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Tk» Barnwell People-Sentinel, Barnwell, S. C, Thnreday, April II, 1935 ‘r r S 5 Cotlide By EdMAHBalmer and Philip WyUe Copyright,' 19l4^bjr Bdwln BalmerA Philip Wylie WNTJ Benriee. A--- ntea of* normal darkness, Interropted «pnrta of the soft multi-col ored anrora which frequently flick' on Bronson Beta, a few groups of fire began to return to the Ark, they were halted by Oole Hendron’s voice—a voice broadcast from the Afk by a mighty loud speaker. ‘Tou will stay where you are," Hen dron’s voice commanded, “In groups of \flve for the remainder of the night. I will summon you when the time coth^s.' Toby hatLjeJolned Eve In a gr SYNOPSIS • Under the leadership of Cole Hendron, acted American scientist, over S00 per- , sons escape in two Space Ships just be fore a„ cosmic collision wiped out the earth, and land on Bronson Beta. A ^smooth, straight metal roadway Is dis covered, indicating that whoever once lived on Bronson Beta nad‘ swift mov ing vehiclea CHAPTER I—Continued ——. . —2— . . ' , On the evening of that day Bronson Beta had exhibited another phenome non. Soon after dark, when more than half the members of the colony had gone to sleep from fattguor a cotossal meteor blazed across the sky an appeared over the edge oftbe'sea; it was followed by another smaller me teor and then halfa dozen. Durinethe'ensulng two hours count less ^thousands of meteors ^ hurtled iross the atmosphere of Bronson Beta in tbe^ vicinity of the Ark mnd many of them fell to earth wlthln|the visual range of that spot. Tony and Eve were outside when Ihe aerolites commenced to fall. At first they were spellbound by the maj esty of the spectacle, but when a great hurtling mass of molten material splashed into the sea less than a mile offshore and set the ocean boiling all ground, so that clouds of hot steam /rifted over It, they became alarmed. Hendron and Duquesne were asleep, but there were twenty-five or thirty people outdoors. When several of the great masses of material had hit the earth so hard that ft trembled beneath their feet Tony quickly commanded the little knot of people who were standing together, -■watching the spurts of fire across the sky, to^ go to holes In the rOck wall. They started, with Eve leading the way. Tony then entered the Ark and woke Hendron, whom he found lying on the padded floor In sound, ex hausted slumber. : .. Hendron sat up. “What is It?” “Meteors.” Tony answered. “Three of them have landed within a mile of here In 'the last few mjnutes. Big ones. Any one of them would anni hilate this ship If It hit It. There were abont thirty people outdoors. I sent them up the coast to some shallow caves at the foot ^of a basalt cliff. I thought ifVas safer there. Safer ffian the Ark, anyway.” “Right” Hendron rushed up the stairs, followed by Tony, Hendron and Tony awakened all the pilgrims who had been asleep. They were commencing to leave the Ark in an orderly but fast-moving line. Hen dron was at the door of the Ark and as the people emerged he divided them Eliot Jamqs was In that gfoup, and two womenApne of them Shirley Cot ton. who was Already a prominent per son among the hundred and one odd people who had bqen prominent on earth. The two men. and the three women slept fitfully on the hard earth that night; and In the morning with *We won't be able to do tbat In any case wo would move her over the itiffaw of tbe planet ontr to find good farm land, because we’ve got to take her to pieces.” “To pieces I” Hendron assented. “We designed her for that very purpose. Those layer sec tions on the Inside wall will be taken down, one by one, and set up again on the ground. The top section wiil be made into a radio station, ao that we can make accurate measurements of leteorolog the base of 4he precipice^ leal conditions. The. Qggt. .lection he:. ed; ftnd bejB&i& with his beat possible low that will be a chemistry labors tory. The one below that will be a hospital, if we need It The next three will be storerooms and we will, turn cfast. Unexpected a first--rays of dawn, Hendron’s voice summoned every one together again. No more meteors had fallen a the shower had ended. The human Ings who trekked back over the bare landscape to the Ark were a little more grave than they had been on the previous day. Once again the frail ness of theii*’ hold on their new home had been made plain. They answered a roll call. No one had been harmed. The Ark was scathed. They sat down to Hendron explained t dilemma of the nreVTous night “Un less I am greatly mistaken, our new planet^passed .through a cluster