The Connecticut labor news., 1921-09-16

This was my opportunity an1 slim as it appeared graSped it. for as a number of soldiers came hurrying past my hiding place l fell in behind them and followed through the maZeS of the palace until, in passing through a great hall. I saw the blessed light of day coming in through d series of larger windows.
 Here I left my guides, and. slipping to the nearest window, sought for an avenue of escape. The windows opened upon a great balcony which overlooked one of the broad avenues of ZOdanga. The ground was about thirty feet be low. and at like distance from the building was wall fully twenty feet high. constructed of polished glass about a foot in thickness. To a red Mnrtian escape by this path would have appeared impossible. but to me. with my earthly strength and agility, it seemed already accomplished. My only fear was in being detected before darkness fell, for could not make the leap in broad daylight while the court below and the avenue beyond were crowded with Zodangans.
 Accordingly I searched for a hiding place and finally found one by acci- dent, inside a huge hanging ornament which hung from the ceiling of the hall, and about ten feet from the floor. Into the capacious bowl-like vase l sprang with ease, and scarcely had 1 settled down within it than l heard a number of people enter the apartment. The group stopped beneath my hiding place and I could plainly overhear their every word
 "It is the work of Heliumites." said one of the men,
 "Yes, O Jeddak, but how had they access to the palace? We shall soon know, however, for here comes the royal psychologist"
 Another man now joined the group, and, after making his formal greetings to his ruler. said:
 70 mighty Jeddak, it is a strange tale I read in the dead minds of your faithful guardsmen. They were felled , not by number of fighting men, but by single opponent"
 He paused to let the full weight of this announcement impress his hear CTS, and that his statement was scarce ly credited was evidenced by the impa- tient exclamation of incredulity which escaped the lips of Than Kosis.
 "Where is my erstwhile saviOr?" spoke another of the party, and rec ognized the voice of the cousin of Than Kosis. whom I had rescued from hn a1Srsi0 hn +0l of my first ancestor" he went on. "hut the description fits him to perfection, especially as to his fighting ability"
 Where is this man?" cried Than Kosis. Have him brought 10 me at once"
 Word was soon brought that I was nowhere to be found, either in the palace or at my former quarters in the barracks of the air-scOut squadron. Kantos Kan they had found and ques- toned, but he knew nothing of my whereabouts, and as to my past, he had told them he knew as little, since he had but recently met me during our captivity among the Warhoons.
 Keep your eyes on this other one." commanded Than Kosis. He also is a stranger and likely as not they both hail from Helium. and where one is we shall sooner or later find the oth- er."
 Another messenger now entered with word that 1 was still within the palace walls.
 ''The likeness of every person who has entered or left the palace grounds today has been carefully examined" concluded the fellow, land not one ap- breaches the likeness of this new pad war of the Guards, other than that which was recorded of him at the time he entered"
 Then we will have him shortly" commented Than KOsis contentedly, and in the meanwhile we will repair to the apartments of the princess of Helium and question her in regard to the affair. She may know more than she cared to divulge to you, NOtan. Come"
 They left the hall, and, as darkness had fallen without, I slipped lightly from my hiding place and hastened to | the balcony. Few were in sight, and choosing moment when none seemed near l sprang quickly to the top of the glass wall and from there to the ave 1 nue beyond the palace grounds.