Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-17

springlng to my side, lay TO the right apd
| left OF him as l had never seen but one
| warrior do. With circling strokes that
| formed a figure eight about him. he did
not stop until none stood living to oppose
| aim, his keen blade passing through flesh
and bone as though each had been, alike.
| thin air.
AS we bent to the slaughter, far above
| us rose that shrill, weird cry which had
| heard once before. and which had called
| the herd to the attack upon their victims.
| Again and again 1t rose. but we were too
| much engaged with the fierce powerful
| creatures about us to attempt to search
| out even with our eyes the author of the
| horrid notes.
| Great tails dashed In frenzied anger
about us, razorlike talons cut our limbs and
bodies, and green and sticky sirup, such
as oozes from a crushed caterpillar
smeared us from head to foot. for every
cut and thrust of our longswords brought
spurts Of this stun upon us from the
severed arteries Of the plant men, through
which II courses in its sluggish yiscidty In
lieu of blood.
Once l felt the great weight of one of
the monsters upon my back and as keen
talons sank into my flesh experienced the
frightful sensation OF moist lips sucking
the blood from the wounds TO which the
claws still clung.
was very much engaged with a feroclous
fellow who was endeaYoring to reach my
throat from in front, while two more, one
on either side, were lashing viciously at me
with their tails,
The green warrior was much put to It
to hold his own, and / felt that the unequal
struggle could last but a moment longer
when the huge fellow discovered my plight,
and tearing himself from those that sur
rounded him, he raked the assatlant from
my back with sweep of his blade, and
thus relieved had little difficulty with the
others.
Once together we stood almost back to
back against the great boulder, and thus
/ the creatures were prevented from soaring
above us 10 deliver their deadly blows AS
we were easily their match while they re.
mained upon the ground. we were making
great headway In dispatching what re-
mained OF them when our attention was
again attracted by the shrill vail OF the
caller above our heads
This time I glanced up, and far above
US upon a little natural balcony on the
face OF the cliff stood a strange figure
OF man shrieking but his shrlIl signal,
while he waved hand In the direction OF
the rivers mouth, as though beekoning 70
some one there. With the other he pointed
and gesticulated toward US.
A glance in the direction toward which
he was looking was sufficient to apprlse me
Of his aims, and at the same time 10 hl
me with the dread Of dire apprehension
Streaming in from all directions across
the meadow. from out OF the forest and
from the far distance OF the fiat land across
the river, ! could see conYerging unon us
a hundred different lines OF wildly leapine
creatures such as We were now engaged
with. and With them some strange new mon-
sters which ran With great swiftness. nov
erect and nov upon all fours,
1T win be great death" I said 70 my
companion Look
AS he SHOT q quick glance IN the direction
/ indicated he smiled.
I'VE may at least die lighting ana as
great warriors should, John Carter he
replied.
We had Just finished the last af our
iInmediata antagonists as he spoke. and
/ turned II surprised vondeTnent a fhe
sound OF ny name.
ana there before my aatonished eyes
beheld the greatest Qf the green men -
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