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Show LEHI FREE PRESS. LEHI, UTAH Cffilliie tag. CHAPTER VII Continued 11 earn down flnnly en Tooj'i hind the bmb'i shorMer. "It's marvelous. Too boys work la shifts now. All of 70a seed sleep. will. The electrician nodded Some of the big shots art Inside. Shall I tell them to com oat to see you?" An Ides suddenly struck Tony. "Look here. Why shouldn't I go sad sec them If I want to? Why Is It yon expect them to come out and see me?" "You're the boss, srent you 7" "What makes you think I'm the bossf The man looked at him quizzically. "Why, It said so In the Instruction book we got when wt were all sent out here. Everybody got a copy. It said you were second In command In any emergency to Mr. Hendron ; and this Is an emergency, Isnt Itr It Tony conquered bis surprise. flashed through his mind that Hendron was training him to be In command of those who stayed behind snd launched the Space Ship. lie was conscious of a naive pride at this Indication of the great scientist's confidence In him. ' wont bother the men here," be said, "Just so long as we get as many lights as possible, as fast as possible." Next Tony went to the kitchen. Fires were going in two stoves; more coffee was ready, the supply of sandwiches had evertaken the demand, and kettles of soup augmented It Taylor was still in charge, snd be made his report as soon ss he saw Tony. "The big storehouses sre half underground, as you probably know, and ! dont think the food In them has been hurt much, although It has been shaken up. There's apparently a large herd of live stock and a lot of poultry about a quarter of a mile in the woods. I've sent men there to take charge. They already reported that the sheep and goats and steers didn't budge, although their pens and corrals were destroyed. They're putting up barbed-wirfor the time being. The water and mud spoiled whatever they got Into, but most of the stuff was in big containers. The main that carried the water from the reservoir Is smashed, and I guess the water In the reservoir Isn't any good anyway. I'm boiling all that I use, but somebody has Just got the bright Idea of using the fire apparatus and hoses from some of those young lakes." "You've done d d well, Taylor," Tony said. "Do you think you can carry on for a few hours more?" "Sure, I'm good for a week of this. When Tonywent outdoors again, it was four, o'pJoR, though he had no means or klioftlng the time. Once again he noticed that the air was cooler. Slowly be walked to the top. of the small hill,, from which he had .watched the Bronson Bodies on the evening before.He ff'elt' a .diminution, of the sulphur and- - other vapors In the air. For ;the.: nwwnenV. a1p; had ;com$. The Bronson Bodies not only had passed and, withdrawn toward the sun, but they shone no longer in the night If atmospheric conditions per- sky mltted, they would be visible dimly by day; but only by day. The night came' on clear-r-cleand The mists had settled, , almost calm. and the clouds moved away. Dust and gases hung In the air; still the stars ; , showed. , The moon, too, should be shining, Tony thought. Tonight there should be a full moon; but only stars were In the sky. Had he reckoned wrong? He was standing alone, looking up, when some one stopped beside him. "What is It, Tony?" Hendron said. ! "Where's the moon tonight?" "Where that's It: where? That's what we'd like to know exactly what happened. We had to miss It, you see; probably nowhere In the world were conditions that permitted observation when the collision occurred ; and what a thing to see I" I "The collision l" said Tony. "When Bronson Alpha took out the moon! I thought you knew It was going to happen, Tony. I thought I told you." "Bronson Alpha took oat the moon I .. , . Tou told me that It would take out the world when we meet It next on the other side of the sun ; but you didn't mention the moonl" "Didn't I? I meant to. It was minor, of course; but I'd have given much to have been able to see it," Tony was silent Strange to stare Into a sky Into which never again the moon would rise I "However," said Hendron, "when the world encounters Bronson Alpha, we'll see that, I hope from space. If we succeed with our ship from space on our way to Bronson Beta. What a show that will be, Tony, from space with no clouds to cut It off And then landing on that other world, whose cities we havo seen!" Tea," Bald Tony. Through the darkness of that moon-lonight Tony continued to work. He mustered new gangs for the dreary 1 e oTto get bvU ff nat t.,n e. mes-ea-e- " Hen-dron- 's e long-lashe- ture that should be good refrigerator. provided by s Potatoes With Cheese Meringue. copa mashed potatoes t tablespoons butter I eggs Hot milk S Salt Pepper, paprika H cup grated dry cheese As soon as the potatoes are mashe4 add the butter, seasonings, and