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The Barnwell People-Sentinel, Barnwell, S. CL Thursday, Jane 6, 1935 After Worlds Collide by EDWIN BALMER and PHILIP V WYLIE r- Copyright, 1924, by Edwin Balmer and ^Philip Wyll*. WNU 8*rTtc«. SYNOPSIS On^ar the leadership of Cole Hendron, noted American scientist, over 300 per sons escape In two Space Ships Just be fore a cosmic collision wiped out the earth, and JanA- on Bronson Beta, diant meteors, fragprtnts of the earth’s moon, fall In their vicinity, but none of Hendron's colonists is hurt. A river bottom green with vegetation is found, and great forests of dead trees, preserved for a million years by the absolute cold of space. An Airplane, ^ghjch disappears almost immediately. flies over the camp, making no attempt to communicate wl£h its people, who realise that they are not alone on thb new planet, and that their visitors may be enemies. Tony Drake and Eliot James, in an exploration airplane flight, come upon a wondrous city, en closed under what seems like half an Iridescent glass bubble. Among their flndi, in the city, is an edible grain— millions of bushels. On their flight back they come upon the camp of more than 200 persons who left the earth when they did, in a second Space Ship piloted by Dave RairsdeU. Ransdell goes to Hendron’s. camp with Tony. Tony learns that Russian, Janpftese and German scientist Communists have reached Bronson. Beta, and probably sent the mysterious plane to spy on Hendron’s camp. — 1 not There was no.fright on his face— hl8> expression' was locked and blank. He sweated. He sniffed In the air cau tiously after expelling the bfeath he had held. Then he drew In a lungful, deeply, courageously. A light wind from the sea beyond the cliffs fanned him. He stood still, waiting, presum ably, to die. He looked at the two men who were watching • him, and hunched his shoulders as If to say that nothing bad happened so far. A minute passed. The men Inside the plane sat tense ly. Taylor was panting. Two minutes. ... Five. Tony stood “Where r* "To, the tubes!*’ And Tony pointed to them, aimed like cannon Into the air—the huge propulsion-tubes from the Ark, which Hendron and he had rSounted on their swivels at the edges of the camp. From them could be shot into the air the .awful blast that had propelled the Xrk through space, and which, melted every metal except the single substance with which they tfere lined. The nearest o( these engines of flight, so expediently made Into ma chines of defense, was a couple of hun dred ymds away; and now. as the three made hastily for It, they*noticed a grouping of .the limp, unconscious forms that told Its own significant story. Several of the men seemed to have been on the way to the great tube and breathed and shrugged again. “Gas or no gas,” Taylor said, with I ..when they had collapsed, an almost furious expression, ‘Tm go- CHAPTER VI-^-Continued —10— Tony had lost his hope of being leader. He had lost Eve. Ransdell game first in the hearts of his com panlons. Tony wondered how other men In the camp would adjust their philosophies to this double catas trophe. Duquesne would shrug: “C’est la vie." Vanderbilt would have An epigram. Eliot James would tell him to hope and to wait and to be courageous. A few minutes later Ite was at the cantonment, and the radio was being carried from the plane by experts. James was at his side. “Lord, you look tired! I’ve got a bunk for you.” “Thanks.” - Questions were’"being aSked. . “Got to sleep,” Tony said,'trying to smile. “Tell you later. Every one’s all right —Hendron’s sqmewhat ill—Kansdell’a commanding up there. See you after I have a nap.” They let him go.* He stretched out under one of the shelters. James, after a private ques- tlnn jar 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! Wake up!” He sat up, shook himself. “We got that 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 up again—outdoors—run ning toward the plane. James was run ning C>ehind him. “Give me Vanderbilt and Taylor. We’ll go." ^ =— “But—" ’ ~ “What else can we do?" « a As Tony descended upon Hendron’s encampment, three men peered tensely through the glass windows of the ship: Taylor, Vanderbilt, and Tony himself. Nothing seemed disturbed; the build ings were Intact “Not a person In sight!” Taylor yelleif suddenly. They slid down the air. Tony cut, the ,motors so that their 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 col lapsed, utterly motionless. As Tony circled theyeamp he could count some sixty men and women ly ing on the ground. They looked as If they were dead; and Tony thought they were dead. So did Jack Taylor at his side; and’Peter Vanderbilt, his saturnine face pressed against the quartz windows of the plane, believed he was witnessing ca- tastronhe to Hendron's attempt to pre- serveTTumanity. Tony cut the propqlsive 