The Washington times., 1910-08-05

v here. where il was always
daylight. there was nothing
70 count by Yet sleep. as we found.
was no less necessary on Venus lnau
On the earth These people spent about
as mu,h time IN bed as we do, retiring
for the purpose into unliEhted apart
ments-
OF course, we saw Ala frequently. and
as II became gradually easier for us to
comprehend one --1-her we learned
many interesting things
She had succeeded 10 the throne On
the death Of her mother. who had been
Queen before her Here there We're no
kings. the succession passing always 10
wCme1- Her father was also dead. and
Ehe lad no brothers or sisters
IA she should die without leaving a
daU, EIer the throne would pass 10 a
CO-lG-erdl line The question Of her
marriage was therefore. Of the first i'm
pOr-ance- Ingras the pretender 70 her
haT1s was OF royal blood and he mad
the backing or strong faction de
was Alas third cousin, and though a
young man Of great beauty. she had no
liking for him
Ala herself was an extraordinary per
son, universally admired not only cor
her beauty and her kindly nature, but
even more for her intellectual gifts
She possessed a great deal Of enllEht-
ened curiosity and the eGpe1ltlO2 To-
ward the mysterious land OF night had
been both led and planned by her
As Edmund had surmise5r the in
habiralIS OF their side OF Venus W=Te
not a WaTlike people They all belonged
10 one race and one kingdom only q
part Of the daylight hemisphere was in
naDltec- q broad TlnE-SnapeQ AREA
with temperate climate, lying between
the land OF storms and ice on the one
hand and the tOrrid circle on the other.
The tOrrld circle occupied the central
part of the hemisphere. and there the
Uubrokeu sunshine created a climate
that was absolutely lnhlblIOry 10 life
So much it Is necessary TO premise
for an understanding OF the events that
followed
As the time passed we began 10 be-
come anxious TO learn what had been
done with our car and IN a MINOR le-
gree we were interested concerning the
automatic rifles, which had been t2keh
away from Us at the start We kne"
that all Of these things had been
brought 10 the capital, but we were lg-
uoTauL OF their location we were
afraid. too that they might fan into the
hands of those who were inlmlcal 70 Us
and be either destroyed or permanently
concealed
As the intimacy between Edmund and
Ala increased and their uucOncealed at
tachueut became more pronounced N
Its expression the rest OF us felt little
anxiety concerning its ultimate bearing
upon our fate We had no idea Of stay
ing an our lives on Venus, but IL Ed
mUnd should decide 10 stay what would
question him. and Jack volunteered %
be the spokesman
see here. Edmund" he began. ''t1is
Is loves young dream with a vengeance
But YOU are getting an the best Of IT,
You may become king OF the planet 1oI
auEhr see. but these hours are not too
aIiEhla 20 us. and we rather think ir's
z ne TO talk about the earth aEain-
II think I've had enough OF Venus
myself I'd rather Ike % see old sew
York once more. <ow, what are vo-
going 20 DO about ito How about The
car2
Il have only just learned where If IS
stored Edmund replied. and 7 was
about 20 speak % YOU about it, Ala and
7 have q rroie-t- for the carrying out OF
which the car VIII be necessary Wei
60 and have a look at it- but. Ers- Of
all I've got t0 ind some uranium 70 put
% INTO shape again
'-Weu- hope you-U find you- u-a-
mum said Jack but what project are
you rllil1E ab1u-e Are you going q
take Ala back to the ear-hg
No Edmund replied cor at least
not now We've got more exploring 20
d on Venus You don't suppose IN
going -c Quit yet
Henry who had never expressed much
admiral zion for what We had seem fair
j. CTOzDed-
"Edmun6." he said. s1f Z had a thou
sand million dollars I'd give YOU every
cent e. take me hack home"
he meant IT, for never saw a face Sc
fun Of uiSerr-
Edmund however. only smiled. say
Cheer up. Henry y0u'U get back Al
TiEhr. in time Cume-Eh7f sort OF stuff
are YOU made of Can't you appreciate
the glory Of being the first explorers al
another World2'
Evidently Henry c--,Id not and JUS
At that moment doubt II Tack and
70 do. however. eXCept 20 await I'd
u1und' 8 movements We couldn't have