The Syracuse Journal, Volume 27, Number 43, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 21 February 1935 — Page 3

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Hendron shook his head. **l have Men too many incredible things occur. Tony,* he replied, “to deny any possibility—particularly under conditions of which no one on this world has had any experience. But I do not expect it I do expect vegetation, especially vegetation that grows from spores. “In the early days on this world, the great majority of plants did not reproduce by seeds, but by. the far more resistant spores, which have survived as the method of reproduction of many varieties. So we will count upon a native flora which, undoubtedly, will appear very strange to u* Os course, as you know, we are taking across with us our own seeds and our own spores." “1 know," said Tony, "and even our •wn insects, too.** “Exactly. You’ve been talking with Keppler, I see. I put that problem entirely up to Keppler. "Our first and most necessary unit for self-preservation proved to be the

lit V The Passengers Ran Back and Forth, Calling, Crying, Shaking Hands, Embracing Ono Another. They Wore All to Go; but Some Would Go on Ono Ship, Some on the Other. Would They Meet Again—on Bronson Beta.

common hooey bee. to secure poTllria- 1 Hoc of flowering plants, trees and so on. Keppler says that of some twenty thousand nectar Insects, this one species pollinates more than all the rest pot together. The honey bee would take care of practically all of this work, as bls range is tremendous. There are a tew plants—Keppler tells me—ouch as rod clover, which he cannot work on; but his cousin the bumblebee, with his longer proboscis, could attend to them. Sc* first and foremost among living things, we bring bees. “We also take ants," Hendron went on. "especially the common little brown variety, to ventilate, drain and work the soil; and, as you have observed. Tony, angleworms also. "Since we are going to take with us fish eggs to batch into fish over there, we have to take mayflies. Their larvae, in addition to providing food for the fish, are necessary to keep the Inland waters from becoming choked with algae and the lower water plants. “In the whole of the Lepldoptera there la not, Kepler says, one necessary or even useful species; but for sheer beauty's sake—and because they take small space—we will take six butterflies and at least the Luna noth. "And we must take one of the reputed scourges of the earth." “What?* said Tony. “The grasshopper—the locust. Such aa Insect will bo vitally necessary to keep the greenery from choking our new earth; and the one best suited for this job la, paradoxically enough, one of mankind's oldest scourgee. the grasshopper. Be is an omnivorous feeder and would keep the greenery In ebeck—after he got his start. Our first problem may be that be will not multiply fast enough; and then that be will multiply too fast So to keep him in check, and also the butterfly and the moth, we will take pararite flies. We will have to have these—two or three of the doaew common Tachlnidae have been chosen. “We are bringing along vials of mushroom and other fungi spores. Otherwise vegetation would fall down, never disintegrate, and pile up till everything was choked. A vial the else of your thumb holds several billion spores of assorted fungi—ln case the spores of the fungi of Bronson Bota have not survived. They are absolutely essential “Also, we are taking bottles of stagnant pond water and another of seawater containing our mierw-organ-latna such as diatoms, plankton, unicellular plants and animals which form the basis of our own biotic economy and would supplement, or replace, such life on the other globe. "About animals—’’ Hendron halted. “Tea. about animate," Tony urged. “There te, naturally, still discussion. Our space te so limited, and there la snoot tremendous competition. Birds otter a somewhat simpler problem “Thematter of dogs and cats to the esweas* MB?♦ *• ■msm mwevoKwe cmMHiQ mih, the subject. Air putujw murmured

■umewnere within the snip, which seemed half-alive. Electric generators hummed, and from somewhere came the high note of one of the electronic engines. Tony left Hendron and went from the ship. That nlgfit the emigrants from the earth gathered again Is the dining hall Hendron addressed them, outlining the general final preparations, which were augmented by specifier printed Instructions to meet such tlngencles as could be foreseen. _/ After the meeting, the crowd moved outdoors and .stood awhile, looking at the Bronson Bodies. As in their former approach their size had increased io diametric proportion during the last few days and nights, and they now dominated the heavens. Alpha eclipsed by Beta, which rushed toward the earth ahead of it. in the same position as that held by a (Janet in transit across the face of the sun. The spectacle was one of weird beauty. and one calculated to strike terror in the bravest Bronson Alpha looked like the rising moon, except that it

