The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-06-30
Thorndyke's eyes sought those Of the


American incredulously, seeing which
Tradmos looked amused.
s'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 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 wheoga,
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 i'll
other countries.
"What is the name Of your country"
asked Thorndyke, feeling that he was
not losing anything by his boldness.
"Alpha."
"Where is it located?"
81 don't know" Tradmos looked out
at the window for n moment as if to
ascertain that they were going i'll 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"
"Well, 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 al
mott"
Eyes, rather-between white and
yellow, 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.
1--WE can rely on it, said Johnston,
speaE;ie for the first time and III &
Wayering voice. sit is always there >
Doing business at the old stand,
laughed Thorndyke, attempting 49,
Americahisin. =
well, that is comfort, anyway
said the captain seriously. "In my tina
they have had no solar trouble, but some
of the old people tell horrible tales OF a
period when our sun for several Coy
did not shine at all. p"
"Can it be Iossible?' said the Eng.
Eshman obviously.
''Oh, yes, and the early settle~e bod
great deal of trouble in different w"vs,
but am not at liberty to give yea in
formation on that head. 1t is the kings
special pleasure to ha~n newcomers
form their own impressions, and he i
particularly ford of noting their Sur
prise, and, above all, their approval
People usually come here of their owr
accord through the influence of our Sc
cret force of agents all over the eart'l
but you were brought because you hap
pened to drop Oh our island and woUlC
have found out too much for our good
and that red light you kept burning
might and day might have given us trou
BILE. There is 10 telling how long yor
could have kept alive on those CLAIMS.
''We meant no offense," apologies
Thorndyke; WEE
sob, know it. was only explain
ing the situation interrupted tic OF
Ger
"What is that bright spot to tn
Tight?" asked Thorndyke, to change th'
subject.
1.-THE king S palace; that is the dome
We shall soon be there. Now, mus
not talk to you any longer. Somebod.
may be watching US with glasses
have taken liking to you, and SOM
time, when get the opportunity, ] shall