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. There was a bit of breeze blow ing and a speck of cloth flapped; but Its motion was utterly meaningless. It was the wind fluttering a cloak or a’ cape of some one who was dead. Tony put his hand on the lever that opened the hood of the cockpit T’ll yank it open and jump out Looks like gas. Slam It after I go, sind see what happens do me.” Either of his companions would have undertaken that terrifying assignment —would have insisted upon undertak ing 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 en tered the plane. Taylor's knuckles on the hatch-han dle were white. Vanderbilt peered through the glass at Tony, his face unmovlng. Hut- he whispered, “Guts!" as If to himself. Ing out there with Tony,* * He went Vanderbilt followed In manner both leisurely and calm. The three stood outside together watching e^ch other for effects, each waiting for some spasm of Illness to attack himself. c “Doesn’t seem to be gas," said Tony. “What, then?” asked Taylor. “Who knows? Some plague from the Other People? Some death-wave 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 Jere miah 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 alt The metallurgist lay on his side with his arms over his head. There was no blood or mark of violence upon him. “Not wounded, anyway,” Vanderbilt muttered. Taylor turned him over and all three men started. Post’s breast heaved. Tony knelt beside him and opened ' his shirt ’^Breathing! Heart’s beating regularly. He’s—” ^ “Only ’ unconscious!” Taylor ex claimed. “I was going to say,” Tony replied, “It’s as if he Was drugged.” “Or like anesthesia,” observed Van derbilt. “is he coming out-of it?” “He’s tair under n^w,”_ Vanderbilt commented. “If he’s been further un der, who can say?” “Let’s look at the next! 1 Near by 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, some how, less deep than that which held Post Insensible; but neither of the women could be roused from It more than he. “Feel anything funny yourselfY Tony challenged Taylor across the form of the girl over whom they worked. “No; do you?” , “No. ... It was gas, I believe; but now It’s dissipated, but left Its effect on everybody that breathed 1L” “Gas,” said Vanderbilt calmly, “'rom where?" Tony’s mind flamed with the warn ing'jTTCyto’s words. A-tfrlrd Ark from the earth had reached Bronson Beta bearing a band of fanatic, ruthless men who would have the planet for their own, completely. 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 fpnatlc faiths. These men already had obtained the I-ark planes of the Other People, and mastered' the secrets of their oper- *Yon see?" gasped Tony; for the closing-a window. Nothing familiar. I think—" Tony jerked about as he heard some one move. It was Vanderbilt, who ha'd left his post at the tubfe. “Nothing’s In sight out there,” Vaa-^ derfiilt, said calmly. “Taylor stays on watch. I ought to be more use In here.” “What can you do?” Tony demanded. “I’m two-thirds of a doctor—for first aid, anyway,” Vanderbilt said. “I used to spend a lot of time at hospitals. Morbid, maybe.” While he spoke his slow casual words he had taken Dod son’s kit And had been working over ffife-piiyslclan. * . . “1 gave, him a hypo of caffeine and strychnine and digitalis that would have roused a dead elephant He’s still out, though'.” ^Nothing remained to do; so they sat watching the forms that breathed but otherwise did not move, and watching the sky. Three hundred yards away, IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL UNDAVI school Lesson By REV. P. B. FITZWATER, D. D., mber of HAUNTED CATHEDRAL Mom Faculty, Moody Bibla Institute of Chlcaco. e. Western Newspaper Union. ^ Lesson for June 9 three now were running. “It was an Jack Taylor stood at his tube watching CHAPTER VII V v '* / - Tony slipped from the fuselage to tb*' ground. Vanderbilt and Taylor, watching, expected at any moment to Bee him stagger or shudder or fall writhing!/ to the earth. But ha did He Sniffed the Air Cautiously After Expelling the Breath Ha Had Held. H* Stood There—Waiting, Presumably, to Ola. Two Min utes . . Fiva. Tony Stood and Braathad and' Shrugged Again; atlon. These men long ago bad entered some other Sealed City and had begun an exploration Into the sdknce 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 help less; 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 surround ing hills. There was nothing In sight Yet he leaped up. “Peter! Jack! They’ll be coming back I We’ll be ready for them!’