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    The Great Drought
    The Great Drought
    The Great Drought
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    The Great Drought

    By S. P. (Sterner St. Paul) Meek

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    Release dateNov 26, 2013
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      The Great Drought - S. P. (Sterner St. Paul) Meek

      The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Great Drought, by Sterner St. Paul Meek

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      Title: The Great Drought

      Author: Sterner St. Paul Meek

      Release Date: July 5, 2009 [EBook #29326]

      Language: English

      *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE GREAT DROUGHT ***

      Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online

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      Transcriber's Note:

      This etext was produced from Astounding Stories May 1932. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.

      A man leaped in and made some adjustments.

      The Great Drought

      By Capt. S. P. Meek

      Another episode in Dr. Bird's extraordinary duel with the scientific wizard Saranoff.

      "Is the maneuver progressing as you wish. Dr. Bird?" asked the Chief of the Air Corps.

      The famous scientist lowered his binoculars and smiled.

      Exactly, General, he replied. They are keeping a splendid line.

      It is the greatest concentration of air force that this country has ever seen, said General Merton proudly.

      With a nod, Dr. Bird raised his glasses to his eyes and resumed his steady gaze. Five thousand feet below and two miles ahead of the huge transport plane which flew the flag of the Chief of the Air Corps, a long line of airplanes stretched away to the north and to the south. Six hundred and seventy-two planes, the entire First Air Division of the United States Army, were deployed in line at hundred-yard intervals, covering a front of nearly forty miles. Fifteen hundred feet above the ground, the line roared steadily westward over Maryland at ninety miles an hour. At ten-second intervals, a puff of black dust came from a discharge tube mounted on the rear of each plane. The dust was whirled about for a moment by the exhaust, and then spread out in a thin layer, marking the path of the fleet.

      I hope the observers on the planes are keeping careful notes of the behavior of those dust clouds, said Dr. Bird after an interval of silence. We are crossing the Chesapeake now, and things may start to happen at any moment.

      They're all on their toes, Doctor, replied General Merton. I understood in a general way from the President that we are gathering some important meteorological data for you, but I am ignorant of just what this data is. Is it a secret?

      Dr. Bird hesitated.

      Yes, he said slowly, it is. However, I can see no reason why this secret should not be entrusted to you. We are seeking a means of ending the great drought which has ravaged the United States for the past two years.

      Before General Merton had time to make a reply, his executive officer hastened forward from the radio set which was in constant communication with the units of the fleet.

      Two of the planes on the north end of the line are reporting engine trouble, sir, he said.

      Dr. Bird dropped his glasses and sat bolt upright.

      What kind of engine trouble? he demanded sharply.

      Their motors are slowing down for no explainable reason. I can't understand it.

      "Are their motors made with sheet steel cylinders or

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