The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-01-02

quired considerably more than one da
to make its circuit.
1t now happened that the two ha
come into conjunction, as l have said
just over our heads, and, throwing my
self down on my back Gu the deck Q
the electrical ship, for long time
watched the race between the two satel
lites, until Phobos, rapidly gaining up
on the other, had left it's rival far be
hind.
Suddenly Colonel Smith, who tool
very little interest in these Astronomical
curiosities, touched me, and, pointin,
ahead, said:
"There they are.
looked, and sure enough there wer,
the signal lights of the principal squad
ron, and as we gazed we occasionally
saw, darting up from the vast CLOUD
mass beneath, an electric bayonet
fiercely thrust into the sky, which
showed that the siege was still actively
going on and that the Martians were
jabbing away at their invisible enemies
outside the curtain.
In a short time the two fleets had
joined, and Colonel Smith and l imme-
diately transferred ourselves to the flag
ship.
We'll, what have you done?" asked
Mr.. Edison, while others crowded around
with eager attention.
" If we have not captured their pro-
vision train" said Colonel Smith, 1--WE
have done something just about as good.
We have foraged on the country and
have collected supply that l reckon
will last this feet for at least month. !"
Whats that? What's that?''
Its just what l say" And Colonel
Smith brought out of his pocket one of
the square cakes of compressed food.
"Set your teeth in that and see what
you think of it, but don t take too LIuoh,
for it's powerful strong"
81 say" he continued, 1--WE have got
enough of that stuff to last us all for a
month, but we've done more than that
we have got a surprise for you that
will make you open your eyes. Just
wait a minute"
Colonel Smith made signal to the
electrical ship which we had just quit
ted to draw near 1t came alongside, SO
that one could step from its deck on the
flagship. Colonel Smith disappeared for
a minute in the interior of his shin,
then re-emerged, leading the girl whom
we had found upon the planet.
Take her inside, quick he said,
for she is not used to this thin air!''
In fact, we were at SO great an eleva-
ton that the rarity of the atmosphere
now compelled us all to wear our air.
tight suits, and the girl, not being thus
attired, would have fallen unconscious
on the deck if we had not instantly re-
moved her to the interior of the car.
There she quickly recovered from the
effects of the deprivation of air and look
ed about her, pale, astonished, but vet
apparently without fear.
Every motion of this girl convinced
me that she not only recognized us as
members of her own race, but that she
felt that her only hope lay in our aid.
Therefore, strange as we were to her in
many respects, she did not think that
she was in danger while among us.
The circumstances under which we
had found her were quickly explained.
Her beauty, her strange fate and the
mystery which surround
3D. her excited universal admiration and
wonder.
How did she get on Mars?' was the
question: that everybody asked ard that
nobody could answer.
But while all were crowding around
md overwhelming the poor girl with
heir staring suddenly she burst into
ears, and then, with arms outstretched
n the same appealing manner which
lad so stirred our sympathies when we
irst saw her III the house of the Mar-
ians, she broke forth in wild recita-
ION which was half a song and half a
vail
AS she went on l noticed that learn |
I'd professor of languages from the Uni.
'erslty OF Heidelberg was listening to
Ter with intense attention. Several
lines he appeared to be on the point of
breaking in with an exclamation. I
'ould plainly see that he was becom-
ng more and more excited as the words
poured from the girls lips Occasional
y he nodded and muttered, smiling to
himself.
Her song finished, the girl sank half
upon the floor. She was lifted
ND placed in reclining position at the
ide Of the car.
Then the Heidelberg professor stem.
'ed to the center of the car, in the sight
II all, and in most impressive manner
aid:
Gentlemen, our sister.
! have her tongue recognized. The
anguage that she speaks the roots of
he great Indo-European or Aryan stock
ontains.
This girl, gentlemen, to the Oldest
amliy OF the human race belongs. Her
language every tongue that now upon
ne earth is spoken antedates. Convinced
m that it that great original speech
from which have all the languages
the civilized world sprung.
How she here came, SO MANY mil.
ions OF miles from the earth. a great
lystery is. But it shall be penetrated
nd 1t is from her own lips that we the
ruth shall learn, because not diffionlt
us shall it be the language that she