was much larger than any moon had ever seemed to be. Already the desolate and wounded surface of man’s world was stirring to their approach. Slight earthquake shocks were felt from rime to time, and the very winds seemed to be moving in s consciousness of the awful cataclysm that was drawing near. All over the world, the tides—unnaturally absent since the shattering of the moon—rose again and licked up the rides of the fresh, raw shores; the people who buddled on mountains and prairie plateaus that night knew instinctively that this was Indeed ths end. Tony sought out Eva “Come walk with me." he said. Td like to It’s so strange to wait, with everything done that matters. For it's all done. Tony; everything that we re to take with us has been prepared and put In place." Tony was excited and on edge, with nerves which be tried to quiet and could not “Do you suppose," he-sald. “there’ll be other ships starting from this ride of the world tomorrow night and from the other ride, the evening after T” “Father doesn't know. When the radios were working well, mouths ago, he broadcast the knowledge of David’s metal It must have become obtainable from volcanic eruptions tn other places. But we’re no real newt of any one else ready to start. One thing Is certain. No party can count upon the arrival of any other. Kadi crew has to assume that It may be the only one that gels across to Bronson Beta." “And d—u lucky if it lands. too," agreed Tony. ’The English. Father thinks, surely have preserved enough organisation to build and equip one ship, and the French, the Germans and Italians ought to do the same. Then there are the Russians and the Japanese at least with the potential ability to do it There's a chance in Australia and another In South Africa—Lord Rhondin would head any party there. Father thinks." “Any one else?" “A possibility tn Argentina, and China." That makes twelve, counting our two." ‘‘Possibilities, thatte all. Os course, we know nothing about them. Father guesses that If twelve are trying, per baps five may get ships out into space." "What fiver demanded Tony. "He did not name them." “Five into space beyond the attraction of the world." The world won’t be left then. Tony." Eve reminded him. "Right. Funny how ooe keeps forgetting that. Isn’t it? Si there’ll be no place for them to drop baric to. if they arias Bronson Bet a They jurt stayout there in space—ln their rocket until—*’ They were ”2 *'< enw.

and Tony drew site fiefirer » Wm. She neither encouraged nor resisted him. He tightened Ms ana about her, and Mt her softness and warmth against him. For a moment more rite remained aaotfooksa, neutral; then suddenly her hands were on his arma. clasping him. dinging to him. Her body became tense, thrilling, and as he bent, bee Bps burned on bls. She drew back a little, and at last he let her. In silence he kissed her again; then her lips, close to his. said: “Farewell to earth. Tony!" “Yes," he said, quivering. “Yes; 1 suppose this Is our last sure night* “No; we leave tonight Tony." “Tonight? I thought It was tomorrow." “No; Father feared the last night—if any one knew it in advance. So he said tomorrow; but all his calculations make It tonight" “How soon, KveT* “In an hour, dear. You’ll hear the bogie*. Ho deceived even you." “And Dave!" asked Tony Jealously. Dave Ransdell now was bls great friend. Dave was to- bo in command, except as to sdentlttc matters, of the party in the second ship; Tony was himself second only to Hendron on the first ship; and Tony had no Jealousy of Dave for that. Moreover. Eve was to travel In the ship with her father and Tony; If he was saved, so /-would she be! And Dave might, with out Ahem, be lost. Tony had told bitn selAthat be had conquered bls Jealous jv of Dave; but here it still held him. “No." said Eve. “Fatter told Dave tomorrow, too. But we leave the earth tonight" “So tomorrow," said Touy. “tomor row we may be 'ourselves, with yeatoday’s seven thousand years.*** He held her again as he thought of his hour—the last hour of which be could be sure. “Come away." be said. ‘Come far ther away from-—" “From what, Tony?" "From everybody else." And he drew her on. He led her. Indeed, toward the edge of the encampment, where the wires that protected It knitted a barrier. And there, holding her, he heard and she heard a child crying. There were no children in the en campment. There never had been. No one with little children had been chosen. But here was a child. Eve called to the child, and H ceased crying; so Eve had to call again for a response that would guide her to it in the dark. There were two children, together and alone. They were-three and four years old. it appeared. They knew their names—Dan and Dorothy. They called for “Papa." Papa, it appeared, had brought them there in the dark and gone away. Papa bad told them to stay there, and somebody would come. Eve had her arms between the wires, and the children clung to her bands while they talked. Now Tony lifted them over the wires; and Eve took them in her arm* The little girl asked if she was "Mamma." Mamma, it appeared, had gone away a long time ago. “Months ago only," Eve interpreted for Tony, "or they wouldn’t remember ber." “Ye* Probably tn the destruction of the First Passage," Tony said; and they both understood that the mother must be dead.

