoclimbupby.Eurekaquicklyfollowedhim,andsoontheywereallstandingtogetherupontheplatform,witheightofthemuchprizedwoodenwingsbesidethem.
Theboywasnolongersleepy,butfullofenergyandexcitement.HeputtheharnesstogetheragainandhitchedJimtothebuggy.Then,withtheWizard’shelp,hetriedtofastensomeofthewingstotheoldcab-horse.
Thiswasnoeasytask,becausehalfofeachoneofthehingesofthewingswasmissing,itbeingstillfastenedtothebodyoftheGargoylewhohadusedit.However,theWizardwentoncemoretohissatchel—whichseemedtocontainasurprisingvarietyofoddsandends—andbroughtoutaspoolofstrongwire,bymeansofwhichtheymanagedtofastenfourofthewingstoJim’sharness,twonearhisheadandtwonearhistail.Theywereabitwiggley,butsecureenoughifonlytheharnessheldtogether.