The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-02
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vast dlaphanOus web or rosy sunbeams
"You ask why our airships would NOT
operate in your atmosphere, said tho
captain, showing pleasure at Thorn.
dyke enthusiasm. 1T is simple enough
when you have studied the climate
differences between the two countries
You have much to contend with-tba
winds, for instance, the heat and cold
etc. This is the only known country
where the winds are subjugated. | have
never been i'll your world, but from
what / have heard of it | am not any.
ious to see it. Your atmosphere and eli.
mate are SO changeable and so diverse
i'll different localities that | have heard
your people spend much Of their time
in seeking congenial chimes. think il
was man who came from London that
claimed he once had cold-'a bad
cold, think he called it, 1t was a
standing joke i'll the royal family for
long time, and he heard so much about
it that lie tried to deny what he had
said
Johnston glanced at the speaker non.
plused, but the captain was looking at
Thorndyke.
Your climate is delightful here
now," said the Englishman. us it so
long at timer"
'Perpetually. 1t is regulated every
moment, and every year we perfect it
i'll some way"
Perfect it?''
eyes, Of course. Why not? If it ever
foIl fn Ma mr. IN va al hiul,
ard, it is owing TO neglect of those in
charge, and neglect is punished Sc
verely."
Thorndyke's eyes sought those Of the
American incredulously, seeing which
Tradmos looked amused.
"You doubt it,, he smiled. "Well.
wait till you have been here longer.
The fact is, any one born in our climate
could not live in yours. The king ex-
perimented on a man who claimed to
have only one lung, but who had two
sound ones when he was cut open. Well,
the king sent him to China OF America
or some such place, and he wheezed
himself to death in week by your
clocks. The weather was too tickle for
him. Our system has been perfected to
such an extent that we live four lives to
your one, and our fruits and vegetables
are 100 per cent better than those in
other countries. -
What is the name of your country?'
asked Thorndyke, feeling that he was
not losing anything by his holiness
"Alpha. +"
''Where is it located?"
II don't know" Tradmos looked out
at the window for moment as if to
ascertain that they were going in the
right direction; then he fixed his dark
eyes on Thorndyke and asked hesitat-
ingly:
Il never thought-I-but do you
know where your country is located?'
"Why, certainly"
We'll, don't know where this one
is. We are taught everything, think,
except geography" Nothing more was
said for several minutes; then an ex-
clamation Of admiration broke from the
Englishman. The color of the sunlight
was changing. From east to west with
in the entire arc Of their observation
rolled an endless billow of lavender
light, leaving placid sea Of the same
color behind it. On it swept, slowly
driving back the pink glow that had
been over everything.
Il see you like our sunlight" said
Tradmos half interrogatively.
Never saw anything like it Lefore."
Yours is, think, the same color all
day long"
Except on rainy days.
Must be great bore, monotonous,
too much sameness. 1t is white, is it
not?'
Yes, rather-between white and
yellow, call it. -
Something like our sixth hour,
suppose This is the fourth hour Of
morning. Then come blue, yellow,
green and at noon red. The afternoon
Is divided up in the same way. The
nrst hour is green; then follow yellow,
blue, lavender, rose, gray and purple.
Yes, l should think you would find
yours somewhat tiresome.
I'VE can rely on it, said Johnston,
speaking for the first time and in
voice. "It is always there
Doing business at the old stand,
laughed Thorndyke, attempting an
We'll, that is a comfort, anyway"
SAID the captain seriously. "In my time
they have had no solar trouble, but some
Of the old people tell horrible tales of a
period when our sun for several days
did not shine at all. -
ITO BE CONTINUED