Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29
CHAPTER Iy-(Continued)

TERRY was much interested in tht unique
l. habitation. which resembled nothing so
much as a huge wasps nest built around
the bole of a tree well above the ground.
After we had eaten and rested ia came to
see us with a number of his headmen.
They listened attentively to my story,
which included a narration of the events
leading to the formation of the federated
Kingdoms the battle with the Mahars, my
Journey TO the outer world and my return
to Pellucidar and search for Sari and my
mate.
ia told me that the Mezops had heard
something of the federation and had been
much interested in it. He had even gone
SO far as to send party of warriors to-
ward Sari to investigate the reports and
To arrange for the entrance of AnOroc into
the empire in case it appeared that there
was any truth in the rumors that one of
the aims of the federation was the over
throw of the Mahars.
The delegation had met with party Of
Sagoths As there had been a truce be
tween the Mahars and the Mezops for
many generations, they camped with these
warriors of the reptiles, from whom they
learned that the federation had gone to
pieces So the party returned to Anoroc.
When | showed ia our map and ex-
plained its purpose to him he was much
interested. The location of Anoroc the
Mountains Of the Clouds. the river and the
strip of seacoast were all familiar to him.
He quickly indicated the position of the
inland sea, and close beside it. the city of
phutra where one of the powerful Mahar
nations had its seat, lie likewise showed
lis where Sari should be and carried his
own coaStline as far nOfth ana south as IL
was known to him.
His additions to the map convinced us
that Greenwich lay upon the verge Of this
same sea and that ii might be reached by
water more easily than by the arduous
crossing of the mountains or the danger
Gus approach through Phutra, which lay
almost directly in line between Anoroc and
Greenwich to the northwest.
II Sari lay upon the same water then
the shore line must bend far back toward
the southwest of Greenwich-an assump-
tion which. by the way we found later to
he true. Also, Sarl was upon lofty
nlateau at the southern end of mighty
gulf of the Great Ocean.
The location which ia gave to distant
Amoz puzzled us, for il placed it due north
of Greenwich, apparently in midocean. As
la had never been so far and knew only
of Amoz through hearsay, we thought that
he must be mistaken ; but he was not Amoz
lies directly north of Greenwich across the
mouth of the same gulf as that upon which
Sar is.
The sense of direction and location Of
these primitive Pellucidarians is little short
of unCanny as | have had occasion to re-
mark in the past. You may take one Of them
to the uttermost ends of his world, to places
of which he has never even heard, yet
without sun or moon or stars to guide him,
without map or COMPASS he will travel
straight for home In the shortest direction.
After several long councils it was de-
cided that in order to expedite matters
Perry should return to the prospector with
a strong party of Mezops and fetch the
freight had brought from the outer world
ia and his warriors were much impressed
by our firearms, and were also anxious
to build boats with sails.
AS we had arms at the prospector and
also books on boat building we thought
that it might prove an excellent idea TO
start these naturally maritime people upon
the construction of well-built navy of
stanch sailing vessels | was sure that
with definite plans to go by Perry could
oversee the construction of an adequate
lotilla!
I was to proceed to Sari and while prose-
cutting my search for Dian attempt at the
same time the rehabilitation of the fed
Grafton. Perry was going as far as pos
slble by water. with the chances that the
entire trip might be made in that manner,
as proved to be the fact
With a couple of Mezops as companions
/ started for Sari. In order to avoid
crossing the principal range of the Noun
tains of the Clouds we took route that
passed a little way south Of Phutra. We
had eaten -four times and slept once, and
were as my companions told me, not far
from the great Mahar city. whenwe were
suddenly confronted by considerable
band of Sagoths
They did not attack us. owing to the
peace which exists between the Mahars and
the Mexops. but J could see that th5y
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