The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-04-01
SYNOPSIS.

FoRBWoRD.-The author tells OF his
acquaintance with the hero OF one OF tho
most remarkable adventures ever record
cd. From q manuscript left by his friend
he has wildly set out the strange hap
pennlngs which brought together a brave
Virginia gentleman and Princess OF
Mars
CHAPTER LIN the Arizona hills. John
Carter. mining prospector and ex-Conied-
crate soldier. Seeing from a war party
OF Apaches. takes refuge In cave the
atmosphere OF WHICH has a remarkable
effect on him. Yielding 20 Its influence,
he sinks into Inconsistencies. his last
n thoughts conferred on the glow from the
Dplanet Mars.
CHAPTER H.-AwakinE. Carter real
Ia u that he has, In some incomprehensi-
b. haanner. been transported to Mars
He1B surprised by party OF armed Mar
tan warriors. who seek his life. he con
WAGES their leader. Tars rarkas, Of his
harmlessness and Is conveyed. prisoner,
70 the Marian city.
CHAPTER IIL-A creature holding
much the position OF a dog on earth IL
set TO guard him.
. CHAPTER IV.-Three days later feet
OF warships from the neighboring state OF
Helium, passing over the city. IL attacked
by Carter's captcIs, the green haruAns.
ships captured. Among the prisoners Is
a young wsmab OF n race different from
the green hartians and more closely re-
sembling the women OF the earth.
CHAPTER v.-Carter ascertains that
the fair prisoners name 10 Dejah Thoris.
gran ddaughter OF the Jeddak. or ruler.
OF Helium. He also ascertains that &C
cordinE 60 custom she IL doomed 10 die
by torture In the council chapber he
talks with her and assures her OF his
sympathy
D CHAPTER vI.-The prisoner Is son
lined 70 the guardianship OF Carriers
friend. sola, and the two prisoners plan
TO escape before DEAN Thoris Is taken
before the supreme ruler OF the green
Martians. Tai Hajus.
CHAPTER vI-with large force OF
green Martians. Carter and Deiah Thoris
set out FOR the capital
CHAPTER vIIL-Sola conAdes 70 Car
ter that she Is IN a way different from
the rest OF the green Marian women.
having unlike them. knowledge or her
father and mother The reason o. sar-
kojA's enmiy Is Also revealed.
ayes" cried DeIah Thorls. "come
with u. Sofa. you will be better OF
among the red men OF Helium than
you are here, and | can promise yos
not only a home with us, but the love
and affection your nature Graves and
. which must always be denied you by
the customs OF your own race. Come
with us, Sola we might go without
you but your fate would be terrible II
they thought you had conniyed TO aid
us. / know that even that fear would
not tempt you 10 Interfere In our es-
cape. but we want you with us, We
want you TO come 10 a land Of sunshine
and happiness, amongst a people who
know the meaning Of love, OF sym
patty and OF gratitude. Say that you
will. Sofa; tell me that you will"
THE great waterway which leads 10
Helium is but fifty miles TO the
south" murmured Sola, half 10 her
self "a swift thoat might make II In
three hours; and then TO Hellum II Is
five hundred miles, most OF the way
through thnly settled districts. They
would know and they would follow US.
We might hide among the great trees
for time, but the chances are small
indeed for escape"
us there no other way we might
reach HellumT' | asked. "Can you not
draw me rough map OF the country
we must traverse, Dejah ThorisT
yes" she replied, and taking a
great diamond from her hair she drew