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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 |
Our big world rolls over as smoothly as it did centuries ago, without a squeak to show it needs oiling after all these years of revolution. But times change because men change, and because civilization, like John Brown's soul, goes ever marching on.
The impossibilities of yesterday become the accepted facts of to-day.