"He brought them here to us," Eve said; and Tony understood that, too It was plain enough: Some father, who had heard of the camp and the Space Ships, bad brought his children here and left them—going away, asking nothing for himself. Clear and loud In the night a bugle blew; and Tony and Eve both started. “Gabriel's horn." muttered Tony. The last trump!" “Father advanced the time." returned Eva "Ho decided to give a few minutes more of warning; or else he fooled me, too." “Ton are carrying that child r asked Tony. Eve had the little girl “Yea.” said Eva Too are carrying the boyr “Yea" said Tony. “Rules or no rules; necessities or no necessities, if we can take sheep and goats I guess wo can take th cm two." “1 guess so,” said Eve; and she strode strongly beside him Into the edge of Illumination as the great floodlights biased out. The buildings were all alight; and everybody was bustling. The loading of the two Arks long ago had been completed. The paastngrre ran back and forth, calling. crying. f .aklng baada embracing one another. They were all to go; every one in right was billeted ea the Space Ships; bat some would be oa one ship, some on the other. Would they meet again —ea Bronson Beta? Would either ship get there? Tony, hurrying to his station, appreciated how wisely Hendron bad acted in deceiving them all—even himself—as to the night Here he waa second la command at the first Space Ship, carrying a strange child la contraventloa of all orders. The ' chief comwiMtecte Avughter also carried a child. No one stopped them. Not Hendren himeeit It was the last hour ea ekrth, and men’s minds wore rocking. The bugles blew again; and Tony, depositing the boy with Eve. tet about Ida business of cheddng the personnel of bls ship. Three hundred yards away Dave Ransdrii cheeked the personnel of bls larger party. RansdeiL for a moment ran over* Ua W a,, m-n-w >— —V* o® uim roc n'euurua, ©ui so wujui, also, Eve. Toay did not interfere; be RjlOWSd ry? tIMHF tMt gather. A third time the bugtec blow. Toay completed hte check of crew and pasMugcrA Thrice he blew his ' whistle VTOU* OS <• Wt CI<HK U»® second ship lay. Dave Ransdril's shrill signal answered. “Ctoee valves and lock*!* There waa no one oa tike ground. Ko one! AD fhicbefl and tallied, thrice swr. let as Toay left the test lock open te gnse out again and ttstea. he beard a taint cry. The tether of the children! Could ho trike him. toe? One man more? Os course they could make It Tony withheld the final signal.

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The voice was faint and* fir away, and tn its thin notes could be detected the vibrations of tense anxiety. It came from where the airplane field lay. Presently he made out syllable* but not their meaning. “Hello.” he yelled mightily. "Who ia ttr Back came the thinly shouted reply: “Cest moi. Duquesne! Attendee!" Tony's mind translated: "It’s L Duquesne! Walt" On the opposite side of the flying field a Ipne human figure struggled into the rays of the flow light* It was the figure of a short fat man running clumsily, waving his arms and pausing at Intervals to shout. Duquesne! The name had a familiar sound. Then Tony remembered. Duquesne was the French scientist in charge of building the French Space Ship that had been reported to him by James long ago. Ha turned to the attendants at the airlock. "Get Hendron." be said. “Tell him Duquesne Is here alone.” He operated the winch which moved the stairway back to the hull of the ship. The short fat man trotted across the field, stopping frequently to ges ticulate and shout: “Attendes! (Test mot. Duquesne!" At last he scrambled up the steps of the concrete foundations to the ship He rushed across the platform and arrived at the airlock. He wore the remnants of a khaki uniform which did not fit him. Protruding from the breast pocket of the tunic was the butt of a revolver. He was black-haired, black-eyed and big nosed. When he began to speak brokenly, he first swore in French and then said In English: “1 am Duquesne! The great Duquesne! The celebrated Duquesne! The famous Duquesne. The French physicist me, Duquesne. This I take for the ship of Cole *Endron—yes? Then, so I am here. Tell him I have come from France In three month* running a steamboat by myself almost flying across this foul country with my plane, which it Is broken down near what was Milwaukee, and to here I have walked by myself alone these many day* You are going now. yes? Tell him to go. Tell him Duquesne is here. Tell him I leave those pig* those dog* those cow* those onion* who would build snch a foolish ship as they will break their necks In. I knew this ’Endron ship would fly. so I have come to it Baht They are stupid, my French colleague* More suitable for the motormen of trams than for flyers tn the outer space." At that Instant Hendron arrived at the top of the spiral staircase. He rushed forward with his eyes alight “Duquesne! By G—d, Duquesne! Pm delighted. You’re In the nick of time. In forty minutes we would have been away from here.”

