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| [Rob was surrounded by a group of natives of hideous appearance—Frontispiece] | |
| [From his workshop ran a network of wires throughout the house—Headpiece] | 1 |
| [A quick flash of light almost blinded Rob] | 6 |
| [A curious being looked upon him from a magnificent radiance—Tailpiece] | 8 |
| [Scientific men think the people of Mars have been trying to signal us—Headpiece] | 9 |
| [I am here to do your bidding, said the Demon—Tailpiece] | 17 |
| [Men have not yet discovered what the birds know—Headpiece] | 18 |
| [These three gifts may amuse you for the next week—Tailpiece] | 28 |
| [Rob's action surprised them all—Headpiece] | 29 |
| ["He'll break his neck!" cried the astounded father] | 36 |
| [The red-whiskered policeman keeled over—Tailpiece] | 42 |
| [Rob's captors caught up the end of the rope and led him away—Headpiece] | 43 |
| ["If it's just the same to you, old chap, I won't be eaten to-day"—Tailpiece] | 59 |
| [Rob soared through the air with five Buccaneers dangling from his leg—Headpiece] | 60 |
| [It was a strange sight to see the pirates drop to the deck and lie motionless] | 66 |
| [When night fell his slumber was broken and uneasy—Tailpiece] | 77 |
| [When Rob had been kissed by his mother, he gave an account of his adventures—Headpiece] | 78 |
| [Rob sat staring eagerly at the Demon—Tailpiece] | 85 |
| [The Being drew from an inner pocket something resembling a box—Headpiece] | 86 |
| [These spectacles will indicate the character of every one you meet—Tailpiece] | 96 |
| [Rob is in truth a typical American boy—Headpiece] | 97 |
| [Rob placed the indicator to a point north of east and began his journey—Tailpiece] | 103 |
| [A crowd assembled, all shouting and pointing toward him in wonder—Headpiece] | 104 |
| [A man rushed toward it, but the next moment he threw up his hands and fell unconscious] | 108 |
| [Rob reached the entrance of the palace, only to face another group of guardsmen] | 114 |
| [Rob only smiled in an amused way as he marched past them—Tailpiece] | 125 |
| [A tremendous din and clatter nearly deafened him—Headpiece] | 126 |
| [The eyes of the Frenchman were actually protruding from their sockets] | 128 |
| [From an elevation of fifty feet or more Rob overlooked a pretty garden—Headpiece] | 136 |
| [Placing the record so that the President could see clearly, Rob watched the changing expressions upon the great man's face] | 140 |
| [Rob experienced a decided sense of relief as he mixed with the gay populace—Tailpiece] | 145 |
| [Beneath him stretched a vast sandy plain, and speeding across this he came to a land abounding in vegetation—Headpiece] | 146 |
| ["Those fellows seem to be looking for trouble"] | 150 |
| [Uttering cries of terror and dismay, the three Turks took to their heels] | 158 |
| [Rob was miserable and unhappy, and remained brooding over his cruel fate—Tailpiece] | 159 |
| [The Tatars arrived swiftly and noiselessly—Headpiece] | 160 |
| [The Turk rose slowly into the air, with Rob clinging to him with desperate tenacity] | 176 |
| [Without more ado Rob mounted into the air, leaving the Turk staring after him—Tailpiece] | 181 |
| [Coming toward him was an immense bird—Headpiece] | 186 |
| [With one last scream the creature tumbled downward to join its fellow—Tailpiece] | 191 |
| [During the next few hours Rob suffered from a severe attack of homesickness—Headpiece] | 192 |
| [The disappointment of the sailors was something awful to witness] | 196 |
| [As they slowly mounted into the sky the sailor gave a squeal of terror—Tailpiece] | 205 |
| [Rob mounted skyward, to the unbounded amazement of the fishermen, who stared after him—Headpiece] | 206 |
| [Rob hovered over the great tower of the Lick Observatory until he attracted the excited gaze of its inhabitants—Tailpiece] | 213 |
| [Finding himself upon the lake front, Rob hunted up a vacant bench and sat down to rest—Headpiece] | 214 |
| [As he started downward he saw the old gentleman looking at him with a half-frightened, half-curious expression—Tailpiece] | 224 |
| [At precisely ten o'clock Rob reached the front door of his own house—Headpiece] | 225 |
| [Rob boldly ascended the stairs, entered the workshop and closed and locked the door—Tailpiece] | 229 |
| [The Demon sank into a chair nerveless and limp, but still staring fearfully at the boy—Headpiece] | 230 |
| [A flash of white light half-stunned and blinded Rob. When he recovered himself the Demon had disappeared—Tailpiece] | 245 |