Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-07-29

Continued from Last Week.
My one hope now was TO return unde-
tected to the quarters OF Delah ThOrls
and learn what fate had overtaken her,
but how to do II with these great
monstrous thoats upon my hands. now
that the city probably was aroused by
the knowledge of my escape. was
problem of no mean proportions.
Suddenly an idea occurred 10 me and
acting on my knowledge of the con.
struction of the buildings of these an.
cient Marian cities with hollow
court within the center of each
square. CROPPED my way blindly
through the dark chambers, calling the
great thoats after me. They had diff.
Guilty In negotiating some of the door
ways, but as the buildings fronting the
city's principal exposures we're all de.
signed upon magnificent scale, they
were able to wriggle through without
sticking fast; and thus we finally
made the inner court where | found
as | had expected, ,he usual CARPET of
mosS-like vegetation which would
prove their food and drink until
could return them to their own en-.
closure.
Removing the saddle trappings, I hid
them just within the rear doorway of
the building through which we had
entered the court and, turning the
beasts loose, quickly made my way
across the court TO the rear of the
hnilIinng Ip
thence to the avenue beyond. With
only the slight chance of detection
which the necessary crossing of the
avenues entailed, | made my way in
safety To the courtyard in the rear OF
Dejah Thoris' quarters.
Here, of course. | found the beasts
of the warriors who quartcred In the
adjacent buildings, and the warriors
themselves | might expect to meet
within if | entered; hut, fortunately
for me, ! had another and safer meth
cd of reaching the upper story where
Dejah ThOris should be found, and.
after first determining as nearly as
possible which of the buildings she oc.
cupied, for ! had never observed them
before from the court side. took ad
vantage Of my relatively great
strength and agility and sprang up.
ward until | grasped the sill of sec.
ond-story window wlsch | thought to
be In the rear Of her apartment. Draw |
ing myself inside the room | moved |
stealthily tOSard the front of the |
building. and not until had quite |
reached the doorway of her room was |
made aware by voices that ii was &C. |
cupled.
did not rush headong In, but lis.
tened without To assure myself that II |
was Dejah Thoris and that Il was safe
TO venture within. II was well, indeed,
that ! took this precautiOn, for the
conversation | heard was In the low
gutturals Of men, and the words which
finally came 10 me proved II most time.
~ warning. The speaker was chief
tain and he was giving orders TO four
of his warriors.
And when he returns to this cham.
Der" he was saying, "as he surely will
when he finds she does not meet him
at the city's edge, you four are 10
spring upon him and dsarm him.
When you have him fast bound bear
him to the vaults beneath the jeddak's
quarters and chain him securely whore
lie may be found when Tai Hajus
wishes him. There will be no danger
# the girl returning, for by this time
he Is safe In the arms of Tai Hiatus,
nd may all her ancestors have pity
pom her, for Tai Hajus will have
one; the great Sarkoja has done a
oble nights work. go, and II you
all to capture him when he comes, I
ommend your carcasses to the cold
osom of Iss."