The Washington times., 1910-08-17


fan of the carr" said Jack
No" Edmund replied That is
over on the other side ReInemoer'
we -ares approaching the dark hemi-
spere at a point opposite 10 where
we left It."
But the snow mountains seem just
70 be sure. Why shouldn't they
be the Same2 The planet is com
pIetely ringed with them for the
moisture laden air flows on equally
on an sides of the globe
We were already at such an eleVa-
tIon that we could clear Tue noun
tains and the stormy air that RACED
above their heads, and Edmund, after
fifteen minutes stoppage, resumed
the Journey Gradually marvellous
] scene opened around us
The air seemed TO darken and the
stars beFe to appear. These grew
brighter al the night deepened, ana
soon hey ,glowed with ln l.elt5' DE pc
brilIiaucy. 1t was so lorS since my
eyes had beheld them mat was
/ asJOuished by their brightness and
their multitude But the eHecl upon
Ala ard her attendants was indescri-
you must remember that none OF them
had ever seen a star before, ana now
suddenly they Dehetd thouSandS- 1ileF
could not comprehend the meaning or
the wonderful spectacle II was such
! revelation Of the universe as they ha1
never dreamed OF
iE the realm Of darkness, with the cry
tai mountains once more Naming IN
I fiery shapes behind US EoIilui'u
/ brought the car 10 rest
] He had already started the electric
/ heaters and clothed Ala N IuFs, anu
] now the rest OF us got out our Arctc
garments from the lockers.
/ .I am going TO drop down TO the
/ crCund' Edmun said. IN oroeE 20
take our bearings 4 lew DseTFdIlOus
Of the. stars VIII enable M % or 80
/ myself, and then We can set oul u lA
! confidence in search OF the CaNeTnS-
J The descent vas made rapidly. and
! then. II Our warm Iiothlns, We s-spPSo
/ out Of the car upon the icy single
! Ala shivered al the touch Of the ga
{ cial air. and her maids and the major
dCmo quietly fed back into the snellsf
+ of the car But Edmund wished Ala
s 10 remain outside. and he doubled the
{ furs covering her until she intllnaJed
{ that sic 10 longer felt any discornIoE Z
from the cold Then he got out MS
{ ius truments Of observation
But fist he pointed out the earth
( and the moon 10 Ala That was a
J thrilling moment to all OF u.s.
+ how splendid our old planet looked
I u8 there. and how proud we felt as
: we We tchcd Edmund endeavorinE TO
make mis- companion cOmprehend what
{ IL was that she saw. 1 think that ne
/ sucr eeded. at least SO far that size
I understood that II was our world
/ which showed so splendldly overhead
DO you undeTsJand EhaL -.--s
+ ueaus2'' asked Edmund, suddenly turn
I ing 10 ne
T understand that that is the earth,
Of course j replied 49,
But are YOU not surprised 10 ma IL
f. sriII so high overhead herer''
! Then the truth burst upon ne
Why, yes" I exclaimed 1t means
4 that @ whole year has elapsed since we
/ arrived upon Venus she has gone
round her orbit, and come back into
conjunction with the earth
{ More than g year. Edmund replied
some $50 days. for that Is about the
time from one conjunction 10 TIE next
DO you mean TO say that we have
been here almost twenty months CRED
There is TIE evijence'' Edmund re-
Z spou5ed- Astronomy doesn't lie
Well smatd Jack its the shortest
twenty months in my experience
/ Henry. after his fashion said nothing,
a but looked gloomy and dlsEruDtled N
the glare of the electric light streaming
Having finished his observations, Ed
uuUd announced that he now knew his
course and could take Us directly 20 the
p. csvernS Of JUDAS people But before
. entering the car he cook Ala again by
the arm and they stood together fo- a
p lCUg time, gazing UP at the earth and
the stars. while he conmuned with her
. telling her. IN that strange language
. know not what marvellous things which
p . must have been revelations Of euOrmouz
significance TO her intelligence
can see them Yet standing there side
. by side. and I can recall the very eX-
. preston OF her beautiful eyes, peerlle
.
F ms thorShtS, with look OF mingled
love ana admiration and confidence
f At length we re-entered the car. and
I rising to a moderate elevation, resumed
our journey Al a rapid pace The path
b. less frozen desert beneath Us Eiittered
/ occasionally in the starlight. and after
, a louE time we caught sight Of the we'll
remeu 5--red shafts Of light rising from
the ground
we ar, getting into the inhabited re
. f Ei0n." sail Edmund. We shall b
to search q little for landmarks --,
added p cause Of course. my OhSer.
varionS Ers not as accurate as those OF
a Eeoderic survey, and I cannot lOcat4
the precise position o JUDAS caverns
and depend upon Juba himself 70 aid
, in finding the exact spot"
! since our arrival IN the dark hemi
sphere had frequently studied Juba
, I Coun-enance, and I detected many sign!
Of the interest that the poor fellow ex
perienCed in finding himself once more
r in his own land Stil. II seemed TO ut
{ that Jack was right. and that Jubs
p / would prefer to stay with US than tC
: remain vl-h his people
We passed over several groups OF in
! ha5ited caverns- but we saw no signs O.
life except the light shafts issuing up
ward
we nov ran close to the surface, and
: kent q sharp lookout Suddenly Jubs
! cIappeG his hairy hands with an ex
preston II delight and pointed TO
row OF lights which he seemed 20 recog
! nize-
! THAT'S it said Edmund I wa!
sure ne would know when he was a.
There was no mistake about It Jub'
had recognized his own village so q
= speak. Droba bly, by the arrangement o
! the shafts In a little while We our
Z selves became aware of certain familia
aspects of the landscape, and, almos
: without hesitation, We approached III
I mouth Of our own cavern Then w
came softly down 10 the ground, ant
= the door was thrown open
Hold on" said Jack. lets give then
e a surprise Let's fire a gun in salute
Edmund made no objection, and Jack
who had almost entirely recovered HI
activity fred the signal
As the sound ratified through tn
s frozen air we waited with great cuTiOs
? ftv. standing within . few rods Of tn
. terrible altar on which I had nearl,
! been sacrificed
Presently two or three hairy heads ap
Deared at the caveTn'S mouth JUba i'm
: r7a7iatelv ran toward them They dis
: anueered Ike frightened rabbits, an
Z Js7ba dashed down the steps in pursuit
l we halted at the top to let him sOO1b
I the fears Of his compatriots. In a shOr
: time he reappe3Ted with a dozen com
p