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Show Thursday, August 1, 1935 THE CHAPTER XI the dining ball HIGCINS entered time to great ex citement Instead of taking bis Si Copyright, Edwin Balmer Philip 1114, by Edwin CHAPTER h WW wyc Blmr X Continued 17 "What a nice tuauve-anyellow shirt t Want a pair of red and silver shorts?" "Any rags? Any old Iron I What'a the trouble? Tour clothing department running out of order?" "Nope. And when we do. we'll revive fashions to you'll have to patronize Shirley Cotton'i mills, whether you want to or not Hlgglns la going to present some pat" terns -lie never will, I trust" "I'll bribe hi in with a waistcoat In Bronson Beta orchids and mushrooms. By the way how long have you been sitting in this cramped bole" "All morning. Why?" "Then you haven't beard about the green rain." James looked at her with surprise. "Green rain 7" "Sure. Outdoors. Didn't amount to anything but for about ten minutes It rained green." Til be d dl What was it?" Shirley shrugged. "Search me. A green sky is bad enough. But a green rain well, anything can happen. Iligglns has bottles full of whatever It was more like snow than rain only not frozen. It misted the dome a little. And then you probably haven't heard the rumor about Von Beitz that was going around." "News?" "Not news. A rumor. Scandal, I'd call It People have been saying this morning that the spies biding here are undoubtedly from the liidlanlte gang. Some of them are Germans. Von Belts was a German. So they say that be wasn't kidnaped, but that he bad always belonged to them, and merely joined them at the first opportunity." Eliot James swore. "That's a lousy libel. Why, Von Belts Is one A of the whitest men I know. great brain, and nerve I I fought side by side with that guy In Michigan, and why h 11 He's practically a brother of mine.- Why do yon think I've been In every corner of this burg looking? Because Von Belt wouldn't turn us In for his life that's why." The handsome Shirley Cotton nodded. "I agree. But everybody's nervous these days." "Heaven knows there's enough to make them nervous" They were Interrupted by a banging on the door. "Come Inl" James called. The door swung Inward automatically. On the threshold stood Duquesne. He was ordinarily of Shirley grinned. d and Philip Wyll. WNU BrTlc to bis previous guest . "What'a It about?" "The source of our power." James leaned forward. 'You found It?" "Not specifically. I have clung to the theory that power was generated under the city. When we learned that the Interior of the planet was still warm. It seemed plausible that the power was generated from that heat deep In the earth. So I explored. It was difficult All the electrical connections are built Into the very foundation of the city. They cannot be traced. My assistants meanwhile studied the plans of the city we found many. The clue In them pointed always toward a place In the earth. We finally this morning located that place. It Is far underground. But It Is not a generating plant place be went to Tony and spoke for a moment Tony stood, then. and struck a note on a gong. Im mediate silence was the respome. 'Doctor Iligglns," said Tony, "has made a discovery." Iligglns stood. This ritual had been followed In the announcement of hundreds of discoveries relative to Bronson Beta, and the life, arts and sciences of its original Inhabitants. "It concerns the greenness of the sky," Iligglns said. "We hsve all remarked upon It We have agreed that normal light polarization would We have alwaya produce blue. agreed that any gases which would cause a green tint in atmosphere halogens, for example would also be poisonous. "This morning at seven eighty, Bronson Beta time, we bad a green rain of nine and a half Bronson Beta minutes' duration. I collected substance. It the precipitated proved to be the explanation of our atmospheric color." He took a vial from bis pocket and held It up. Its contents were green. "The color Is caused by this. A new form of life a type of plant unknown on earth. NEPIII, UTAH S. Arms were taken from racks, and at vantage points near the gates, men and women some still carrying hastily snatched bits of food-t- ook their pouts. bad The meanwhile, plane, reached the dome of the city. It did not fly over, however. It did not drop bombs, or a message. Inateud, It circled twice to lose altitude, and from a hatch In Its fuselag a white (lag was run up on a miniature "What Is It then?" James asked. "A relay station. A mere series of transformers. Stupendous In size and capacity. From It lead the great conduits out underground, deep down toward the north. The station for this city Is not here. It is, as we suspected. In some other city or place. And all the cities near here derive their power from that place. This Is the explanation of why, when the lights came In one city, they came In all. It was a central plant which had been turned on and which