The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-06

ed to use on Omean and the transports for the green men as we'll as the ships that were to convoy the transports 1t was no trifling job that Hor Vastus had before him.
 After they had left I bid Carthoris good night. for I was very tired, and, going to my own apartments. bathed and lay down upon my sleeping silks and furs for the first good nights sleep I had had an opportunity to look for ward to since had returned to Bar soom.
 
 Six months later Kantos Kan, Tars Tarkas, Hor Vastus, Carthoris and my self met quietly in a room in my pal ace, and I questioned them regarding the preparations for the rescue of Dejah Thoris.
 "It 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 a fleet of thousand of the mightiest battleships that Aver 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 116,- 900 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 in readiness, but we waited in the hope that by so doing the rescue of Dejah Thoris might be attempted at a time when the Black Pirates could be taken at disadvantage"
 "How is 1t, Tars Tarkas," I asked, "that the men of Thark take not the accustomed action against one who re- turns from the bosom of Iss?''
 They sent council of fifty chief ta1ns to talk with me here," replied the Thark. "We are a just people, and when I had told them the entire story they we're as one man in agree ing that their action toward me should be guided by the action of Helium toward John Carter.
 fho y,ooop %Io;r roo,,,os,+ was to resume my throne as jeddak of Thark that I might negotiate with neighboring hordes for warriors to compose the land forces of the expedi- ton. have done that which I agreed.
 1.-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 Tharl tonight. They are ready to sail for the land of the Black Pirates 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 terri tories when the fighting and the footing are over am done"
 And thou, Hor Vastlls," I asked, what has been thy success?"
 "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"
 "Good"' 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?"
 we should lose no time, prince" replied Kantos Kan "Already the peo- pie of Hastor are questioning the pur- pose of so great fleet fully manned with fighting men. I wonder much that word of it has not before reached Eat Arras. A cruiser awaits above at your own dock Let us leave att. (To Bu t:onunued.l