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"No, not well bad," was the gloomy answer. "Why so?" "I can't force the Annihilator to one side or the other. I have tried, time and again, to steer it away from the comet's head and into the less dense part of the tail, but, so far, without success. The rudder arrangement appears to be affected by the comet and will not work." "What can we do?"
"You will be able to discover if the moon has an atmosphere and moisture; and also what the other side the one that is always turned away from us looks like." "It does sound tempting," went on the aged scientist slowly. "And we could do it in our projectile, the Annihilator. It is in good working order; isn't it, Professor Roumann?" "Couldn't be better.
The difference in temperature between the projectile and the surrounding atmosphere causes us to be enveloped in a sort of cloud. When the outer shell of the Annihilator is the same temperature as the atmosphere through which we are flying, we shall emerge into sunlight." This happened a little later, and soon they could observe the great ball of fire hanging in space.
The leader remained, and turning to the adventurers he pointed off toward a distant city, and indicated that they were to go there. "And leave our projectile behind!" exclaimed Jack. "We don't want to do that." This did not meet with the approval of the others. They were in a strange land, and the Annihilator might be the means of saving their lives.
Was that all? I wasn't frightened from the beginning. It is wholesome and tonic to realise the powerlessness of man in the face of these little accidents. The heir of all the ages, the annihilator of time and space, who politely doubts the existence of his Maker, hears the roof-beams crack and strain above him, and scuttles about like a rabbit in a stoppered warren.
A few minutes later it was started, and the Annihilator was once more speeding along, this time under new power, and not quite so fast. All on board the projectile found themselves anticipating what they would see on the new and wonderful planet they were soon to visit. "It hardly seems possible," murmured Jack, "that we have made such a journey the longest on record."
"We've got to!" shouted Jack, and he sprang fearlessly forward, fairly running over the narrow path, which had a sheer descent of thousands of feet on either side. Mark, though fearful that he would become dizzy and fall, followed Andy. They were soon across the narrow bridge, and speeding on toward the Annihilator.
Mighty annihilator and elevator! the newspapers' Zeus thou weekly, monthly, and daily journals' Jupiter, shake not thy locks in anger! Cast not thy lightnings forth, if Scherezade sing otherwise than thou art accustomed to in thy family, or if she go without a suite of thine own clique. Do not behead her!
They started at once, and there was a feeling of security when they had clamped fast the great steel doors in the side of the Annihilator. Contrary to their fears, the night passed without incident. They were all at breakfast the next morning, when Mark, happening to look through a heavy plate-glass window in the living-room, called out: "Look what's coming!"
The trouble was over speedily, and the Annihilator was once more speeding toward the moon. "Well, for a trouble-maker, give me a rooster every time," spoke Jack, as, after an examination of the machinery, it was found that nothing was out of order. "How do you think it happened, Professor Henderson?" "It never could have happened except in just that way," was the reply of Mr. Roumann.
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