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"Quick! Tell them below to lose no time! Open the shed and let her rise!--when the contact is once established there will not be half a second to spare!"

Hurriedly the h obviously terrified, shouted the necessary orders, while Morgana went to the other end of the ship where Rivardi opened for her the second coain the circular flashes broke out, but this ti streaht was seen to run rapidly and co every disc that lined the walls as with the sparkling point of a jewel The wings of the ship palpitated as with life and began to spread open

"Let her go!" cried Morgana--"Away to your place, pilot!" and she waved a coear--"Hold her fast!Keep her steady! Straight towards the sun-rise!"

As she spoke, a wonderful thing happened--every disc that lined the interior of the ship started throbbing like a pulse,--every little white knob in the centre of each disc vibrated with an extraordinary rapidity ofof swiftly falling snow, and Gaspard, obeying Morgana's sign, dren at once all the rose silk covering which coe mechanism from view There was absolutely no noise in this intense vibration,--and there was no start or jar, or any kind of difficulty, when the air-ship, released fro bird sprang through the vast opening gateway of the aerodroh by its own volition In one ht, far far into space, and thea no more than tiny black pin-heads down below,--then, with a slow diving grace it righted itself as it were, and as if it had of its oill selected the particular current of air on which to sail It travelled with a steady swiftness in absolute silence,--its great wings moved up and doith a noiseless power and rhythana turned her face, now delicately flushed with triu as she looked at hi his He seemed stricken dumb with astonishment,--his lips moved, but no word issued from them

"You believefurther to do but to steer The force we use re-creates itself as it works--it cannot become exhausted To slon and descend to earth one need only open the corows less and less, and like a living creature the 'White Eagle' sinks gently to rest You see there is no cause for fear!"