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Young Readers Science Fiction Stories
Beth Harrison and her father had driven into the desert to look for dead branches of jumping cactus, which were used in making lamps for Mr. Harrisons tourist shop in Tucson. He and Beth had just gotten out of the station wagon and were gazing up a slope of bristly cacti. They set to work searching for dead branches. They found a few good specimens. But they were not enough to suit Beth and she decided to broaden the search. She went over the slope and up and down another, and before long her roaming carried her out of sight of her father. Presently Beth had a bag full of cactus wood for the lamp shop. She was about to return to her father when suddenly she saw something ahead that she had not noticed before. Almost hidden within a dense thicket of smoky green paloverde was a shiny surface that reflected the dying suns rays. Her imagination stirred, Beth decided to investigate. She put down her bag and made her way into the thicket. As she moved carefully through the thorns, she found some of the branches pushed aside as if someone had used this path before. She was almost through when she tripped and fell head-first. Her forehead bumped against an unyielding branch, causing her to see more than one star this time. ......Buy Now (To Read More)
Ebook Number: 53456
Author: Elam, Richard M. (Richard Mace)
Release Date: Nov 5, 2016
Format: eBook
Language: English
Illustrator: Prezio, Victor, 1924-1976
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