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1JB GttEENSBOBO DAILY NEWS, SUNDAY MAY 15. 1910 TEE CXmtinucd from Unl Nundai t Thia rarad ia Wrier.'' Tha ltrt rfiaj-ur pp- tba DaJ New of Vr ' The thia itory ii.a t t hi ay -piuy to the; U tl) li.-Ui:lll lit of ttie ' linnet lJaliy New' otLce i "If wt- ao on thif )uru-T we ran ai ure e rr l-j'Jy on eurtb p e t (.at., ufer . ur n.-rt-rn ran irl a-, .ilk-" 4 cuin n; fn i-i oLa 11 br n-Miit , n I a- we ( jii v lj. r "wii uLiiia'li-r- wit:, ha, mil dii ri4illuL the Uihi- il iirr du rrujia will autlrr t,it u i . " il iiu iijn uwiaciito vuJl be cauaeti to an bod v. "In fact, cao order, inarveluvu aa cauae we atutvil b ' Ulftkf Hralllt r to that I SOUlUi-. if tioiu tc itiFlu anna ot tha iuu, aud rtjuii uur uf' tltut fur sunlight .vnd bmU at wilt, by vote. We ai uere I j truat evr boa aa the UutdL of u.-kirig i:'' l"P lu oonipa-t! with Mara im uui u.uiua proteUuu, and that no one .')- l to t&rtiita: ou tle jouiij-,. m tl n-l tea daa" Thin aniauiinreinrnt jrum. hatrl w the aubjeol for diamsin .rivv, ,im.- Tbf war plenty ot I mini ohm were eirmul U ri.ake It.r juume in the end the wirn-us "f puhlur iuu tliuuipbed, iM hlvflhori a- Lut e.athoriid by all la-rtf" government, tu Btaka tbe trip- , Tara wm frvat oornman holiday waa ob the itftta of Jiuin, whin the Mrta tu al the farther and of lu ellip tic el orbit, tit etart wai wade out mU luteJivlarM. ilUmiUbU apaoa. Wbnt a aontruat oi but a f.w oen tnxtet, when the -ikinga a.t out In tbeir rude ebip to conquer, to th day ben tha peo plea ot t erth. ...-tii.R as onr man, aet out on a ytuiury of a n oueat of tu univeift rVM wrote. bout the wonderful occasion existence of a of ntntf aud Ut tbe earthly .ountries -pntc i.mnmgiu.i hie, so completely bad tins uew oimuion Interest ot s'lt proitM-t rai-es and nations of the all rth As the imifiMv fartnlur sun be- me amaller and unall-T. and the neatly p'-r leot autiatilute for it iefr.-led upon tbe earth by I'.lveraon irig-ni"us wave distlibuteia, the people re moved tu marir emotions- a ft w 10 dow nright fear. In one month's time the suo was very little larger than a ruddy evening tar, and was fast lessening in slie be cause ot the truly wonderful speed at which Klveraon was abls to make tb planet move. Meanwhile. H waa possible to regulate the temperature and alwoipheny con ditiona eiactly, and as a result eotne very remarkable cropa wen eipected. During the summer the usual suffering by heat was utterly lacking, and Klver eon ountnv-d to pleaee eerybody with the weather by establishing eyelein of local weather control, decided by the vote of each state. For five months the earth hurled it elf through spar, the astronomers -jovine an rnd!el? entertaining and in structive view ol 'f the stars aa they came ncsr to various solar ystenm which bad never betoie been closely viewed. Alongside of the e.uth. like a Luge moon, traveled Mars, and friendly rucssairea were contuntiy eianged by tbe people of both planeta 1 he journey was n'i itbout Its cite merit. OTAPTKK VII. The Attack of the Stars. Ml. ,,nir-e which )Uepon and j he a! n ii"i!ui s rind laid out ; tor Uf lonrmv Wia onlh nl !,f !ilk V .iy, in '-rdfr t.. ivoid fl'ing 1. rut 1 lie inM.i fin r -! . ,; h r o'..ir stern" i. ft - r h..Mi g fa i i a -i -II t !.e U o K' i i of I In' oiid T attrai t rd 1ft w n t i.e I aiML'tnt ud . M u a prwttv (off ill tha. uelthfr waa t rif nil Mil Ot I:u Hrre w i i-c istence ct a ij.ti k illff tl.e tailetnl tind A n.uli . s ! a n.- mil a-ceita.m' rili.il.Hfd tl.e join ii v tit 1 1 t he conM i IU' lo'i prd the rumus rx ud eoU nrl ilae. for ni an eki-'ii'tigiy lumi ( r the eart h a nd . t ii i un nrecedented t rtoua am. t ; onr Mars approached phenomenon of the widespread inteirnt iiu ersf , there was j tor evei Uo V had I tkoeonie a k nd d auieieur a i rotioiner. eager for t V em -ii n ol t h mam loot h mht . i iic 1 1 1 p Suddenly ut T 1 ; was efcn to slnt o nous part of the nci.i great v-loeitv towi. excited sern-s nl inn from t hi- oh-- iuii(m his tower rooin in N entire availhtue Inrrr used t wn i t hf the path cf t hr cnii bound it- embrace thr latter vrerd. i: w aenbe a praref' 1 en tureo-:ie tail trli-'d . IT.t I t ! TH lirv mi' the Inuii te aud make with I the e;iith. An 'v ra lis f te nt st" r !tei-in in . c "f .r k , and "e ol dii .pihilt iy plan t a tv f'nm 1 Hut il ermM eart ii . and as t he sr( n ,e- n to de vr, -tig a pic- Onee tnoTf nt.. rvn t -t t mrag ad visel ) h'Tn u ! .ifui, the ear'h moved aS. Then t Ii- - nrrft heiTated shifted in snot he i K'urd fun1" :ind made for th eii h' f. i-mt tuv-'. t earful lest t '.e U nnvt-.