Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-06-03

hghting ancestors leap in my veins
as | awaited her reply.
only in little ways, John Carter"
she answered. Nothing that can
harm me outside my pride. At heart
they hate their horrid fates, and so
wreak their poor spite on me who
stands for everything they have not.
| and for all they most crave and never
can attain. Let us pity th5i1, my
chieftain, for even though we die at
their hands we can afford pity, since
we are greater than they and they
know it."
Il presume 1T is the better part OF
wisdom that we bow to our fate with
as good grace as possible, Dejah Thor
is; but l hope. nevertheless, that may
be present the next time that any
Marian, green, red. pink. or violet.
has the temerity to even so much as
frown on you, my princess"
Deiah Thoris caught her breath at
my last words, and gazed upon me
with dilated eyes and quickening
! breath, and then, with an odd little
laugh, which brought roguish dim
! pies to the corners of her mouth, she
shook her head and cried:
what a child A great warrior
and yet a stumbling child"
What have done nowT' / asked,
in sore perplexity.
Some day you shall know, John
Garter, if we live; but l may not tell
you. And l, the daughter of Mors
KAYAK, son of Tardos Mors, have
listened without anger" she solilo-
Quized in conclusion.
Then she broke out again into one
of her gay, happy. laughing moods !;
joking with me on my prowess as
Thank warrior as contrasted with my
soft heart and natural kindness.
was very curious to know what
had said or done to cause her sd
/ much perturbation a moment before
and so | continued to importune her
to enlighten me.
NO" she exclaimed, at is enough
that you have said it and that l have
listened. And when you learn, John
Carter, and if / he dead. as likely
| enough ] shall be ere the further moon
has circled Barsoom another twelve
times, remember that l listened and
that I-smiled."
1t was all Greek to me, but the more
begged her to explain the more pos
tive became her denials of my re-
| quest, and. so, in very hopelesshess,
| | desisted.
The chill of the Marian night was
upon us. and removing my silks threw
them across the shoulders of Dejah
/ Thoris AS my arm rested for an in
slant upon her | felt a thrill pass
through every fiber of my being as
such a contact with no other mortal
| had ever produced; and it seemed to
| me that she had leaned slightly to-
ward me, but of that l was not sure.
loved Deiah Thoris. The touch
| of my arm upon her naked shoulder
had spoken to me in words | could
not mistake, and | knew that / had
/ loved her since the first moment that
my eyes had met hers that first time
in the plaza of the dead city of Kof /.
ad.
| My first impulse was to tell her Of
my love, and then / thought of the
| helplessness of her position wherein
/ alone could tighten the burdens of
her captivity, and protect her in my
poor way against the thousands of
hereditary enemies she must face up
on our arrival at Thark. | could not
chance causing her additional pain Or
sorrow by declaring a love which, in
| all probability she did net return.
"Why are you so quiet, Dejah Thor
isY' / asked Possibly you would
rather return to Sofa and your quar-
ters"
NO." she murmured, II am happy
here. 1 do not know why it is that
I should always be happy and con-
| tented when you, John Garter, a
stranger. are with me; yet at such
| times it seems that l am safe and
that, with you. shall soon return to
nv fathers court and feel his strong
arms about me and my mothers tears
and kisses on my cheek"
DO people kiss. then, upon Bar
soom?" l asked, wheu she had ex-
planned the word she used, in answer
to my inquiry as to its meaning
Parents, brothers, and sisters, yes
and" she added in a low, thoughtful
tone, "loyers."
"And YOU, Dejah Thoris, have par
ents and brothers and sisters?'
Eyes"
and a--lover?"
She was silent. nor could ven
ture to repeat the question.
'The man Of Barsoom." she finally
ventured. "does not ask personal
questions of women, except his mother,
and the woman he has fought for and
| won"
"But / have bought" I started, and
then / wished my tongue hs'i been cut
| from my mouth for she turned even
as / caught myself ane ceased. and
drawing my silks from her shoulder