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But she called in vain Turning for response, she saw, to her amazement and alarm, both men stretched on the floor, senseless! She ran to the evenly and quietly as in profound and comfortable sleep--but it was beyond her skill to renew their consciousness Then it flashed upon her that the "White Eagle" was no longer ,--that it was, in fact, quite stationary,--and a quick rush of energy filled her as she realised that now she was as she had wished to be, alone with her air-ship to do with it as she would All fear had left her,--her nerves were steady, and her daring spirit was fired with resolution Whatever the mischance which had so swiftly overwhelmed Rivardi and Gaspard, she could not stop now to question, or deter She went to the steering-gear to take it in hand--but though the mysterious , the ship did not rasped the propeller--it resisted her touch with hard and absolute inflexibility All at once a low deep voice spoke close to her ear-"Do not try to steer You cannot proceed"

Her heart gave one wild bound,--then al into unconsciousness, and made a violent effort to master the physical weakness that threatened her That voice--what voice? Surely one evoked froain--this ti and tender

"Why are you afraid? For you there is nothing to fear!"

She raised her eyes and looked about nervously The soft lule's" interior fro,--her dainty, rose-lined cabin held no strange or supernatural visitant,--all was as usual After a pause she rallied strength enough to question the audible but invisible intruder

"Who is it that speaks to me?" she asked, faintly

"One froiven in full clear accents--"I a on the Sound Ray"

She held her breath inThe voice went on, equably-"You know the use of wireless telephony--we have it as you have it, only your methods are imperfect We speak on Sound Rays which are not yet discovered in your country We need neither transes, no reat the distance, they are always heard"