- f f. y.lversn ent mi i'i-ph non was fh-lcinir t or w n-rn y or a w h le w . k l--t h p' kept bus V in 1 h i i n.f of 'is lei-me very wia-i- rn- a' 1 It Wi-re a,a:n'4-l J'he . t- rv i bv a Ic-p-Tt'e - f-T f 1 - ti'-e f-l end terrr-t'al t;i)cnt. Bit! H wa- ot.tv t'-d 1't tpfW" i t ftrv. a i'' e.f '.'. w out. 1 v'nh t'tie earlh inl r i"d like t - l - :b s ' I p'acl at sint'or-si ft.-ti.i, t t -" !i r. ' t h i. upf 1 1 tina'lT . ri ti r." are: her. A -w e"(- la ful treat ! e lay erv c'o- t the alwav n-t attraiti ; .' y had a w.irVe of tre ioi;rnf bri-.-ied part ' M.'.kv Way. t to the cmstelli i-e Fw pp avoid getting tro ei- t tioii of Or . it n! har the earth or Mir- fT!t tu ae-n on b fir!t :i:pht, fr ho-n were a, Tflfpt as rsdiant n 1 t v h t h liht if AldaSarar. Rei'at: t .ml h-'!ur.-No mamnitdli tia: ,;jmnn .r "t rluster of parl ru'-t mire airtifnl 7"he star t- k t t t here w as ainit no tr- : t . t heavvas were hke a mitht 1 t riv "f jewels, lavishly srtrewn aid ,iin'.t total I obscuioiar tbe baekffi'njnd. Thi PLMIET JUGQffl ! beautiful nifrht aren. lasted for a weak,! tou to giro us th cheerful information j nl everTbodv farmer, rrk and mas- You are a paraxon of oourte-" oate uut ionf hours wtohing the -I have only this to aay to TOtt" eon- ! new ii,ietT (tinued the voit-e riolently and harahly, 'Hiefi (he course of the journey r : and to red southward to a on! Cn towaid Achetnaj uhuh ret i was the tirt objeriive wji around I'il'-! .f ln1 -Mn,n a't'-f eki i,- - i -I ! . : n M I ' . : - . A fni ve was i lilp rounds I made 1 point i f ht'h lsfaii in, i n mi- I'-m ludfd d ;i -1 n 'ftniri'M ere ! ..-, in. n "t the ii r! i- '4v (IV ini'ht lake to de i' pita pbn-f Hardly had I I S when the atron-'nit-r'' 1 1 j I at iast stx stars or ifie irth and fifth magnitudes were J tl -lnfiiriir fr-iL tiieir place-, and were e, fr-'iL tiieir place th'Sinc m ftoin ditTrent directioim. ri.ht and dtiy watch was k'pt upon fh-p Mart and twnty-f-iu hours later I f.- ,i-f roiiopiers report fd wit h gr e i- l.irni I b.i I a in7eti oi hrr ttniall tar KTi-i s l"t oi dt'li'l neliuljii' w erf fHniilij,r 'waid the fartli at rapidly inn 'ii sing jiar Tanorus snddenlr 'sited from Mar; What an we dn" h-- akM exritfd ! v..,...ir. . mnninninwuH ii- rroin every c A I iton with i Dilation " nossiule 'lnei'lion. single one means anni CHAPTKR MIL Stellar A II lea. P in the little tower room a humed confrrema was held A irelf ss communication was .lso sought with all specialiata ind ant ronomers and the sit liat ion was gone over in de- U tail. Kale was plain! i y bereft of his rerve. , gentlemen." he said i i half hour of grave ( ar- tou going to do?i n ! neruulv, after i confer t-nt1. "whst fdii'S an d th" rarth h ti r line jt an i v Irt i t ,if intlvaa to 'OK.prthensilile i there won't And the ig aboul their fd W tirn I If a duct pifk left ' don l know a tb Hie little i j rrotip of s t rnromers and, pnyMcini, nywever, pain nine aiien tion to hiin. With flushtMl tares and an intense light of de: eruiinat ion in their eyes, they bent omt the table, alter nately toding the charts of the heav en on! discussing with crisp tisor pro puaed methods. A messenger came at f " frequent intervals from the adjoining room with helpful measages from Eu rope, and these were eagerly gone over; while Kale and several others trod up and down tha narrow room with heavily knitted brows Suddenly Klveraon brought down his fist upon the table. 'l think I've got it," he said. Every body lent forward. ' First ," turning to the wireless opera tor, "find out how near th failing atari are to us. itbie two minutes, for they had a direct connection, the nesrest obeerva try replied: " Three stars of the third msguit ude sre w ithin t wenty-flve hun dred i houiuiu in 1 1-, and are due to strike wnlnnVi hour; while about for ty other ler-er stiia are but three hours it hind.' "A.-w, then," said Klversoa eathusl est ira I ly, 'Vail Mars and have her in readines to woik with us. end see if sir ran help us in any detail." '1 h n, turning to the u--mWed men "Vui know that curt Us ti I'V H'Imim'i nen'i,4l vears iv made of how to re. re tlie p"iari' v "I attractive ol I'.tn I li.nc in repartiou a papr now which out linos ;ny idea that t he ui n u it ni i- mid! , , : . , it d t h t on h ip-ution ot tin principle ficu on u in. 1 1 n- hut.i I bcl ie e t hat In n et na I id i it test ia! attract ion is elect ri ca.'v p'vilile. " a'i-pu. tn the last 24 hour, ha tin rl'tulit ei!y vast ly tnen acd t he csrth's Ht'iKiiui' power by means of a s'em "t i-!i" inductive curreni - else how could we attract ao fiercely so many stai far larger in sine? " ery good." said Bardi: but how 'I'm coming to tt," continued El ver -son imperiously; "all we need to do ia l o a pply t he Helmnitc reveral thHrv Uxn I he earl h hujre (! -rating iiselt. We have