The Connecticut labor news., 1921-05-20
"A Princess of Mars' NIIIIIIIi| by EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS !IIIIIIIIII
Copyright A. C. McClurg & Company.
(Chapter Two Continued. )

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 'efore the creature could overtake me at least there was a chance for safety in flight, against almost certain death should 1 remain and fight, however desperately.
 1 had turned to make for the win dew, but my eyes alighting on the form of my erstwhile guardian threw all thoughts of flight to the four winds. He lay gasping upon the floor of the chamber, his great eyes fastened upon me in what seemed a pitiful appeal for protection. I could not withstand that look, nor could I, on second thought, have deserted my rescuer without giving as good an account in his behalf as he had in mine.
 Without more ado, therefore, I turned to meet the charge of the in- furiated bull ape. He was now too close upon me for the cudgel to prove of any effective assistance, so I mere ly threw it as heavily as I could at his advancing bulk. It struck him just below the knees, eliciting howl of pain and rage, and so throwing him off his balance that he lunged full up on me with arms wide stretched to ease his fall.
 Again, as on the preceding day, had recourse to earthly tactics, and swinging my right fist full upon the point of his chin I followed it with a smashing left to the pit of his stomach. The effect was marvellous. for, as I lightly side-stepped, after de- livering the second blow, he reeled and fell upon the floor doubled up with pain and gasping for wind. Leap ing over his prostrate body I seized the cudgel and finished the monster before he could regain his feet.
 AS I delivered the blow low laugh rang out behind me, and, turning, l beheld Tars Tarkas, Sola and three or four warriors standing in the door, way of the chamber. As my eyes met theirs I was, for the second time, the recipient of their zealously guarded applause.
 My absence had been noted by Sola on her awakening and she had quickly informed Tars Tarkas, who had set out immediately with handful of "dlIlOIS u Cll 4OI 1uC. AS luCS had approached the limits of the city they had witnessed the actions of the bull ape as he bolted into the building, frothing with rage.
 They had followed immediately be- hind him, thinking it barely possible that his actions might prove clew to my whereabouts, and had witnessed my short but decisive battle with him. This encounter, together with my set to with the Martian warrior on the previous day and my feats of jumping their regard.
 Sola, who had accompanied the searching party of her own vOlition, was the only one of the Martians whose face had not been twisted in laughter as battled for my life. She, on the contrary, was sober with ap- parent solicitude and, as soon as had finished the monster rushed to me and carefully examined my body for possible wounds or injuries. Satis- flying herself that I had come off un- ing my hand, started toward the door of the chamber.
 Tars Tarkas and the other warriors had entered and were standing over the now rapidly reviving brute which had saved my life, and whose life l. in turn, had rescued. There seemed something menacing in their attitude toward my beast, and I hesitated to leave until had learned the outcome. It was we'll I did so, for a warrior drew an evil-looking pistol from its holster and was on the point of put ting an end to the creature when l sprang forward and struck up his arm. The bullet striking the wooden casing of the window exploded, blow ing a hole completely through the wood and masonry.
 I then knelt down beside the fear some looking thing and raising 1t to it's feet, motioned for it to follow me. The warrior whose gun I had struck up looked inquiringly at Tars Tarkas, but the later signed that I be left to my own devices and so we returned to the plaza with my great beast fol lowing close at heel and Sola grasp ing me tightly by the arm.
 had at least two friends on Mars a young woman who watched over me with motherly solicitude, and a dumb brute which, as later came to know, held in it's poor ugly carcass more love, more loyalty, more gratitude than could have been found in the entire five million green Martians who rove the deserted cities and dead sea