The morning times., 1896-12-13

worked yacuous space and then reducing 1t
to cellulose by hot suiphydrate of ammo
MIA, under pressure, and had taken the
place OF cotton and woolen goods among
the well-to- do
At the moment, however. the only
thought could grasp was, that Electra had
impressed me deeply and tenderly. How
could anyone help this, with her? She
was exquisite, serene, commanding, and
absolutely without humbug.
1t had been n surprise to me to find that
no longer loved Eva Pryor. 1t was not
at all a surprise that should be captivated
by Electra. Charming though Eva was in
her way, she had perhaps placed herself at
, a disadvantage by having insisted on keep
ing her nineteenth century costume. The
angular slope and spread OF her skirt her
unnatural wasp waist, the swollen sleeves,
and the stiff, ungainly bulging OF her cor
sage had grotesque and even offensive
effect. The extraordinary tangle, also, of
artificial flowers, wings and other rnb-
| bish that she carried on her head-for she
still wore her hat-was as barbaric or saw
age as the nead-dress Of some early Morse
| warrior or red Indian chief.
| To all this Electra presented refresh
| ing contrast Of harmony, with grace and
| dignity and a style of dress modern yet
| classic womanly, yet suggesting the robes
OF goddess.
|
| tlon for her very evident; for within a few
| minutes l was aware that Eva had grown
| sad and i'll at ease, and that Hammcrfleet
| was darting at me half suppressed glances
| of anger and jealousy. $50 the wind sits In
that quarter" 1 meditated; land he's in
| love with Electra!'
| But the talk turned at once to the new
| anti-gravitation machine or interstellar
| express car. There has been a number of
them made remarked Graenantle; and
| proceeded to show us one, in the house.
"A good while ago there were discovered i'll
| the Hudson Bay country great masses of
ore containing metal which yielded the
| spectroscopic line of Helium, a metal un-
| known before except as observed in the sun
| Helium differed in some ways from all
other metals; and we could make no use of
| it until one OF our most brilliant scientific
| men, an African named MWanga for Africa
is now largely civilized and enlightened =
| discovered that its molecules, under certain
treatment could be SO arranged as to neu-
tralize. gravitation. He came near being
carried into space himself while expert
menting with big piece OF re-arranged
Helium, that suddenly shot off through the
air and was never seen again.
However, we final y learned to regulat,
the thing. And now, you see, this car i:
furnished with a Helium screen, which
once put into the non-g grayitating state, Ii
adjusted and regulated by the voyagcr
who sits inside his small non-conductin,
chamber well provided with stored oxyge
for breathing OF course, many expert
ments Were made before BronSon's last at
tempt to reach Mars.
but how / asked, lean q traveller sub
sist in so small space, through such i
long journey?''
"Oh, it isn't long," was his answer, 81
takes about five hours TO reach the limit o
the earth's atmosphere. When that ha
been passed, the screen or shield is so id
justed that the car attains to a speed of on,
hundred thousand miles per second -ther
being no friction in vacuous spaces t
retard its progress.
Now, the whole distance to Mars helms
100000 miles, it should take the stella
car, t the rate of 100, 600 miles second
| only 4S0 seconds to traverse it. Four hun