Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-12
BY EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
Author Of the Tarzan Stories
CHAPTER x1x--(Continued).

CHAPTER XIX--(Cpntinued).
"TTNONIGHT there lies about the great
i docks at Hastor feet Of thousand Of
The mightiest battleships that ever sailed
above Barsoom and each equipped TO navi-
gate the air to Omean and the waters of
Omean itself. Upon each battleship there
are five ten-man cruisers, and ten Ave
man scouts, and hundred one-man scouts;
in ali one hundred and sixteen thousand
craft fitted with both air and water pro-
pelers.
at Tharll lie the transports for the green
warriors of Tars Tarkas, 800 large troop
ships, and with them their convoys Seven
days ago all was in readiness, but we
waited in the hope that by so doing your
rescue might be encompassed in time for
you to command the expedition. 1t is well
we waited my prince"
How is it, Tars Tarkas" 1 asked, shat
The men Of Thark take not the accustomed
action against one who returns from the
bosom of Iss?"
"They sent a council of so chleftains to
talk with me here" replied the Thark.
I'VE are a just people, and when | had
told them the entire story they were as
one man in agreeing that their action to-
ward me should be guided by the action
of Helium toward John Carter.
I'm the meantime, at their request l
was to resume my throne as Jeddak OF
Thark that I might negotiate with neigh
boring hordes for warriors to compose the
that which agreed
Two hundred and fifty thousand fighting
men gathered from the icecap at the north
to the icecap at the south and representing
q thousand different communities from
hundred wild and warlike hordes fill the
great city of Thari tonight. They are
ready to sail for the land of the First Born
when I give the word; and fight there until
bid them stop.
"All they ask is the loot they take and
transportation to their own territories when
the fighting and the looting are over. am
done"
And thou, Hor Vastus,'. asked, what
has been thy success?"
~ million veteran fighting men from
Helum's thin waterways man the battle
ships, the transports and the convoys," he
replied. Each is sworn to loyalty and
secrecy, nor were enough recruited from
q single district to cause suspicion"
"Good" l cried Each has done his
duty, and now Kantos Kan, may we not
repair at once to Hastor and get under
way before tomorrow's sum-
I'VE should lose no time, prince replied
Kantos Kan. Already the people of Hastor
are questioning the purpose of so great a
feet fully manned with fighting men. I
wonder much that word of It has not before
reached Eat Arras y cruiser awaits above
at your own dock let us leave at"
A fusillade of shots from the palace
gardens just without cut short his further
words.
Together we rushed to the balcony in
time 20 see n dozen members of my palace
guard disappear in the shadows of some dis
tant shrubbery as in pursuit of one who
fled. Directly beneath us upon the scarlet
gward handful of guardsmcn were stoop
Ing above a still and PROSTATE form.
While we watched they lifted the figure
IN their arms and at my command bore 1t
to the audience chamber where we had been
in council, When they stretched the body
at our feet we saw that it was that Of
red man in the prime of life-his metal was
plain such az common soldiers wear, or
thoSe who have motive to conceal their
Identity.
ANOTHER of Eat Arras spies" said Hor
Vastus
"so it would SEEM" I replied, and then
20 tho guard: You may remove the body"