The Moon Colony

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sant plastered room tinted a light green. For several moments he did not

he asked curiously,

e was sitting by him in a dejected

?" he demande

. The only thing the young man could see through the door was

g to hear from Professor Ainslee, the distinguished astronomer of Mount Wilson Observa

then Prof. Ainslee's well-k

t a mile in diameter at this time. Of course it cannot be water as water cannot exist on the moon. The heat of the sun, shining steadily for fourteen days, would dry it up as there is no air on the moon to give the water protection. As all readers are aware air forms

rld, am the only man who can answer this mystery. Bring in the prisoners, Kosloff, and let them hear the res

ushed open, and four men sprang into the green-tint

ded in broken English, "the g

ptors stopped them in front of a large mahogany desk. Seated behind this desk was an enormous giant. Epwo

ppearance of the giant. He was willing to wager that the giant would weigh 350 pounds, and that there was not an ounce of surplus fat about the man's red-haired body. He thought of red hair all over the man because the giant's shirt

d they thought of horse teeth, an

cker of puzzlement around his big mouth. Then he spoke in good English in a small shrill voice. His voice was so small and sharp that it was all Joan c

he whispered out of the corner of hi

of the noted air man, Julian Epworth," the giant excla

at a certain page he whirled the sheet around so that she could see. Then he stared at her again. J

picture in the magazine

e been keeping it for a purpose. I planned in the near future to visit Los Angeles with one of my fastest airships, and kidnap you. That picture

nded sharply. "I will have you to understand this gi

am going to do is to make her my wife. We are a little short of women up her

hall never marry you. Besides I do not want a husband. I am just

ony. We go very little on ceremonies here, especially religious ceremonies. There are no priests here, no churches h

irl wife," Epworth said sof

gs with the moon. I am transforming that satellite, which is a boiling caldron for fourteen days and then a freezing Arctic Ocean for fourteen days, into a pleasant

his hand left his face. The act proved so repulsive to Joan that she turned h

cannot live there even if they could go there. I am fixing that all up, working the moon over so that we will find life quite pleasant when we go there. I am sending rocket projectiles loaded with water from the Arctic Ocean to the moon. A projectile leav

. Again Joan had to turn her head; again he eyed her savagely without sa

ou see the beginning to the Lake of Vapours. Fearing that there may be no nitrogen on the moon I am sending frequent projectiles loaded with saltpeter to unite with the supposed volcanic soils,

saltpeter and f

ait for Epworth to

what one would call stealing. We need these things to start a great civilization on another planet. Your people have them. Unfortun

t this crazy idea

o you know

she was speaking to the

a wild animal by all the governments of the earth. This is why I am hiding in this remote place with my comrades, and using my airships to get chemicals, supplies, gold,

r. Before he had been chased out of his home countr

s pressed on her nose, and could not remove them before h

He threw open a door. The scent that came from the inner room caused the

orth now knew that what had been so repulsive to his nostrils since