Chapter I: Front Matter

_A Young Heroes Library Volume_

YOUNG VISITOR TO MARS

By
RICHARD M. ELAM, Jr.

ILLUSTRATED BY CHARLES H. GEER

_GROSSET & DUNLAP_
NEW YORK

Copyright 1953
By Lantern Press, Inc.
_Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 53-10375_
MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

_Contents_

_Beyond the Earth_ 9
_Hurtling Danger_ 17
_First Stop—Luna_ 25
_The Curious Boy_ 37
_Pelting Stones_ 47
_Into Space Again_ 59
_Invisible Menace_ 73
_The New World_ 83
_A Cry in the Night_ 99
_School on Mars_ 111
_Yank_ 123
_Illness Strikes_ 135
_News for Randy_ 147
_Peril in the Night_ 159
_The Peril Continued_ 169
_Disappointment_ 181
_Yank in School_ 193
_Trouble in the Air_ 203
_Terror in the Night_ 215
_Lost Underground_ 227
_A Struggle Against Time_ 237
_Of Days to Come_ 251

_List of Illustrations_

_“The Earth!” She spoke in awe._ 12
_“Hi, folks,” he greeted._ 21
_“That’s the headquarters building.”_ 43
_He was going to Mars._ 65
_Figures in weird metallic suits._ 78
_The birds soared away._ 118
_The whole landscape was blotted out._ 142
_The picture flashed on._ 156
_“Pops!” Randy cried._ 164
_Yank went over the side with a splash._ 189
_“Please don’t bring Yank back.”_ 200
_Down, down he went._ 213
_They felt themselves tumbling downward._ 232
_They grabbed Yank’s paws and began dancing._ 256