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Show Thursday, June 13, 1933 THE 9FD? kdUhr Edwin Bdlmer 1 Copyright. Philip Wylh lJ. by Edwla Balmer sod Pnlllp Write. WNU Service SYNOPSIS Under th leadership of Col Hendron, noted American (dentist, lomi cap In a Spac Ship Jim before a coamlo collision that out the earth, and land on Broneon Beta. A river bottom green with wiped vegetation la discovered and great forests of dead trees, preserved by th absolute sold of spac. Th appearance of what look Ilk an airplane, and wblcn disappear without making; an attempt to communicate with th leavee a feeling- of alarm. They real lie they ar not alon on th refugee, new planet, and that tbelr visitor may be enemies. Tony Drake and Eliot James, en an exploration airplane flight, com upon a wondrous city, enclosed nnder what seems Ilk half an Iridescent glass bubbl sla miles wide and half a mil high at It center. Among their finds, when they mak an entry Into th city, I aa edible grain million of bushels. On their way back they atumbl upon th camp of more than too persons who left th earth whan tbey did. In a second Spac Ship piloted by Dave Ransdell. Ransdell goes fb Hendron' camp with Tony, and th latter tails th peopl of tb wondrous city. tOft persons - CHAPTER VI Continued 10 "It Is too big fur all the rats on earth." Tony stared at the little man and said In a curious tone, "Funny." There was a silence between them. "I have more to say." Kyto picked tip a chip and opened a pocket knife. He began to whittle as expertly as any country store porch loafer. "Morer "Von know that other ships for the trip to this planet were being prepared?" "Sure. But none of them Kyto shrugged. "Did yon know that in what had been Manchuria the most fanatical Japanese, the Russians, and certain Germans combined to build such a ship?" "No." "They were mostly extreme communists. But owing to their need of scientific experts, they took Into their group many "So?" "Great men. They were as likely to succeed as you." Tony stared at his companion. "And yon believe they did? Ton think they are the people who have been flying here " "I know." Kyto drew an object from his pocket a tightly folded piece of paper. On It were drawn Japanese characters, "I found this a few hours ago," said Kyto. "I had been walking from camp. It was blowing along In the wind. It was not mine." "What Is Tony asked. "A prayer a written prayer. They are In common use In Japan." "It might have come on the Ark." "Yes. But It might not There la no such thing In the catalogue." "Anybody who had traveled In Japan might have ha one In a pocketbook and lost it "Again, yes. But I know intuitively." "If they were Russians and Germans and Japanese why didn't they land, then?" "My point in telling this I They do not want company here. They came to set op a Soviet I have .the information In detail. They were sworn, tf they reached here, to set op their own government to wipe out all opposed to them. It Is not even a government like that of Russia. It Is ruthless. Inhuman a travesty of socialism, a sort of scientific fanaticism. Most of those men and women believe In nothingness of the Individual. They believe that love Is really only breeding." Tony shook his head unbelievingly. "Why didn't they wipe us out, then?" "Your were good protection. They may find a means of making them powerless. They are manifestly ahead of us here In studying the civilization of the Other People they use their ships already." "I mean, the first time. Why didn't they annihilate os that first night? It would have been easy. A bomb or two" "I have wondered. There must have been a reason for they are And I can find wholly ruthless. only one explanation: They wish to found a new state to be alone on the planet to make It theirs. To found a state takes people; and one needs women. The more; the better the quicker. They will not strike until they can be selective In their killing so they wipe out all who may oppose them, but preserve all whom they may convertespecially the women." "Good G dl" Tony stood op. "Ton mean to tell me you think there Is a gang of men or people on Branson Beta planning that!" "I am positive." "It's it's crazy 1" Kyto shook bis head. "Conquest was like that, only two thousand years ago a short time. And there Is no more world. Is there anything that can be said to be crazy now anything we cannot expect?" "Then why didn't you tell as sooner?" ltr rs ple, 1 , "I Kyto fumbled the paper. wanted to be sure. This made me sure." "It's the worst evidence I ever saw. The thing's fantastic 1" "I have warned you as best I can." lie bowed his head, and walked away. Oddly enough, this scene with Kyto had brought back to Tony some of the strength that had ebbed from him. The thought that his new Information would be a good excuse to break In on Hendron and Ransdell and Eve Hendron occurred to him, but he thrust It aside without effort lie walked into the group of people who had finished their midday meal. lie touched several on the shoulder. "Duquesne, I want to talk to you privately. Von Beitzl lien-dron- d 's Vanderbllt ... "Yes." "Father appointed no second in derbilt, and Tony himself. Nothing the buildings command. Whoever Is In charge seemed disturbed; were Intact while he Is 111 must remain here. Tony cut the motors so that their Too and Eliot James alone can fly and to me fantastic