Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-10
BY EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
Author of the Tarzan Stories
CHAprER xvI-Continued.

NhAGIEh 6Nt-Ooutihutu'
kkT-JOR two weeks no word has come back
IL from them, but rumors were rife that
they met with terrible disaster and that
all were dead.
"About this time Eat Arras renewed his
opportunities for her hand in marriage. He
has been forever after her since you dis
appeared
'She hated him and feared him; but. with
both her father and grandfather gone. Eat
Arras was very powerful, for he is still
Jed of Zodanga, to which position you VIII
remember, Tardos Mors appointed him atter
you had refused the honor
"IIe had secret audience with her six
days ago. What took place none knows,
but the next day Dejah ThorIs had disap-
peared, and with her had gone dozen of
her household guard and body-servants,
including Sola, the green woman-Tars
Tarkas' daughter, you recall
mo word left they of their Intentions,
but Il is always thus with those who go
upon the voluntary pilgrimage from which
none returns We cannot think aught than
that Dejah Thoris has, sought the Icy
bosom of Iss, and that her devoted servants
have chosen to accompany her.
"zat Arras was at Helium when she
disappeared. He commands this feet which
has been searching for her since. No trace
of her have we found, and fear that It
be futile quest"
Carthoris and I were wrapped In the
xloomest of thoughts. Kantos Kan was
gornbre in contemplation of the further
calamity that might fall upon Helium
should Eat Arras attempt to follow the
aEe-old precedent that allotted terrible
death to fugitives from the Valley Dor.
Nodar alone was carefree-he could be
no worse off in Hellum than elsewhere.
Let us hope that we may at least go
out with good red blood upon our blades y
he said.
1t was a simple wish, and one most likely
TO be gratifed
Kantos Kan would not talk of our ex-
perIences among the therns and the First
Born.
''1t Is enough" he said, that jeopar-
die my life here and hereafter by counte-
nancing you at all do not ask me to add
further to my sins by listening TO what l
have always been taught was the rankest
heresy."
knew that sooner or later the time must
come when our friends and enemies would
be forced to declare themselves openly.
When we reached Hellum there must be an
accounting, and IL Tardos Mors had not
returned feared that the enmity of Eat
Arras might weigh heavily against us, for
he represented the government of Helium.
There was always before me, day and
night horrible nightmare of the frghtful
scenes through which / knew my princess
might even then be passlng-the horrid
plant men, the ferocious white apes.
At times I would cover my face with my
hands in a vain endeavor to shut the fearful
thing from my mind.
1t was in the forenoon that we arrived
above the mile-high scarlet tower which
marks greater Helium from her twin city.
AS we descended IN great circles toward the
navy docks, a mighty multitude could be
seen surglng in the streets beneath, Helium
had been notified by radio-nerogram Of our
approach.
From the deck of the Xavarian we four
Carthoris, Tars Tarkas, Xodar and I-were
transferred TO LESSER nier to be trans
ported to quarters within the Temple of
Reward.
What his plans were 1 could only guess.
but that they were sinister was evidenced
by the fact that only his most trusted SER