or of fragments of the moon, de stroyed, as you know, months ago. They would find orbits of their own about the sun; and we have ap proached again an area where we might encounter fragments of any size. 1 believe that the meteors which fell last night were debris from the moon—debris scattered and hurled Into space by that cosmic collision. “In the future we will probably be able to' chart the position of^such fragments, so that we will know when we are coming within range o$ them. I would like to extend our period of rest to Include Ibis, our second day, on Bronson Beta. But so divergent and so pressing are the necessities of our work here that I cannot do so. We will start Immediately after break fast to construct a cantonment which will be adequate, at least temporarily." • the last section Into a machine shop. The steel on the outside bull will be our mineral source for the time being and out of It we will make the things we need nntil it is exhausted.” Eliot James sald of the Ark being torn down. I had imagined we would go hunting for the others In It.” v Tony spoke. “I’d been thlnkingtthotit that. It seems to me that If-khybody had jreached here, we woutu have heard eye he waa> continually Retelling glimpses of the depth of the abyss be- tow; Hla couipoguTo was by no means Increased when the professor below him called: “Maybe I should have gone last, because if you fall where you are now, you'll probably knock me off." Tony said nothing Twenty minutes latqy, however, he felt horizontal ground under his feet He was stand ing on the beach. He was covered with perspiration; his clothes were soaked. His face was whLta.,. .He looked up at the prsiiplre which they.had daarenrt assumption of carelessness, “I thought that was going to be difficult There was nothing to It” The profeSsof gave him a rescinding clap on the back. “My boy,* he ex- clalmed, “you’re all right I That was one of the nastiest little jobs I've ever undertaken.’’ " Before them wasjKfast valley, it “I hate to thtntri disappeared Inland, toward, the high mountalng-atid down Its center mean- derefkn wide, glow river. The whole CHAPTER II Cole Hendron walked over to Tony and Elior James and his daughter, Eve. who were breakfasting together. “Right after breakfast,” he said, “1 want you, together with Higgins, to start prospecting for farm lands. '-Bring back soil samples. It may be that you will find nothing in the vi cinity that wlll be adequate; and If that is true we will consider moving the Ark. It is still good for a few hundred miles, I guess. I’d risk taking It up If we had to move In order to find a suitable place to raise fdOtL”* Tony^ understood that the leader Of the expedition was entirely serious and said with sudden intensity: “What’s the matter with Ahe Ark?" * “In the laboratory tests," the gray- " haired man answered, “and In the smaller furnaces and engines we de signed, Dave Ransdell’s metal did not fuse or melt. But under the atomic blast, as we came through space, it commenced to erode. About eighteen hours after we had started, we went off our course because, as I dlscov-. ered, rhe lining of one of the outside stern Jets was wearing out more rap- X r -* ^ . The Air Was Filled With Parched, Hot Odors and Clouds of Staam. For a Distance, Around the Craters Made Where the Meteors Had Struck Earth, Thare Was a Red Glow. A A Into groups of five and sent each group running in a different direction, thns dispersing over a wide area those of the colonists who were not hiding under the rim of the cliff. When they had all emerged Hendron said to Tony ahortiy: “You go to the •cliff and disperse the people there. Til stay here with the last five.” The sir was filled with parched, hot odors and clouds of-steam. In the distance, around the craters made where the meteors bad struck earth, thejre was s red glow. Half an hour passed. The pyrotechnics stopped. Dur ing that *balf hour Cole Hendron had been bnsy In the tipper control room of the Aril with two electrical engi- ’weevs: and when-after five or ten min- Idly than the others. I used one of the right-angle tubes to re-establish our direction and I made some effort to measure the rate of dissipation of Ransdell’s metal. 