f, although greatly agitated, still kept his hand on the
throttle of the occasion. He waved the surging crowd back, demanded
order and at once sent his arrowed questions at me again.

"Are you not a god?" cried he.

"I am only human."

"How could you have such power as to reach our world?"

"That I cannot explain."

"How many people live on your world?"

"One and one-half billion," I answered.

"Are they all pure-minded?"

I answered that I was pained to inform them that many of our inhabitants
are wicked.

My listeners were still incredulous as to my identity. They were
positive that I was a visiting spirit on a mission of evil or good, and
they urged that I should disclose the purpose of my commission.

I re-affirmed my past utterances and, turning to the chief more
directly, I informed him that he would see me no more. Then, without
pausing another moment, I vanished. As I went, I looked backward to see
the mystified countenances of all who were in the room, and then
proceeded to visit the surrounding city to examine the system under
which it is governed.

I found that the bulk of the trade is controlled by the city, one class
of goods being kept at one place in suitable store houses. The city owns
a full line of vehicles resembling our automobiles. These are very
spacious. Each one is supplied with certain lines of merchandise and
passes over an unalterable rail route at its own fixed period.

Thus all parts of the city are reached with the necessaries of life.
Those who prefer can go to the trade centers, but no special orders are
delivered except by the regular cars and at the regular time.

For instance, one can go to the trade centers for meats and vegetables,
and purchase what he wishes or give his order. At the time corresponding
to six o'clock of our time in the morning the meat and vegetable cars
start on their respective routes, while the trade centers are open for
personal callers. Marketing goes on at the market center while the cars
are selling throughout the city. At nine o'clock the delivery cars leave
the trade centers.

Similar to the manner of our world, each home is numbered in such a way
that no two houses have the same designation. By this arrangement the
delivery of goods is facilitated.

Everything in this busy metropolis goes like clock work, and everybody
knows the schedule, which is simple enough to be understood almost at a
glance.

All the trade centers lie along the f