They were
engaged in getting out the Cardite, all working with feverish
haste, when Jack, looking up, saw a Martian officer regarding the
actions of the world-dwellers with his great, bulging eyes.
CHAPTER XXVIII
THE ATTACK
"They've discovered us!" exclaimed Jack, as he stood up and
watched the Martian.
"What?" cried Mr. Roumann. "Oh, it's only one of them," he
added, "and he hasn't any of those electrical sticks. Go ahead
and take some more of the Cardite."
But the Martian advanced on the travelers, and, by his voice and
gestures, seemed to be warning them to stop taking the red
material.
"Maybe he's a guard," suggested Mark.
"Very likely," assented Professor Henderson.
"I'll see if I can't scare him with my gun," remarked Andy.
"I've put in more powder, and a heavier bullet."
He fired in the air, over the Martian's head, but to the surprise
of the adventurers the weapon only gave a faint sound, like that
of a pop gun, while the bullet rolled from the barrel and dropped
at Andy's feet.
"Why, that's worse than ever!" he exclaimed.
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