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Show : AFTER , WORLD WORLDS WORWS COLLIDE COWD [ J SYNOPSISUnder SYNOPSIS SYNOPSISUnder Under tbe the th leadership ot of o ( Colo Cole IIendron IIcndron'nofd IIcndronnofd , 'noted noted ' American scientist . , over o\er o er \ 300 persons per- per pereons per - . ust t be- be betoro beforo be before - eons sons ons escape cape In two Spaca Space Ships ) just ju fore toro foro a & cosmic collision wiped out theearth the .artb artb earth . .rtb rtb . , and lind hnd ltnd on Bronson Beta Asmooth A mooth .mooth smooth . , , straight metal roadway Is dis- dis d15- d15 discovered d15covered dis discovered - covered , . , Indlcatinc Indicating Indlcating that "hoc\ "hoc hoc " whoever "hocer \ er once oncelived oncelived oncellTed lived on Bronson Beta had switt shift s " Ut movng mov- mov movJng mov-IDK mov IDK - Jng ! ng vehicles Thousands ThouS'lnds ThouSlnds Thousmds ' of ot elint ghnt giant meteors mete- mete meteOrB mete-or mete or - - OrB ors hurtit hurtle throueh through the sicy slcy sky , but nono none nonoot noneof noneof ot of Hcndron'a Hcndrona Hendron's Hendrons ' colonists Is 1 hurt The Themeteors Themeteors Thenrteora meteors are aro fragments tragments of ot the destro destroy destroyedcarth'B destroyedcarthB ) ed edca.rth's ed edearth's ca.rth's ca.rths carths earth's earths . 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Hendron's Hendrons IIendron's IIendrons Hendron'slIeutena.nt IIendron'slieutenant IIendron ' ' lieutenant lIeutena.nt . , and nd Professor HiREflns Higgins HI G'lns Glns ' dis- dis discover discover dis discover - - cover R a . river bottom green with vege- vege vegetation vegetatlon vece-tatlon vece tatlon - - tation tatlon They find and creat grcat great forests of ot dead deadtrecs deadtrees deadtrees trecs trees , preserred preserved for tor a n million years yenrs by bythe bythe bythe the absoluf absolute cold of apace IIpacc space An nlr- nlr air- air nlrplno airplane air.pKne airpKne - . - pl\no pl no plane ' \ , which disappears almost Imme Imme- ImmedlD.tely Immediately Immediately - - diately dlD.tely dlDtely . , flies fileB ales over tho the camp makinfr making no noAttempt noattempt noa.tfmpt noatfmpt Attempt . to communicate with Its people peo- peo people peo-pl peo pl - - ple The > ) realize that the > ) . arc D.ro Dro are not notalone notalone nota.Ion notaIon alone . on tbe the th new pIll planet net . and D.nd Dnd that their theirvIsitors theirvisitors theirvisitors vIsitors may ma.y . be enemies . . . CHAPTER III-Continued III Continued Ill - Continued ContinuedOthers IIIContinued5 -5- 5 - 5Others 5Others - - Others b besides sldcs themselves themsel\'es themsel 'es es \ " ' were on onthis onthis onthis this world . Sun Survivors Surlvors % Ivors of ot the People of ofthe ofthe ofthe the Past Pasti I ! That Idea would "ould ould " not do"n don down do"nContrarlly downContrarily downContrnrlly " Contrarlly Contrarily , It Increased n " \ \ Itli Ith itlr the nightSurvivors nightSurvivors night nightSurvivors Survivors of ot the People of the Pastor Pastor Past -or or - - or other eml emigrants rants from Earth B'trth Btrth ' who whohad whohad whohad had made the journey safely , est'lb estlb est'ib estib est'lbllshed est'iblished establlshed ' ' llshed lished themseh thcmscl\cs thcmscl cs themselves \ es and all alieady aheady eady were wereexploring wereexploring wereexploring exploring , and who , ha\ ha having haIng basing \ Ing found this thisencampment thisencampment thisencampment . encampment , had swung away a"ay aay " again to toreport toreport report . . Eeport Report what ? And to " whom "hom hom ? i S . . . * . . . . Nothing r\othlng r othlng T'othing Tothing ! \ ' happened . . Days passed-the passed the passed - the long , slow days of ofBronson ofBronson ofBronson Bronson Beta . . The murmuring specter specterof specterof specterof of the sL.y sLy sky sl . y put In no further appear appear- appearance appearance appearance - ance , but the consequences of Its c\ c ca era cnescent eranescent e\aDescent e aDescent \ a nescent presence continued The campwas campwas camp was roused to a fe fe\ fe fevoilsli feCllsh \ Cllsh Cllshct1 ei Ish tctr \ct1\ ct1 \ ictivlty ct1lty \ lty ity which whichreminded whichreminded whichreminded reminded the eml emigrants ants of ot the days daysot daysof daysof ot of the Ark building on earth eartb Indeed Indeedthis , , this was Ark bundln building again ngain , but on a atar afar afar tar far smaller smaner scale ; for the Ark was be be- being be being . - ing taken down , and Its materials were werebein werebeing werebeing bein being adapted to an exploration explorntion shipThe shipThe ship shipThe The crew that manned the farm was wasstlll wasstill wasBtIU stlll still at Its post po t . . Lumber was W'1S W1S wis ' still sUll beIng be beJng being Jng ing brought from the forest . . But the themost themost themost most sLIllful shlllful skillful and the most energetic energeticmembers energeticmembers energeticmembers members of the colony were worhlng working worhlngupon workingupon worLIngupon upon a small sm'll1 smll1 ' metal jet propulsion ship shiphastIly shiphastily shiphastily hastIly designed to travel tra\'el tra 'el el \ ' In Bronson BronsonBeta's Bronsonbeta's BronsonBeta's BronsonBetas Beta's Betas ' atmosphere-a atmosphere a atmosphere - - a ship with hftlng lifting hftlngsurfacesbut liftingsurfacesbut liftingsurfaces surfaces-but surfaces but - but a ship with an enclosed enclosedcochplt enclosedcockpit enclosedcockpit cochplt cockpit ; a ship which could travel very veryrapidly veryrapidly veryrapidly rapidly through the atmosphere of ot the thenew thenew thenew new planet , and which could rise abo\e abo e abotie aboethat abotiethat abovethat \ that atmosphere if it It became neces necessary necessary neceseary sary . If It the colonists were to preserve preservethe preservethe preservethe the Intelligent Intelhgent pattern of ot their plans , It Itwas itwas Itwas was essential essentlai to learn at once what In Interference interference Interference terference threatened them . They Theycould Theycould Theycould could loolc look upon themselves themsel\'es themsel 'es es \ ' no longera longeras longer as law unto themselves themsehes Some other otherbeingssurvivors otherbeingssurvivors otherbeings beings-survivors beings survivors - - survivors of the people of this thispanet thisplanet thisplanet panet planet ] or others from the e'lrth- e'lrth elrth eirth- eirth e'lrthshared eirthshared earth earthshared ' - shared this new world worM with them . , ' On the morning of ot the fifty sixth sixthBronson sixthBronson sixthBronson Bronson Beta day after their arrival arrivalthe , the airship was ready . At about noon noonof noonof noonof of that day Tony and Eliot Ellot James JamescUmbed Jamesclimbed Jamesclimbed cUmbed climbed Into the hatch of the ship shipnfter , after Tony , under Hendron's Hendrons ' ' tutelage tutelagehad , , had bad been familiarizing famUlarlzlng himself with the thecontrols thecontrols thecontrols controls . , They were to make the e"tploratlon etploratlon exploration e"tploratlonalone explorationalone explorationclone " alone ; the ship had been built only for forpilot forpilot forpilot pilot and observer . Both carried pis pistols pistots pistols tols tots ' . As .As lon long as the ( he explorers e"tfllorers etfllorers " stayed In Intheir intheir Intheir their ship , they possessed , of course , weapons far more deadly than plstols- plstols pistols- pistols plstolsthe pistolsthe pistols pistolsthe - the jet propulsion tubes which had hadproved hadproved hadproved proved their terrible deadllness deadHness deadliness on the thenight thenight thenight night of ot the raid on the camp In Mlch filch Mlchigan ; MichIgan MichIganThe filchigan igan iganThe The camp here 0 owned " ned the same sameweapons sameweapons sameweapons weapons ; for all the tubes from the theArk theArk theArk Ark had