The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-02-25

is too low for incubation. Every year
these eggs are carefully examined by
n council Of twenty chleftalns, and all
but about one hundred Of the most
perfect are destroyed out OF each
yearly supply. At the end OF Eve
years about five hundred almost per-
feet eggs have been chosen from the
thousands brought forth These ara
then placed IN the almost alr-tlSht In
cubators TO be Matched by the suns
rays after period OF another i've
years.
The lncubators are built In remote
Businesses, where there is little or no
likelihood Of their being discovered
by other tribes. The result OF such
catastrophe would mean no children
In the community for another I'VE
years. was later to witness the re-
suits Of the discovery Of an allen incu'
bator.
Sola's duties were now doubled. as
she was compelled to care for the
young Marian as well as for me, hut
neither one OF us required much at
tentlon, and a. we were both about
equally advanced In Marian educa-
ton. Sofa took II upon herself to train
us together.
Her prize consisted In a male about
four feet tall, very strong and phys
ically perfect; also, he learned quick
ly, and We had considerable nmuse'
ment. az least did, over the keen
rivalry we displayed The Marian
language, as / have said. is extremely
simple. and IN week ! could make
all my wants known and understand
nearly everything that was said 10 me.
Likewise. under Sola's tutelage' | de
veloped my telepsthic powers so tina
I shortly could sense practically every
thing that went on around me.
The third day after the Incubator
ceremony We set forth toward home,
but scarcely had the head Of the pro-
cesslou debouched into the open
ground before the city than orders
were given for an immediate and
hasty return. As though trained for
years In this particular evolution, the
green Nartians melted like mist into
the spacious doorways Of the nearby
buildings, until, In less than three
minutes. the entire cavalcade OF
chariots, mastodons and mounted war
riors was nowhere 10 be seen.
Sola and had entered building
upon the front OF the city. In fact, the
sar1e one In which had had my en-
counter with the apes. and. wishing 10
see what has caused the sudden re-
treat, mounted 20 an upper floor and
peered from the window out over the
valley and the hills beyond and there
! saw the cause OF their sudden sour
rylng 10 cover. \ huge craft long.
low and gray painted swung slowly
over the crest OF the nearest bill. Fol
lowing 70 came another. and another.
and another, until twenty OF them,
swinging low above the ground sailed
slowly snd msjestically toward US.
Each carried strange banner
swung from stem 10 stern above the
upper works and upon the PROV OF
each Was painted some odd device that
cleaned In the sunlight and showed
plainly even At the distance az which
we were from the vessels. could see
figures crowding the forward decks
and upper works ~ the aircraft
whether they had discovered us or
simply were locking ~ the deserted
city / could not say, but In any event
-. a.
suddenly and without warning the
green Marian warriors fred terrific
yollev from the windows Of the build
irgs facing the little valley across
which the great ships were so peace
fully advancing.
Instantly the scene changed as by
magic: the foremost vessel sNtng
broadside toward W.. and bringing her
guns into play returned our fire, az the
same time moving parallel 20 our front
for a short distance and then turning
back with the evident intention Of
completing a great circle which would
bring her up TO position once more
opposite our nring line the other yes
sells followed In her wake, each one
opening upon us as she swung into
position our swn Are never dlmin-
lshed and doubt II % per cent Of
our shots went Wild II had never
been given me 10 see such deadly ac-
curacy OF aim. and II seemed "a
though a little figure on one ~ the
craft dropped at the explosion Of each
bullet while the hHHUrrs and upper
works dissolved B." s'rts Of dame as
the irressiN'e '-. .-ctiles of our war
riors NOV. rough them.
The hre from the vessels was most
Intellectual owing. ms | afterwarG
learned. 10 the unexpected suddenness
Of the nrst volley, which caught The
ships crews entirely unprepsred AMI
the sighting apparatus OF the guns un.
protected from the deadly aim OF our
warriors.
Twenty minutes after the first vol.
ley the great aest swung trailing on
in the direction from which II had