the! machinery at our aer- tin ininute in this room; and we ha e t h inlu.ti e power also at our command pra-tieally across the street. IX von it " "I besrin to grasp it said Watres. tht- ast r otti i m r "It wnn'i cost much to apply it. said rivr-rwnn, tour1 Ing t he me-Aenger but t 'nt and ordr to le sent to l h w .i e gen ,Ursy mast " ''rat ing plant on't ou help on the me get : en- ui-.'h w ires to rig out 1 h svstetn ?" ! Immediately even body was on feet ready lor action "Wstre. aaul Fiver son. with gTse. (ul command, of th situation." his1 nu not instruct Man how to put this ;u.ie arstem in operation And Bardi., w on 'l you t hnt Calcutta and thin otVf have the proper equipment to ope ri t lr vtem " I ! hum! lately all were busy, and a !.! of one hundred men wiie Marted 'I rk within two houra. snd niM '!iy work was done for thirty hour. ii'in:ni wi'h the obeerva ' to -i, put r in-port of t sit iat i- n a -u! n t S s t .i ? w hich were t Sreat . ' i !'! upon the earth ard ernuh 'K Vmerer, the low veloritv 1 - i;- werv detrovM in r v ".e r nrr a they wtre 1 '' i r-t a.jtliejivrd tV earth. ' eme the familiar -Vo l f h 'two, goirg to the t i a r n ri h " th individual whom T- .iddr--.fed Ufore" aked tun I i -rt rep' e-Hi ' Fh er"on. u.. the Napoleon of i it to till yon. if i k- .w it. t hat ahemt t m iourse!f are turn- tv 11 n n t ii l.liee ii voi.i J re. ion al s prettT rapid L-a't. oi tha- 1:1 aloni tweive of vouj ....ii. n.. re t-. a ill be no sucii a Anns .- ,- i.it',. aav Mais nu i..,t use soki t.t,.IB - -f ..'. r.'ph-t. Eiver.n ..ireasti. e v It if most delightful))- kind ot ths! term I in at asked you, there ia till i tine 1 can Htop tn neautony nigm of tbe stare in one hour. Hut if you don't- look out for yourself. nH I have only this to sav to you," Rid Klvrwrn peremptorily, "that if you p tnem wiinout our giving in teiui, tou are to get a la.t'M o) vuiir own medn'ine. I hTt was an anry muttering in re but that waa all, and conjmuuica lion etiiped. One hour later ae Elverson was has tilv- takinx his luncheon In his ottire, re port rame ironi tne piam inai me wir ing w ready to he inspected and test I. Without waiting to finish the luncb, H verso n seized his overcoat and hat and sought the elevator shaft to descend to t he surface. He hastened to the sub- tia-ement where whirred the huge cjn lerters and otli appliances. Two hour were consumed inspecting the syitlcni, which had ben nggd up merely from ; rude pencil draft, although ery intri- 1 cate work ts requited. Calcnttu on the wireless tvsteni. Cal to dnplipftte the .n w i nrk plans oi in duct ion -charging t he earth on its hem isphere side. He questioned them close ly and was finally satisfied. "Everything's all ready at Calcutta' said Klverioii enthusiastically, as he closed oorrmunicat ion with the plants on the oilier side of the earth, and turn ed to Kardi, who was iu the office with him. nmt operaror. get me nnservaiones ! to report, and. John gel an 't K.' on , the preparation .fery t the gene-1 rators and from I he pUnt When a I r was rood v Klveraon person ally inspected the swuch connections In the oltiie. In a few n.onu-nts a lull "all read r" w un gi ver from tie mechanical oflice. 1 he obscrv.-.tories told that the nearest star were hut .''0 hours otT, and said that other htai, in addition to the four or live score which were already near, were being drawn out ot their 'ITien Flreraon, in full confidence of aiicress, himself connected the bigh vitltage currents which were, by supe rior rnngnet izing power, t o rei erne the unnatural attraction which Canopua had KIVn lo XM Mnn t . . . .. i .i Having done this, ne took acme re- "that If ou want to surrender on fresbmenta and retired to an anteroom I nar to explain each other and describe for a rest. He did not wake up until j conditions about them could be com pre -a messenger nought him four hours later, ' bended. wim me, welcome news iiini me onrusn ui pianflia wb aciuauy oeing aaneu, people were of vaporous, gaseous com and that hia colleaguee had made public I poaition, startlinglv like what we have the danger, which was now practically t been in the habit of calling ghostel Yet past, because of the alarm which had this was perfectly consistent, ecientill begun to bo felt at the approach of tOjcally, with the known nature of Ach niany atari. eriiar, on which everything waa etlll In "I knew it would work," replied El-Ian Intensely heated, vaporous stage, verson siD.jlv to the newspaper wen who I Theae Achemariana lived only on ecr came in large numbers to interview j tain portions of their sphere, which him about the scientific stroke he had were not in an absolutely eruptive accomplished. "We are a match for1 stage. They were acquainted with elec Canopits. He is working alone, very tricity and many other natural forces, probably without public support in his 'and were far ahead of the earth or Mars greedy aim. He will fail, and it ia our , in their understanding of goues, heat business to make him fail." 