The evening world., 1912-06-20


have been mistaken. they con.
tinued on thar Journey.
~ All about they heard . our.
Gus humming. a. that OF bees.
or like the murmuring Of prayers In a
resonant cathedral Thinking Il was the
wind in tho great trees that grew sinsly
around thcm. they paid no attention 70
IL until. emerging on an open plain and
finding that tho sound continued. they
stopped.
Now" said Bcarwarden. this In moro
curious than anything we found on
Jupiter. Here we have an incessant
and rather pleasant sound. with no visi-
bile cause"
1T may possibly te some popularity
OF tho grass" replied Cortlandt,
though. should Il continue when we
reach sandy or bare soil. I shall be-
lieve wa need dose OF quinine."
Il feel perfectly WELL" said Ayrauit:
how 10 II with your"
Each finding that no was In a nor
NAL state. they proceeded. determined, II
possible. to discover tho source from
which the sounds came. Suddenly Bear
warden raised his gun to bring down
long-beaked hawk: but the bird new
on and he did not shoot. Plague the
luck" said he. Il went blind Just az
] was about to pull. \ haze seemed to
cover both barrels. and completely
screened the bird
The Csilisto will soon be hidden by
those trees" said Cortiandt. Il think
we had better take our bearings. for,
II our crack shot In going to miss like
that. we may want canned provisions 4"
Accordingly. he got out his sextAnt.
took the altitude OF the sun, got cross
bearings and n few angles. and began
to make rough calculation. For sew
Grad minutes he worked industriously.
used the rubber at the end OF his pen
ell. tried again. and then scratched out.
That humning confuses me 50 that
I cannot work correctly" said he.
while the most irrelevant things enter
my mind In spite OF me. and mix up
my figures"
II found the same thing" said Bear
warden. but said nothing, for fear
should not he believed. In addition 20
going blind, for n moment I almost for
got what was trying to do"
Changing their course slightly. they
went toward range OF hills. In tho
hope or finding rocky or sandy soil.
In order TO test the sounds, and ascer-
tain II they would cease or vary,
Having assembled "A few hundred feet,
they sat down near some trees to rest,
he musical hum continuing meanwhile
unchanged. The ground was strewn
with large colored crystals, apparently
rubies. sapphires, and emeralds. about
the size OF hens eggs. and also large
sheets OF isinslass. Picking up one of
TIE latter. Ayrav', examined IT, Points
OF hight and shnne KEEP, forming on It's
surface. from which rings radiated like
the clrcles spreading In all directions
from a place In still water At which a
pebble is thrown. lie called his COM
panions. and the three examined IT,.
The islnglasa was about ten inches long
by eight across, and contained but few
Impurities. In addition 10 the spreading
rings, curious forms were continually
taking shape and dissolving.
This Is more interesting" said Bear
warden, than sounding shells at the
sea ashore. We must make note OF 1t
as another thing to study
They then spread their handkcrchlefs
on Il mound OF earth, 30 as to make a
table, and began examining the gems.
Does II not seem 20 YOU" asked
Ayrault, n few minutes later, address
ing his companions, las though We were
not alone. ! have thought many times
there was some one-or perhaps several
persons-here besides ourselves"
The same hea has occurred to me-"
replied Coytlandt. II was convinced. q
moment tago. that . shadow crossed the
page on which I was taxing notes. Car
Il be there are objects about ~ we can.
not sect We knew th--,- are vihrs'