Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-07-08

words and a bearing at once respect
full aud menacing.
Later Sofa, with the aid OF several
Of the other women, remodeled the |
trappings TO At my lesser proportions,
and after they completed the work I
went about CARRIED In all the panoply
Of war.
The training of myself and the
young Martians was conducted solely
by the women. who not only attend
70 the education OF the young In the
arts OF individual defense and offense,
but are also the artisans who produce
every manufactured article wrought
by the green Martians. In time OF
actual warfare they form part of
the reserves, and when the necessity
arises fight with even greater intel.
lIgence and ferocity than the men.
The men are trained In the higher
branches Of the art Of war; In STRAIT.
egy and the maneuvering OF large
bodies Of troops. They make the laws
as they are needed; a new law for
each emergency. Customs have been
handed down by ages Of repetition,
but the punishment for ignoring a Gus.
tom 10 matter for Individual treat.
ment by Jury OF the culprlts peers,
and I may say that justice seldom
misses fire. but seems rather TO rule
IN inverse ratio to the ascendency Of
law. In one respect at least the Mar
tians are happy people; they have
no lawyers.
did not see the prisoner again for
several days subsequent to our first en-.
counter, and then only to catch feet.
ing glimpse of her as she was being
conducted to the great audience cham.
Der where I had had my first meeting
with Lorquas Ptomel.
had observed on the two occasions
when I had seen her that the prisoner
exchanged words with her guards. and
this convinced me that they spoke. or
ut least could make themselves un.
derstood by common language. With
this added incentive I nearly drove
Sofa distracted by my opportunities
to hasten on my education, and with.
In n few more days Y had mastered the
Marian tongue sufficiently we'll 10 en-
able me to carry on a passable con
versation and to fully understand
practically all that | heard.
AT this time our sleeping quarters
were occupied by three or four females
and couple OF the recently hatche,
young, beside Sofa and her youthful
ward, myself. and Woola the hound
After they had retired for the nigh
II was customary for the adults L
carry on desultory conversation 70
short time before lapsing into sleep
and now that could understand thei
language I was always n keen listener
although never pronered any re
marks myself
On the night following the prisoner
visit to the audience chamber the con
versation finally fell upon this subject
and / was all ears on the instant.
Sarkoja, one Of the older womeI
who shared our domiclle. had beer
present at the audience as one o
the captive's guards, and II was "a
ward her the ouestIoners turned
when" asked one OF the womer
"will we enjoy the death throes OF tn
red one. or does Lorquas Ptomel. Jed
intend holding her for ransom2"
"They have decided TO carry he
with us back TO Thank. and exhibit
her last agonies at the great game
before Tai Hajus," replied Sarkoja,
"what will be the manner of he
going outf inquired Sola. "She
very small and very beautiful; ! ha
hoped that they would hold her 10
ransom"
One thing this episode accomplish
was to assure me OF Sola's frlendl
ness toward the poor girl, and also I
convince me that ] had been extreme
" fortunate In falling into her hand
rather than those OF some OF the othe
females. I knew that she was fond o
me, and now that her remarks Shove,
that she hated cruelty and barbarit
I was confident that ! could depen
upon her TO cid me and the girl car
tive to escape, provided Of course tina
such a thing was within the range OF
possibilities.
Early the next morning ] was astir
Considerable freedom was allowed me
as Sofa had Informed me that so long
as I did not attempt to leave the city
was free TO go and come as l pleased
She had warned me, however, against
venturing forth unarlned, as this city
like all other deserted metropolises Of
an ancient Marian civilization, wal
peopled by the great white apes OF my
second days adventure.
On this morning had chosen a new
street to explore when suddenly
found myself AT the limits OF the city
/ longed TO explore the country before
me, and, like the pioneer stock from
which sprang. TO view what the land
scape beyond the encircling hills Nigh
disclose from the SUBMITS which shu
out my view.
As annrOached the boundary lini