supplied every city." James leaned back. "I see. You mean that now It Is sure that they have control of our power." "Exactly." "And they can shut It off whenever they wish." "Precisely." "So that when It gets colder they can cut our power and not only put out our lights, but stop our Yeu are all familiar with the algae In the sea minute plants which heat" floated in the oceans of earth In "Right" as to change the James tapped on bis desk with such numbers color in many places. Very welL the pencil he bad been using. The higher atmosphere of Bronson "How much chance," he asked, Beta is crowded by plants In some "have we of setting up a power sta- ways similar. These plants are In tion of our own a station big effect tiny balloons. They germi enough to heat a couple of build- nate on the surface of the earth apand all winter?" light them, ings, parently. In the spring. As they Duquesne shrugged. "What do we grow (the ground everywhere must use for fuel?" be covered by them) they manufac "Not coal we've seen none. Or ture within themselves hydrogen gas. oil How about wood? These for They swell with It until, like small ests?" balloons, they rise. Their hydrogen "And how do we get wood here? holds them suspended high in the atmosphere during the summer and "Trucks." fall trillions countless tril"And If our enemies are trying to lions of them. upon They make a level freeze us Into submission, would of thin, greenish fog overhead. Exthey let us save ourselves by run- amined microscopically, they reveal to distant ning trucks day and night secret at once. forests for fuel? No. They would their is sufficient carbon dioxide "There blow up the roads and bomb the trucks. It would take much wood and moisture to nourish them They to keep us warm. We could not run live by simple photosynthesis; and It Is the chlorophyll they contain which makes them green a characteristic of all terrestrial plants except the parasites. These plants reproduce from spores." HIggtns sat down. His brief description was greeted by applause In which the botanists and biologists were most vehe- u mm Carter stood up. "About their precipitation, Hlgglns?" Again Hlgglns took the floor. "I have only a theory to offer. Temperature. I believe that although they are resistant to cold, an adequate drop in temperature will cause them to crack and lose their hydrogen. Then, naturally, they fall to earth." "So you anticipate more green rain?" "I do a tremendous volume of it And I may add that these plants fix nitrogen, so that their dead bodies, so to speak, will constitute a fine fertilizer, laid annually upon the soil of the entire planet" Carter nodded. "Excellent Assistants explored . . .My Meanwhile Studied the Plans of the City We Found Many. The Clue In Them Pointed Always To ward a Place In the Earth. We Finally This Morning Located That Place." any sort of blockade or cut wood under fire from an enemy. No." "The river, then?" Duquesne spread his hands. "You have Imagination, my boy. But already It Is too cold. And to build a dam and hydro electric plant takes months. I have thought of those things." "In other words," Shirley said slowly, "If you are right about the MIdianltes being In possession of the power plant we'll have to take It away from them or beat them somehow. Or else" James grinned bitterly. "Why not Just leave It at 'or else'?" ft If you can get a vacation, use Go someu here. It may Time It. not be next town, but at least that Is somewhere. If you can afford the money and the time, go to Europe, or South America or preferably across the American continent. See ieople who have different manners ami customs than yours. If you can't go any long distance away, get as far from your job is you can. Don't be like the laborer who, when given a week off with pay, stood around and watched his friends tolling at their Jobs aud tvaa coutent to think that for a time at least he didn't have to wield a pick and shovel, things. Our bodies often need a change So do our minds. We get into ruts without knowing It If we stay there ttiey get dee;er and harder to get out of. soul-boun- d Hlg- glns Have you made calculations relative to the possible and probable depth of 'green rain' we may expect?" "Only the roughest sort But to we observe give the in the sky I should Imagine that the atmosphere contained enough of these vegetable balloons to cover the ground to a depth of two feet, at the least Of course, decay would soon reduce the green blanket to a half Inch or less; but In their expanded state two feet would be conservative as an estimate." During that noonday meal the guards on the north gate saw one of the Mldianlte planes moving toward the city. It was not uncommon for an enemy plane to pass across their range of vision. This plane, however, was evidently headed for the city of Hendron. A swift car from the north gate brought news of the danger. 