The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-02-06

meath the starry sky
Up and up and up they sped The
apex Of the column was so narrow and
SO slippery that Raymond was forced
to cling desperately to maintain his
position. The wind whistled around
his ears in perfect gale. his eyes
watered, and he had most uncom-
Portable feeling in the pit Of his stom-
mach.
Jump! Jump" suddenly ordered his
remarkable companion, violently
twitchinh his coat collar. And with
out affordlng Raymond any choice he
hastily fell OF, dragging Raymond with
him. Together they lit in heap on
a level surface just beneath Ray
mond picked himself up In hurry
and peered about him with much curl
osity.
They were In the midst OF a wide
stretch OF country not UNLIKE an ex-
panse of burned prairie with never an
elevation to break the monotony All
as fat and bare and uninterestlng, save
at their feet, and reaching in either
direction as far as could be deserted,
was q dusty, crooked road bordered
by weedy grass. The road was whit
ish, and the weedy grass was whitish.
and kind Of whitish twilight, com.
ing from nowhere in particular, brood
ed over everything.
Beside them the yeast column, now
only the diameter Of a telegraph pole,
aud already higher than he could see.
was sticking up through hole which
exactly fitted It,
us this the moon?" gasped Ray
mond.
MY, mol" rasped his conductor. TITS
the Milky Way. Wen have to catch
train. Come on"
But what will that do?" asked Ray
mond, confused. pointing to the yeast
column.
ooh, never mind answered the 9TH
err Probably it will be cut into
Northern Light poles, and the bottom
part will contract with the cold until
nothing is left. Come on" and he set
out briskly along the road to the left.
Presently they heard faint rever-
beratlon, which rapidly increased in
loudness and resolved into a mixture
of snorting and gratings.
Stand clearl Out of the way!"
squeaked the moon man, tremendously
excited to Raymond and boiling to one
sides Raymond now alarmed followed
him with alacrity.
An immense cloud of dust approached
and then from the cloud emerged a
vehicle resembling an automobile bus
Its four wheels had enormous rubber
tires and the box was vivid yellow,
with MILK" written across 1t in bold
white letters. A dashboard projected
in front, like a shovel, close to the
ground, and held figure whirling a
snaly lasso. The funny affair ratified
past, with a volley of quick staccato
puffs.
'eThe milk trainl" roared the little
man into Raymond's ear. Cream
puffsi Hurrah!" and he galloped into
the midst of the thick white dust over
hanging the road. EAT 'em while
they're hot, stupid" he babe, bobbing
here and there, and eagerly stufdng his
mouth with the things he was gather
ing.
Raymond found, dotting the soft
road-bed, a number of small objects,
and, tasting, ascertained that they were
cream puffs. He and his comrade filled
their pockets, and continued on their
route, munching as they walked.
"Are you getting tired?" asked the
man over HIS shoulder after q brief
interval
mot very much" responded Ray
mond. Eat these cream puffs have
made me awfully thirsty. Can't we
find some water about bere?"
"sh-sh-sh-shl" cautioned the man,
facing him and laying finger on his
lip TITS treason to speak Of water
in the Milky Way. Try milk and
scooping up a handful Of the dust he
offered it TO Raymond.
Raymond laid bit on his tongue.
"Ughl" he calculated in great dis
gust, suffering vigorously to clear his
mouth Of the sweet, cloying powder
what In the world is it9''
CONDENSED milk. said his queer 1T
tie guide. Don't you like ~"
Raymond made a wry face and shook
HIS head.
That's a PITY asserted the man.
'eWhen will we catch our train?' in
qupired Raymond, growing weary OF
the seemingly interminable journey.
The moon man STOPPED and drew
from his pocket a crumpled almanac
This he consulted, and replied.