Secret of the Earth Star

by Henry Kuttner

The jewel glowed and death leaped from the gun

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Secret of the EARTH STAR

By

HENRY KUTTNER

[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from
Amazing Stories August 1942.
Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that
the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]

The theft of the Earth Star blazed a trail of death to a weird city under the Sahara.

CHAPTER I

Despite the blazing heat of the hot Indian night, this air-conditioned room in the palace was cool and comfortable. It was a bit too luxurious for a business office; otherwise, it might have been any New York suite. Three men sat at a small glass-topped table, on which stood a Gladstone bag.