'and elemental matter. The next months journey was fairly They had government, law and insti uneventful. The stem which had come tutiona of a nigh order. Tbeir individ so perilously noar receded rapidly, and ual shape waa a matter which greatly finally assumed their wonted places. , puzzled El version, because be could not Hut Vl verson was so pleaded wtl h the make them understand wlant such a success of his induction reversal method that he decided to keep it connected and partiallv at work all the time, to avoid collision of any sort. For a long lime this interfered with eomnuinitrttion with Mara in a mys tirion w.ty, but n method wn found to dent m lie the induct ion cflVct on ct-r-tflin chiHee ot waves. For the first time since the current had been applied, Mars was heard froi.i. reporting t at it had follow et out int mcLiMins caref tilly, but had not gotten ihc bryp amount of miw er -prescribed. evert liclc-. no di it t in; of ht.irs con , be traced to Man ; and when a meter was devised to meas ure her attraction power, Mars was reached, snd the, march to Janopus waa found to have accomplished all that was begun at the earliest moment, practically necessary to keep away other, UK a great general studying a bat spherea. t6f El verson watched the campaign at Even when passine verv Howe to the'everv ooint: vet no ceneral in any army constellation of Sculptors' Tools, which was fund necearv to get to Achernar, neither the eait h nnr Mai a displaced any of the lsrjre or small planets which was proof that the victory oveT Canopus was complete. It was now but a ten davs' journey to Canopus. and Kl verson tieun to work on his mean nf commitment ion. The Ungimts who had succeeded in under standing the language of Mara in seh a short time were again put in readines for a similar task. An intensely high f requency w a v ge n era t or w a pn t in shape, and t he sending and receiving apparatus was all carefully inspected. When it eeemM nertain tht the as trommiers on Achernar must be noticing the coming of the earth. Elverson out meaags toward the star, which waa looming up with great intenity. What purr Jed Elverson and the astron omers was that Achernar proved to be what tliey had !ong before wtippowed --a verv fiery sun Yet. when Canopn had said that Ve had no use for the civilisa tion on Achernar. the irferenoe was plain th.it there was life there of an intelli r- nt kind W hei the fery character of Achernar - jtnie . . it a in. the astpinonvr an tMi.irii-ed the taet to th public, with the add d ipii.,on that t unopu was un doubt tillv in t he aame ira4-oiia stjitr. 1 he pt.'.ii,- na we -tricken at this, and M" niU:i in ,is to what form of life mio-1 pi -n l v live in suc'i intense beat wa a ery w id1. TSf hi-t inerea-ed a tbtv tlrew near. ... I... i . r. -icr, inie in answer to six more hours the march went on. The and reach the other inhabitants of Cano--1-naJin!! to the cher-! earth and Mars had ceased ita artificial pus. He consulted Tanoru, but could - tbe astronomers bad liehting and heating altogether, and get no help, and then he went to Acb- d'ie to the seat of hacked in the influence of Achernar and ernar for consultation, nr o- the ,,rporte hemis iCannpus. j To his artonishroent, Achernar solved up- Mar HarOlT feed the! Suddejilv there came a message of th difficulty. Being much of the same able an an. rinc signal. th voke ot Psnorus exatedly. "Ihir nais wnicn r.iverson nrsi seni io n em There tollwed oie nionth's lufllin2, volcanoes arc spitting fire and lava, and: would act on the Canopians. and ti ny r iiiim-' .utea,,,! t. anahe the sour!, tliere laive lea two heavy earthquakes. I sua-geated the use of waves having the Tliv n.-ie nnnindulaiHl. harsh and inwt "That setils it thea.'" eepliM Wvee-1 prraer f hstaraiesoFBCW at tbs other end. intfuipre! n-ii.lv inc. I.annal in soimd. son; "well have to attract toast wave, and showed Elverson what they meant It aas al rt thought that it was a!and anaHrc It and divert it. - t y..ur.hy serdinp samples to the earth for ' c.le lioiu au imtrument. and vert a;ele-tHans on the wire and tell them; analysis. This new discovery enthused, By J. G. FREDERICK voioej but a the linguists a triflo in tnUrprotlng it, tl minuto modulatioua, which pi to bo aounda leeulng from an the detected proved them j n Udividual. For three montha the earth and Mart 7 lay comparatively near Aebernax in iDaraUvelv near AcbcrDar i ! pUnt to rig up a apecially planned