Transcriber's notes Minor punctuation inconsistencies have been silently corrected. A list of other changes made can be found at the end of the book. Mark-up: _italics_ The King _of_ Gee-Whiz [Illustration: They flew on and on _Page 128_] The King _of_ Gee-Whiz _By_ Emerson Hough Author of The Mississippi Bubble The Law of the Land, etc. With Lyrics by Wilbur D. Nesbit Author of The Trail to Boyland, etc. Illustrated by Oscar E. Cesare Indianapolis The Bobbs-Merrill Company Publishers Copyright 1906 By Emerson Hough PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO. BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y. Contents CHAPTER PAGE I The Widow Pickle's Twins and Their Peculiar Hair 1 II The Widow Pickle's Strange Visitor 4 III The Enchanted Banjo 9 IV The Search in the Cupboard 12 V The Gee-Whiz Submarine Express 18 VI The Journey Through the Air 22 VII The Journey Through the Water 27 VIII The Explosion of the Submarine Express 37 IX The Arrival at the Island 41 X The King of Gee-Whiz 44 XI The Royal Hereditary Twins 49 XII The Gold Waffle-Iron 57 XIII The Fairy Telephone 66 XIV Jankow the Dragon 72 XV The Golden Ladder to Fairy-Land 79 XVI The King and the Wicked Fairy 85 XVII The King and the Rubber Tree 92 XVIII The King Loses His Shadow 97 XIX Troubles at the Royal Palace 103 XX The Disappearance of the Royal Twins 109 XXI The Journey to Fairy-Land 114 XXII The Bumblebee Express 120 XXIII To the Valley of the Fairies 127 XXIV The Royal and Official Council 131 XXV The Fairy City of Almalena 141 XXVI The Journey to Candy-Town 149 XXVII The Valley of Gold 163 XXVIII The Mother of Gold 173 XXIX The Secret Wish of the Fairy Queen 179 XXX The Queen Recovers the Shadow 184 XXXI The Messengers of the Fairy Queen 191 XXXII The Return to the Island 196 XXXIII The Happy Ending of the Story 201 The King _of_ Gee-Whiz [Illustration] CHAPTER I THE WIDOW PICKLE'S TWINS AND THEIR PECULIAR HAIR