Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-07-01
CHAPTER x!l-continued.

and the OILY lSaAp % AaS hOH AAACAo
ala ME. was that some accident might
hefal the pumping apparatus.
before retired for the night he
,romised to give me letter to near
I ~ AGRICULTURAL officer who would help
I me- On my way to Zodangs which he
said was the nearest Marian city.
.But be sure that you do not let
.bam know you are bound for Helium,
! they are at war with that country.
M assistant and | are of no country
10 belarc to all Barsoom and this tai.
isman which we wear projects US in
al lands. even among the green men
tbonch we do not trus- ourselves to
their hands If we can avoid it." he
added.
"And so goodnight, my friend" he
continued. may you have long and
restful sleep-yes, long sleep"
And though he smiled pleasantly
saw in his thoughts the wish that he
had never admitted me, and then pic
ture of him standing over me in the
night, and the swift thrust of long
dagger and the half-formed words, Il
q on. E, rry, but it is for the best good Of
4 Bareeom."
Wlltt was I to do? How could es-
cane through these mighty walls?
Easily could / kill him now that l was
4 warned. but once he was dead I could
no more escape. and with the stop
ming of the machinery of the great
Il plant I should die with all the other
d Inhabitants of the planet-all, even
Dpiah Thoris were she not already
q dead
Cautiously I opened the door Of my
anartment and, followed by Woola,
sought the inner of the great doors.
A wild scheme had come to me;
would attempt to force the great locks
by the nine thought waves / had read
IN my hosts mind.
Creeping stealthily through corridor
after corridor and down winding run
WAYS which turned hither and thither
finally reached the great hall in
which had broken my long fast that
morning.
# was on the point Of stepping bold
n ~ out into the room when a slight
noise behnfl me warned me back into
the shadows of a recess in the corri-
dor. Dragging Woola after me
crouched low in the darkness.
u Presently the old man passed close
y by me, and as ne entered the dimly
n lighted chamber which had been
about to pass through saw that he
held long thin dagger In his hand
& and that he was sharpening it upon
8 stone. In his mind was the decision
Y to inspect the radfum pumps, which
Il would take about thirty minutes, and
then return to my bedchamber and fin
4 lsh NE.
u As he passed through the great hall
Il and disappeared down the runway
4 which led to the pumproom, | stole
Il ftealthily from my hiding place and
n crossed to the great door, the inner
q OF the three which stood between me
and liberty.
u massive lock I hurled the nine
4 thought waves against it. In breath
less expectancy ! waited. when finally
the great door moved softly toward
me and slid quietly to one side. One
after the other the remaining mighty
portals opened at my command and
II Wooia and l stepped forth into the
darkness, free, but little better off
than we had been before. other than
mat we had full stomachs.
fastening away from the shadows
u OF the formidable pile / made for the
hrst crossroad, intending to strike the
central turnpike as quickly as pos
Slole. This | reached about morning
ana entering the first enclosure came
q 70 searched for some evidence of
habitation.
There were low rambling buildings
OF concrete barred with heavy impass-
C0le doors, and no amount of ham,
neflng and hallooing brought any re-
Il Spouse. Weary and exhausted from
q sieeplessness / threw myself upon the
ground commanding Woola to stand
81 guard.
Solle Time later was awakened by
nus frightful growlings and opened my
Eyes to See three red Martians stand
ing short distance from us and COW
sfing me with their rifles.
am unarmed and no enemy" I
fastened to explain. 81 have been a
prisoner among the green men and
=" % my way to Zodanga. All / ask
! food and rest for myself and my
Salot and the proper directions for
esxhlng my destination"
lhey lowered their rifles and adj
q -ced pleasantly toward me, placing
slelF right hands upon my left shout
s' AFTER the manner of their custom
y salute, and asking me many ques-
.ons about myself and my wander
rs They then took me to the
''use Of one of them which was only
aiort distance away.
taey were the personffcation of
olo'aiity and hospitality and / spent
r'erai days with them, resting and
ulerating from my long and ardu-