Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-10-07

Several TImss a. Had Seen kertos
Kan Do.
Be enrolled 40 Q member Of the corps.
In accordance with custom an exam.
ination was necessary. but Kanios told
me to have no fear on this score, as
he would attend to that part OF the
matter. he accomplished this by tax
Ing my order for examina'Io to
the examining oficer and represent.
Ing himself as John Carter.
This ruse will be discovered later"
he cheerfully explained. 'when they
check up my weights. measurements,
and other personal Identification data,
but It will be several months before
this is done and our mission should
bo accomplished or have failef long
before that time"
The next few days were spent by
kantos Kan In teaching me the In.
tricacles Of flying and OF repairing
the dainty little contrivances which
the Martlans use for this purpose.
The fourth day after my arrival at
zodanga ! made my frst flight, and
rs result OF II I won q promotion
which included quarters In the palace
OF Than Kosis
AS ! rose above the city ] circled
several times. as ] had seen Kantos
Kan do, and then throwing my engine
Into top speed ! raced at terrific We
locity toward the south. following
one of the great waterways which
enter Zodanga FROM that direction.
had traversed perhaps two hun
dred miles In little less than an hour
when ! deserted far below me q par
~ Of three green warriors racing mad
~ toward Q small figure on foot which
seemed TO be trying to reach the con-
zines Of one Of the walled fields.
Dropping my machine rapidly to-
ward them, and circlIns 10 the rear
Of the warriors. ! soon raw that the
object Of their pursuit. was red Mar.
tian wearing the metal Of the scout
squadron to which I was attached.
A short distance away lay his tiny
nier. surrounded By the tosls with
which he had evidently been occupied
In repairing some damage when sur
prised by the green warriors.
They were now almost upon him:
their flying mounts charging down on
the relatively puny figure ut terrific
speed. while the warriors leaned low
to the right. with their great metal
shod spears Zach seemed striving
to be the frst to impale the poor 10
dangan and In another moment his
fate would have been sealed had II
not been for my timely arrival.
Driving my feet air craft at high
speed directly behind the warriors
soon overlook them and without di.
minlshing my speed rammed the
prov Of my little der between the
shoulders OF the nearest. The impact.
sufficient TO have torn through inches
Of solid steel. hurled the fellows head
less body into the air over the head
OF his thoat, where II fell sprawling
upon the moss. The mounts Of the
other two warriors turned sQueaiing
in terror. and bottled In opposite d.
rections.
Reducing my speed I circied and
came 20 the ground at the feet OF the
astonished Zodangan. He was warm
in his thanks for my timely aid and
promised that my days work would
bring the reward II merited. for II
was none other than q cousin of the
jeddak Of zodanga whose life had
saved.
Fastening 20 his damaged machine
we were bending every effort 10 nn-
ish the needed repairs and had almost
completed them when we saw the
two green monsters returning al top
speed from opposite sides OF Us When
they had approached within a hun