1 couldn't be very accurate, since I could not turn off the jets, but I was not at all certain that' the material would stand the strain untlhwe bad reached the point where we started falling on Bronson Beta.” Eliot James looked depressed, “i had Imagined,” he said, “that we would be able to, cruisf at will on tbe surface of the planet from now on.” Hendron turned his face toward the ship, which represented the master ptAce of his Ufe of engineering achieve ments. He regarded it almost ssdly. Iley was covered with new, bright green, where fresh vegetation had car- peted^the soli! Tony and Higgins ran. side by side, A V V' Wv'Av ' V IMPROVED ImtfORM IHTERHATIONAC chool Lesson (By R*V. P. B. PITZWATER, D. Du Member of Vacuity, Moody Blblo Institute-of Chicago.) Q. Western Nowpopor Union. Lesson for April 14 CHRIST THE fiAVIOUft Re in-him should not perish, but have everlasting life.. John 3:16.. PRIMARY TOPIC—Why Jesus Came. JUNIOR TOPIC—Jesus ths Saviour. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP IC—What It Means to Be Saved ' TOUNO PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC —How Christ Saves XJt. Would Seem This Horso Usod Hls "Tkmk TsuR^ Ob the farm we once had a bona tbat developed the habit of getting out of the stable unassisted. After having been tied securely to tba manger with a halter strap and with the stable door latched, be would free himself, and later we would find. him prowling shout the yard with the halter strap dangling loose from tbe One day I decided to fiad out boar he accomplished thle feat Conceal- ~t!lff myself In the. stable 1 watched Iona and patiently, but to no avail LESSON TEXT—^John I:1«-2T| mans 5:6-10; Phlllpplans 3:5-11. OOLDEN TEXT—For God so loved the world, that he gave his only be—l gotten Son. , that whosoever~t»giierrHt- - Be was a aly. old, rogue and .never It Was Ticklist, Dangerous Work. His Composure Was by No Means^ Increased When the Professor Be low Him Called, “Maybe I Should Have Gone Last, Because If You Fall Where You Are Now, You’ll Probably Knock Me Off.” some kind of signal from them by now.” • “I agree with you,” Hendron said. “And when I thought about looking for them it seemed darned difficult. After all, Bronson Beta has an area of more than five hundred million square kilometers and any one of those five hundred million would be big enough to hide a ship like the Ark. Besides, we don't even know where the land Is. except In a gen eral way. Still, I am of the opinion that we arrived here alone out of all ‘the expeditions. If our crops fail us entirely because of .too much heat, or because it gets cold too soon, or for reasons we cannot, anticipate now”— Cole Hendron paused. “Twenty-five or thirty of us might get through tbe winter on the provi sions I’ve brought But all of us couldn’t.” With the Injection of thaEpt gnim thought into their breakfast conversa tion the meal was brought to an end. “It therefore behooves me,” Tony said, “to look foi^farm lands and get some sort of crops . In.” _ Half an hour later Tony started out with Higgins. As the two men left, the sound of hammering was already audi ble Inside the Ark and most of the members of the company were en gaged In useful work. For an hour they walked along t{ie bluff that faced the sea—a continua tion of the landscape upon which the Ark had landed. It was rocky and barren, except for such ferns and mosses as they had already observed. Of dead vegetation there seemed to "be nothing which had grown as large as a tree or indeed even a bush. The whole area appeared to have been called- a mooi^-though Higgins could recall no earthly^ moor of this char acter or evident extent. They climbed to the highest nearby elevation and surveyed the arid, rock-Hrewh plateau. *T don’t believe,” saitl 'Tony, “that there Is any farm land in this area.” Higgins shook his head. “I think if we can find a place to get down over the cliff to the edge, we can go around that point at water level.” ThejT ’continued along a little way and presently Higgins pointed to a “chimney” In the precipice. “How about it?” / ' Tony stared into the narrow slit in the rock. It was almost perpendicular, and only the smallest cracks and out croppings afforded-footholds and hand holds. He was on the point df sug gesting that they tind a more suitable place to descend, when he realized that the older , man was laughing at him. Tony set his Jaw. “Fine!” Higgins started down the chimney. He had not let himself over the edge before It was apparent that he waa not only a skillful climber, but a man of considerable wiry strength. Tony had always felt ao Instinctive alarm in high places and he bad no desire for tbe task ahead of him. Per spiration oozed from him;-and his mus cles quivered, as he lowered himself Into position for the descent. It was ticklish, dangerous work. x Two hundred feet below theip lay a heap of Jagged 4 rocks and arouqd that the beach. Tony did not dare look down and yet tt was necessary to look for placet