Lost on the Moon - Or, in Quest of the Field of Diamonds by Roy Rockwood
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"I have fixed you," the letter began. "You will never get to the moon.
I shall have my revenge. You took my brother Fred Axtell to Mars and left him there. I determined to get him back, and to that end I disguised myself as one of the boys, and got aboard. When we were safely away from the earth, I would have compelled you to go to Mars and rescue my brother. But my plan has failed. I will have my revenge, though. You will never reach the moon, even if you do get started. Beware! George, the brother of Fred Axtell, will avenge his fate!" "The brother of the crazy machinist!" gasped Jack. "Now I understand his strange actions. He's crazy, too--he wanted to go to Mars--he says we will never reach the moon! Say, look here!" cried Jack, raising his voice. "Here's bad news! That scoundrel has put some game up on us! Maybe he's tampered with the machinery! It won't be safe to start for the moon until we've looked over everything carefully! He says he's fixed us, and perhaps he has!" From the projectile came hurrying the would-be moon travellers, a vague fear in their hearts. CHAPTER XIV OFF AT LAST In the gathering twilight Professor Henderson read slowly the note Dick had brought. Then he passed it to Professor Roumann. The latter shook |
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