The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-03
CONTINUED FROM LAST SUNDAY.
SYNOPSIS OF CHAPTERS PREVIOUSLY PUB
LISHED.

Messrs Gryphins. Vogel, and Wagner, three
Adventures in Melbourne, Australia, start The
Lunar Company. for the conquest and explora-
ton OF the mineral riches of the moon. The
control of the enterprise passes into the hands
of Norbert Mauny, young French scientist,
who has plan of attracting the moon to the
earth by erecting a series Of powerful mag
nets. The Bayouda Desert in the Soudan IS
selected as the site. At Suakim Nanny meets
the French consul, VI. Kersain, and his daugh-
ter Gertrude, who decide to accompany him on
a visit TO the Mogaddem Of Rhadameh, local
ruler whose favor must be obtained before the
transportation of the material across the desert
can be made.
Norbert secures the cooperation he desires.
and the rehectors are erected on the Peak OF
Tehbali. where work proceeds with gratifying
success till Messrs. Cryphins, Vogel, and Wag-
ner are detected in a conspiracy TO turn the
workmen against Norbert. They are imprisoned
and then Norbert, hearing that trouble threatens
Khartoum, where NJ. Kersain has been trans
ferred determines to go thither and if he
cannot induce him and his daughter TO take
refuge at the Peak.
1t is finally arranged that Gertrude, accom-
panied by DR.. Briets her uncle, and Fatima,
her maid accept the invitation.
Meantime Kaddour the Mogaddem's dwarf,
plans to destroy the work on which Mauny has
built such high hopes. But he is taken cap
tive and placed in charge Of Virgil, Nanny S
right-hand man. Discovered in an attempt to
win away the allegiance of the negro guard, he
is condemned 10 be shot, but swallows poison
Just before the execution is TO take place
The magnets are working splendidly, and by
the sixth day the moon is 50 close and ap-
pears SO immense that Norbert's party ter
rifed One of them rushes to the tablet where
the knobs controlling ali the motors are stu
ated. raises one and lowers another. fearful
crash ensues. and all are thrown into insensi-
bility.
When they come TO again the astounding dis
covery is made that the whole mountain of
Tehbali has been transferred to the moon. As
soon as he realizes what has happened Nor
bert hastens to close and Theoretically seal
all the windows, in order that no air may es-
cape, as, the moon being without atmosphere,
man canot breathe there. However, he pro-
vides respirators, with which he and Sir Bu-
cephalus Coghill are enabled TO start out on an
exploring trip, during which they discover an
opening into the crater OF an extinct volcano
which has become filed with air from the
earth.
On the return TO the observatory the body
OF the dwarf is found exposed to view by the
recent catastrophe, and percelvlng certain signs
of life in IT, DR.. Briet sets 10 work and
soon has Kaddour restored to life. he having
forced himself into state of catalepsy. He
is kindly treated by all and sensibly melts
under these influences. Meanwhile petty thefts
OF food have been noticed, and it is discovered
that Gryphins, Vogel, and Wagner are also on
the moon.
On first behoidinG them Kaddour becomes
much excited and begs .Maupy to hand them
over - him for punishment, for it turns out
TINT they had kidnapped him when boy and
distorted his body in order to fit him TO fl
the place of n dwarf who had died and whom
they had been exhibiting. But Norbert simply
directs them 10 be placed in captivity again.
At the close OF the moons night OF two
weeks the alerming discovery is made that
= seven out OF the eight tons of chlorate of
potassium, used TO furnish the party with
oxygen, have been stolen By the captives II
is finally discovered at the bottom of the
crater, and Norbert is strongly minded to put
the culprits to death. but decides to grant
them respite till they can be brought before
a tribunal the earth. He places them un-
der Kaddour's surveillance, who declares that
he viii wall up all the openings Of their prison,
leaving them only just space enough for breath
ing purposes.
The chlorate is recovered and parachute pre-
pared 10 enable the party to return to earth.
kaddour in a spirit Of revenge, refuses TO accom-
pany them. The descent is safely accomplished
TIE adventures alighting in the Nubian desert