at heat which rendered unneoea-! tractinr oootrivanoe. In ten houra. iuat summer aary aay artificial lighting and heating. Amazing crops oi ram wicany euierva ; witn new xerk sad the western neml vegeUblee and fruit were raised. Ap- sphere of the earth, reports came from pies were black when they ripened and the coast plant that a frightfully nower- caemea oiue; oeeia yenow. r jgwtn j grew Into moat unheard-of combinations: f cowtr all ia tones of black, purple, i dark blue. But progress waa undoubtedly being made, for Achernar understood our mis sion aa friendly, and grasped the mean ing of certain sounds, while our lin guists were able to understand half of what waa said. They made rapid pro- irress in eettine the individual who spoke to them to teach them the other half and to comprehend the language of the earth. So attempt wn made to discuss the situation till perfect communication was established between the spheres. When this time came thre was a big stir of curiosity among the people as well as among the people of Mare, El verso n waa the drat to aav one word to Achernar concerning the mission. "We have corns to interest you,M he said, speaking very slowly and care fully, "in joining us in compelling Cano pus to cease his persecution of yourself and ourselves end tbe entire universe. Haa he persecuted you also?" The answer came: He has demanded a tribute of cer tain metals which are precious he-e, laud la now waiting until we collect it ! for him. We tried to resist him, but he , . vnnmu tA kin . frrt munT f M aftd M lurreort. , our won,d b. to do anything to outwit him "Get your people to act on the mat ter of joining ua in a oruaade sigainst him at once," replied Kherson. "Mean while, get a corps of your beat engi neers and .lenriciana to be ready to take instructions from us in how to navigate your sphere and how to estab lish a ecreen which will defend nu against an enemy's electric currents. First, however, we must know about your temperature and electrical condi tions." This Interesting process of discover ing a totally new kind of humanity and civilisation was keenlv watched by everybody. It took a little time until mutual a'ttcraoU of the earth and Aeher xhen tt' waa learned that the ne thine was for a long lime. Finally he waa able to gather that thev had absolutely permanent shape, but that their form was tenuous and ductile, ct imiiv iduallv colie-Hc A to iimtuin - of nourishment, nron station and senses the Ache- narimia ! could not powsibly be made to umler ntnnd whfit sucii things meant. They were, therefore, regarded as a most tan talir.mg mystery. Klveraon aaid he could only guess that they were inor ganic manses ot" atoms with an individ uality and a power of reflection and thought. Ihe crisis of the trip had now been ever had his mammoth responsibility, Not thousands, but billiona of lives. and the fate of worlds, not nations, hung upon hia generalship, Smell wonder, then, that he looked thin and overworked and absorbed, with nervou cushion under his eras, Would the next few weeks mean a great triumph or horrible annihila- tionT CHAPTER IX. The Heavenly Battlefield. m rare full- noting the times it wbieh (Canopus nsa com- munirsted with the earth, and lifrurine; with his astronomers he probable diurnal motion ni Canopus, Elverson telt certain that the individual who waa endeavor ina to nile the universe was operating fnim tbe souther hemisphere of his1 put you where such a Hungerons criro mord. i iual of univor- belonp out of Therefore. In order to eoneesl his rsnge of harm. You are not worthy! nmn-h from the oheerration of the of the mechanical knowlcdjre you no gras-pinp Nsroleon. the attackinfr (rener-i ei ss, and we el.nll stop tou from using al visited till hii calculations told him j it for rspaoiou'lv ambitious ends. j that the southern hemisphere of fano- "No words from vou will dn-coursee i pin nii turned awsv: then sipnsled us. IVin't you suppose I know that il A. herner snd Mm to'start at the bet I you could kill ue .tT so quickly ss von posihle -peed. He fiim red the individ- threaten, you d have done it lonf spi, nil on Cnnopiis as acting entirely alone, without waitine to talk about it V ithout help, or even perhaps the know- Once more there sn anjrrv excls lfdpe of his fellow citizens, and that mation. and commiinicntion ceased, he had o one watching the heavens Mverson made efliirts to get his e ie-, fiom the northern hemisphere. , nsls noticed, snd finally caine to the Within ! hour all three of the in- i conclusion that Canopus hsd made a raHinir niera were so near to it that screen to keep off all communication' the temperatures lieyan to riee, and the irht trom Canonus was nerceotinie. ror.piao waa io nreaK mroutn