Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-10-14

IN q Golden Incubator Upon the Roof
Of Our Palace Lay q snow-WhIte
Egg.
the tardy patrol boat which must con-
voy II to the palace docks.
Ten minutes after II touched at the
palace a message called me to the
council chamber. which ! found filling
with the members of that body.
On the raised platform Of the throne
was Tardos Mors. pacing back and
forth with tense-drawn face. When
all were In their seats he turned to
ward us.
"This morning." he said, sword
reached the several governments of
Barsoom that the keeper Of the atmos-
phere plant had made no wireless re-
port for two days, nor had almost
ceaseless calls upon him from a score
Of capitals ELECTED sign OF response.
All day a thousand cruisers have been
searching for him until, Just now. one
Of them returns bearing his dead body,
which was found In the pits beneath
his house horribly mutilated by some
ASSASSIN.
~ do not need to tell you what this
means 10 Barsoom. II would take
months to penetrate those mighty
walls, In fact the work has already
commenced, and there would be little
to fear were the engine of the pumping
plant to run as II should and as they
all have for hundreds Of years: but the
worst, we fear, has happened. The
instruments show a rapidly decreasing
air pressure on all parts Of Barsoom-~
the engine has stopped.
my gentlemen" he concluded, I'VE
have at best three days to live"
There was absolute silence for sew
eral minutes, and then young noble
arose, and with his drawn sword held
high above his head addressed Tardos
Mors.
1.-THE men Of Hellum have prided
themselves that they have ever shown
BarsoOm how nation of red men
should live, now Is our opportunity TO
show them how they should die. Let
us go about our duties ms though a
thousand useful years still lay before
u.s."
The chamber rang with applause
and as there was nothing better to do
than to allny the fears OF the people
by our example we went our ways
with smiles upon our faces and sorrow
gnawing at our hearts.
When returned to my palace
found that the rumor already had
reached Dejah Thoris, so ] told her
all that had heard.
ave have been very happy, John
Carter" she said. "and I thank what
ever fate overtakes us that II permits
us to die together"
The next two days brought no no
ticeable change In the supply of air.
but on the morning Of the third day
breathing became difficult at the high
er attitudes OF the roof tops The ave
nues and plazas of Helium were fillet
with people. All business had ceased
For the most part the people looked
bravely into the face Of their unalter
able doom. Here and there, however
men and women gave way to Quie
grief.
Toward the middle Of the day man!
Of the weaker commenced to succuml
, and within an hour the people OF Bar
SOON were sinking by thousands Int
, the Inconsistencies which proceeds
death by asphyxiatiOn.
Dejah Thoris and with the othe
members Of the royal family had col
, lected In sunken garden within al
inner courtyard of the palace. TIL
little incubator had been brought iron
the roof OF our palace at request o
Dejah ThOris and she sat gazing long
ingly upon the unknown little life tina
now she would never know.
As II was becoming perceptibly DIFF
fcuit to breathe Tardos hors arose
saying:
LET us bid each other farewell. Tn
days OF the greatness OF Barsoom ar
over. TOmorrow's sun will look dow
upon a dead world which through al
eternity must 90 swinging through tn
heavens peopled not even by men
cries. II Is the end"
He stopped and kissed the womel
OF his family. and laid his strong han,
upon the shoulders Of the men.
As I turned sadly from him my eye
fell upon Dejah Thoris Her head wa
dropping upon her breast, to all ar
pearances she was lifeless. With Q CT
I sprang 20 her and raised her in m
, arms.
Her eyes opened and looked Int