The Land of the Changing Sun

in his walk towards

s," said he, "for this light is whit

t can do us no good to go down there; it

ong the hot crevices. We have got to perish anyway, and we might as well spice the remainder of our lives with whatever adventure

here," acquiesced Joh

to pass under it, and again it rose sharply like the roof of a cathedral, and the rays of the far-away, but ever-increas

ght seemed to me to be shining on a cliff over which water is pouring in

re can the li

ell; wait till

er side of which towered a vast cliff of white crysta

through a series of dark chambers of the cavern to a dazzling light. "Come, let's go nearer it." He moved a few ste

hnston followed the

Branasko in an awed tone; "only the light

h stood out on the smooth crystal like silhouettes. So clear-cut were they, that, in his own shadow, the A

un, only the spirit of the dead kings could

ohnston; "what if we do come upon the sun? L

ment increasing. As they advanced the cave got larger until it opened out into a larger plain over wh

ank to the earth and covered his face with his hands

rge from the black earth and gradually disappear in a great hole in the roof of the cavern. It left a broad stream of light behin

st, owing to the brightness of the sun overhead, they could see nothing; but, as the great orb gradually disappeared, they began to see lights a

ve and exclaimed enthusiastically:-"A mechanical sun! electric daylight! What genius! A world in a great cave!

astonished. "Is it not so

ight as Alpha is greater than a grain of sand. But this surely is the greatest achievement of man.

f the great tunnel of the

hat i

s a point beneath the king's palace where, by a staircase, the king and his officers

derf

se. It is said that it is sumptuously furnished inside, and not too

ilent for a moment

served and be thus carried over to the other

n, as he looked into the earnest eyes

other side, in the Barrens, there is no more chance for escape than here. Bu

e the sun starts to rise?" asked the American,

"Ah, see! further to the left there are some

with

nery seemed afar off like stars reflected in deep water. With great difficulty the two men l

"There are no more ledges and this one juts out so far that ev

is not that a lake beneath? I think it must be

nasko; "and I now see a chanc

ow

he lake to see us; we can drop

hear the splashi

irst let's experime

they let it go. Down it went, cutting the air with a sharp whizzing sound. They listened breathlessly, but heard no sound as the rock struck the wat

nd we won't be hurt at all if only we can keep our feet downward and hold our breath long

est projection of the ledge. "Are you willi

es

u see me swim ashor

ong fellow swung himself over

fell through the darkness, and then there was no sound except the low whirr of the cables and the monotonous hum of the great wheels beneath. Then the smooth surface of the lak

en, chancing to look down, he saw a long narrow barge slowly emerging from the cliff directly under him. For an instant he was so much startled that he almost lost his grip on the rock. He tried to climb back on the ledge, but his stren