* , •Who? Who are they?” "The men who did this 1 Come onl” Thera Was a Noise Like the Opening of a Door to H—1. The Landing-Field Became Volcano. Thr Plane Vaniehed in a Blistering, Tumultuous Core of Light It Was Not -Fair Fight . .. . It Was Not a Fight attack! They saw It, and tried to get the tube going!” Two men, indeed, lay almost? below the tube. Tony stared down at them as his hands moved the controls, and felt them In order. “Dead?” Tony asked of Taylor, who bent over the men. Jack shook bis head. “Nobody’s dead. They’re all the same—they’re sleep ing.” “Do you see Dodson? Have you seen Dodson anywhere?” “No; you want Dodson, especially?" “He might be able to .tell us what to do.” Tony threw a switch, and a faint corona glowed along a heavy cable. The air crackled softly. “Our powers station’s working,” be said with satis faction. t “We can give this ,tube the ‘gun’ when we want to. You know bow to give It the gun, Peter” “I know,” said Vanderbilt calmly. “Then you stand by; and give It the gun If anything appears overnead! Jack, see what you can do with that tube!” Tony pointed to the north cor ner of the .camp. ’Til look over some more of the people; and see what hap pened ' to Hendron—and Eve-—and Ransdell and Dodson. Dodson’s the one to help us, if we can bring him to.” He had caught command again— command over himself and bis com panions; Taylor already was obeying him; and Vanderbilt took his place at the tube Tony moved back Into the camp alone. At his feet lay men and girls and women motionless, sightless, deaf, utterly insensible in their stupor. He could do nothing for them but recog nize them. He did not find Eve Hendron. Where was she, and how? Had this sleep dropped into death for some? He wanted to find Eve, to assure himself that she at least breathed as did those others; but he realized that he should first of all locate Dodson . . . Dodson, if he could, be aroused, would be worth a thousand laymen. Then he recol lected that he had last seen Dodson in Hendron’s dwelling. Topy rushed to It and flung open the door; but what lay beyond It halted him. He found Eve. She lay where she had fallen, face forward on the desk; and Rans- deirTay sluiuped Beslttfl her. His left hand clasped her right hand; they had been overcome together. Both of them breathed slowly^ but they were completely insensible Dodson had crumpled over a table. There was a pen In bis band, a paper In front of him. Cloth—Tony saw that the cloth was from dresses—had been stuffed around the door. In a bedroom lay Hendron, the rise and fall of -bis chest almost Imperceptible. Tony shook'Dod son. Suddenly be realized that bis bead was spinning. He plunged to the door and stag gered Into the fresh air. Gas, after all The people in Hendron’s house had seen It strike the others, and attempted to barricade themselves. They thought It was death. There were still fumes In there. Dodson—be must get Dodson. He ran back, and dragged the huge man Into the open. He stood over him,.panting. Then he remembered that Dodson had been writing. A note, & record. Tony went for It. So strong had been the poison In the air that he found It hard to read. “We’ve been gassed,” Dodson bad scrawled. “People falling everywhere. No attack visible. We’re going to try to seal this room. They’re all uncon- scions out there. I got a smell % THE HOLY SPIRIT (Pentecost Lesson) LESSON TEXT—John 1«:7-11; to- lans 8:10-17, 26, 27. OOLDEN TEXT—For as many s* ara 1m by the Spirit of Qod. the# are the sons of God.—'Romans 8:1*. PRIMARY TOPIC—Jesus Keeps Hit Promise. JUNIOR TOPIC—The Coming of the Holy Spirit. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP IC—How the Holy Spirit Help* U*. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP IC—The Work of the Holy Spirit * Recent, revelations that all castles 1b England hare ghosts haa led to the discovery that famoua St Paul’a cathedral In London. also has one He la described aa a abort, elderly gentleman with peculiar green eyes, and la supposed to be night watch man In the "whispering gallery.** If he can attract your attention be wifi take you 627 steps heavenward M the ball Just below the cross. It U related, and, once inside the small chamber, be will take a convex mir ror from hla pocket having around its edges mystic symbols, and place It In the center of the bnH; *f'“yott are bold enough to peer Into the mir ror you will see the face of the next member of your family who la about to depart for the unknown ahorea— at least, that la the story. r them and the sky, and the scattered, senseless, sleeping people. “Our other camp!” said Vanderbilt What do you suppose Is happening there?” “I’ve been thinking of that of course,” said Tony. “We ought to warn them by radio; but If we did, we’d warn the enemy, too. He’s listening In, we may be sure; he’d know we were laying for him here; our chance to surprise him would be gone. No; I think our best plan la to lie low.” Tony and Peter Vanderbilt moved toward their radio station; and they were debating there what to do, when .their dilemma was solved for them.’ The sound of a plane came dimly to their ears. Both stepped out of the radio room and lay down on the ground where vision in every direction was unhampered. Tony saw Taylor slumping Into an attitude-of uucon- sciousness. 