to pot his feet; and from the corner of hit out upon the expanse of knee-deep ver dure Until they arrived, panting, at the river’s edge. The' water .was cold and clouded. Higgins stopped back from the bank and pulled up a number of mosses and ferns, until he had cleared a little area of ground In which he began to dig with his hands. The soil was black and loamy, alluvial and rich. He beckoned Tony to look at It They knew then that their mission had been fulfilled; for here, hot more than-,half a dozen miles from the Ark, along the valley j)f this river; was as fine farm land as could be found anywhere on the old Earth. Here, too, water would be available for Irrigation, If no rains fell Some one in camp had announced, that the sea was salt, saltier even than the ocean on earth. Now Tony went to tbe river’s edge, scooped up a handful of water and tasted 1L He was mind ful as he did so that he might be ex posing himself to an unknown spore or an unheard-of bacterium# but reckless ness had so long been a part of nec essary risk that he,did not hesitate. *■ Higgins raised Ills eyebrows. “Fresh,” Tony said. “Fresh and cold.” * They collected samples of soil, then started back, side by side. They walked eagerly for a while, as they wisbe<Mo hurry, the news of "their discovery to the camp. As they rested for a moment Tony’s eyes lighted on a feature of the landscape which was not natural and he suddenly exclaimed: “By George,' Higgins, we should have followed that road! It went south a little Inland Trom the coast, and there It Is.” They walked together .to the road and stepped upon its smooth hard sur face. “It will give us a perfect highway from thatS valley -to the Ark,” Tony said Jubilantly. For several miles they came upon no other sign of the creatures that had lived upon the planet ln^h» ; past"ages. The road curved only when the nat ural topography made the problem of grading it very difficult TO BB CONTINUED. It is not feasible to consider all the texts proposed by the lesson commit tee, but It Is desirable to select the three suggested to be printed and to Introduce several others. I. The Saviour Predicted (Gen. 3:15; Isa. 9:6, 7). In connection with the fall of man and consequent pronouncement of Judg ment upon the woman, fh« man and the serpent, and the announcement of the undying enmity which waa to ex ist between the seed of the woman and the seed of the serpent, ultimate vic tory was pi%dieted of the woman's Seed. On the cross Of'Calvary the stroke was made which Imposed the death sentence (John 12:31; Heb. 2:14). In due time the unlawful ruler of the world will be displayed by the coming of the king and the establish ment of a universal and everlasting kingdom. II. Thtj Saviour Born (Luke 2:11, 30, 32). ’ * J That which,had been predicted was historically fulfilled In the birth of Jestos Christ In Bethlehem. When Jesus .^ras brought to tt^e temple as a child the Holy Ghost revealed to Simeon that Jesus was the Messiah. III. The Saviqur Described. 1. A seeker of the lost (Luke 15:3- 7). This seeking of the lost.’Is Illus trated by the man leaving the ninety and nine sheep and going after the one which was lost, and his rejoicing over his success In finding it. Great, Indeed, Is the Joy In heaven over the salvation of a lost sold, 2. He died fdr the lpst'(.John 3:14- 17). God gave Jesus Christ to die to make an atonement for the sins of the world. As the brazen serpent was Uft- Pillar Box Sign Gained Fame for the Inventor There are man)? ways of becoming famous, writes the Paris ^correspond ent of the London Sunday Observer. That earl of Sandwich who first ate meat between two pieces of bread put [ils name Into every mouth, and the Parisian printer, of English extraction, who set up upon the pavements those round constructions, • three times as wide as,a London pillar box and twice as high, and nsed them for the display of theatrical advertisements which were Illuminated at night from the under-edge of a projecting circular roof, not only established what has be come one #f tbe most characteristic features of the Paris landscape, but made fils name live. For these pillars were for many years, and sometimes still are, called “colleBnes Morris.” It Is more than fifty years since Hie first of them made Its appearance. attempted to free himself while I was there, probably haring sensed my presence in tbe stabler I tried again. This time I stealth ily approached the stable from the outside and peered through a crack. We usually tied the baiter strap ia a half bow-knot, leaving the end of the atrnp hanging loose. * Before long I saw the horse seize the end of the strap with his teeth and pull out the loop. Thns free, he walked around to tbe stable door where he fumbled with the latch ua- til he slid It back, then walked out Unknown to us he had probably watched us tie and untie the strap many times as' well as latch ahd ufi- latch the door. And while such things as knots and latches present no problem to the human mind, they are so decidedly outside the prorincs of a horse’s mind, that U seemed a bit of clever equestrian thinking oo his part to be able to extricate him self unassisted.