Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-06

We've got to come to the bottom
some time" remarked Zeb, with a
deep sigh. I'VE can't keep falling
forever, you know" .-
"Of course not" said Dorothy.
we are somewhere in the middle
of the earth and the chances are We'll
reach the other side of it before long.
But it's big hollow, isn't it?'
Awful big!" answered the boy.
We're 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; and not
so very far away, either.
But they were floating very, very
slowly-so slowly that it could no
longer be called a fall-and the
children had ample time to take
heart and look about them.
They saw landscape with noun
tains and plains, and lakes and
rivers, very like those upon the
earth's surface; but all the scene was
splendidly colored by the variegated
lights from the six suns. Here and
there were groups of houses that
seemed made of clear glass, because
they sparkled so brightly
I'm sure we are in no danger"
said Dorothy, in a sober voice. 1--WE
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,
though" declared Zeb, with a
groan.
"Oh, I'm not so sure of that" re-
piled the girl. But don't let us
worry over such things, Zeb we can't
help ourselves just now, YOU know,
and I've always been told it's fool
ish to borrow trouble"
The boy became silent, having no
reply to so sensible a speech, and
soon both were fully occupied in
staring at the strange sights spread
out below them. They seemed to
be falling right into the middle of
big city which had many tall build
ings with glass domes and sharp
pointed spires. These spires were
like great spear-points, and if 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 up with fear, while Doro-
thy and Zeb held their breath iii
suspense. But no; they fioated
II -
and came to a stop at last.
When Jim felt something firm un-
der his feet the poor beasts legs
trembled so much that he could
hardly stand; but Zeb at once leap
ed out of the buggy to the roof, and
| he was so awkward and hasty that
| he kicked over Dorothy's- bird-cage
which rolled out upon the roof so
that the bottom came off. AT once
Il pink kitten crept out of the upset
cage, sat down upon the glass roof
and yawned and blinked its eyes.
oh" said Dorothy. There's
| Eureka
First time ever saw pink
cat" said Zeb.
Eureka isn't pink; she's white.
It's this queer light that gives her
| that color"
"Where's my milk?" asked the
| kitten, looking up into Dorothy's
| face. I'm most starved to death"
"Oh, Eureka! Can you talk2''
Talk! Am | talking? Good ,gra-
cious, believe ! am. Isn't it fun
ny?" asked the kitten.
ITS all wrong" said Zeb, grave
! ly. 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" res
marked jim, in his gruff tones. AT
least, it isn't as wrong as some other
| things. What's going to become OF
us now?" .r
81 don't know" answered the boy,
looking around him curiously.
The houses of the city were all
made of glass, so clear and trans
parent that one could look through
the walls as easily as through a
| ,.,ip DArnfhN autI l,
the roof on which she stood, several
rooms used for rest chambers, and
even thought she could make out a
number of queer forms huddled into
| the corners of these rooms.
The roof beside them had a great
hole smashed through it, and pieces
! of glass were lying scattered in
every direction. A nearby steeple
had been broken off short and the
| fragments lay heaped beside it.
! Other. buildings were cracked in
places or had corners Clipped off
from them; but they must have been
very beautiful before these acci-
dents had happened to mar their
! perfection. The rainbow tints from
the colored suns fell upon the glass
city softly and gave to the buildings
many delicate, shifting hues which
were very pretty to see.
But not a sound had broken the
stiffness since the strangers had ar
rived, except that of their own
voices They began to wonder if
there were no people to inhabit this
magnificent city of the inner world.
Suddenly man appeared through
a hole in the roof next to the one
they were on and stepped into plain
view He was not very large man,
but was well formed and had beau
tiful face-calm and serene as the
fana of a fine portrait. His clothing