“Jeepers, why did I ever wander off from Daddy?” she moaned.
The tears made her feel better and presently she was calm enough to go over to the cabinet and turn it on. A large screen brightened and she saw a strange land unfolding before her eyes.
There were winding highways raised into the sky and skyscrapers like tall crystal columns. She saw motorcars of tear-drop design and helicopters filling the air. The people looked much like Linnia, with phosphorescent clothing, and all had hair as flaming red as Linnia’s own.
She saw a strange land unfolding before her eyes
Yes, Tata Moori looked like an exciting place to visit, but it was not a visit Beth would want to make without another person from her own planet. As she thought about her predicament, she began to be scared again and the tears filled her eyes once more. Why, Sirius was trillions of miles from Earth!
She went to the window. The dwindling earth was becoming a green ball against the black deeps of space. The stars were dazzling and seemed as countless as the sands of the seashore. The view made Beth terribly homesick.
Finally Linnia returned.
Beth looked at her anxiously, trying to read her fate in the foreign girl’s eyes.
“What did your father say?” Beth asked, with fluttering heart. “Did he say he’d take me back? Please tell me he did!”