XIX. TORCHES OF LIFE
XX. ON THE EDGE OF A CRATER
XXI. WASHINGTON SEES A GHOST
XXII. A BREAKDOWN
XXIII. LOST ON THE MOON
XXIV. DESOLATE WANDERINGS
XXV. THE PETRIFIED CITY
XXVI. SEEKING FOOD
XXVII. THE BLACK POOL
XXVIII. THE SIGNAL FAILS
XXIX. THE FIELD OF DIAMONDS
XXX. BACK TO EARTH--CONCLUSION




CHAPTER I

A WONDERFUL STORY


"Well, what do you think of it, Mark?" asked Jack Darrow, as he laid
aside a portion of a newspaper, covered with strange printed
characters. "Great; isn't it?"

"You don't mean to tell me that you believe that preposterous story, do
you, Jack?" And Mark Sampson looked across the table at his companion
in some astonishment.

"Oh, I don't know; it may be true," went on Jack, again picking up the