Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-14
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Mars.
CHAPTER LIN the Arizona hills, John
Garter. mining prospector and ex-Confed-
crate soldier, fleeing from a war party
Of Apaches, takes refuge in a cave the
atmosphere of which has a remarkable
enect on him. Yielding to its influence,
ne sinks into Inconsistencies, his last
thoughts centered on the glow from the
planet Mars.
CHAPTER u.-Awaking, Carter real
ICES that he has, in some incomprehensi-
pie manner, been transported to Mars.
he is surprised by a party of armed Mar
ffan warriors, who seek his life. He con-
vinces their leader, Tars Tarkas. of his
harmlessness and is conveyed. a prisoner
70 the Marian city.
CHAPTER III.-A creature holding
much the position Of a dog on earth Is
set to guard him.
CHAPTER IV.-Three days later a feet
Of warshtps from the neighboring state of
Helium, passing over the city, is attacked
by carriers captors, the green Martians.
The fleet Is scattered and one of the air
ships captured. Among the prisoners is
q young woman of a race different from
the green Martians and more closely re-
sembling the women Of the earth.
CHAPTER v.-Carter ascertains that
the fair prisoners name is Dejah Thoris.
granddaughter of the Jeddak, or ruler,
OF Helium. He also ascertains that ac-
cording to custom she Is doomed to die
by torture. In the council chamber he
talks with her and assures her of his
sympathy.
II am of another world" answered,
''the great planet Earth, which re-
wolves about our common sun and
next within the orbit of your Bar
SOON, which we know as Mars How
/ came here cannot tell you, for
do not know; but here / am. and since
my presence has permitted me to
serve Dejah Thoris | am glad that
! am here"
She gazed at me with troubled eyes,
long and questioningly. l would much
rather not have told her anything of
my antecedents, but no man could
look into the depth of those eyes and
refuse her slightest hehest.
Finally she smiled, and, rising, said:
81 shall have to believe even though
] cannot understand. But why should
! trouble my poor head with such a
problem, when my heart tells me that
! believe because wish to believer
1t was good logic, good, earthly.
feminine logic, and If 1t satisfied her
/ certainly could pick no flaws in It.
We fell into general conversation
Ihen, asking and answering many
questions on each side. She was curl
Gus to learn Of the customs Of my
people and displayed a remarkable
knowledge of events on earth. When
l questioned her closely on this SEEM
ing familiarity with earthly things
she laughed, and cried out:
"Why, every schoolboy on Barsoom
knows the geography. and much con-
corning the fauna and fora, as well
as the history of your planet fully as
well as of his own. Can we not see
everything which takes place upon
Earth, as yoG call it; is It not hang
ing there In the heavens In plain
sight"
This bafTied me, must confess,
fully as much as my statements had
COMPOUNDED her: and I told her so.
She then explained in general the in
struments her people had used and
been perfecting for ages. which per-
NIT them to throw upon a screen a
perfect image of what is Transporting
upon any planet and upon many or
the stars.
'If, then. you are so familiar with
earthly things" asked, "why is IT
that you do not recognize me as fden-
teal with the inhabitants of that plan
et7"
She smiled again as one might In
bored indulgence of a questioning
child.
because, John Carter" she replied.
NEARLY every planet and star having
atmospheric conditions at all ap-
preaching those of Barsoom, shows
forms of animal life almost Identical
with you and me; and, further, Earth
men. almost without exception. cover
their bodies with strange, unsigntiy
pieces of cloth, and their heads Win
hideous contraptions the. purpose OF
which we have been unable to con-
ceiye; while you, when found by the
Tharkian warriors, were entirely un'
dlsfigured and unadOrned."
then narrated the details OF my
departure from the Earth, explain
Ing that my body there lay fully
clothed in all the, to her, strange gar
ments of mundane dwellers. At this
point Sola returned with our meager
Belongings and her young Marian
vrotege. who, Of course, would have
10 share the quarters with them.
Sofa asked US If we had had VS.
tor during her absence, and seemed
mach surprised when we answered
In the negative. 1t seemed that as
she had mounted the approach to the
upper floors where our quarters were
heated. she had met Sarkoja descend
ing. We decided that she must nave
been eavesdropplng, but as we could
recall nothing of Importance that nad
passed between us we dismissed the
matter as Of little consequence.
Dejah Thoris and then fell to ex'
aEnaning the. architecture and decora'
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