Lost on the Moon or In Quest of the Field of Diamonds

row, as he laid aside a portion of a newspaper, cover

sterous story, do you, Jack?" And Mark Sampson looked

on Jack, again picking up the paper and g

some one else, should attempt to bring all those precious stones to this eart

that a large field of 'Reonaris' was discovered on the moon near Mare Tranquilitatis (or Tranquil Ocean, I suppose that could

didn't have much time to study the language of Mars while we were there, and we might make some mistake in the words. That article might be

with characters not unlike Greek. "I may be wrong," went on the lad, "but you must remember that I translated some other articles in this paper, and Professor Hend

aris it would turn out to be only

the Martians call it in their language,

ee with you," decl

ky and contrar

believing anything so wild and w

There are diamonds on the

. "I don't believe it; that's all. You're mistak

d he held clinched the paper which had caused the lively discussion. It was as

n," begg

ck. "I'm going to prove

you going

to translate this article for you, and then you can ask th

k Andy Sudds or Washington W

ing that his chum was smiling, Jack laughed, cooled down a bit,

e's the paper I brought from Mars to prove it, and the only thing there'

k were seated, was cautiously opened, and a black, woolly hea

Washington?" asked

but did I done heah you' to promulgate some conversa

e talking about diam

I done said,

" went on Jack. "Yes, we were talking about diamon

no confidences, Massa Jack, would yo' jest kindly mention it to yo's truly," and Professor Henderson's faithful servant, who had followed him into

on," was t

joke!" And Washington began t

cked it up, gazed at it, first from one side, and then from the other. Next he turned it upside down, but, as t

ad without mah glasses,

until annoder time. Di

der what dey'll be doi

de moon, eh? Dia

or he had entered it when Jack and Mark w

e us about anything

the reply, "I did come

sed to hold some conver

oned about dem diamon

on de m

uggested Mark. "Come on, Jack, and stop dreaming ab

ack sturdily, "but the time will come, Ma

asked

t I'm sure I can

to the laboratory of Professor Henderson. His door was open, and the aged man, whose hair and beard were now white with age, was bending over a table covered with papers, chemical a

e older professor, as h

disturb you by

red-hot discussion about diamonds o

oon!" exclaimed Pr

ed his friend, Prof. Santell R

rought back with us in our projectile, the Annihilator, after our trip to Mars. I have been translating some of the articles in it, and to-night I came acr

osit, of Reonaris, which I claim are diamonds. Mark says I'm wrong, but, Pr

scientist, and he looked for confi

the same chemical constitution, and also the diamond's hardness and b

the paper, which was one of some souvenirs brought back from wh

rinted in such strange characters. As he perused it, he nodded his head tho

"Jack is right! This is an account of a trip made to the moon by some of the Martians, who have advanced much further in the art o

bout them finding a fi

anxious to prove to his

s," replied

diamonds, isn't

red Professor

e diamonds? The Martians must have left some! Let's go to the moon and get them! We can d

laboratory of the scientist. It was br

n-no sah!! Ef I went dere, I'd suah get looney, an' I has troubles enough now wid'out da