"I am only human."

"How could you have such power as to reach our world?"

"That I cannot explain."

"How many people live on your world?"

"One and one-half billion," I answered.

"Are they all pure-minded?"

I answered that I was pained to inform them that many of our inhabitants
are wicked.

My listeners were still incredulous as to my identity. They were
positive that I was a visiting spirit on a mission of evil or good, and
they urged that I should disclose the purpose of my commission.

I re-affirmed my past utterances and, turning to the chief more
directly, I informed him that he would see me no more. Then, without
pausing another moment, I vanished. As I went, I looked backward to see
the mystified countenances of all who were in the room, and then
proceeded to visit the surrounding city to examine the system under
which it is governed.

I found that the bulk of the trade is controlled by the city, one class
of goods being kept at one place in suitable store houses. The city owns
a full line of vehicles resembling our automobiles. These are very