And do you know Princess Ozma ?" "Very well indeed." "And--and Princess Dorothy ?" "Dorothy's an old chum of mine," declared Shaggy.
"Dear me!" exclaimed Betsy.

"And why did you ever leave such a beautiful land as Oz ?" "On an errand," said Shaggy, looking sad and solemn.

"I'm trying to find my dear little brother." "Oh! Is he lost ?" questioned Betsy, feeling very sorry for the poor man.
"Been lost these ten years," replied Shaggy, taking out a handkerchief and wiping a tear from his eye.

"I didn't know it until lately, when I saw it recorded in the magic Record Book of the Sorceress Glinda, in the Land of Oz.

So now I'm trying to find him." "Where was he lost ?" asked the girl sympathetically.
"Back in Colorado, where I used to live before I went to Oz.