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1. The Way to Butterfield

           Thelittlegirlhadencounteredsomequeeradventuressinceshecametoliveatthefarm;butthiswasthequeerestofthemall.Togetlostinfifteenminutes,soneartoherhomeandintheunromanticStateofKansas,wasanexperiencethatfairlybewilderedher.

           "Willyourfolksworry?"askedtheshaggyman,hiseyestwinklinginapleasantway.

           "Is’poseso,"answeredDorothywithasigh."UncleHenrysaysthere’sALWAYSsomethinghappeningtome;butI’vealwayscomehomesafeatthelast.Soperhapshe’lltakecomfortandthinkI’llcomehomesafethistime."

           "I’msureyouwill,"saidtheshaggyman,smilinglynoddingather."Goodlittlegirlsnevercometoanyharm,youknow.Formypart,I’mgood,too;sonothingeverhurtsme."

           Dorothylookedathimcuriously.Hisclotheswereshaggy,hisbootswereshaggyandfullofholes,andhishairandwhiskerswereshaggy.Buthissmilewassweetandhiseyeswerekind.

           "Whydidn’tyouwanttogotoButterfield?"sheasked.

           "Becauseamanlivestherewhoowesmefifteencents,andifIwenttoButterfieldandhesawmehe’dwanttopaymethemoney.Idon’twantmoney,mydear."

           "Whynot?"sheinquired.

           "Money,"declaredtheshaggyman,"makespeopleproudandhaughty.Idon’twanttobeproudandhaughty.AllIwantistohavepeopleloveme;andaslongasIowntheLoveMagnet,everyoneImeetissuretolovemedearly."

           "TheLoveMagnet!Why,what’sthat?"

           "I’llshowyou,ifyouwon’ttellanyone,"heanswered,inalow,mysteriousvoice.

           "Thereisn’tanyonetotell,’ceptToto,"saidthegirl.

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