Roumann and Professor Henderson were assigned to
another, and Washington and Andy to a third. The leading Martian
took his place in the vehicle with the two men, while two others
of the queer people got in the remaining two sleds, which the
boys dubbed the vehicles. No sooner had they done so than they
started off as if by magic, sliding over the smooth, glass-like
streets.
"Well, they certainly have the transportation problem down to a
science," remarked Jack. "This beats a taxicab all to pieces."
"That's right," agreed Mark. "But say, this is a mighty fine
city."
The boys looked on either side of them. The street, which was
thronged with the queer feather and fur covered inhabitants, led
between rows of stately buildings, all built of some light-colored
substance. The designs were like those usually seen in fantastic
fairy pictures--beautiful in the extreme.
The street led to a great public square, and as the vehicles
swung into it, the boys could not repress a murmur of delight.
For, at the head of the square was a great palace of glass, its
walls so transparent that everything going on within could be
seen from without.
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