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The falling star
Ofcoursethetwowerequiteunabletodoanything. Theyshoutedconsolationandpromises,andwentoffbacktothetownagaintogethelp. Onecanimaginethem,coveredwithsand,excitedanddisordered,runningupthelittlestreetinthebrightsunlightjustastheshopfolksweretakingdowntheirshuttersandpeoplewereopeningtheirbedroomwindows. Hendersonwentintotherailwaystationatonce,inordertotelegraphthenewstoLondon. Thenewspaperarticleshadpreparedmen’smindsforthereceptionoftheidea.
Byeighto’clockanumberofboysandunemployedmenhadalreadystartedforthecommontoseethe‘deadmenfromMars. ’Thatwastheformthestorytook. IheardofitfirstfrommynewspaperboyaboutaquartertoninewhenIwentouttogetmyDAILYCHRONICLE. Iwasnaturallystartled,andlostnotimeingoingoutandacrosstheOttershawbridgetothesandpits.
