The Lamar register., 1921-02-09

A Princess of
Mars
By Edgar Rice Burrsushs
d" Asthsr Of
Tarzan Of the Apes
Illustrations by Irwin Myers
Illustrations by Irwin Myers
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see what had caused the sudden re-
treat, | mounted to an upper floor and
peered from the window out over the
valley and the hills beyond and there
! saw the cause Of their sudden SciIr
rying 10 cover. A huge craft. long,
low and gray painted. swung slowly
over the crest OF the nearest hill. Ful
lowing Il came another and anuther
and another. until twenty OF Them.
swinging low above the ground. sailed
slowly and maJesticaliy toward Us.
Each carried 3 strange banner
swung from stem to stern above the
upper works. and upon the prov Of
each was painted some odd device that
cleaned 10 the sunlight and showed
plainly even at the distance at which
We were from the vessels. ! could see
figures crowding The forward decks
snd upper works of the aircraft.
Whether they had discovered MS or
simply were looking al the deserted
city ! could not say. but IN any event
they received n rude reception. for
suddenly and without warning The
green Marian warriors fired 3 Terrific
Yoliey from the windows Of the build
ings facing the little valley across
which the great ships were 80 peace
fully advancing
Instantly the scene changed ms by
magic: the foremost vessel swung
broadside toward us. and bringing her
guns into play returned our firr, AT The
same time moving parallel 10 our front
for . short distance and then turning
back with the evident intention OF
completing = great circle which would
bring her up to position once rnor-
opposite our nrinE line the other YES
sells followed In her wake. each une
opening upon US as she swung lnfn
position Our own FIRE never dlmin
ished, and ] doubt II 70 per cent of
our shots went wild. II had never
been given me to see such deadly &C
curacy Of aim. and Il seemed ss
though q little ngure on one II the
craft dropped At the explosion Of each
bullet, while the banners and upper
works dissolved In spurts OF nane as
the irresistible proJectiles OF our war
rioTs moved through them.
The nre from the vessels was most
Intellectual, owing. as ! sfterward
learned. to the unexpected suddenness
Of the frst volley. which caught the
ships crews entirely unprepared snd
the sighting apparatus OF the guns un-
protected from the deadly aim OF our
warrien.
Twenty minutes after the 1rst vol
ley the great fleet swung trailing on
In the direction from which II had
arst appeared Several Of the craft
were limping perceptitly. and seemed
but barely under the control of their
depleted crews. Their IRE had ceased
entirely and all their energies seemed
focused upon escape. Our warrior,
then rushed up TO the roofs Of the
buildings which We occupied and fol
lowed the retreating armada with
continuous fusillade OF deadly fire
One by one. however. the ships man
aged to dip below the crests Of the
outlying hills until only one barely
moving craft was in sight. This had
received the brunt of our fire and
seemed to be entirely unnamed. as
not g moving figure was visible Ipon
her decks Slowly she swung from
her course. circling back toward US In
an errstic and pitifuI manner In
stsntly the warriors ceased firing, for
II was quite apparent that the vessel
wss entirely helpless. and. far from
being in = position TO infiict harm
upon US. she could not even control
herself sufficiently TO escape.
As she neared the city the warriors
rushed out upon the plain TO meet her.
but II was evident that she still was
TOO high for them 10 hope TO reach her
decks
She was drifting some nfty feet
above the ground. followed by all but
some hundred of the warriors who
had been ordered back to the roofs
10 cover the possibility of a return of
the heet. or for re-enforcements.
As rhe craft ueared the building,
and Just before she struck. the Mar
nan warriors swarmed upon her from
the windows. and with their great
spears eased the shock OF the COLL
sion. and iI a few moments they had
thrown out graphing hooks and the
big boat was being hauled TO GROUND
BY their fellows below.
A ter making her fast, they
swarmed the sides and searched the
vessel from stem TO stern. could see
them examining the dead sailors. evil
IDENTIFY for signs of life. and presently