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Ten days later the two lovers--now ain at the eastern lip of the Abyss With theraph and records, all securely wrapped in oiled canvas, the same which had enveloped the precious objects in the leaden chest

They made a camp, which was to serve the of bringing the Merucaans to the surface, and here carefully stored their treasure in a deep cleft of rock, secure froalow on the return trip The sight of their little hoarden, now totally devastated, they kneould only sadden them unnecessarily

"Let it pass, dearest, as a happy irl as he held her in his arether they watched the purple haze of sunset beyond the chaso back and once ain, but for the present hty matters press It will be wisest for a while to leave the East alone Too many of the Horde are still left there Here, west of the Ohio River Valley, they don't seem to have penetrated--and what's h the day of reckoning will surely coantic task ahead of us It's the biggest and the hardest that oneof time!"

She drew his head down and kissed him, and for a little while they kept the silence of perfect coot it all worked out at last, Allan? You know just the steps to take? One false move--"

"There shall be no false moves Reason, deliberation, care will solve this problem like all the others Given some fifteen hundred people, at a depth of five hundred iven an aeroplane and plenty of tiht to the surface But after that, what? The dangers are treht We can't afford to take chances with the rest!"

"I've planned on all that Our firstof the sort, where the transplanting process can be carried out Theretime after they're on the surface The details of food and water have all got to be arranged, too It means work, work, work! God, ork! But--it's our task, Beta, all our own And I glory in it I thank Heaven for it--a h, patient and wise enough, we're bound to win"