The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-20

We've got to come to the bottom
some time" remarked Zeb, with q deep
sigh. we can't keep falling forever,
sOf course not" said Dorothy, We
are somewhere in the middle OF the
earth and the chances are we'h reach
the other side OF 1t before long, But
it's a big hollow, isn't it?'
Awful blgl' answered the BOY.
Were coming to something now,
announced the horse. At this they both
put their heads over the side Of the
buggy and looked down. Yes, there
was land below them; n not so very
| far away, either, But they were float-
Ing very, very slowly-so slowly tnat
1t could no longer be called q fall
and the children had ample time to
take heart and look about them. They
saw "A landscape with mountains and
plains, lakes and rivers, very like those
upon the earth's surface Y all the
scene was s~plepdidly colored by the
~variegated lights from the six suns.
Here and there were groups OF houses
that seemed made of clear glass, be-
ii they sparkled so brightly.
"Im sure we are In nc danger said
Dorothy, In a sober voice. w are
| falling so slowly that we can't be
dashed to pieces when we land, and
this country that we are coming to
seems quite pretty" ,,
wen never get home again thought"
declared Zeb, with q groan.
"Oh, I'm not so sure OF that, re-
| piled tho girl But don't let us worry
| over such things, Zeb, we cant help
ourselves just now, you know, and
| I've always been told it's FOOLISH TO
borrow trouble"
The boy became silent, having no re-
ply TO so sensible a speech, II soon
both were fully occupied in staring at
the strange sights spread out below
them, They seemed 10 bo falling. right
many tall buildings with glass domes
and sharp-pointed spires. These spires
were like great spear points, and II they
tumbled upon one OF them they were
likely to suffer serious injury,
Jim, the horse, had seen these spires,
also, and his ears stood straight, w
with fear. while Dorothy and Scb held
their breath in suspense, But no; they
floated gently down upon a broad, ia
roof, and came to a stop Mt last,
When Jim felt something firm under
his feet the poor beasts legs tremhled
80 much that he could hardly stand
but Xeb at once leaped out of the
buggy 10 the roof, and he was so awk-
ward and hasty that he Kicked over
Dorothy's bird cage, which rolled out
upon the roof so that the bottom came
off, At once a pink kitten crept out
OF the upset cage, sat down upon the
glass roof, and yawned and hlinked It's
eyes.
oh said Dorothy, There's Eu-
reka.''
First time l ever saw a pink cat
said zeb,
Eureka isn't pink; she's white, Its
this queer light that gives her that
color
where's my mlikr' asked the kit.
ten, looking up into Dorothy's face,
I'm most starved to death,
"Oh, Eureka. Can Q talkf'
TAX Am / talking Good gracious.
! believe / am, Isn't 1t funny" asked
'lts ali wrong" said Zeh. g~ravely.
animals ought not to talk. But even
Old Jim has been saying things since
we had our accident,
Il can't see that it's wrong" re-
marked Jim, in his gruff tones. IA
least, II isn't as wrong as some othei
things what's going TO become OF Us
now"
Il don't know answered the boy,
looking around him curiously,
The houses OF the city were all made
of glass, 30 clear and transparent thai
one could look through the walls as
easily as through q window. Dorothy
saw, underneath The roof on which sht
stood, several rooms used for rest cham.
hera, and even thought she could max,
out a number Of queer forms huddlet
into the corners OF these rooms.
The roof beside them had a great
hole smashed through 1t, and pieces
OF glass were lying scattered In every
direction, A nearby ateeple had beer
broken eff short and the fragments la
heapsd beside Il. Other buildings wer'
cracked in places or had corner!
Clipped off from them; but they mus
have been very beautiful before thesl
accidents had happened 10 mar thet
. perfection, The rainbow tlnts from tn,
celored suns fell upon the glass cit,
softly and gave 10 the buildings man,
delicate, shifting tues which were Yer,
pretty TO see
But not n sound had broken the stu
| ness since the strangers had arrived
except that Of their own voices The
began to wonder IL there were no peo
pie to inhahit this magnificent city Q
the inner world.
suddenly a man appeared through
hole In the roof next to the one the
= were on and stepped into plain view
He was not a very large man, but wa
well formed and had a beautiful face
calm and serene as the face OF a fin
portrait, His clothing fitted his forf
snugly n wal ~gurgenualy coiored |
brilliant shades Of green, which Varte
/" as tho sunbeams touched than but wa
not wholly influenced by the solar ray
I The maj had taken q step Or tw