Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-02
,pyrisht by Frank A. Munssy Co.

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and furs for the first good nights sleep
had had an opportunity to look for
ward to since l had returned to Bar
SOON.
Six months later Kantos Kan, Tars
Tarkas, Hor Vastus. Carthoris and my
self met quietly in n room in my pal
ace, and | questioned them regarding
the preparations for the rescue of
Dejah Thoris.
at has been even more difficult than
we had expected" said Kantos Kan.
THE fact that we were compelled to
maintain utter secrecy has handicap.
ped us terribly. Eat Arras' spies are
everywhere. Yet. to the best of my
knowledge, no word of our real plans
has reached the villains ear.
Tonight there lies about the great
docks at Hastor fleet of thousand
OF the mightiest battleships that ever
sailed above Barsoom and each equip.
ped to navigate the air to Omean and
the waters of Omean itself. Upon
each battleship there are five ten-man
cruisers and ten five-man scouts and
hundred one-man scouts, in all 11G..
600 craft fitted with both air and wa.
ter propellers.
"At Thark lie the transports for the
green warriors of Tars Tarkas, 900
large troopships, and with them their
conveys. Seven days ago all was I'm
readiness, but we waited in the hope
that by so doing the rescue of Deiah
Thoris might be attempted at n time
when the Black Pirates could be taken
at a disadvantage"
How is it, Tars Tarkas," asked.
that the men of Thark take not the
accustomed action against one who re-
turns from the bosom of Iss?''
They sent a council of fifty chief
tains to talk with me here" replied
the Thark. 1--WE are just people,
and when 1 had told them the entire
story they were as one man in agree
ing that their action toward me should
be guided by the action of Helium
toward John Carter.
"In the meantime at their request I
was TO resume my throne as jeddak
or Thark that 1 might negotiate with
neighboring hordes for warriors to
compose the land forces Of the expedi.
ton. have done that which 1 agreed.
Two hundred and fifty thousand
fighting men gathered from the ice cap
at the north to the ice cap at the south
and. representing a thousand different
communities from hundred wild and
warlike hordes, fill the great city of
Thark tonight They are ready to sail
for the land of the Black Pirates when
give the word and fight there until I
bid them stop.
"All they ask is the loot they take
and transportation to their own terri
tories when the fighting and the lootiDg
are over. / am DONE
"And thou. Hor vastus." asked.
what has been thy successT"
"a million veteran fighting men from
Helium's thin waterways man the bat
tleships, the transports and the con-
voys," he replied. Each is sworn TO
loyalty and secrecy. nor were enough
recruited from single district to cause
suspicion"
"Goodr / 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 sun"
1--WE should lose no time, prince"
replied Kantos Kan. ALREADY the peo.
pie Of Hastor are questioning the pur-
pose of so great feet fully manned
with fighting men. l wonder much
that word of it has not before reached
Eat Arras. A cruiser awaits above at
your own dock. Let us leave at
A fusillade of shots from the palace
gardens Just without cut short his fur.
ther words.
Together we rushed to the balcony
in time to see dozen members of my
palace guard disappear in the shadows
of some distant shrubbery as in pur-
suit of one who fed. Directly beneath
us upon the scarlet sward handful OF
guardsmen were STOPPING above still
and PROSTATE form.
~ uiic NO WdtCucu luCy nitcu INC uB'
ure in their arms and at my command
bore it to the audience chamber where
we had been in council. When thei
stretched the body at out feet we saw
that it was that of a red man in the
prime of life. His metal was plain,
such as common soldiers wear or those
who have motive to conceal their
Identity.
Another of Eat Arras' spies." said
Hor Vastus.
$50 it would SEEM" 1 replied, and
then to the guard. ''You may remove
the body"
"Waitl" said xodar. 'Tf you will.
prince, ask that a cloth and a little
thoat oil be brought"
(To Be Continued)