The Washington times., 1903-04-26
CONTINUED FROM LAST SUNDAY,
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Messrs. Gryrhins. yogcl, and Wagner, three
sdyeuturers ia Melbourne, Australia. start The
Lunar Company, for the conquest and cNplora-
ton OF the mineral riches Of the moon. The
control Of the enterprise passes into the hands
n Norbert Nanny, q Young French scientist.
who has plan of attracting the moon 90 the
earth by erecting a series Of powerful mag
Ects. The Bayauda Desert in the Soudau IS
selected as the site At Suaiim Mauny meets
the French consul, NJ KeTsain, and his d1Ugh-
ter Gertrude who decide 10 accompany him on
d visit TO the Nagaddcm Of Rhddameh, "a local
ruler whose favor must be obtained before the
transportation Of the material across the desert
can ac made
Norbert secures the cooperation He desires.
and the Tefrcters are erected on the Peak OF
TehbaH, where work proceeds with gratifying
success ti}l Messrs. Cryphius. Vogei, and Wag-
uer are detected IN a conspiracy TO turn the
,gorzuen against Norbert They are imprisoned
and then Norbert, hearing that trouble threatens
RhaTtolzu where NJ heTsain has been trans
feTred. determines To go Jhithcr and see il he
cannot induce him and his daughter TO take
refuge at the Peak
II is finally arranged that Gertrude, accom-
panied by Dr. Briet, her uncle and Fatima,
her maid, accept The invitation
Meantime Eaddour. the 3Iogaddem's dwarf,
plans to destroy the work on which Nauny has
built suCh high hopes But ne IS taken cap
tive and placed IN charge Of Virgil, Nanny
righl-haHd man. Discovered IN an attempt to
win away the allegiance of the negro guard, he
is condemned 10 De 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-
Tihed. One Of them rushes TO the tablet where
the knobs controlling all the motors are stu
aJed, raises one and lowers another. 4 fearful
crash ensues. and all are thrown into insensi-
bility
When they come to again the astounding dis
eovery IS made that the whole mountain of
Tehbali has been transferred 10 the moon. IS
soon as he realizes what has happened Nor
bert hastens TO close and hermctically seal
al the windows, IN order that no air may es
cape, as- the moon being without atmosphere,
man eanot breathe there. However, he pro-
vides respirators, with which he and Sir Bu-
eephalus CoghilI 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 10 the observatory the body
Of the dyyarf IS found exposed to view by the
recent catastrophe, and perceiving certain signs
Of life in II. Dr. BrieT sets 70 work and
soon has kaddour restored to life, he having
forced himself into state OF catalepsy. He
IS kindly treated by all and sensibiy melts
Under these influences. Meanwhile petty thefts
Of food have been noticed, and II Is discovered
that GryTshins, Vogel, and Wagner are also on
the Iaooa.
On first behoIdiBg them Kaddour becomes
much excited and begs Mauny 20 hand them
over To him for punishment. for Il turns cut
that they had kidnapped him Sshea a boy and
distorted his body in order 10 ft him 70 I'll
the place Il dwarf who bad died and whom
they had been exhibiting. Bus Norbert simply
directs them 10 be placed IN captivity again.
II the close q the moons night of two
weess tie alarming discovery IS made that
seven ont cf the eight tons of chlcTate Of
potassium, used 10 furnish the party with
oxygen, have been stolen bY the captiEes. Il
Is finally discovered at the bottom OF the
crstsr- and Norbert i strongly minded 80 put
the eulprirs to death, but decides 10 grant
them a respite till they be brought before
tribunal on 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.