The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-04-15

and Sofa awakened and it was decid-
ed that we push on at once in an effort
10 gain the hills.
We had gone scarcely a mile when /
noticed that my thoat was COM
mencing 10 stumble anil stagger in a
most pi1fful manner. although we bad
not attempted TO force them out of a
walk since about noon of the proceed
ing day. Suddenly he lurched wildly
70 one side and pitched violently TO
the ground Dejah Thoris and ! were
thrown clear of him and fell upon the
soft moss with scarcely jar; but the
poor beast was in pitiable condition.
not even being able 10 rise, although
relieved of our weight. Sofa told me
that the GOODNESS of the night when it
fell. together with the rest. would
doubtless revive him, and 80 I decided
not TO Kill him. as was my first inten-
zion. as I had thought it cruel TO leave
him alone there 10 die of hunger and
thirst. We left the poor fellow TO his
fate and pushed ON with the one thoat
as best we could. Sofa and I walked.
making Deiah Thoris ride, much
against her viii IN this way we had
progressed to within about mile of
the hills we were eEdeavoring to reach
when Deiah Thoris. from her point of
vantage upon the thoat. cried ont that
she saw a great party of mounted men
filing down from "a pass i'm the hills
several miles away. Soda ami ! both
looked in the direction she Indicated,
and there. plainly discernib'e. were
several hundred mounted warriors.
They. seemed to no Needed in Il south
westerly direction. which would take
them away from MS.
They doubtless were Thank war
riors who lad been sent out To cap
ture US. and we breathed a great sigh
OF relief that they were travelling in
the opposite direction. Quickly lifting
Dejah Thoris from the thoat. com
handed Tie animal to lie down and we
three did the same presenting as small
an object as possible for fear Of at
tracing the attention Of the warriors
toward us.
AS what proved to be the last war
rior came into view from the pass. he
halted and. to our CONSERVATION. threw
his small but powerful feldglass to his
directions. AS his glass swung toward
US our hearts stopped in our breasts
and / could feel the cold sweat start
from every pore in my body.
Presently it swung full upon us and
stopped. Then he lowered ii and
we could see him shout a command to
the warriors who had passed from our
sight behind the ridge. He did not
wait for them to join him, however;
instead ne wheeled his tho0t and came
tearing madly in our direction.
There was but enc slight chance
and that we must take quickly Rals-
ing my strange Marian rifle to my
shoulder l sighted and touched the
button which controlled the trigger;
there was sharp explosion as the
missile reached its goal, and the charg-
ing chieftain pitched backward from
his flying mount.
Spriuging to my feet l urged the
tHoat to rise. and directed Sofa to take
Deiah Thoris with her upon Inn and
make a mighty effort to reach the hills
before the green warriors were upon
US. ! knew that in the ravineS and
gullies they might find a temporary
hiding place, and even though they
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