eg? yolks, beaten slightly. Add the hot milk, enough to produce a soft Pile in a , creamy texture. and cover with the meringu made by beating the egg whites stiff and folding In the grated dry cheese. Sprinkle lightly with paprika, and bake for ten minutes In a moderate oven (375 degrees Fahrenheit) ontil light brown. bakin-dish- Boiled Frosting. cupa sugar cup water t egg whites Boil the sugar and water until when tested It will hang from the spoon by a long thread (238 degrees Fahrenheit). Pour It over the beaten Beat well and place the whites. bowl In hot water. Beat until fluffy. This frosting will not run. Z . Bell Syndicate WNU Service. Wise Old Hubby Mrs. Fussbody It's so hard to choose between these hats. I wish you'd offer a suggestion. Her Husband I think the om you've already decided on Is by far the better one. Detroit News. New-burg- rust It was Impossible to make any estimate whatsoever of the number of people who had survived the catastrophe. Doubtless the figure ran Into scores of millions; but except In a few fortunate and prearranged places, they were destitute, disorganized and doomed to perish of hunger and exposure. On the tenth day the sun shone for the first time. At the end of two weeks It would have been difficult to tell that the settlement in Michigan had undergone any great cataclysm. For fifteen days the earth did not cease trembling. In all those fifteen days, furthermore, there had been no visitor to the camp from the outside world, and the radio station had contented Itself for the most part with" the messages It received, for fear that by" giving Its position and broadcasting its comparative security, It mlghi be.. .overwhelmed by a rush of desperate and starving survivors! "'"" "" At the end of three weeks one of the airplanes, which had escaped the storm wis put fn condition, and Kliot' James and Ransdell made a dred-mll- e s reconnaissance. At request the young author. Addressed 'the entire gathering In the dining hall after his return." He held spellbound the thousand men. and women 'who were thirsty for any syllable of Information about the world over the horizon. flve-hu- germs. This ls one of the very good reasons for washing thoroughly all fruits and vegetables before using them. Vegetables and fruits may be used as long as they are crisp and firm. Modern refrigeration VEAR In the home makes It possible to guard our health and our pocketbooks, as vegetables .and most fruits, as well as the more sensitive protein foods are subjected to a consistently low tempera I"' 7."-- ' Jt I fJkV- .- were going to say, the man responsible for all this.'" Tony chuckled, shook Bronson's hand, and then looked down at the bedraggled garments which only partially covered htm. "I've got to find some clothes and get shaved." "It's all been prepared," Bronson said. "In the private office there's a bath of sorts ready for you, and some clean clothes and a razor." "Somebody has taken terribly good care of me," Tony said. He yawned and stretched. "I feel fine." At the door he hesitated. "What's the news, by the way? How are things? How Is everybody?" Bronson tapped his desk with his pencil "Everybody Is doing nicely. There are only a dozen ' people left in the hospital now. Your friend Taylor has the commissary completely reThe spot on which we habilitated. now reside was very considerably raised last week. It has apparently been lifted again, together with no one knows how much surrounding territory. The radio station has been functioning again." "Good Lord!" Tony exclaimed. "1 forgot all about the radio station last night what day Is this?" "This Is the twenty-ninth.- " Tony realized that he had been asleep for hours. "The man In the tweuty-fou- r wireless division went to work on the station Immediately. Anyway, not THE STORY FROM THE BEGINNING David - Ransdell arrives at New Tork from South Africa, bearing a case containing- photographic) plates to Dr. Cole Hendron. Tony Drake caJls at the Hendrona' apartment. Ransdsll arrives and I've Hendron, with whom Tony la Tony to Ranadell. Newspaper publish a statement deeply In love, Introduces by Hendron laying- that Protestor Bronaon haa discovered two planets, which under the attraction of the earth's sun. The reiult ot the have been brought Inevitable collision must be the end of the world. The approaching bodies are referred to as Bronann Alpha and Bronson Beta. Bronson Beta will past, but the other will hit the earth and demolish It To devlae mean of transferring to Bronson Beta la what la occupying the mlndi of the members of the League of the Last Days. Hendron plans to build a "Space Ship," with the Idea of Undine; on Bronson Beta. He has not been able to And a metal which will withstand the boat and pressure of atomlo energy which must be used In propelling the Space Ship. Earthquakes change the