not been broLen brohen broken up to suppl supply supplythe suppithe } the little exploration ship Hendron Hendronkeeping , keepIng his word to prepare defense defense1.0r defensetor defensefor- defensefor defenseforthe 1.0r- 1.0r tor 1.0rthe . - - the camp , had had the extra e1Ctra eetra tubes tubesprepared tubesprepared tubesprepared prepared and mounted almost lIhe like lIhecannonwhich likecannonwhich likecannon cannon-which cannon which - which he hoped ne\ ne never neer \ er to use useBut useBut useBut But be he had them . , Hendron " watched "atched atched Eliot James es estabUsh establish establlsh tabUsh tablish himself hIL.1selt hIL1selt hlt.iself hltiself . . In the cockpit beside besideTony besideTony besideTony Tony ; then he beckoned him out . . Hen Hen- Hendron Hendron Hendron - dron would m'1 m1 make mike ' ] e one list hst trial lHght flight lHghtwith flightwith nightwith with Tony at the controls So James Jamesreluctantly Jamesreluctantly Jamesreluctantly reluctantly stepped out ; IIendron Hendron IIendronstepped Hendronstepped EIcndronstepped stepped In , and the slilp ship roseIt roseIt rose roseIt It rose-shor rose shor rose-shot shot rose - - shot . , Indeed , crazllv crazily for forward forward forward ward , spun , jumped still stlll higher and andfinally andfinally andfinally finally rushed southward along the , . Wasa - \\a a The Camp Was WasRoused WasR \ \ Roused R oused to a aFeverish aFeverish Feverish Ac- Ac Activity - . _ tivity , Rc Re . minding tho the thoEmigrants theEmigrants Emigrants of ofthe , the Busy Days DaysSpentln DaysSpentln Spentln Build Build- Buildlag . - Ing lag the Ark . , r f = coast till Ull the C cimp ctnip Imp \ was as nearly out ot of otsight ofsight ofBight sight . Then Tony brought It back backpushing backpushing backpushing pushing away a\\uy a uy \ \ Hendron's Hendrons ' hands that thatwanted thatwanted thatwanted wanted to help him Ho lIe He made a land landtng landtug landIng tng tug on the barren acres selected a mile milefrom milefrom milefrom from the tbe camp ; and after waiting a afew afew afew few minutes mlnute ? . , Tony and then lIendron Hendron lIendronleaped Hendronleaped Hendronleaped leaped over the tho hot earth which sur surrounded surrounded surrounded rounded the ship , and went to meet thepeople the thepeople thepeople people hurrying from trom the camp . Ere Eve was with the first of ot them ; and andTony andTony andTony Tony saw 5nW her pale and shaken shaben * ' Oh 0hTony , , Tony 1 I ' she " exclaimed "Y Y "You You " " ' ou nearly- nearly nearly-- nearlyHe nearlyHe nearly - - - He looked at her and grinned "I I "Icertalny "Icertainly "Icertainly Icertainly " certalny certainly ] nearly did whatever whateer whate\ whate \ er you were weregoing weregoing weregoing going to say . , " J i i Hcndron Hendron said : "Ho Ho "lIe lIe "He He " did well enough " "All All "AU AU " right rlfht : now7 now ? " asked ashed Eliot James Jameseigt Jamesr Jamesrcaytrly . - -eigt eigt -cayt-rly cayt rly c'1guly c1guly - ' - rly . . , " "All All " right , " eald said Hendron ; and yet yethe yethe yethe he held them , reluctant to let them themgo themgo themso go . "I've Ive " ' bad everything put In place- place place - - by EDWIN BALMI BALMER BALMERand R Rand and PHILIP WYLI WYLIE WYLIECop Copright Cop > ) right rleht.l934.byEdwin rlehtl934.byEdwin rlehtl934byEdwin , . , 1934 . , by byIdwln byEdwin Idwln Edwin : Balmcr Balmer and Plilllp Philip Wyllo Wylto . . W'lU WlU WVU ' Service Serviceetierything e\ e e\erythlng e erythlng eerythlng etierything \ erythlng you are likely IIkey ] to need In to Inall tonil luall all nil our ollr obsen obsenatlons obsertiatlons lltJons from trom the enrtli cl1rth earth , we wemade \ wemade e emnde mnde made out a great continent here neilrly nearly neilrlytwo nearlytwo nearlytwo two thousand miles ml1es " wide "Ide Ide and anl1 even coven coventhousand " < : "eventhousand eventhousand eventhou thousand thou < : nnd In len length tb We lVe belle\ belle believe bellee \ ' e a we welanded welanded welanded landed about the middle of ot tlic the time C'1st C1st east C'1stcoast eastcoast cistcoast ' coast of ot that tJmt continent continent"Xour . . "Xour Xour "Your Your " cinrts ch\rts ch rts charts ' \ have spotted slloltell In Ihem them IhemUtC themthe themthe UtC the sites of the cities that we thought thoughtwe thoughte \\e e we \ observed obser\ed obser ed \ Go to the nearest points pointsfirst pointsfirst pointsfirst first . and then ns as much farther as-as as asasclrcumst'1nces asascircumstances as - ascircumstances clrcumst'1nces clrcumst1nces circumstances ' dictate"Hem dictate"Remember dictate dictate"Ilemember "Hem Hem "Ilemember Ilemember "Remember Remember " ember , If It you come upon sur- sur survhors survhors sur-rivors sur rivors - - - vhors of the original origin'll originll oragln'tl oraglntl ' ' people of ot this thispanet thisplanet thisplancf panet planet ] . their tirst first Impulse Impnhe impure may ma m't mt ' > ) be to toprotect toprotect toprotect protect themselves against you you I 1 can cannot cannot cannot not myself Tina Iinnolne imalne . ; , ine how ' any of the thepeople thepeople thepeople people of this planet have ha'e hae hm ' e survived surtiived sun Ived ; yet I must admit the pos possibility lblllty If the they theylive thelive ? lIve , they piobably plobably probably ba\ ba have bae hate \ e weapons or ormntcrhls ormaterials ormaterials mntcrhls materials of ot defense and amI offense oucnse uttel utter uttelIy utterly utteily Iy ly strnn strange e to us . . . . [ ' Far 'ar ar Car more moreprobbly moreprobably moreprobably prob\bly prob bly probably ' \ , you may m'ty mty ' find other people peoplefrom peoplefrom peoplefrom from earth If you possibly tan lan can , avoid avoidcon avoidconflict avoidconflict con conflict lct of any sort with wlth them Nuth NuthIn Nuthing NotliIng In ing could be more trn tragic lc than warfare warfarebetween \ warfarebetween nrfare nrfarebeteen bet\\een bet een between \ us here Yet-If Yet If Yet-f f Yet - ! If they att'1ch att1ch nttick attickyou ' , you must defend i , } yourselves oursehes right Fight [ , I ht to tokl1lto tokillto tokill kl1l-to kl1l to kill-to kill - to annihilate , . If It need be/ be beMay be / ! May Maythe Maythe Maythe the God of this " world ord ] go " with "Ith Ith youI your you I ' ' ' He stepped bicl b'lc1 blc1 bick ' and for a II moment momentTony , Tony merely mereh staled stmed stared at . him Iso No o roo mo rooment momeat moment ment meat since they hid h'ld hld ' gained the ground groundot groundof groundof ot of this strange planet had bnd bad been as aspregnant aspregnant aspregnant pregnant " with "lth lth the emotions of the theBarth theEarth theEarth Barth Earth right fight to hill-to hill to kill-to kill kill - to annihilate annIhlIate . , If Ifneed ifneed Ifneed need be IIJ.e I * ' Eve IJ.e IJe . brol broke e the spell Slie She st stepped steppedforward stoppedforward 'pped pped 'ppedfor < ' for forward " ard "Good Good " by b } , , Tony " " She gave him her hind h'tnd htnd ' ; ; and he helonged helonged helonged longed to draw her to him , , and though thoughi thoughbefore thoughbefore i before them all al1 , to clasp chsp her close and andkiss andkiss andkiss kiss her a again 1ln ' Suddenly , , defiantly defhntly deflintly , , he hedid hedid hedid did It ! It t . , . She c1un clung to him It was an- an another an another . - other very eartlily earthly moment momentHis . . His eyes caught llendron's llendrons Hendron's Hendrons Ilendron's Ilendrons ' and andfound andfound andfound found In her father's- father's fathers father'sIn father's fathers ' - in his leader sno s- s - sno s sno - no reproach repro'tch reprotch reproich ' Hendron , Indeed , , nOddedShlrey noddedShirley nodded noddedShirlcy Shirlcy Shlrey Shirley ] Cotton spol spoke e to him ; he be hegrasped begrasped hegrasped grasped her hand , and she kissed I"Issed IIssed " hIs hIscheek hischeek hischeck |