Cap'n Bill packed up the lunch basket. One end of the rope was still
tied to the handle of the basket, and the other end to his swing
seat, which lay on the ground before them.

"Well," said he, "let's go home. We've seen enough of this Blue
Country and its Blue Boolooroo, I guess, an' it's a long journey
back again."

"All right," agreed Trot, jumping up.

Button-Bright stood on the bench and held up the Magic Umbrella, so
he could open it, and the sailor had just attached the ropes when a
thin blue line shot out from behind them and in a twinkling wound
itself around the umbrella. At the same instant another blue cord
wound itself around the boy's body, and others caught Trot and Cap'n
Bill in their coils, so that all had their arms pinned fast to their
sides and found themselves absolutely helpless.






THE SIX SNUBNOSED PRINCESSES

CHAPTER 6