Duquesne gripped Hendron’s hand, and skipped around him as if he were playing a child’s game. With his free | fist he smote upon his breast; he J shouted so that the entire chamber reverberated: “Am 1 a fool that you should have to tell me what hour I was set for your departure? Have 1 no brains? Do I know nothing about astronomy? Have I never studied physics? Idiots, charming friends, glorious Americans, fools’ Have I n<» i brain? Can I not anticipate? Here I . am.” Suddenly he let go of Hendron's hand and stopped dancing. He bowed very gravely, first to Hendron, then to Tony, then to the crew. “Gentlemen,” he said, "let’s be going. Let’s ! be on our way.” Hendron, turned to Tony, who in ' reaction 'burst Into a paroxysm of laughter. For an Instant the French scientist looked deeply wounded; then suddenly, he began to laugh. T | am ridiculouA am 1 not?” he shouted. He roared with laughter. He rocked with it | "What about the ships that were } being built in other countries in Eu- | rope?” Hendron asked him. “The English f returned Duquesne. "They will get away. What then, who < knows? Can you 'muddle through* > space. Cole ’Endron? I ask it But the ' English are sound; they have a good ship. But as to them. I have made my • answer. I am here." “The Germans?" demanded Hendron. The Frenchman gestured. Too advanced! They have tried to take •very contingency into account—too many contingency! They will make the moot beautiful voyage of all—or by far the worst As to sill the other, again I observe. I have preferred to be here." Pierre Duquesne. France’s greatest physicist went off with Hendron to the control room, talking volubly. ! Tony superintended the dosing of the » lock. Ho went up the spiral staircase to the first passenger deck. Fifty people lay there on the padded surface with the broad belts already strapped around their legs and torsoa Most of them had not yet attached the straps intended to hold their heads in place. Their eyes were directed toward the glare screen, where alternately views of the heavens overhead and of the radiant landscape outside the Space Ship were being shown. Tony looked st his number and found his place Eve was near by him, with the two children beside her. She had sat up to welcome him. "I’ve been terribly nervous Os course I knew you’d come, but it has been hard waiting here.* "We’re all set." Tony said, as he adjusted himself on the floor harness Below, In the control-room, the men took their posts Hendron strapped himself under the glass screes He fixed bls eyes to an optical instrument. across which were two hair • lines Very doss to the print of In- i tersection was a small star. The in- ' strument had been net ao that when , the star reached the center of the 1 cross the discharge was te be started. About him was a battery of switches . which were controlled by a master . switch, and a lever that worked not unlike a rheostat over a series of resistances His control-room crow > wore fastened te their places with their anna free to manipulate various tevem - CTO WE rOVTTNTTBTM ’ Os course a ground hog is sausage.

= \MA!L WEST END Mrs. Edith Huber of Wakarusa is spending a few days at the home ‘ of Mrs. John Stout helping care for her mother, Mrs. Wm. H. Weybright, who has been very ill the past few days. John Geyer of Nappanee, Mr. ahd Mrs. Orba Weybright were Sunday guests at the Stout home. The Bethany Aid met last Monday at the home of Mrs. Hartman, with 14 present. They knotted two comforters for Mrs. Edith Neff of Elkhart. They also did some dress making for the needy. Miss Phyllis Harris spent the week end in Goshen at the home of Roy Hartman, who is very ill. Miss Ruby Eisen hour is spending the week in Goshen at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Emory Vorhis, who are ill with the grip. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Linderman and son, were Sunday guests of Henry Symensma, who is on the sick list.

