The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-06-30
Tborndyke,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 i'll yours. The king ex-
perimented on q 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 Wheel
himself to death in a 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 enc, and our fruits and vegetables
are 100 per cent better than those III
other countries.
"What is the name of your country"
asked Thorndyke, feeling that he was
not losing anything by his boldness.
alpha" 49,
"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 OH Thorndyke and asked hesitat-
ingly:
Il never thought-I-but do you
know where your country is located?'
'Why, certainly
"Wcl, 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
Tra6mos half interrogatively.
Never saw anything like it Iefore. "
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 al
not?''
Eyes, rather-between white and
yellow, I call it,"
Something like our sixth hour, I
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
first hour is green; then follow yellow,
blue, lavender, rose. gray and purple.
Yes, should think you would find
yours somewhat tiresome.
I'VE can rely on it, said Johnston,
speaking for the first time and i'll "
wavering voice. '1t is always there
Doing business at the old stand,'
laughed Thorndyke, attempting -.
Americahisin.
We'll, that is comfort, anyway"
said the captain seriously. Gin NY tina
they have had 10 solar trouble, but some
of the old people tell horrible tales OF
period when our sun for several Gays
did not shine at all. "
"Can it be lossible? said the Eng
Ishman dubiously.
''Oh, yes, and the early settlers Rod
great deal of trouble in different w"yvS,
val l. an IlOC lIDSIty W SlHC JS0 AZ
formation OH thGt head. 1t is the kings
special pleasure to ha~H newcomers
form their own Impressions and he IS
particularly fond Of noting their sur
prise, and, above all, their approval.
People usually come here of their own
accord through the influence of our Sc
cret force Of agents all over the earth,
but you were brought because you hap
pened to drop on our island and would
have found cut too much for our good,
and that red light you kept burning
night and day might have given Us trou-
BILE. There is no telling how long you
could have kept alive on those CLANS"
''We meant no offense," apolosiaad
Thorndyke; we ~
"Oh, / knowsit. was only explain
ing the situation" interrupted TIE Of
Ger.
"What is that bright spot to the
Tight?" asked Thorndyke, to change the
subject
"The king IS palace; that is the dome.
We shall soon be there. Now, must
not talk to you any longer. Somebody
may be watching us with glasses.
have taken liking to you, and some
time, when get the opportunity, shall