twisted about his middle, a timid, fearful, trembling creature. He returned in triumph, walking slowly and fearlessly down a broad lane of golden mushrooms toward the hiding place of his people.
Upon his shoulders was draped a great and many-colored cloak made from the whole of a moth's wing. Soft fur was about his middle. A spear was in his hand and a fierce club at his waist. He and Saya bore between them the dead body of a huge spider—aforetime the dread of the pink-skinned, naked men.
But to Burl the most important thing of all was that Saya walked beside him openly, acknowledging him before all the tribe.
The End
NEXT MONTH
"The First Men
in the Moon"
By H. G. WELLS.
THIS is undoubtedly one of the greatest moon stories ever written. What sort of beings is it possible for the moon to harbor? We know that the moon has but very little atmosphere and we also know that it is almost impossible for any sort of living organisms to maintain themselves on the surface of our satellite. We also know the moon to be a dead world. This means that its interior probably is composed of tremendous grottoes and cavities. If there was any atmosphere at any time, it probably is now contained in the interior of the moon. What sort of beings can inhabit this dead world? It is safe to say that only a Wells could think of the most amazing creatures that he describes so vividly. But somehow or other you gain the impression that it is all very true. Don't fail to read this extraordinary and amazing story.