entire surface of the earth, bringing death to half the world's population. The Hendron settlement survives (be shocks. to the Dark Continent standing before him, and quivering as he did. He gestured about "They all know that now." "Yes," she said. "They've been told it." "But they don't know It They can't know a thing like that Just from being told or even from what they've Just been through." "Neither can we, Tony." "No; we think we you and I, at least are going to be safe somehow. We are sure, down In our hearts aren't we, Eve? that you and I will pull through. There'll be some error In the calculations that will save us; or the Space Ship will take us away; or something." As she nodded, Tony seized and held her with a fierceness and with a ten derness in his ferocity, neither of which he had ever known before. He looked down at her in his arms, and It was difficult to believe that anyone so exquisite, so splendidly fragile, could have survived the orgy of. elemental passion through which they all hud passed. Yet that he knew was nothing to what would be. He kissed her long and deeply; and when he drew his Hps away, she very gently treed herself from him ; for, far more faithfully than he, she heeded her father. He sighed. She looked up at him. "They tell me, Tony, that you kept the whole camp going she returned him to practical affairs. "Did you know Professor Bronson Is here?" "Yes; I saw him spoke to him. How did he happen to come?" "He'd arrived in the country and was almost here when the storm struck. He's known about what was to happen, and he's be,en figuring it out for a longer time than anyone else. He's bad the highest respect for Father. You know it was to Father that he sent his results. They bad to get together, Father and he, The) agreed It was better to work here thai-lSouth Africa; so he did the travel single-handed- a YOU wdih rot res bookit nnuai mmm The Film Silk Company 218 Spring arcade Bldg., Los Angeles Mrs. Mattie Losee E. 6th fit, Reno, of 31 Nct Pierce's Favowas ot rite Prescription marvelous help to me darhelped It ing expectancy. to strengthen snd boili Bie up. I experienced very little, discomfort at cfc ildbirth. Mv 'Favorite PrescTton'on'. babies were unusually finest strong and healthy, too. 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I will make no attempt to describe the astonishing aspect of the empty lake bed, the chasms and fiat beaches which were revealed when the water uncovered them, or the broad cracks and crevices which stretch across the bed. Most of the forests have been burned away. Seams have opened underneath them, which are in reality mlghtv canyons, abysses In the naked earth Steam pours from them and hovers In them. All about the landscape are fumaroles, hot springs, geysers and boiling wells. "In the course of our flight we observed the ruins, of a mode! ate sized town and of several villages. We also saw the charred remains of farms lumber and mining camps. Not have great clefts been made, but only hills have been created, and In Innumerable places the earth shows raw and multi colored the purplish red of Iron veins the glaring white of quartz, the dar monotony of basalt Intermingled In a Want's conglomerate. 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" HOLLYWOOD UVCCEl FROM AT NO COST TO rlvJO said: "Dr. CHAPTER VIII by Myln FINEST ADVISES MOTHERS Hen-dron'- On the Large Map There Was a Blank In Place of Africa, for No One Knew What Had Happened . st tt-J- and PHILIP WYLIE ar 1 Planning Made Simple When One Operation Can Be Arranged to Do Work of Two HTpal from -ud wheal reach Bronson Beta, much has come In, though we picked can Father meat be all possUJy New s Mexico, snd turns. That's Op a station la "How long may cooked more. B. . not How long Ohio. -if somewhere la feeble station rrangerefrigerator? very sent In the weU This Is a New Mexico station reports some any time to figuring how The be keptr vegetables Pro may But Ooprrtjht fcr Bdwla Bsimar PhUts WUa sort of extraordinary phenomena, to- we reach that other world. that to question of particular interest to WKO Sanle been doing has a of Bronson violent with a fessor several reasons. The eruption gether year ha every one, for volcanic nature In their district; the months. For more than a mmd-a biS ,tem In thC on cost of his one In Ohio merely appealed steadily practically lived- -ln tasks of salvage, and of rehabilitating of fuel is another cost The bud-- et Beta. So he's here to make for help." some considers- and reconstructing the shelters. needs which the party tern Be organized, directed, exhorted and "Only two stations In all this coun- ! the right preparation for shou d our meal cheered men on as rain poured down try?" Tony said. that go on the ship; who they Most of us who organize -tana carry, should sffll so "The I tremendous Is static