to gat ready for heavy erorfc. IT1 tall them how to get at tbo work." But hardly had he flushed telling tha Martian eWtrieians how to divert the deetruetive wave from Canopua, when alarming re porta eawe from tha Modi tarraaeaa. Voieanoaa were m actum aael a torrifla African aarthquaka waa reported. Quieklr he got into comas uni cation with the Calcutta plant, on the other aaaBlaphere, which wae at that moment axDoaed toward Oanooua. and aave thaaa the aame instructions he had given U Mara. ImmediatalT en finish in thia. ha la atrueted the New Jereer auea at the pUnt to riff up i special las aeon ae Canopua was in direct line jUi current was operating tnrougn tne magnetic pool, which had been oou- atrueted to trap the deadly force sent rrom tanopus. Elverson quickly got on a train aud went there, together with Bardi and Watres. Inaide of the eoloeaal foundry- shed, in en abandoned engine-pit of huge aise, waa the temporary bolder which Kl verson 's Ingenuity had con trived. On the dial of the meter fn front of it waa a curious sight. The finger had jammed again t the pin which marked the big heat figure the meter could record, end was almost bent double, so intense was the electrical ac tion. "It's a new electrical wave on me," aid Bardi despairingly, after an hour's gingerly teat; "I don't know what to make of it." F'l verson was fascinated at the op portunity to discover the nature of the new wave and experimented with it far into the night. The next morning, when tha reporter nought a statement, he said triumphantly: "We're woa again t Canopua tried the aame thing that succeeded so well with poor Saturn a power ware which induces incandescence at centers of gravity and thereby explodes the planet it reaches. Fortunately, we have been able to intercept it and, now what do you think? "Last night I discovered that it will drive motoi s, and can be transmitted any distance by a wirelesa system. "In other words, we can mo a great many of our factories and plants by free power as long aa Canopus is kind enotiph to continue sending the current." All the earth and Mars laughed at this transformation of the enemy s force, and lauded Elverson; but be and bis staff went to work in great earneat, for1 the hardest work was still before them, j The first thing waa to uae part of. Canopus own current to help strengthen the screen shutting off harmful currents,! which, owing to tbe increased proximity of the hostile sphere had not proved quite strong enough. With the know ledge gained from Canopua' current, Bardi eueeeeded in planning for the en trance only of a low-power telephone current from Canopus through our de fensive screen. By thia time the three worlds were as dose to Canopus as was both advis able and convenient, and the hemisphere on which Canopia operated waa now fully facing them. Elverson slept in hia tower, with operators on duty all night, and waa ready for any emergency. But Canopua spun around again, putting her greedy Inhabitant out of sight on the other hemisphere, without anything happening. Immediately Elverson started vigor ously to work on his plan of campaign. He set communication by long distance wireless to work toward Canopus from four different directions, and kept every thing ready to repeat the slow but cer tain process of establishing communica tion with some one on Canopus besides the Individual who had heretofore done all the talking. He guaged the distance and the cur rent to a nu-ety, so that the message should reach the inhabitants of the northern hemisphere of canopus only,) and not the ambit ions Napoleon on the aonlhfrn hemisphere r 'r a montti ihis was done as regit-; larlv as the nort hern hemisphere made its appkarancc - all to no result.. Then Elverson suddenly tried an altogether! new current. One diy the familiar voice of th in habitant of the southern hemisphere cut into the w irelesH system of t lie earl h. "TU give you tn days to get back to your orbits," it said in a terribly rgnacioua voioe. "If you don't do so, will let loose a force upon yon which will never give you time to know what has happened to you. If you think 1 am afraid of three little pebble worlds i like yours it is time you rid yourselves! of the monstrous vanity. I tell you I am bound to have my way, and you might as well surrender at once." Elverson was in the sub -basement plant when the message came, but e messenger came for him in haste with a transcription of the word. Good morning, Canopus," said El verson, after arriving st the tower. "What can we do for you?" "I demand that you immediately leave this neighborhood and return to your orbits, or I will totally destroy you in a way you have not dreamed of." "Brave word," replied Elverson. "But haven't