—R. G. Sebrlng In, “Our Dumb Animals.” ed up In the wilderness bv Moses, so- -Mayas had as great a knowledge of Americana to Restore Mayan City of Copan The ancient Mayan city of Co pan. In western Honduras near the Gaute- mala border, will be restored to its former splendor, as far as architec ture goes, In the near future. Work win begin at once, It was announced by Julius G. Lay, retiring United States minister to. Honduras. The restoration will be made by the Car negie Institution of Washington, co operating with the government of Honduras. Copan was one of the largest and most ancient cities of the Mayas, whose civilization was among the finest developed on the American continent before the coming of Oo- - lumbus. It was a great center of American culture in the early years of the Christian era lb the Old world. In It was found the famous astro^ nomlcal stone which revealed that the Jesus Christ was lifted up on the cross As the Israelites only needed to look at the uplifted serpent, so the lost soul needs only to look to the crucified Christ for salvation. AH who believe on him an their Saviour receive eter nal life and, therefore, escape condem nation. * . . ' 3. He knows his own (John 10:14). The good Shepherd has a definite knowledge of the lost ones. He there fore seeks them out and gives his life for them. 4. He keeps his own ( John 10 :27- 29). Believers are Christ’s sheep, and because* they are his sheep, they hear his voice and follow him. M He not only knows them personally, but . they, In turn, know him. He not only gives unto them eternal life, but holds them In his omnipotent hands. IV. Some Blessings Recelvtd Through the Saviour. 1. Justification (Rom. 5:1-11). The one who receives Jesus Christ la by the living God declared righteous. His guilt Is removed and he la given ihe same standing as Jesus Christ himself. Because of this, the very peace of God settles down upon his soul He has the assurance of God’s love and is able, therefore, to have Joy In God himself. ^ Freedom from the power of sin (Rom. "6:1-7), It Is not enough to be freed from the guilt of sin, there must be a dynamic which will enable the be liever to live a life of victory over sin. Being vitally united to Jesus Christ In the power of his resurrection life, the dynamic is provided which enables the believer to triumph over sin. - 3. He is free from tlie law as a means of sanctification (Rom. 7:1-6). Christ’s death nailed the law to ths tree. The one who has been vitally united to Jesus Christ by faith died with Christ. The law, therefor'e, has no more dominion over him. 4. Victory over the flesh through the Indwelling Holy Spirit (Rom. 8:2-6)V{ The Introduction of the law of the spirit of the life in Christ Jesus enables the believer to free himself from the dominion of the flesh. % 5. Christ Is the .supreme example to the believer (Phil. 2:5-11). Because the Saviour became Incorporated with the race through the Incarnation he Is able to Im/tart life to those with whom f he Is Identified. Furthermore, because be thus Imparts life, the believer la able to make the Saviour his grand ex emplar. astronomy as any people Id existence at that time. The city waa abandoned to the Jungle about 1,000 years ago, and Use well off the beaten track. Until about a year ago to reach it required a Journey of two weeks by mule over the mountains. Now it la two hours by piano from Tegucigalpa.—liter ary Digest •Han cosanutta. GARFIELD TEA Ulf KIIHEYS P * your kidneys function badly and you hero a Buna, aching back, , with attacks of (Hwlnspa, burning, scanty or too freqosnt urination, getting up at night swollen feet and ankles, rheumatic pains ... use Doan’t PUlt.' Doan’* are especially for poorly functioning kidneys. Millions at boxes are used every year. They ate recommended the country over. Atk your neighbor/ ——- DOAN’S PILLS HAfflt BALSAM Mincing Lana, London Tbe name of Mincing Lttne, London, la derived from the “mynches,” as the nuns of St Helens. 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