1 color-intensit- y Getting Is mind-boun- d far worse. Somebody, I'ope, I think, taid something to the effect that the proper tludy o mankind is man. fejV-'i- , Take up that study. You will find It more Interesting than many of the books you read Just to while away the time. We all need change, variety. We all need as wide an acquaintanceship as we can get. You'll never get more than three -- Tony and Jack Taylor Emerged From the Plane and Pulled Out the Limp Form of Von Beitz. Eliot and His Companion, Waterman, Ran Toward Them. Half-Wrecke- d Tony. "It might be Von Beits. He might be hurt " Tony lifted a pair of powerful glasses to his eyes. He saw several areas of holes on the plane's side. Machine-gubullet holes. "Open the gate a crack and lock It behind me," be commanded. He stalked to the portal. It yawned for an Instant He went out Jack Taylor, winking at the men who manipulated the gate, followed close behind Tony. Tony turned after the gate clanged, and saw Jack. He grinned. The people inside the city who watched, were deeply moved. Tony's decision to accept the danger Jack's pursuit of his leader Into peril those were the things of which the snga of llendron's hundreds were made. They went cautiously toward the broken ship. No sound came from it The crowd watching held its breath. The two men were under the shattered wing. . . . Now they were climbing the fuselage. Tony looked cautiously through a window. Inside the plane, alone, on its floor, in a puddle of blood, lay Von Beitz. Tony yanked the door open. Tay lor followed him Inside. Von Bells was badly wounded. but still breathing. They lifted him a little. He opened bis eyes. A stern smile came upon his Teutonic face. "Good I" he mumbled. "I es caped. They have the power city. They plan to cut you off as soon as it Is cold enough to freeze you to terms, I do not know where the power city Is It is not like the other cities." He closed his eyes. "Did they kidnap you here?" Tony asked. He thought that Von Beitz nodded an affirmative. From the outside came a yell of warning from many throats. Tony looked. The gate was open. People were pointing. In the north was a fleet of enemy planes winging toward the spot "Hurry," Tony said to Taylor. "Take his feet. Gently and fasti They're going to try to bomb us before we get Von Beltz's Information back to the others!" The watchers ceased to be mere spectators, and poured out of the city. Eliot James shouted for all but one other, besides himself, to keep under the shield of the city; and he and that other ran forward as Tony and Jack Taylor emerged from the plane and pulled out the limp form of Von n d Beitz. The two uninjured men, bearing Belts, began to run across the open space between the city and the ship; and Eliot with his com panlon, Wnterman, ran toward them. Von (TO BB CONTINUED.) Barber Too Much Gab Shall I go over It agiln! No; I heard It the 3rst Victim time. 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A thought moved through the mind of Eliot James. He went to PAGE SEVEN Find out what other people think. Talk politics, if you can talk politics intelligently. That will lead to wider knowledge of the affairs of the country you live and work In, and will make you a more discriminating voter when election day conies 'round. ment ruddy complexion, but now his face was white. "Have you seen Tony?" he asked. "No. What's the trouble?" The Frenchman stepped Into the room, and the door closed behind blm. T have searched everywhere." James leaped to bis feet "You don't mean that Tony " "Oh no, not lost Just busy somewhere." Duquesne regarded the man and woman for a moment "I was In a hurry to find him, because I have some very Interesting Information. I shall tell you. It is for the moment confidential." "Sit," aald the writer, as he had TIMES-NEW- or four real friends, the kind that will "go through." But you can make many congenial acquaintances, who will talk and argue with you. Step out among them. You'll be glad you did. I am not sure that we are very deeply Indebted to Columbus. In the first place Were All he went forth on n a private ven Debtors ture. In the second, the western conti nent would have been discovered very soon anyway. As1 the Englishman said after he had traveled across the American continent; "It wasn't so remark able that Columbus found America. But it would have been remarkable If he had missed It." The men to whom 'the world Is most in debt are first the men who preserved the Bible for posterity; after that the long line of inventors who have increased happiness by promoting physical comfort and con- Our wild apple years are over. orThe produce of chards Is uniform aud shapely, and every autumn our markets show the same varieties Jonathan, Wlnesap, Wealthy, Graveusteln, Mcintosh, Baldwin and Beu Davis, of course; fewer and fewer Spys. There Is no uncertainty about the kinds, only about the crop. 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