you eaid thing, like this before! Now, see here, whoever you are. We are not children, and 1 warn you in turn that we are determined to! waves from his sphere Therefore, the his screen Elveraoa mightily, and ha apes day Bad niht at ft peWeetioa. uno more coumiuucatioa waa tried, and withia tea hours an e&rer waa f ortheomine; from Canopua. The kac, tedioaa work of making each etherY Umviiim iHtAllf4hle wu want haruaii . but tha linguieu were bow ae akLawl ia tuat thia work, and Acaemar waaiaatoaishoa. able to offer ao many valuable eug- geettona that the work atwgreaaed vary raoidlv. la tha middle of ft, however, them oaaae a sudea interruption) aad Uver aoa, inamediateW auraalsing that the maMetowB individual oa Canopua waa eav deavoring to destroy oommuieatiom, put into action hie reserve plaa of auddealy aauing preeeure to the current. This destroyed the enemy's eurreat, aad communication went along well far another week, when agaia the same hv terruptioB happened. Elverson smiled, for he had expected just thia, and he turned on still more reserve strength. Be shrewdly gu eased that tha enemy, working alone, could not command the mechanical reaoureea anion he could. There were do more iuterruptiona. Six weeks from thia time actual aad perfect commuioation waa possible, aad then the linguiata turned over the appa ratus to Elverson aad his asai stent, they merely continuing to act aa interpreters. After exchanging courteeiee, Klversoa broached hie mlaaion to the scientist who was speaking from Canopua. "For over a year we have been threat ened by eome one on your planet sit uated on your southern hemisphere," he said. "He told us that he wanted a'l the gold oa our planet, or else he would plunge our whole solar system into tbe sun. We were forced by sheer neces sity to either invent some means of re sistance or else revolutioniee our society by complying. "We aid succeed ta resrieting hia eaor mous skill la attempting to destroy our planet and saved our companion planet. Then he succeeded 1b destroying Rat-, urn, after which'we decided that there waa only one thing to do to navigate hitherward and endeavor to restrain your fellow inhabitant from further depredations. 'We had learned that Achernar had also been persecuted, and we sought them to join us, after making a some what perilous journey all the way from the northern hemisphere of the heavens. "We are addressing you to ask that you locate your rapacious and ambi tiously destructive inhabitant and stop him from transgressing on the rights of other spheres." The voice from Canopus expressed aa toniehtnent. "I do not know that snv one knows anything about such aa individual or such threats," H eaid. ,,Exactly,' replied Elveraon. "That ! just what I thought. Now, I should ask that you bring tbe matter before he public and the proper ffovernment, and see what can be done, ft is a vital matter to us, and you wiM earn our deep gratitude if you comply with our request.1' After a number mere questions had been asked by Canopua, tne communi cation closed for the time. j A month later, not hearing anything more, Elverson once more called Cano pus, and finally got an answer. Can you report anything?" aaked he. "We are still searching," said the voice, but not with any great display of interest. "I hope you wfll do your very beet to be successful, said Elverson, and then he closed eommunicatioa again. Two more months passed a nd still there waa no word from Canopus. Mars ss well aa Achernar, and even the peo ple of the earth became Impatient. The novelty of the trip was wearing off, and the strange and odd colors of the artificial light and beat were lowing their charm. The people were lonciug to get back to the sun again. CHAPTER X. World-Peace. TIEN thia feeling rose to eoa -iilerablc height, snd Elverson liegan to be critioircd. he de- W i-iunni-d to take decisive -tteps. ailing op Mars, he rave .nie mechanical directions and then set a large force to work on new apparatus I m int.1 puwur piaui in iieiaev. 1 hen calling Canopua he said: "J want to tell you that somethiiij oiust be done to restrain the maa ahom 1 spuke, or else we will take such tteps to protect ourselves as will ss riously involve your whole sphere. "In plsin words: Unless your inhsb- itsnts wake up snd guarantee that no more destructive efforts shall come any one on lour world, we measures to destroy your sphere. We will give you one month more to report. Our aim is nothing but self protect ion, and we shall not destroy anything un less you render it necessary." "Very wall," was the reply, still cu riously snd mysteriously indifferent: "we will see what can le :ie." It was only ten days si . this that astronomers who were watch. ng the heavens