danger." Like a soldier making a report be detailed the knowledge Kyto bad given him and told Ransdell what precautions be had already taken. "I'll get outposts established at once," Ransdell said. "I scarcely believe that such a thing could be but we can take no chances." "I'd like to talk with Kyto," Eve said. She left the room even as Tony turned to bid her good-by- . "That radio" said Ransdell. Tony could not make his senses be lieve that the man who spoke to him now was the man with whom be had spent the latter part of the previous night in deep exultation, over leadership Rivalry rivalry over Eve they seemed Inadequate things Intellectually for the break log of a friendship. Tony remembered the pact he and Ransdell had reached In Michigan, long ago. Now It seemed broken I "I'll take It Immediately, Dave," he answered. The ose of his first name startled Ransdell somewhat from his bar KEPI 1 1. UTAH But be did not There was n fright on hl face his expression was locked and blank. He sweatril. lie suiffed to the air cautlounly after expelling tl,e breath be had held. Then be drew In a lungful, deeply, courageously. A light wind from the sea beyond the cliff fanned him. He stood still, waiting, presumably, to die. lie looked at the two men who were watching him, and bunched bis shoulders as tf to say nothing bud happened so far. A minute passed. The men Inside the plane sat tensely. Taylor was panting. Two minutes. . . . Five. Tony stood snd breathed and shrug-eagain. "Gas or no gas," Taylor said with an almost furious expression. Tin going out there with Tony." He went Vanderbllt followed In a manner both leisurely and calm. The three stood outside together watching each other for effects. each waiting for some spasm of Ill ness to attack himself. "Doesn't seem to be gas," said Tony. "What then?" asked Taylor. "Who knows? Some plague from the Other People? Some death-wav- e from the sky? Let's look at them." The first person they approached, as they ' went slowly toward the camp and Its motionless figures, was Jeremiah Post the metallurgist There was no proof that Post was the first to have been affected by this prostration. They happened upon him first; that was all. The metallurgist lay on his side with his arms over bis bead. There was no blood or mark of violence upon him. "Not wounded, anyway," Vander bllt muttered. Taylor turned him over and all three men started. Post's breast heaved. Tony knelt beside him and opened "But" his shirt. "Breathing 1 Heart's can we "What else do?" He's " regularly. beating e e "Only unconscious!" Taylor ex As Tony descended upon claimed. encampment, three men "I was going to say," Tony re the glass plied, "it's as If he was drugged." peered tensely through Vanwindows of the ship: Taylor, "Or like anesthesia," observed Fifteen minutes later he had explained bis command to a dozen picked men. "I'll have to tell Ransdell and Hendron later," Tony said. "First, we'll double the guard. Second, we'll put out some sentries far enough out to give a warning of approaching planes. Third, we'll run off a blast on our projectors to make sure they are In order." He had scarcely finished his Instructions when a message was brought to him to report at Hendron's house. He went In. Eve was In the living room the room that had been headquarters for the camp since the building of the house. She was sitting at her father's desk, and Ransdell stood at a little distance from her. Dodson was there. The faces of all three were serious. "Hendron has collapsed," Dodson said to Tony. "Whether he will recover or not, I cannot say." Tony shook his head sadly. Air Cautiously Eve spoke. "The camp must have He Sniffed th After Expelling the Breath H a leader." Had Held. He Stood Ther-e"Yes," Tony answered. "Election might be unsatisfacWaiting, Presumably, to Die. Two Minutes Five. Tony Stood tory," she continued. "And It would and Breathed and Shrugged Again. take time." once." Eve rose and gestured Ransdell Into her father's chair. She shook his hand. Dodson shook his hand. Ransdell looked drawn and bleak. 'One other thing," Tony said, his voice steady. "We may be In a new S. ren mood. He rose and held out his band. Tony took It "So long," he uld. HJood luck." Tony opened the throttle regulat ing the supply of minute quantities of fuel to the atomic blunt of hi plane. The Increase of eed at he fled southward took some of the strain from his nerves. Tony bad lost bis hope of being leader. He bad lost Eve. Ransdell came first In the hearts of bis com panions. Tony wondered how other men In the camp would adjust their philosophies to this double catastrophe. Duquesne would shrug: "Cest la vie." Vanderbllt would have an epigram. Eliot James would tell him to hope and to wait and to be courageous. A few minutes later he was at the. cantonment, and the radio wai being carried from the plane. James was st bis side. "Lord, bunk for you look tired I I've got you." "Thanks." Questions were being asked. "Got to sleep," Tony said, trying to smile. "Tell you later. Every one's all Hendron's somewhat 111 right Ransdell's commanding op there. See you after I have a nap." They let him go. He stretched out nnder one of the shelters. James, after a private question or two, thoughtfully left him. He could not sleep, however. He did not even want to be alone. Then he was being shaken. James stood beside him. "Tony I Wake op!" He