The second shell

by Jack Williamson

THE SECOND SHELL

By JACK WILLIAMSON

By the Author of "The Alien Intelligence," "The Girl from Mars"

Here the well-known author of "The Alien Intelligence" and other thrilling stories presents his latest symphony, a fine piece of aerial fiction.

Few authors have Jack Williamson's knack to pack their stories with so much adventure and with so much imaginative science. And while it may be fantastic today, most of it we know, sooner or later, will have become reality.

All scientists for decades have been wondering what the mysterious Heaviside Layer is. Radio engineers know of the Heaviside Layer from its effect on radio waves. It is very much of a fact, yet no one has ever been able to get near it, due to its distance above the surface of the earth, and till we have penetrated it, we cannot be sure what lies above it.

We know you will enjoy the present story, which easily bears re-reading from time to time.

[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from
Air Wonder Stories November 1929
Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that
the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]

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