Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-14
CHAPTER NIN-Continucd

..Vou see" explained these men will
L return at once to lIoojas Island to the
Mahar cities from which they come, or to
the countries from which they We're stolen
by the Mahars. They are men of two
races and of many countries They VIII
spread the story of our victory far anu
wide. and while they are with us, we VIII
lei them and hear many other wonder
full things which they may carry back 10 |
their friends and their chiefs. It's the
finest chance for free publicity, Perry l
added to the old man, that you CT
have seen in many a day.
Perry agreed with me. AS a matter ol |
| fact, he would have agreed TO anything
| that would have restrained us from killing |
| the poor devils who fell into our hands
He was a great fellow to invent gunpowder
| and firearms and cannon hut when II came
to using these things to XIII people ne
was as tender-hearted as IA chicken
| The Sagoth who had spoken was talking
! to other Sagoths il. his BOAT Evidently
| they were aolding council over the ques-
| ton OF the wisdom of sUrrendering.
| What will become or you if you don't
| surrender to us?" | asked. IF we do not
| open up our batteries on YOU again ana
kill you all you will simply drift about the
| sea helplesSly until you die of thirst ana
| starvation You cannot return to the
islands, for you have seen as well as we
| that the natives there are very numerous
and warlilse. They would kill you the mo-
| ment You landed"
The upshot of it was that the boat OF
which the Sagoth speaker was in charge
| surrendered. The Sagoths threw down their
weapons, and we, took them aboard the
ship next in line behind the Amoz. First
ia had to impress upon the captain ana
crew of the ship that the prisoners were not
to be abused killed. After that the re-
naming dugouts padded up and surren-
dered We distributed them among the
entire fleet lest there be too many upon any
one vessel Thus endeS the first real naVai
engagement that the Pellucidarian seas had
ever witnesses-though Perry stu Insists
| that the action in which the Sari took part
was a battle of the first magnitude.
| The battle and the prisoners dis-
posed of and fed-and do not imagine that
Dian Jung and !, as well as the two hounds
were not fed also--I turned my attention
, to the fleet. We had the feuccas close in
about the flagship and with all the cere-
mony of a medieval potentate on parade |
received the commanders of the forty-nlhe
| feluccas that accompanied the flagship
| Dian and | together, the Empress ana the
| Emperor of Peucidar.
1t was a great occasion. Inc savage.
| bronze warriors entered into the spirit OF
| it, for. as | learned later dear ola Ferry
had left no opportunity neglected for I'M
pressing upon them that David was emperor
of Pellucidar and that all that they were
ACCOMPLISHING and all thar was ac-
complishing was due to the power and re-
bounded to the glory of David The ola
man must have rubbed it in pretty strong
| for those fierce warriors nearly came TO
r | blows i'm their efforts to be among the
first of those to kneel before me ands KISS
NV hand When it came to kissing DIAN
think they enjoyed it more; Know
!, | should have.
happy thought occurred to me as !
stood upon the little deck OF the Amoz
| primitive
: | behind me- When ia kneeed at my rect
. the first to do me homage, drew from its
' | scabbard at his side the sword OF nam
| mered iron that Perry had taught MN TO
:. | fashion. Striking him lightly upon the
: | shoulder | created him king or Anofoc
= | zach CAPTAIN of the forty-nine other feluc-
y cas- I made a duke | left it to Perry 70
- | enIigbten them as to the value OF the
! honors | had bestowed upon rhem'
:. During these ceremonies RaJa and Rance
| had stood beside Dian and me. Theii
bellies had been well filled, but still they
had difficulty in permitting so much edible
Humanity to pass unchallenged III Was
q a good education for them thoush' "h'
II never after did they find IT dii1cult TO asso
It ciate with the human race without arousint
their appetites' - 10.
II a chance to talk with Jerry and ia. TIT
(, former told me that Ghak. King OF saral
'e had sent my letter and map 10 MN p9
l. | runner and that ne ana ia hau az ohe'
-e decided to set out on the completion o
n the fleet to ascertain the correctness OF my
W thsory that the Lural A2 In which th'
r. Anoroc Islands lay was IN feallty the sam
r. ansan as that which Tapped the shores o
II Th,,ri, under the name of Solar Az, o
= Great Isle. ',, hoa, tbo ie,o,,
20 ,rnot NJ Uooia and they had sent word T.
er Cbak of their plans thar "e mlght worl
,n h.rmony with them. The tempest tina
hod blown us off the coast or the contlhen
had blown them far to the south also Snort
hefore discovering US they had come INTO
- great group of islands from between IN
IL sanrast two of which they were sailing whe
y S' N, Hooia's fleet pursuing our dugout
+ my SIZED perry il he had any idea as I
= =. NO were or in what direction la
~ tInoia.s island or the continent lie replie
10 - Droducing his map, on which he ha
- ss,,u,, ~ marked the newly discovered is
'e 49, there described as the Unfriendl
Z na,nS which showed Hooja's island north
So ,vast os MS about two points west
81 TT. then explained tnat with compass
:, ohronometer, log and reel they had Kept
fairly accurate record OF the.r course froi
iaHy thev had set out. Four of the II
,ne - were equipped with these instru
,,ts and all of the captains had bee
err instructed in their use,
~ was very greatly surprised at the eas
=, ~ ,ybich these savages had mastere
~ ~ W. rather intricate detail OF this unusu;
~ @sru VIZ mt Perry assured me that they WEI
NC ~, mnndsrfully intelligent race. and had bee
49, .ouick 10 grasp all that ne had tried
nj teaoh them .,... ...,..x -, -. ),
s. Apothsr thing that s.rprlssd me was ,,:,.s 9