... tough log as the lever, he managed to raise it high enoughto thrust one ofthe bed-plates under it. The other massive metal sheet helaid across the top. The lower rim ofthe sun touched the horizon. ... by the monster's rapid drive upward,passed after it into space. Far overhead there was one fleeting glimpse of a pinpoint of dull opalescence reflecting the rays ofthe dying sun. Then the ... This the destruction of his precious Dart anddrill—was the result of one siege of insensate fear. If he succumbed toanother one he might well dash straight into the arms of death. He sankto the...