The evening world., 1912-06-10
A Journey in
Other Worlds
Story of -Four Explorers Startling Adbenturss
Among the Planets.
Rv Col TOhn TacOh Actor
Pub shedby Aufho Hy rite Trustees of the A,to- e. a

mode OF lighting 10 doubtless somsWAas
similar to that Of the kangaroo, w05oh
IL IL said puts lis forepaws gently.
almost lovingly. on a mans shoulders,
aud then dlsembowels him by the Paptd
movement OF a hind leg. But we shall
get used to their method, and can DO
better next time
They then reloaded their weapons and.
whlle cortlandt examined their victim
from naturalists point OF view. Dear.
warden and Ayrault secured .he hs.r,
wn,oh they thought would be thu mo.t
nn..', p','. 'ne operation being rendered
c oy the amount OF arrnor the
explosivo balls had stripped on
ro-norrow." said BcarwarJer &C.,.
must make II point TO xet .om. ~,
ieo ords: for can roast. broiI NJ ,-,c"
see them to "a turn. Life Ia too .sc-s
10 hVe on this meat In such \ .ncrs.,
man paradise. In any case tbsr. 80.
De no END or mastodons. manmoths
WooiIy rhinoceroscs, moa IA I'd. anS al
Sueh shooting" anu ."
me sun was already near the horl.
.on' they chose a dry, sandy nl.," :.
secure as much Immunity as no..,n,o
from nocturnal visits. ana. aS,er 80
.he y supply Of water from : ma,
pocseded TO arrange their Camp for ~"
nsnt. Tney first laid out the prot c,ion
.hns Se,ung them while the sun stIli
r" Next they built firs and ore-
'mer evening meal. While they
hrefiies. twInkiiag In legion. ~ sh 49,.
nsixhboring valley. seemed lihs shs
lambs or great city.
rheir lights" said Besrwardsn. poin,.
,ng 10 them, are not al nus A. m.
Jehy-hsh Will-o-the- wisps were Nj
n,sn', nut they are not 10 dansseou.
40 symnotus or electric eel that nv.
ever seen compared with them. ana
am convinced that any one OF M ~.
m4xnt nave touched would have besa 4.
Kingdom come" -
me halmy air soothsd the ty~v,a,,,
oIows as they reclined ssainst u,0~~S.
OF sand' while the flowers IN the vnils~
seht up their dying notes. One by -.
quo moons rose. I'LL four-amonx -.
."e .'inpuusn, discovered by Prof. -.
10. ~ I@-were In the sky. aoo6sG4
the landscape with their dfverv ~
and something In the surren,S
touched a sympathetic chord m ths -
On that ! were young aeaAn.s 1SS
cor'landt. and had life b>Sor.
should like to remain here ana nv
win this planet. In wR-h W saroaIy
perceive the next New World. ~
beauties Of earth are barren oomacoS1
WIN the scenes We have here"
49, you remember" replied Bearv>snm.
now Cicero defends old age IN - -
senectute, and shows that while n -
almost everything that youth hea n
mas also sense Of calm and 49,
things besides"
Yes. answered cortiandt. cut. -
plausible. II does not convince. ~
pleasures or age arc largely r
the Old being happy when tree -
pain"
since the highest Joy Of iifs.s -
ayrauit. rs coming to know -
creator. l should say the old, beang -,
Their advanced. would be the hapoie, -
the two. I should never rsear6 ~
material HE as greatly to be prissA ~
Itself. You remember the old song;
:" % Youth! When we come 10 eonsoa>r
The pain. the toll. and the strife.
The happlest man OF all Is
The one who has finished his Me-
suspect" continued Ayrauit. ']&at
the man who reaches even the lowest
plane In paradise will find far NOR
beautiful visions than any we have
here"
A. they had had but il,tle rest the
night before they were all tired. The
warm oie"Ls SWaNcd IN" long dry grass.
causing II 10 give out a soft rustic: all
birds except the nitting bats were asleep
among tho tail ferns or on the great
trees tina. spread their branches toward
heaven. There was nothing to recall a
picture OF the huge mons ers they had
seen that day, or Of the stlil more 20
be dreaded terror these had borne wit
ness -. Thus mght closes the activities
Of tn" day, ana In its serene grandeur
the snll has time 10 think. While they
Thought however, drowsiness oN c-came
them. ana in q little while all were
asleep.
The double line OF protection wires
encli cled them HE a .llei:t guard, while
The nethodlcal ticking OF the alarm
clock that WAS 10 wax" them ut the
approach Of danger. and to register the
hour of interruption, form ri curious
contrast 10 the IRREGULAR CRIES OF the
night hawks Ia the distance. Time and
again some huge igusnodon or q hip
sohopus would pass shaking the ground
with is tread: but so implicit was the
travellers trust In the vigilance Of their
mechanical and tireless watch that
they slept ON as calmly ana unconcern-
,dN ~ thOIgh they had been In their
beds al home, while thu tick WAS as
Cuus'aGt ana regular a. sentry's
MaIua. The wires, Of course, did not
protec: them from creatures having
wings, and they ran some risk q &
visitation from the blood sucking baAA
cro Be contiausdl