aralD. be, what they cue mase to they land planning like When light began again to filter that it would be impossible to near hey must do to live--lf or more. We do the work of two from country; any foreign of leftovers In through the darkly streaming heavens. anything use make to IrTtiiree days the static In the sir also like Hendron not He found Tony and doubtless other stations are works a way that the family will drunk with fatigue, carrying on by ing which we will pick up later, as vanished to such an extent that world such reason this For food. the tire of from various parts of the sheer effort of will, and refusing to well as many which will be recondiInterval bemeswe are likely to put an tioned in the future; but so far, we became audible. Out of those rest roast the original of In uses constructed the tween Hendron called some of the men who have received only two calls," sages s large map was was s a safe Is This use. .- -a n fi.rther specuAfter having bathed, shaved and the executive offices. It had been taking Tony's commands and of the is was by refrigerator if your Its sccuracy plan dressed In hla own clothes, which bad lative map. and bad him carried bodily to bed. . . . It showed best type. H ls aa autmartc ma" Tony opened his eyes. One by one been brought from bis quarters In the no means guaranteed. two chine the temperature will certainly he collected all the disjointed mempartly demolished men's dormitory, Islands where Australia had been, un South of be under 60 degrees Fahrenheit, ories of the past days. He perceived Tony went to the laboratories snd huge islands In the place and less It Is packed so full or rooa mm central the and only found Hendron. America, that be waa lying on a couch In Asia. fh irt air Is not able to circulate. offices In the west end of the "By George, you look fit, Tony!" southern part of Europe and musr were Uendron's first words. "Eve Is There was a blank In place of Africa, If It Is an Ice refrigerator care machine shop and. laboratory building. is to Ice had compartment the happened that what knew one taken be A slight noise In one corner of the Impatiently waiting for you. She's st for no room attracted bis attention. A man the dining halL" the Dark continent A few points of kept filled, so that the temperature the will be consistent at all Ames. sat there at a desk quietly scribbling, Tony found Eve cheerful and bright-eye- land were all that was left of Most meat spoilage occurs in tne She went out on the long verBritish Isles, and over the air came the a tall, very thin man, with dark curly flight nimmer time, when ice melts so rap-blue eyes. His anda with him. terrible story of the hair and "Notice bow much clearer the air from London across the Channel, In Idly that the temperature of the In or age might have been thlrty-Ov- e Is?" Eve asked. "Most of the fumes which the populace was overwhelmed side of the refrigerator rises, u 13 fifty. He had a remarkably high forehave disappeared. . . . He on the Great Lowland plain. Among difficult to give any definite statehead and slim, tactile hands. "I heard you were safe. Eve," Tony the minor phenomena reported was the ment as to length of time that the smiled st Tony, and spoke with a trace of accent said, "and then when I could bear no disappearance of the Great Lakes, meat can be safely kept In general "Good morning, Mr. Drake. It Is more, I supposed you were safe. You which bad been Inclined from west r think that It Is a good rule to use not necessary to ask If you slept welL" bad to be safe." to east and tipped like trays of water cooked fresh meats within two to his feet onto floor. the the valley of the St Lawrence. three days from the time that they Into Tony swung "Why, Tony?" "If anything was to keep any mean- On the fifth day they learned that an were prepared. If there is the slight"Yes, I think I did sleep welL We haven't met have we?" ing for me." He stared at her, him- airplane flight had been made over est odor the meat, of course, should The other man shook his head. "No self amazed at what he said. The what was the site of New York. The not be used, as tainted meat may we haven't; but I've beard about you. moon's gone, I suppose you knowl" Hudson River valley was a deep cause digestive disturbances of i I am Sven Bronson." "Yes. It was known that It would estuary; the sea rolled up to mild or acute form. The result of "Good Lord!" Tony walked across go." and the entire coast along Its these disturbances ls sometimes to "And we the world goes like the new line was scoured from ea the room and held out his hand. "I'm known as ptomaine poisoning, which, west with running valleys which were however, may be acquired from any surely delighted to meet the man moon, with the return df Bronson who" he hesitated. 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