1. The Holy Spirit Promised (Joel 2:28, 29). . The prophet foretold that 1. messi anic times there would be a mighty effusion of the Holy Spirit. 1. He was to be poured out. 2. He. was to be bestowed upon all flesh, Irrespective of age, sex, or tlasa. 3. This out-pouring was to Issue Id extraordinary activity and service. 4. This activity was to be accom panied by marvelous signs. II. This Prophetic Promiao Was Partially Fulfilled at Pentecost (Acts 2:1-21, 32, 33). The unusual behavior of the disci ples at Pentecost, with Peter’s preach ing which resulted In the conversion of thousands, evidenced the superna tural, but the cosmic signs which the prophet predicted to take place In heaven and earth were not in evi dence. The real fulfillment of. the pro phet’s prediction lain the future and will find fulfillment In connection with the regathering of Israel and the es tablishment of the Messianic Kingdom. III. Some Names of the Holy Spirit 1. Comforter (John 14:16, 17). “Comforter” means literally "one called to one’s side as a part taker, an advocate, a helper and defender.” He is called ‘‘another Comiorter” as he was to Take* the place of Jesus. 2. The Witness (John 15:26). The Spirit peculiarly witnesses of Christ. He does not speak of himself, but takes the things of Christ and shows them unto us (John 16: 13). 3. The Spirit of Truth (John 16:13). The Holy Spirit guides Into alL4ruth. Those who are taught by him know the truth. IV. Soma Works of the Spirit. 1. He regenerates (John 3:3-8). The new birth is peculiarly the Spirit’s work. 2. He teaches (John 14:26). The Holy Spirit was to take up the work of teaching the disciples. 8. Convicts the world of sin (Jo.hn 16:8, 9). 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I wonder if they’d kill the men and carry off the women, as Kyto suggests. We’ll be ready. I’ll take the west tube. Walt till the first ship lands—J can rake h—1 out of that field. Then get ’em all!” They went to their positions again. An hour later a large armada flew from the northwest. They did not fly in formation, like battle planes. Their maneuvers were not oversklU- ful. Some of the ships were even flown badly, as If their pilots were not well versed In their manipulation. Tony counted. There were seven teen ships—and some of them were very large. The three defenders acted on a pre arranged plan: They did not follow the fleet with their tubes. They did not even move them from their original angles. They could be swung fast enough. They hid themselves care fully. ' The ships circled the camp and the unconscious victims beneath. Then the leading ship prepared to land. Tony fired his tube. The crackling sound rose as the blast began. . The enemy plane was almost on the ground. He could see lines of rivets In its bright metal body. He conld see, through a small peephole, the taut face of the pilot The wheels touched. Tony heaved, and the. counterbal anced weapon described an arc. There wa£ a noise like the opening of a door to hell. The landing field became a volcano. The plane vanished In a blis tering, tumultuous core of light It curved along the air, and brtken and molten things dropped from the sky. Into that armada probed two other orange flqgera of annihilation; and U melted, dissolved, vanished. ' It was not a fair fight ... It wan not a fight TO BB CONTINUED. ousness Is only possible as ha is ac cepted as .Savior. * ” 5. Convicts the world of judgment (John 16:11). Sin unatoned for shall be punished. The sinner who refuses the righteousness which God provided in Jesus Christ shall be Judged. 6. Gives victory over the flesh (Rom. 8:2, 12, 13). By the energy of -the be kept in subjection. 7. He leads the believer (Rom. 8:14). The Spirit-filled believer Uv’es the life of the Son of God. 8. He gives assurance to the' believer (Rom. 8:15-17). The Hcly Spirit witnesses together with the hu man spirit to the reality of the..new birth. 9. Enables the believer to pray ac cording to the will of God (Rom. 8:26, 27). The Holy Spirit helps, the believer’s infirmities in prayer. V. , The Diversity of the Gifts of the Spirit -(I Cor. 12:4-11). In the Church -there are to be found those possessing the gifts of wisdom, faith, healing, miracles, prophecy, dis cernment of spirits, divers kinds of tongues and their interpretation. VI The* Sealing .of the Spirit (Eph. 1:13, 14). Into the regenerated life comes the Holy * Spirit at once. The indwelling -Divine-Spirit is God’s seal of i.ership. It is not only a seal of ownership, but of security It Is also the guarantee of the completion of the work of redemption. Vll. The Unity of the Spirit (Eph. 4:1-6). Christian unity Is only possible when effected by the one Holy Spirit. 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