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HEE (EEE ESS - & - happiness - Borden, who never tired of reminding him that the fail- steam at tremendous pressure, thus blowing the already weakened globe into fragments. Frank reves ceased mourning for his friends, who passed with 1 give him ure was not his, that the Rulgen could not possibly have been completed in less time, and that even if it had been only a few of his friends could have escaped the disaster. But at this Frank always shook his head he Heer which might have been made had they Znished sooner, and of the thirty or sixty thousand of his beloved Neloia who might have heen safety. Perhaps igh: of evenrs thar transpired some twen:: later, ir is befrer thar this highly- 2onle did not reach us. I refer to the terrible « 2 1933 10 1966, which is still fresh in our memories after these fifteen years. Possibly I err in this, but it seems to me that the horrible slaughter and devastation wrought in that period would have strung and sex caused a great deal more agony among them than did: THE AMBASSADOR FROM MARS 807 their sudden and quick destruction in their own homes. Frank, the voungest of the group, has now left us also and, as the surviving member, it has been my humble privilege to record the happenings as set down. I found great interest and not a little of absolute won- derment in going through the many manuscripts and photographs carried back to our earth by Frank. Much of the story was obtained from these records and from Frank's diary, but a considerable portion has been taken from actual descriptions given to me by word of mouth. Rarely could he be induced to talk on the stibject, but when he did his words were always of the virtues of the Neloia, of Jack, and of the geography and characteristics of Uldur., Of his own deeds he never spoke, and those portions of the tale dealing with his achievements were culled from pages in his collec- tion of manuscripts that had come from the pens of Jack, Rete, or Ky-lin. My sole object in setting down the story after these many years is to convey to you the fineness of charac- ter and the unselfishness of him who was called by Ky-lin, “Ambassador Extraordinary,” and to perpetuate his memory. If, in some small measure, I have suc- ceeded in this, I am content. THE END

ar vem see if vou can a knowledge. 1. What is the nature of the force propelling a rocket? (See page 489.) 2. What element is it supposed that the great scientist, Madame Curie, discovered in X-Ray tubes? (See page 508.) What ancient Egyptian monarch in his views on sun-worship seems to come close to our theory of the atom? (See page 508.) “4. What is the name of the famous ray discovered by Professor Robert A, Millikan? (See page 510.) 5. Can vou conceive of a hole in the universe or de- scribe it? (See page 510.) 6. What law is termed the most inexorable law of the universe? (See page 512.) (#8) What Do You Know? EADTRS of Axrazine Stomizs have frequently commented upon the fact that there is more actual knowledge ad tarough reading its pages than from many a textbook. Moreover, most of the stories are ! . making it possible for any one to grasp important facts. ‘ ; which we give below are all answered on the pages as listed at the end of the questions, Please cer the questions without looking for the answer, and see how well you check up on your general 7. Can you explain the stagnation of equilibrium to which the universe seems to be slowly tending? (See “page 512.) : 8. In what mineral ore deposits can bacterial influence and. action be inferred? (See page 526.) 9. What two properties of matter usually associated in the mind with gravitation, are really independent of it? (See page 534.) 10. Tn the absence of gravitation, what could take its place in a vehicle moving through interstellar space as regards the actions of the passengers in such a vehicle? (See page 544.) 11. In the absence -of gravitation, would mass and weight both be effective in their action? (See page 545.)