The Washington times., 1903-03-29
coNrINrfD rrou LAST SUNDAY.
SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS PUB.
LTSHED.

Mcssrs. Cry yphins. vogcI and Wagner. the
three unscrupulous agents Of the Electric
Transmission COMPANY. OF Melbourne. Aus
trllia. being down to their last dollar re-
ccisc an unexpected viudiall in the shape Of
salc of thirty shares of stock for cash 90
orc lyurl smith. valet to sir BuCCphllus Cog
huL With tli, nest egg in hand. Wagner
Who is something of % scientist. conccivcs the
icCa of starting the Lunar Cumnauy for the
conquest and exploration Of the mineral riches
ui thc moon
The scheme is extensively adycriisc and
shares of ,toek are eagerly snapped up. But
how are vc 90 Got 90 the mooug'' is the
natural question asked hy large numbers Of
these stockholders, and at last q public mrct-
lEg is called and Wagner, whose sole object
h1s been Co get money. undertakes 10 satisfy
the clImur- lie talks loarncdly Of n tubular
tunnel. but has his theory utterly demolished
uy Norbert Mauuy. young Frcuchmsn. who
declares that n order to complete such "a piece
OF WORK within the stipulated time ~ Eve years
IL must rise at the rate Of 5000 miles year!
The asscmhlagc Is panic-s,riokcn. and the
stockholders demand their money back, when
Nauny calls for order and announces that he
has a plan to propose. Quiet is restored. and
then the young Frcnchman proceeds to cN-
plain a scheme be has had IN mind for some
time. but has lacked capital 20 carry II out
lng n series oi powerful magnets in country
especially adapted o. such design The idca
is received with enthusiasm, and Mauuy is
voted manager 20 The company. with Sir Bucc-
plalus CuEhin as mis- associate. The Blyouda
Desert. in the >oudan. selected as the site
TOR the crection 0f the magnets Tire ex-
petition, of which Grypirins. VoEcl. and Wagner
arc alsy members. SETS sui in the steamer Dover
Castle. and seven months after the formation of
The company reaches Suahiru. Here Maunv meets
The French consul, ~ ker-aiu. and his daughter
Gertrude. Who decide Co accompany him on
visit 20 tine NoEIddom of Eh1iamch a local
ruler whose favor must be obtained before the
transportation of the material across the desert
can bc made.
The Mo-addcm IS weird sort of parsonage
and POSSESSES hidcuusy uely dwarf whose
c,es shoot hrc from behind his glasses when
he secs tire party from SuaLim approaching.
After promising TO pay certain large sums
ss tribute, Norbert secures the cooperation
be desires.
Leaving Suakim they proceed 20 thc peak of
Ich0ah. which is composed of iron pyrites.
and which % proposed 10 iusala;c ami
turn into an enormous magnet. The ,sors uu-
der the direction Of Norbert PROGRESSES rapidly.
tir makes a zig-zs- road TO the summit on
hi,h he crects Shops laboratories and dwell
iugs- By liacral expenditure Of money DE
gcis all the labor hc requires
One DAY De- Is surprised t5 receive e. visit
'fem y. hcIsain. vino has bccn appointed con-
sui general 90 khart8uu. lie is on his wav
att ompauicd iy his dIugItcr and his brother
iH-laU. Dr. 3rIct. To them Nora. rt explains
the technical details of his schciuc. lie gets
DIS power from solar heat, and is constructing,
an Insulating plate Of glass frou thc desert
sand beneath She peak Enormous dynamos
viii then ceavcrt thr peak into a magnet
which viii attract ihc moon near enough 10
thc earth to he reached by balloons or other
MIS-.
After ,hc departure Of thc visitor.. Mes,rs.
rtphius, Nogcl- and Wagner are detected in
conspirscr 90 turn tho uorbInen against Nor
tfrt They are impris ned and q guard placed
over Usm, and then Norbert hearing thar
trouble threatens khartcun. where Mr. Kcr-
siin is noN settled determines 20 90 thithcr
40 zee it Dec can induce lim and Eis daughter
20 take refuge at the pesa.
The ronsul refuses o. leave his post. bur
it Is hually arranged that Gertrude accom-
panied hy her uncle. Dr. Bret and her maid
fatiua. s't out with Norbert for TehbaIi On
the road they meet woman hs seller. and
shortly after eating some of her fruit q deep
sirrp falls on lll mCmbcrs OF The party on
avasing. Gertrude nnds She Is 10 q strange
hut beau: iiul auartmcnt. with only Fatima.
ho Sleeps near hcr- But presently the hid
-uus dwarf az thc Nsglddeu Of Rhadltneh pre-
announcing himself kaddour the Magician
and performing % number of marycI-. ahich.
however. fail SO impress her. Hc then deter
mines 60 march with his forces to the peak
taking tnc prisoners with him. and there de-
stroy before their very ewes tlc work On which,
Norbert Maunv has built such high hopes B.t
- turns out that the mon employed by thc
young astronomer and those in the service of
tho dwarf come from thc same district. AMI
fN.rn
oou IS taken prisoner and placed in charge
VI Virgil Mauny'- right hand man
haddour bF means ~ bi- Oriental magic. sle-
rcc''s iu causing dislncetou in tho garrison. and
is oondciHncd 60 death. bat cheats th, ,,e,r1-
h"nTr h1 swallowing some poison concealed Ils
DIS finger r.nr- De- D. buried iu a cave. vyliirI,
is closed lF large rock. Srlue of tine WORK.
men attempt io destroy the furnaces. aud are
uimmsrily discharged an envoy u the v5,Iii
Icmands the surrender of the PEAK lie is dis
n'.--f'i. threatening dire rcugcIncc. The Che
7'oia Guard tlrrrupou decide r1 depart leaving
ihc place drfeu-el"-s Norbert sends Nf41ra4iti
@" "hcf tribute Co. tur Naudi. Iu the mean
,iHr Nofheri continues lris czporiuruts and the
peak being now completely insulated. De Turns
.n iic 'naf"'@ Zach uight tlc moon grows
larger and larger, until it fIis the brs,er.
proving that hs calculations ar, correct and
iha' the satellite is near tiIe poiu. ot contact
DE- explains % the larurct ha.. be- ,.,,,Ig i,.
pressing ttro knobs, r~vcr-, tnc action u.f.a-o-
ni-n smith, thr barouet's valet presses Obj.
hn"i~- There s a fearful crash, in which an
aie rendered temporarily uucousriotts v,I,.,,
they come to they find themselves ia tho nid.t
Of now and strange landscape. apparently of
volcanic nature
Norbert discovers tlIt thc peak. which h-
1ad iusulatcd fpru thc earth bad been con-
tf5e1 bodily hr magnetic attraction to tt.
n.''n. and chat ah Che thev have b, con-
isinrd in tho building and iu the crater Of
be volcano Rhoticu,. on which an. ua.t sin.
s cap Bic leaves SIR BucephIlus ta stgu
ip an opcniug through which the air IS a..
aIiuE aud hlstous for reinforcement. W.
ng Urpiraisrs. tlr party starts forth ami
hnd tIIt. owing to The lack 81 atuo-rI,.-i..
pressure, turF enabled Co make trerren.affs
leaps and o. lift eu.ruolis weights
CHAPTER Xxx.
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