The Washington times., 1910-08-17
CHAPTER XXI.
The Land of Night Again

LTEOCGH the sun was now con-
" tinuaIIy overhead and entirely
- uuclOuded. we did not suffer
from his heat, because we were
running at so great an elevation that
the air was rarer than on the lof-lSst
terrestrial mountain. and -ae rays tnat
struck the outside Of the polished car
were reflected of without penetrating
But on the planet below us, buried IN
its blanket Of heavy air, the effect OF
the intense and uuceasiuE solar radla-
ton was terrific. We had already seen
one Of its results in the belt Of cyclones,
but as we passed over that and entered
the central to-rid circle we behold, If
possible. still more dreadful Indications
OF the merciIess action Of the sun
When we had left the region of clouds
and storms behind, the bare surface Of
the planet became visible, and Edmund
kept one side Of the car inclined down
ward, 10 give US q better view from the
window
We were many miles above the ground,
and the smaller details were not visible
even with our binoculars, but We did
not dare 10 drop lower because OF the
heat. which. in spite or OUr great dis
lance. came TO our faces even thEl--a--
| the thick glass; Ike the blast OF IdT-
mace
Evidently no life could exist on that
sCo-C ned surface. and not drop OF
square miles OF land lay lteEal-ly roast
I iEE. and its prevailing dark brick color
suggested the idea t1at DC was rer-5-oL-
There was no teupya ton 10 niger
here, and in a short while we rose en-
tireiy above the atmosphere. In order
as Edmund said, TO ma Ike Il safe Tor
T him TO Turn the --IUIerll s--C-ary knob,
and set the car gong at a speed or
. !
Z the transit Of the t0rrIl circle. though
Z Il was thousands OF miles broad. was
{ effected in aH hour. and upon approach
Z ing the opposite border we saw aSall
/ the ring Of SWIrIiuE clouds tEaJ incl1ses
1 Il all around
JacL. who was now IA 1iGIE recovering
+ the use Of his limbs stood with rs mos
OF the time al the VlIa- ~ and 1S he
saw the clouds passing FAR beDucstE the
Z thought seemed for the first tire 90
strike MS mind that in COMMUNICATING
! the planet we should once more visit the
/ scene OF our first adventures on the dark
hemisphere
BY Jove, Edmund - he suddenly sang
/ out. wen have 70 cross those noun
! talns AGAIN.
.Gf course we will said Edmund,
''but II viii be a simple natter now
Wei 20 miles above their tops
/ And hCoTaT- Wen visit the cav
/ ems Jack went on with rising spirits
/ '-Juha. Old boy Shaping him on the
{ Iarrar's hairy hack You are going 10
/ see vCUr old home once more do you
! understand kut we won leave you
/ there. No Stree we can't part with
YOU. ] want TO see YOU in Nvw York
/ once
/ But If Juha should want 10 stay with
his F~frrt7S--'F I bean
/ Then. he'll have % stay" Edmund
/ interrupted Eraveiv- And 7 ana going
1 TO advise him 20 Stay-
! ''Ah. Ju5a won't want TO stay said
4 Jack. laughing He likes our company
/ 100 we'll
Fu- EGruuud-s words and manner SCI
1 ne 10 worrying again about what was
! going on behind our backs Q the CAPT
/ tai and 7 was impatient TO 4eturu and
/ have r. ont, and then get away for good
! Edmund saw the trend OF my
/ tHcushts-T believe he was beginning 70
! acquire something Of Alas power Of
/ minC-reading-an he said 10 me, in an
/ aside
/ Don't be 50 dowu-hozTted- til come
/ out al right Keep -our courage UP and
! help NE with the others
] We passed over the storm zone At hiEh
/ sueei, and then came the temperate, -oT
/ inhabited, zone bu- the part of II now
! beneath or eyes was on the ouDOSire
side Ct the planet from the capital i
I appeared 10 DC dotted with villages. and
/ occasionally the towers of O consider
able City were visible Ala. however in
/ formed F-dUun5 that this portion OF
I Venus was mainly devoted TO 5Ericul-
/ ture, and contained no great towers
sight seemed 10 be crawling upon the
/ ground
/ Another belt Of clouds ahead soon re-
/ minded Us that We were rapidly aD-
/ preaching rhe borders OF the night hemi-
sphere. and or expectations became
eagerly alive Ala especially, was
inerv1lIsIy excitabIe over the prospect
! Now At last she was 70 enter thai
mysterious country Wltfn none or neI
people had ever succeeded in DenetraI-
inS and concerning which 50 many su-
ucrSririouS and traditions existed The
majestic TnaiordoIo. who bad behaved
with C1um=udabie eC11lniuity through
all Of our adventures thus far showed q
1ittIe nervousness. 7 thought when Ala
explained 10 him what was about u
happen. I watched JUba closely, but nix
face was IMPRESSIVE
The night hemisphere. you w-iU re
member.iS rinEed outside the cTysIa
T77r.g1rs-z-r-s by another zone of teuDeSts
and a broad sea into which the rivers
period raIly formed by the melting ict
pour We were nov 50 hlEn that th'
storms did not trouble rs. and we adj
r7ired, At or leisure the shining ex.
panse Of sea surface, WhfIened VIII
foam that showed through shiftine
breaks in the temrestuots clouds
Presently Edmund who had beer
watching from the lookout. s1oTre5
down and swung the car half way
round
sNoTv's. your chance he said. TAX,
a look at the mountains before We
cross. them
We an crowded around the win
/ ice peaks, in q long Elittering line
/ upon the horizon Their tops Wer,
/ wreathed IN struggling clouds
through which occasionally darted {