Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-10-07

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With Ny Back Against a Colder
Throne ! Fought Once Again FOR
psIah Thorls.
through the portals OF the entrance
way rode Tars Tarkas and his ffts
warriors on their great thoats.
A cry OF alarm and amaZemen
broke from the assemblage. but n,
word OF fear, and In moment tn
soldiers and mobiles Of Zodanga wer,
hurting themselves sDea the advancing
Tharks.
Thrusting Sab Than headlong from
the platform. drew Dejah Thoris to
my side. Behind the throne was mar
row doorway and In this Than Kosls
now stood facing me. with drawn
longsword. In an instant we were en-
gagged, and found no mean antago-
mist.
Al we circled upon the broad plat
form l saw Sab Than rushing up the
steps to aid his father, but as he raised
his hand TO strike, Dejah Tboris
sprang before him and then my sword
found the spot that made Sab Than
jeddak OF Zodanga. AS his father
rolled dead upon the floor the new
jeddak tore himself free from Dejah
Thoris' grasp and again We faced each
other. He was soon Joined by a quar-
tet OF officers and. with my back
against a golden throne. I fought once
t q In, fos nafoh Thnela
Calling to her to get behind me
worked my way toward the little door
way bact Of the throne. but the on
GERS realized my Intentions and three
Of them spraug In behind me ana
blocked my chances TOR gsintnx ~
sition where could have defended
Dejah Thoris against an army o.
swOrdsmen.
The Thanks were having their hands
full 10 the center OF the room. and
began to realize that nothing short OF
q miracle could save Detah Thoris and
myself, when l saw Tars Tarkas surg
Ing through the crowd Of pigmies that
swarmed about him. With one swing
Of his mighty iongsword he laid q
dozen corpses at his feet, and SO no
hewed a pathway before him until In
another moment he stood upon the
platform beside me- dealing death and
destruction right and left.
The bravery OF the ZOdangans was
awe-inspiring not one attempted tn
escape. and when the fighting ceased
It was because only Thanks remained
alive In the great hall. other than De-
jah Th0ris and myself.
Sab Than lay dead beside his ia
Their. and the corpses OF the flower Of
Zodangan nobility and chivalry COW
cred the floor of the bloody shambles.
Ny first thought when the battle
was over was for Kantos Kan, and
leaving Dejah Thoris In charge Of Tars
Tarkas I took q dozen warriors and
FASTENED to the dungeons beneath ths
palace. The jailers had all left to Join
the fighters In the throne room. so We
searched the labyrintbine prison with
out opposition.
called Kantos Kan's name aloud in
each new corridor and compartment.
and finally I was rewarded by hearing
faint response. Guided by the
sound, we soon found him helpless In
a dark recess
He was overjOyed Mt seeing me and
to know the meaning of the fight. faint
echoes OF which had reached his priS-
on cell. He told me that the air pa
troll had captured him before hs
reached the high tower OF the palace,
so that he had not even seen Sab
Than.
The sounds OF heavy fring. mingled
with shouts and cries, came TO us from
the city's streets. and Tars TRrkas
FASTENED away to direct the fightfDs
without. KantOs Kan accompanied
him to act as guide, the green warriors
commencing thorough search Of the
palace for other Zodangans and for
loot. and Dejah Thoris and l were left
alone.
She had sunk into one of the golden
thrones, and as ! turned TO her she
greeted me with q wan smile.
was there ever such a man T. she
exclaimed. alone, stranger, hunt
ed, threatened. prosecuted. you have
done In a few short months what Ia
all the past ages of Barsoom no mar
has ever done: Joined together tia
wild hordes OF the sea bottoms anG
brought them TO nght a. allies Of a roc
Marian people"
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