The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-05-21

he cheerfully explained, when they
check up my weights, measurements,
and other personal Identification data,
but it will be several months before
this is done and our mission should
be accomplished or have failed long
before that time"
The next few days were spent by
Kantos Kan in teaching me the In
tricacies of flying and Of repairing
the dainty little contrivances which
the Martians use for this purpose.
The fourth day after my arrival at
Zodanga I made my first flight, and
as a result Of it l won promotion
which included quarters in the palace
of Than Kosis.
AS I rose above the city / circled
several times, as 1 had seen Kantos
Kan do, and then throwing my engine
into top speed I raced at terrific We
locity toward the south, following
one of the great waterways which
enter Zodanga from that direction.
had traversed perhaps two hun
dred miles in little less than an hour
when 1 deserted far below me a par
ty Of three green warriors racing mad
ly toward small figure on foot which
seemed to be trying to reach the con-
fines of one OF the walled fields.
Dropping my machine rapidly to-
ward them, and circling to the rear
of the warriors, I soon saw that the
object Of their pursuit was red Mar
tan wearing the metal of the scout
squadron to which l was attached.
A short distance away lay his tiny
fier, surrounded by the tools with
which he had evidently been occupied
in repairing some damage when sur
prised by the green warriors.
They were now almost upon him;
their flying mounts charging down IN
the relatively puny figure at terrific
speed, while the warriors leaned low
to the right, with their great metal
shod spears. Each seemed striving
to be the first to impale the poor 70
dangan and in another moment his
fate would have been sealed had 1t
not been for my timely arrival.
Driving my fleet air craft at high
speed directly behind the warriors 1
soon overlook them and without d.
| minishing my speed / rammed the
prov Of my little fier between the
shoulders of the nearest. The impact,
sufficient to have torn through inches
| of solid steel, hurled the fellows head
less body into the air over the head
| of his thoat, where 1t fell SPRAYING
| upon the moss. The mounts OF the
| other two warriors turned sQuealing
in terror, and bolted In opposite d.
| rections.
Reducing my speed circled and
came to the ground at the feet OF the
| astonished Zodangan. He was warm
in his thanks for my timely aid and
promised that my days work would
bring the reward it merited, for IT
was none other than cousin of the
jeddak Of Zodanga whose life / had
saved.
Fastening to his damaged machine
we were bending every effort to I'm
ish the needed repairs and had almost
completed them when we saw the
two green monsters returning al top
speed from opposite sides of us. When
they had approached within hum
bred yards their thoats again became
unmanageable and absolutely refused
to advance further toward the all
craft which had frightened them.
The warriors finally dismounted and
hobbling their animals advanced to-
ward us on foot with drawn long
swords. / advanced to meet the larg
er. telling the Zodangan to do the
best he could with the other. Finish
ing my man with almost no effort
as had now from much pract' ce be
come habitual with me, l FASTENED
10 return to my new acquaintance
whom found indeed in desperate
straits.
He was wounded and down will
the huge foot of his antagonist upor
his throat ard the great longswort
raised to deal the Anal thrust. witt
a bound l cleared the fifty feet inter
yening between us, and with out
stretched point drove my sword com
d pletely through the body OF the greer
warrior. His sword fell, harmless. t
the ground and he sank Imply upo'
the PROSTATE form It the Zodangan
Quickly completing the repairs w
rose together into the still. cloudles
Marian sky, and at great speed ant
without further mishap returned t
Zodanga.
As we neared the city we discoS
cred a mighty concourse OF civilian
and troops assembled upon the plni
before the city. My companion sig
nailed that / slow down. and runnin
|, his machine close beside mine sue
. gested that we approach and waite
. the ceremony. which, he said, wa
for the purpose of comforting honor
ON individual officers and men 10
, bravery and other distinguish
{ service. He then unfurled little er
sign which denoted that his craft Dor
= meu,ber of the royal family OF X
danga and together we made on
way through the maze Of iow-lyin
air vessels until we hung directly owe
0adonuo and hiS SfAf