| Mrs. John Morehouse, who has been very ill the past two months is ; improving. ; Mr. and Mrs. G. Troup, who are -ill at the home of Mrs. Troup’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Crate Beard, • are also improving. I Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Neff and ’ daughter were Sunday guests of ! Elmer Roach of near Millersburg. | Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Vail of near North Webster were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Roach | Mr. and Mrs- John McGarity : spent Sunday in Goshen at the home >of Mr. and Mrs. James Fleming. Mr. and Mts. F. Rowdabaugh and family spent Sunday at Winona at , the home of Seth Rowdabaugh. J. W. Rowdabaugh and wife, Mrs. Daisy Honeri Mr. and Mrs. Carl Gawthrop were Sunday guests lof Mr. and Mrs. Crate Beard. | Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Cooper of Goshen were Friday evening guests . of Ed Berkey. j The Bethany Home Economics ; Club held an all day meeting } Thursday at the home of Mrs. Emma Baker with 11 members present. The members and families will hold a George Washington Party ThursI day at the Bethany school house. Ray Godschalk and family, who have been living on the Mrs. Sam J Dillen farm moved last Wednesday *to the Guy Fisher farm south-west of Syracuse. Mose Ryman moved on , the Dillen farm. Bobbie and Joan Weybright, who have been very ill the past two weeks are much improved. Miss Katherine Miller of Dunlap is spending a few weeks at the Wey- . bright homs. '•

FOUR CORNERS. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Geyer spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Deithrich of near Goshen. Mrs. Earl Darr and children of near Goshen spent Wednesday night and Thursday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geyer. Mrs. Mary Berkey called at the home of Mary Ulery Monday afternoon. Mary Ulery spent Saturday night in Milford. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Dis-her entertained company Sunday and they spent Sunday evening with friends in Syracuse. Rev. Armstrong called at the Darr home Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Snyder entertained at supper: The Messrs and Mesdames Gawthrop, Jenson, Geyer and Darr. An enjoyable evening was spent with Mr. and Mrs. Snyder Mr. and Mrs. Jenson spent Sunday with friends near Richville. Mrs. Darr called at the home of Ralph Disher Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Crist Darr had as their guests for Sunday evening supper, the Messrs and Mesdames Geyer, Snyder and Darr and two children of near Goshen, and Mrs. Ida Treesh of near Milford. NEW SALEM Donald Smith, Dale Mock and James Pinkerton spent Saturday 'evening with Lewis Auer. Mary Ann Pinkerton has the measles. Emory Guy and wife spent Sunday with Joe Smith and family. Dorothy Baumgartner called at the Joe Smith home Sunday forenoon Mildred Wyland called at the Ray Pinkerton home Thursday. Several from here attended the program at Mock school house Wednesday night. Gladys Hank has been employed in the Howard Mock home. SOLOMON’S CREEK Mr. and Mrs. Vic Niles and Mrs. Bender spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Art Nicolai. t Mr. and Mrs. Walter Shimmell of ! Detroit, Mich., spent several days j with her father, Charley Method, and attended the funeral of her . Uncle Frank Banger Saturday. ! Miss Helen Hillbish, while working last week badly scalded her hand by spilling hot coffee on it. A number of young folks from here attended church services at Burr Oak Sunday afternoon. ’ Miss Jaunita Gushwa is spending this week at the Charley Bunger home. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Shim-

mell of Detroit and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Juday of Richville called there Sunday afternoon. Miss Opal and Oiavine Ott spent Saturday with Mrs. Vic Niles. A large crowd attended church services at Burr Oak Sunday evening. The meetings will continue this week. The Solomons Creek Basket Ball team won from Silver Street Saturday night. Mrs. Manford Mishler of New Paris spent Saturday evening with Mrs. Kenneth Hapner. Preaching service here Sunday morning at 9:30. Sunday school follows. AFRICA. Mr. and Mrs. Eli Shock spent Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Ferverda. Mr. and Mrs. Sim Lewallen, Sallie Lewallen and daughter Haxel Gants and Dick Knox spent Tuesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kline. Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Shock on A family were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Taylor. The Young Peoples’ class of the ; North Webster Church of God met with Pauline and Betty Shock Saturday evening. Mrs. Jacob Click, Mrs. Will Swihart and Mrs. Frank Swihart spent one day last week with Mrs. Fred Kline. Mr. and Mrs. Orval Shock and son Argil, Miss Velma Shock and friend Guy Rifter spent Sunday evening in the Elmo Shock home. Mrs. David Finch and daughter spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Shock. Mrs. Finch and

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