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You must consider the possible consequences ere it be too late." "Never!" I cried. "My dear Almos, I am too vitally interested; I have proceeded too far now to hesitate at any step toward such a goal. Explain your theories to me, and I will test them, even if it costs me my life, for Mars holds that which is dearer to me than life on Earth ever can be."
So accustomed was I to hear the Martian speak of the most miraculous occurrences in an ordinary conversational tone, that the idea of there still remaining something on Mars to be discovered appeared a still greater wonder. "We have made a most important discovery," pursued Almos.
We go up hill trough de hood. We see ten, twelve, Injin almos' naked, eatin', drinkin', dancin', an' yell like debbil. Capten say, "Stay here, Krasippe; I get hind bush." Capten creep trough bush, light cannle, an' bust out trough circle to middle of fire. I see fifty Injin fright dat way. Dose Injin not frighten much. I see one man jump on capten, trow him down, raise hatchet to kill him.
And undoubtedly these same conditions in due time will face the people of Earth." I could not restrain an exclamation of astonishment at this prediction, but Almos at once reassured me by stating that when the time did come, it would be the beginning of universal peace and happiness on Earth. "Am I to understand, then," said I, "that a condition of perfect happiness prevails on Mars?"
Sum ob dem would almos' luze dere clothes, en dey'd fall down lak dey wuz dying. Deze last few y'ars dey hab got ter stylish ter shout. INTERVIEW Precilla Gray 807 Ewing Ave. Nashville, Tenn. I think I'se 107 Y'ars ole. Wuz bawn in Williamson County 'fore de Civil wah.
Indeed, Reon, who had been preparing an aerenoid for our use such was the Martian name for these airships was quite unaware of my astonishment, and it was plain that with the exercise of due care, when I spoke without the prompting of Almos' knowledge, there was no likelihood of anyone's having a suspicion of my true personality.
Suddenly, starting to my feet and snatching the paper from the ground, I uttered an exclamation of astonishment. For the first time, I noticed the hour at which Reon was to carry out his instructions it was three hours before the time for my departure! Almos had, then, deliberately planned to take my place on Earth, and in return to give me his on Mars.
"Why, 'Rastus," exclaimed his mother, "does yo' 'tend lak yo' don't 'member little Sally Ma'tin yo' used to go wid almos' f'om de time you was babies? W'y, I'm s'prised at you." "She has slipped my mind," said the young man. For a long while the neighbours who had come and Aunt Mandy sat up to wait for Erastus, but he did not come in until the last one was gone.
"Then, how did you wake yourself up thoroughly enough to know that it was exactly five minutes past two?" "Lemme see, suh. Possibilly, 'twuz bekase uv whut I seen 'long about ha'fpas' one possibilly, boss." "So you hadn't been asleep for two hours?" "Almos', suh. It wuz dis way: you see, boss, de bellboys' bench is right unduh de big clock in de lobby, off to de right uv de desk.
I called her bad names, an' she flung back mean names, an' twitted me with runnin' away to make her feel bad, when she didn't care a picayune for me; an' I tole her I never wanted to see her face agin, an' we almos' cum to blows."
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