Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-17
P.ELLuCIDAR
Sequel to "At the Earth's Core"
BY EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
Author Of the ''Tarsan" Stories

their great cities must abound nv tho hun
dreds and thousands in the far-distant lands
that no subject OF the empire has ever la,d
eyes upon.
But within the present boundaries of NV
domain there are now none left that know
OF, Tor / am sure we should have heard
indirectly of any great Mahar city that had
escaped u.s. although. of course. the imperial
army has by no means covered the yast
area which now rule
After leaving Thura we returned to Sari,
where the seat of government is located
here, upon vast fertile plateau overlook
ing the great gulf that runs into the con-
tinent from the Lural Az we are building
the great city of Sarl. Here we are erect
ing mills and factories Here we are teach
ing men and women the rudiments of agri-
culture. Here Perry has built the first
printing press and a dozen young Sarians
are teaching their fellows to read and write
the language of Pellucdar.
We have just laws and only few Of
them. our people are happy because they
are always working at something which
they enjoy.
There is no money. nor Is any money
value placed upon any commodity. Perry
and | were as one in resolving that the
root of all evir should not he introduced
into Pellucdar while we lived
man may exchange that which he pro-
duces for something which he desires that
another has produced; nut he cannot dis
pose of the thing he thus acquires, In other
words, a commodity ceases to have pecuni-
airy value the instant that II passes out of
the hands of its producer All excess reverts
to government; and as this represents the
production of the people Is government,
government may dispose of IL to other
peoples in exchange for that which they pro-
ducc. Thus we are establishing a trade be-
tween Kingdoms, the profits from which go
to the bctterment of the peoplc--to building
factories for the manufacture of agricul-
tural implements and machinery for the
various trades we are gradually teaching
the people.
Already Anoroc and Baur. are wing
with ono another in tho excellence &C the
ships they build. Each has several ship
yards. AnoroC makes guupowder and r ines
iron ore, and by means of their ships they
carry on very lucrative trade with Thu-ia
Sari and Amoz. The Thurians breed lid
which. having the strength and Intelligence
of an elephant, make excellent draft ami
mails.
Around Sari and Amoz the men are
demonstrating the great striped antelope
the meat of which is most delicious | am
sure that it will not be long before they
VIII have them broken to harness and sad
die. The horses of Pelucidar are far too
dimnutiNe for such uses, some species OF
them being little larger than fox terriers
Dian and | live in a great palace over
i'ONlHb luC gun mt We ~ no glass IN our
WINDOWS, Tor we have no windows, the
walls rising but few feet above the floor
ire, the rest of the space being open to the
ceilings; but we have roof to shade us
from the perpetual MONDAY sun. Perry and
| decided to set style in architecture that
would not curse future generations with
the Whlte plague, so we have plenty of ven
u.ation. Those of the people who prefer
stu inhabit their caves. but many are
building houses similar to ours.
AT Greenwich we have located town
and an observatory--though there is moth
ing to observe but the stationary sun
directly overhead. Upon the edge of the
Land of Awful Shadow is another observa-
tory from which the time is flashed by
wireless to every corner of the empire
twenty-four times day. In addition to the
wireless we have small telephone system
In Sari Everything is yet in the early
stages of development; but with the sci
ence or the outer world twentieth century
to draw upon we are making rapid progress,
and with all the faults and errors of the
outer world to guide us clear of dangers
| think that it will not be Ions before Pelu-
cidar viii become as nearly Utopia as one
may expect to find this side of heaven.
Perry is away Just now, laying out rail-
way line from Sari to Amoz There are
immense anthracite coafeds at the head
or the Sulf not far from Sari and the rail-
way will tap these. Some of his students
are working on a locomotive now. II will be
n strange sight to see an iron horse putting
through the primeval jungles " the stone
age, while cave bears saber-to ,thed tigers
mastodons and the countless other terrible
creatures OF the past look on from their
tangled airs in wide-eyed astonishment
We are very happy, Dian ana /, and I
would not return to the outer world for all
the riches OF all its princes. l am content
here. Even without my imperial powers
and honors ] should he content for have I
not that greatest of all treasures the love
or good woman-my wondrous empress, |
Tian the Beautiful?
THE END.