"
"What will happen when we do?" asked Mark.
Mr. Roumann shrugged his shoulders.
"We'll do our best to get out of the way," he said.
"And if we can't?"
"Well--I guess that will be the end of us."
This was a new danger, and one the boys had not thought of
before. But the German scientist did not seem to attach much
importance to the matter.
They traveled on for two days, nothing of moment occurring. The
Annihilator, true to its name, fairly ate up space, though they
were still far from Mars.
It was on the morning of the third day. The two boys and
Professor Henderson were in the pilot house, and Mr. Roumann was
in the engine-room, adjusting the Etherium motor, for he expected
to shortly put it in operation. Suddenly Jack, who was looking
at one of the instruments on the front wall, uttered a cry.
"What's the matter?" asked Mark.
"We're approaching something!" was the answer. "Some sort of
heavenly body. Look at that indicator!"
The hand or pointer on a peculiar dial was moving violently to
and fro.
"Call Mr. Roumann," suggested the professor.
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