reported that Canopu wae moving out of her place toward tbe group of three. Bardi sought out Elverson with the news wearing a rather apprehensive look. "I)o not be alarmed." said Elverson, enecnuuy. lio you not suppose I have figured on the possibility of Canopus being sblealsoto manipulate hissphire? I am bepuning to suspect that the man we have been talking to waa either our enemy or someone actinc for him. cut ting in upon our line of commnnieation." He got into Commnnieation with Ach ernar. who as iretlinir somewhat txareil ss it noticed Canopus coming toward vent Bright's Disease and Dia thiii. i. v- . j . ,, bates, and restore health and His plan, he said, "is undoubtedly to lore us kit betore him bv reversed I Strength. Refu- - -tituf!". fn'ry'ong'pow'i''avi. 'withj H0WD CAKDHTR. DRUGGIST. power of incandescence; for the reversed ! attraction makes an rav path for tbej current, and he is prohablv using all his Ti NAVADDP Hnlal available generating power for reversing 1 "e I''AKKL, nOtei bis current." i Seventh Aveane at trSth street, short eeordinglv Mars, Achernar and the earth, when all was readv, coaubtnedjvt ... - . . - I airecteo; the slrongest possible power waves upon Canopus. while the astrono mers watched for evideni-e of irternall aura, far out into distance. Within six " Tl v . , . .... . hours after this another o.,-,,rr.-.l on the!, 7" Wtl1 M opposite side, and tea hour, later Cano- j cpei to mov itfti frww im or rut . Mn-it. and wupht MifetT in retreat. It was then that a. call from t'anopna j T1luttnYeta ?oot1t matrM cTt4a vut rwi.nl oa the niivlw system, j Eic'i' X. Aiti. Can. La Sun bam. n bi,t-vv Ol lUilJIir IIOI1I IV, at jU Dvaraaa thought tU enemy, hwt the vena waa different, i ""hat the purpoee W taie perae- eutioa!" It asked. -vay aate we oe been able to talk to ywv all i a kag montha after jest spent Inn an hewf bvaraaa plainly aheead tied ha waa Talk U ml" lw mUimti. "Wky. Jut, udwTOrW for foul month to nt MmttBUf aefiait from toil" "I hT iot bma abl to ommui ato with Ta slao U day fimiahe Ua atodT el mm lanfuac," wu th lnoa to 14 what kaa happen i alnaa that day, aaa hia htarar wm fraatl; aatonuhed. "Tha aubli U Uaang mm tit th awful aalamitia which har beea hap aaalBf, thinking that I 4i4 aot proparlr gMtata with jou. I will pran.ute jrou at eiea that if ju will mm disturb ing thia apUer w will diuovr th io dividual lo whoa you refer withia two of jreur waclu aad cither kill or im pntoa him." "That I talkiag btuinoM," rrplird EWenoa. "Juat ua thing mare ur thia word wlwa yo again addraaa me, a that I will kaow I am not paaklng to a apurioua penoa 'Linooln.'" Canopua repeated th word, and thea Elvertoa waited. oalldeat that surrea der was at hand. W ithia tea daya Ca aupu signallrd. ''Lincoln," brgaa th voieai "will you not kindly baar with us for but a short timet W have located th mechanical geniua who haa beea perareuting your solar system. "He ia a ma who waa oao a for moat scientist and astronomer here, and who was understood to have besom In sane. Nobody knew what had beooai of him. Be lire la a little ally far out oa a very far distant islaad, with sev eral thousand people wn work hia mill and albora tones for him. He is greatly feared by them, because of his wixaid Uk power and hi control rr destruc tive for or. "None of hia people and workmen know th purpose of ni machinery and works, and do not question, because he has always paid them promptly. The city la surrounded by a huge wall, patrolled by sentries, and no one la evrr allowed to go out. A rafueee who es esprd tells wild tales of bow trip by airships have been made to faro ft plan ets and stars, bringing back largs quan tities of told. "This genius vows that ha is more powerful than any deity, aad kills those who offend him is a startling manner reducing them to a thimbleful of aahes is an instant. "W have attempted to torm th fortined city, but have not yet sueesedtd ia sapturing it, for h destroyed 1,000 of our men ia a flash like lightning. But wsitt Hers is a messenger. "He is captured!" "Hurrah!" cried Ever In Bap ranto. "Let me touch the aUeleea key en my desk a moment and send the news all over the earth and to hfara. There! Every body ia rejoicing, and all w desire bow la to maka a univer sal treaty of peace with you, aad ex change knowledge. Than we shell go back to onr solar system for w ar a horns-loving peo- ?l, aad th slash of battls has ao at ractioa for ua. Tank you. flood hy I" (THB END.) Harold MacGrafli Has Done It Again! That Is what Is being said of Mr. MacGrath's new book. "A Splendid Hazard" Jost oat and on sale at our store lor SI .26 Wills Book s ss'and Stationery Co. GREENSBORO. If. 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