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

aud now recalled those portions of
our conversation which had touched
upon escape and upon my origin.
Sarkoja was at this time Tnrs Tar
kas' oldest and most trusted female.
As such she was n mighty power be-
hind the throne, for no warrior had
the confidence of Lorquas ptomel TO
such an extent as did his abcst lieu
tenant, Tars Tarkas.
However, instead of putting thoughts
OF possible escape from my mind. my
audience with LorQuas Ptomel only
served to center my every faculty on
this subject. Now. more than before,
the absolute necessity for escape. In
so far as Deish Thoris was concerned,
was impressed upon me, for I was
convinced that some horrible fate
awaited her at the headquarters of
Tai Hajus.
AS described by Sofa, this monster
was the exaggerated personlflcation
of all the ages OF cruelty, ferocity.
and brutality from which he had de-
scended Cold, cunning, calculating;
he was, also, in marked contrast to
most of his fellows, slave TO that
brute passion which the waning de-
mands for procreation upon their dy-
ing planet had almost stilled In the
Marian breast.
As | wandered about the plaza lost
I'm my gloomy forebodlngs Tars Tar
kas approached me on his way from
the audience chamber
"Where are your quarters, John Car
terY' he asked.
81 have selected none" | replied.
1T seemed best that ! quartered either
by myself or among the other war
riors and | was awaiting an oppor-
tunity to ask your advice"
"Come with me-" he directed. and to-
gether we moved off across the plaza
to building which l was glad to see
adjolned that occupied by Sofa and
her charges.
my quarters are on the first floor
of this building he said, "and the
second floor also is fully occupied by
warriors, but the third floor and the
floors above are vacant; you may take
your choice OF these.
81 understand" he continued, that
you have given up your woman to
the red prisoner. Well, II you wish
to give your woman to captive, 1t
is your own affair; but as chieftaln
you should have those to serve you,
and In accordance with our customs
you may select any or all the females
from the retinues of the chieftains
whose metal you now wear"
thanked him, but assured him that
I could get along very nicely without
assistance except In the matter of pre-
pairing food, and so he promised to
send women to me for this purpose
and also for the care of my arms and
the manufacture of my ammunition,
which he said would be necessary.
finally chose a front room on the
third floor, because this brought me
nearer to DeJah Thoris, whose apart
ment was on the second for Of the
adjoining building, and It flashed up
on me that ! could rig up some means
OF communication whereby she might
signal me In case she needed either
my services or my protection.
My thoughts were cut short by the
advent Of several young females bear
ing loads of weapons, silks, furs, Jew
els, cooking utensils. and casks of food
and drink, including considerable loot
from the air craft. All this, II seemed,
had been the property OF the two
chieftains had slain, and now, by
the customs Of the Thanks, II had be
come mine, At my direction they
placed the stuff In one of the back
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