Henderson.
Jack accordingly took up a stick, and drew in the sand the
geometrical problem of which he had spoken. It is one of the
simplest. No sooner had he done so than the Martians set up a
cry.
"What's the matter?" asked Jack. "I hope I haven't made them
mad."
"No; they appear to be delighted," said Mr. Roumann. And sure
enough, the Martians showed evidences of pleasure. They pointed
to the triangle on the head of their leader, and then to the one
Jack had drawn.
Then, from somewhere in the rear of the crowd, there came another
man. He was slightly larger than his companions, but that was
not saying much, for, aside from their great heads, the Martians
were all little people, not much more than up to Andy's shoulder,
and Andy was not much over five feet in height.
But it was not the size of the newcomer that attracted the
attention of the travelers so much as it was the device he had in
the golden circle on his head. For this device was exactly the
same as the one Jack had drawn in the sand to illustrate the
problem. It was a triangle, with squares drawn out from the
three sides.
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