The sun., 1901-10-19
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10 So n my bungalow was still In general
way standing. thsn staggered forward
toward the treas among which Cavor had
vanished and through whose tall and leaf
denuded branches shone the flames Of his
burning houss.
II seems that the air above the sheet OF
cavorite had gone up. sucking up the sur
rounding atmosphere after Il, and that
tho whole envelope OF atmosphere about
the world might have vanished into tho
upper regions through this vigorous Chin
ney. and that all OF us here on the earths
level might havo been asphyxiated. fortu-
nately the sheet Of cavorite turned edge
wise. and restored the normal conditions.
We are still aLle to breathe, thanks 20 Mr..
Wells
Csvor aud Bedford made q sphere OF
glass and steel. Why II did not collapse
we do not know or have forgotten. but it-
proprietors went with Il 10 the moon. The
moon has been said to be a dead world
without atmosphere, Here II " made
known TO US that the surface OF the moon
II dead at night bu, habtable In the day
time. Ia the daytime the vegetation II
considerably faster than an October yacht
race for the America Cup. One has 20 so
In before nightfall After sunset ali is
killing frost on the surface OF the moon.
The inhabitants withdraw into the interior.
shutting down n lid after them.
Cavor and Bedford arriving In the moon
In summer. and feeling thirst aud hunger.
ate freely Of a vegetation that presented
itself attractivey. Presently they were
overcome ~ people on earth are who do
not regulate and restrict their drink
Cavor called himself -creaslrn.- and he
and Bedford both fell asleep Wien they
awoke thev found Themselves bound with
gold chains Bedford broke the chain
which confined his hands and struck an
inhabitant of the moon who had Just pricked
him with a goad He had wound the end
Of the broken chain Of gold about his hand
lefore he struck He writes There
cam, another ~ those beAstly surprises
cf which tho m ,ou world is fun Wv IN 'iled
hand sccm -a 20 90 clean through him
Tie IN, he'd ike s,m, softish sort OF sweet
With liquid Ia IL Tie broke night IN. He
sdue ched and -plashed IL was like hit
ting a dam1 toadstool Tho flmsy body
went spi-n ng a dozen wards and fell with
a nabby impaci was sstonished.
Wa. ircrctuiou- that any living thing could
l,e .u Amy For al instant ! could have
leEc,cd tha whole thing drca m
Thrrc ie a picture OF him striking his
victim y.ho looks lie a Croton bug. In
%. m ca a. few of W. have been taught 10
he,i'a'c Va "a. m ,.itiou of Croton bug.
me horror %, ~" proceeding is not a. much
~ II m -1' IL
Nc do nat lie to anticipate tie reader
Ia hi proper advnn~c and time of UNDER
standing e the story. but u seems TO Ia
nese.Sarv - -ay that Bedford returned
10 th. wofla in 'he sphere of glass which
had car-ie.l lirl - the moon. and hat
Cavor r.mlil,.i IA the moon and trans
m tiel an nCcnuat Of hiS experience 'here
hv tho -urlpvmc'' of what we must t-e-
love 70 10 t,c Mar 'oni system We know.
- cou-~c hat Cavor did not wire this
account and vet we hesitate To say-suCh
j. our timid.'v in tho employment of un-
usual phrase that he wirele>-ed u We
feal that we may perhap- properly speak
80 the Grand Lunar. the chief of the in
habit ants of the moon. whose head measured
several yards around. The Grand Lunar
md th. grcstcs' brain in the moon which
is saving a great deal Its working could
lie plsinly slren through its thin shesthing
Attendants constantly pstted II with rooih-
ing hands and SPRAYED ~ with cooling
vate-s In this way !, was kept down 10 a
limit within our own circ,im~cribed under
standing n what a head should be We
c,nno, think wha, our interest would
amount 20 N ever the Grand Lamar shoult
come 10 our earth and describe u In'il
the Grand Lunar doe. that we are very
willing ~ he satisfied With what Mr. Wells
tells us ~ the m ron and of the Grand Lunar.