The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-04-22

| meant uleiu. JONI carter, Sne
whispered. ~ cannot repeat them now.
for have given myself 10 another. All,
! n you had only known our WAYS. my
friend" she continued, half 20 herself,
"the promise would have been yours
long months ego, and you could have
claimed me before all others"
Then aloud she said "Do you re-
! member the night when you offended
| me? You called me your princess
without having asked my hand OF me,
and then YOU boosted that YOU lad
\ fought for me. You did not know. and
! ] should not have been offended ! see
that now. But there was no one 10 tell
you. what ! could not, that upon Bar
SOON there are two kinds of women IN
| the cities OF the red men. The one they
| fight Tor that they may ask them IN
| marriage; the other kind they fight Tor
also. but never ask their hands. When
man has won woman be my ad.
dress her rs his princess. or in any Of
the several terms which signify posses.
sion. You had fought for me. but had
never asked me IN marriage and so
when YOU called me your princess. you
see She fauercd. 81 was hurt but
even then John Carter, | did not re-
pulse you. as ! should have done, until
you made u doubly worse by haunting
me with having won me through com.
bat"
Il do not need ask your forgiveness
now. Deiah Thoris," I cried. You
must know that my fault was ~
ignorance ~ your Barsoomian customs
What ! failed 10 do, through implicit
belief that my petition would pc pre-
surnptuous ulH .lUel,omc. do now,
Delah 1horiS; ask YOU 20 be my wife,
nd 10y all The virclnlan fighting blood
that flows 10 my veins you shall be-
No. John Carter, X i useless she
cried hor"le>sy. 1T is useless. my
friend You must hear the sorrow with
me That AZ least we may share IN
common That and The memory Of
the brief days among the Thanks. You
must 20 now. nor ever see me again
Good-hy my chicf,ain that was"
Dishcariened and detected ! with.
drew from rhe room. but was not ell
tirely discouraged. nor would ! admit
that Dciah Tboris was lost 10 me mn,
ul me ceremony had actually beer
performed
As J wandered along tho corridors
/ was as absolutely lost .r me maze
OF winding uaSsacewayS rs ! bad beer
before discovered Dejah Tforls
apartments
Presently came upon q spiral ruI
way leading 20 q lower door and This
followed downward FOR several Storie"
until reached The doorway or large
apartment u which we're number of
gardsmen The walls 81 ;hiS room
were hung with transparent tapestries
behind which ! sccrc'od myself with
out helms apureheudcd
The conversation ~ me -uarl>uer
vae general and awakened uo interest
IN 90. uufN $50 officer entered me room
and ordered iour of the men tn relieve
the detail who were guarding tho
princess ui HeIium. Now. surv. my
troubles would commence In earnest
and indeed tloy were upon me .,' 80
soon Tor Fl, seemed thar ti, squad bad
Sear,rt .,f, 10" .uarlrovw r,..r. or.
OF their uamNcr hur>, Jon a-a.r .-,ath-
'oS-'v s.,'nc that they 'aI sound
their four comrades hurelrrcG u 'ho
autcchamhor.
IN a uowr., fhe eutlr. palace WAS
alive With people Gna~d,u.u otli.
-ers. .yurilors. servants and slaves ran
hc',er sao'',- through no corridors
ard ap.r-mcu. yagr' iu- messages and
Orders and ,earching fur signs OF the
ss,JfslH.
IT,, vas my opportunity and slim
az IL appeared ] grasped IL. for AS
number ~ soldiers came hurrying past
nv hidln. place ! ZEN IN behind them
and followed through the mages Of the
palace until. Ia passing through
great hall. saw the blessed light Of
day coming in through series OF
larger windows
Here left my guides, and, slipping
10 the nearest window, sought for an
avenue OF escape. The windows opened
upon great balcony which overlooked
one of rhe broad avenues Of ZodanSa.
The ground was about thirty feet be-
low and az like distance from the
building was wall fully twenty feet
| high. constructed Of polished glass
ahou' . foot IN thicH''-s. To red
Marian escape aN path would
have apprn'"a '... >>ible, but 20 me.
with my o.; strength and agility,
/ II seemed READY accomplished. My
only fear was Ia being detected before
| darkness fen, for | could not make the
/ leap IN hruaG daylight while The court
| below sud The avenue beyond were
! crowded with XudsnFaus.
Accordingly J SeUrc'hed for hiding
place am Husiiy found one ry acci-
dent. inside hu@e hanging oruament
| which hurC from the ceiling @; tie
| hall, and .n.ui zen fee 'ro.a 'h- f"rr.
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