sat op, shook himself. "We got the radio working. Were talking to Hendron's camp. Suddenly the man at the other end coughed and yelled 'Help' and now we can't raise anyone." Tony was op again outdoors running toward the plane. James was running behind him. "Give me Vanderbllt and Taylor. We'll go." Williamson 1" our single plane. We'll need It con stantly now. A radio must be taken down to the other camp at once, for example." Tony looked at her with as little sign of emotion as he could show, This was a new Eve to him a Grief and stern, Impartial Eve. need had combined to make her so, "The static we've been having makes a radio useless," he said. "That static occurs only at night," she answered. "Sundown to sunup. "The lights In the city" Tony murmured. He squared his shoul ders. "I'll take a radio down at TIMES-NEW- descent became a soft whistle. Then they saw clearly. Far below were human figures, the people of the cantonment and all of them lay on the ground, oddly collapsed, utterly motionless. They looked as If they were dead; and Tony thought they were dead. So did Jack Taylor at his side; and Peter Vanderbllt his saturnine face pressed against the quartz windows of the plane, be lieved he was witnessing catastrophe to Hendron's attempt to pre serve humanity. Tony cut the propulsive stream and slid down the air In sudden quiet He lost altitude and turned on power as he reached the edge of the landing field. The plane bumped to a stop and rested In silence. No one appeared from the direction of the camp. Nothing In sight there stirred." Tony put his hand on the lever that opened the hood of the cockpit. "I'll yank It open and Jump out Looks like gas. Slam It after I gv, and see what happens to me." Either of his companions would have undertaken that terrifying as signment would have Insisted upon undertaking It; but Tony put his words Into execution before they could speak. The hatch grated open. Tony leaped out on the fuselage; there was a clang, and almost none of the outer air had entered the airship. Taylor's knuckles on the were white. Vanderbllt peered through the glass at Tony, his face nnmovlng. But be whispered, "Guts!" as If to himself. Nearby lay two women ; the three men examined them together. They were limp, like Post and like him. lying In a strange, profound stupor. The sleep of one of them seemed, somehow, less deep than that which held Post Insensible; but neither of the women could be roused from It more than he. "Feel anything funny yourself?" Tony challenged Taylor across the form of the girl over whom they worked. do you?" It was gas, I believe; "No. "No; ... but now It's dissipated, but left its effect on everybody that breathed l'AGE SEVEN NEW USES FOR FARM PRODUCTS A conference between represents-- j tlves of agriculture. Industry and science held at Dearborn, Mich., was devoted to the possibility of producing crops for industrial purposes. The Importance of chemistry in converting raw products Into useful commodities was stressed. (jrowli)g motor fuel on the farm was year pictured as a W.OOO.OtiO.OOO Income builder for future farmers. The land requirement for the production of i'.OOU.OOO gallons of alcohol a year was estimated at to 100.000,000 acres. There seems to be no unsolved technical problem standing In the way of utilizing alcohol as a fuel, though there doubtless will be Improvements and refinements developed. Motor fuel is a competitive product Users of automobiles w ill continue to utilize the type which furbishes power at lowewt cost and greatest convenience. Present supplies of gasoline and those Immedi ately in prospect, together with the efficiency devet(ied In distribution, give It a decided advantage over other fuels. If production should decline and prices Increase materially, substitutes will be given greater In sight the source of supply to save Inbir and transportation cost, will bate to be solved before commercial activity may be developed. American agriculture has been conducted upon an export basis. As yet no workable plan of has been developed. It Is a wholesome thing for agriculture, industry in sn efand science to fort to develop the market for farm product as any success along tills Hue will add to the standard of living In rural communities and make a wider market for industrial goods. Meanwhile the farms need foreign markets. Kansas City Times, Nev.r There deal. 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They had brought with them some women, but they wished for many more In order to populate It with children of their own bodies, and of their own fanatic faiths. These men already had obtained the Lark planes of the Other People, . and mastered the secrets of their operation. These men long ago bad entered some other Sealed City and bad begun an exploration Into the science of Dead People. Perhaps they had found some formula for a gas that stupefied, but was harmless otherwise. Their plan and their purpose, then, would be plain. They would spread the gas and render Hendron's people helpless; then they would return to the camp and control It, doing whatever they wished with the people, as they awoke. Tony scanned the sky, the surrounding hills. There was nothing consideration. Willi corn selling st ' f 1 a bushel, of its diversion Into uses other than for feeding have largely suUlded. 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