The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-06-13

N reaching the CAiiiste. ~.
III rault worked the look hs haA
u placed On the lever Aese.
N which. 70 AVOID earryaas .
key. was opened By Q eoo-
oination. The cars interior was exactly
~ they had left It. and they were gisA
to b In Il again.
now" said Bsarwardsn. I'VE saa
nave . sound and undistusbsd ssssp.
which 10 what ! want more than any.
thing else. No providers can trouble w
mere. and We shall not need the pro-
lection wires.
They then opened . window In each
side-for the large glass piaiss. admit
ting the sun whom closed, made the
Callisto rather warm-and placed 4 stout
wire netting within them to keen out
birds and bats. and then. though Il was
but little past noon. got into their oon.
Portable beds and slept nine hours a. q
stretch. Their strong metal house vas
securely at rest. receiving the sunlight
and shedding the rain and dsw ~ u
might have done on earth. No winds or
storms. nghtnincs or foods. could
trouble II. while the muitiformsd mon.
sters OF antiquity and mythology re-
stored In life. with which the terrestrials
roamsd about Its polished walls. Not
even tho fiercsst could affect them, and
they would but see themselves reflected
In any vain asssults. The domsd sym
metrlcai cylinder stood there a. q monu.
ment TO human ingenuity and skill, and
the travsllers' last thought a. they fell
asleep was Man 10 really lord Of crea-
ton"
The following day at shout noon they
awoks and had . bath IN che warm
pool. They saw the armored mass Of
the great ant evidently undisturbed.
while tho bodies OF It's victims were
already shining skeletons. and raised q
small csirn Of stones In memory Of the
struggle they had had there.
I'VE should name this place Ken
lucky" said Bearwarden, TOR II Is In.
deed . dark and bloody ground" and.
seeing the aptness OF the appellation.
they entered II so on their charts. While
| Ayrsult got the batteries IN shape for
| resumlng work. Bearwarden prepared q
substantial breakfast. This consisted OF
| GA meal and cream kept hermeticslly
| sealed in glass. a dish OF roast grouse,
| coffee. pilot bread. a bottle OF SAutsrns
and another OF Rhine wine.
This Is the last moai We shall take
| hereabouts," said their cook. as they
piled their knives and forks beneath the
| trees, 80 here II q toast to our adven-
lures, and 10 all the game We hav.
| killed" They drained their gla sses In
drinking this after which Bearwarden
reYaied them with tho latest concert hail
song, which he had at his tongues end.
| About an hour before DARK they re-
| entered their projectilc, and, as a mari,
Of respect TO their llitlc ship. named ihs
great branch % the continent on which
they had allghted Calllsto Point. The'
| then got under way. The batteries
! had TO develop almost their maximum
power TO overcome Jupiter's attraction
| but they were equal TO the task, and
, the Ca,listo was soon In the air Direct
| Ing their apergy TO the mountains to-
| ward the interior OF tho continent. and
applying repulslon % any ridgc or hli
| over which they passed, thereby ens!n1
the work o, the batteries enga god IN
supporting the Call!sto. they we're soon
| sgeep!ng along at seyenty-nvo 20 one
| hundred miles an hour.
By sunset they had gone hundred
miles. Wishing TO push along they
closed the windows, rose higher y
avoid any mountain tops that might b'
4 invisible IN the moonlight. and increased
Their speed. The air made gentle hum
ming sound as they shot through 10
| and toward morning they saw severs
bright points Of light In which the'
recognized, by the aid OF their glasses
sheets OF nams ana torrents OF molteI
Rowing lava bursting AZ intervals o
pourtns steadily from several volcanoes
From this they concluded they wer'
again near an ocean, since VOLCANOES
need the presence OF . large body o
water to provide steam for their srup
; tions.