Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-07-22

A Princess OF
Mars
By Edgar Rice Burroughs
Author Of
Tarzan Of the Apes
Illustrations by Irwin Myers
Illustrations by Irwin Myers
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
s1iiii 't1onvrIght, 1870, a. O. McClurs s Coz
CHAPTER xvI-continusd.


same altitude. pouring broadside after
broodside into each other. Presently
rroat hole was torn in the hull Of
go of the immense battle craft from
tho Zodangan camp; with lurch she
s,,rned completely over, the little fig
rros of her crew plunging, turning and
8 t,is+ing toward the ground thousand
Feet below; then with siekening We
locitv she tore after them, almost
COMPLETELY burying herself in the soft
foam Of the ancient sea bottom.
A wild cry of exultation arose from
Tho Heliumite squadron, and with re-
doubled ferocity they fell upon the 70
dangan fleet. BY a pretty maneuver
+vo Of the vessels of Helium gained
cosition above their adversaries, from
vnicn they poured upon them from
their keel bomb batteries a perfect
B torrent of exploding bombs.
Within but little more than an hour
q from the moment the victorious Zodan-
gan squadron had risen to meet us
n from the camp of the besiegers the
hattie was over, and the remaining
vessels of the conquered Zodangans
n we're headed toward the cities Of He'll
um under prize crews.
We now signaled the flagship of
Helium's navy to approach, and when
she was within hailing distance l
called out that we had the Princess
q Deiah Thoris on board, and that we
wished to transfer her TO the flagship
that she might be taken Immediately
to the city
As the full import of my announce
ment bore in upon them great cry
arose from the decks of the flagship,
and a moment later the colors of the
princess of Helium broke from hum
bred points upon her upper works.
When the other vessels of the squad
ron caught the meaning of the signals
flashed them they took up the wild ac-
claim and unfurled her colors in the
cleaning sunlight.
The flagship bore down upon us, and
as she swung gracefully to and
81 touched our side dozen officers
sprang upon our decks. AS their as
81 tonished gaze fell upon the hundreds
Il Of green warriors, who now came forth
from the fighting shelters, they stopped
q aghast, but at sight of Kantos Kan,
who advanced to meet them, they
came forward, crowding about him.
Dejah Thoris and / then advanced,
and they had no eyes for other than
4 her. She received them gracefully,
calling each by name, for they were
men high in the esteem and service of
her grandfather, and she knew them
well.
LAY your hands upon the shoulder
Il of John Carter" she said to them,
turning toward me, "the man to whom
Helium owes her princess as well as
her victory today"
They were very courteous to me and
said many kind and complimentary
things, but what seemed to impress
them most was that had won the aid
4 Of the fierce Thanks in my campaign
for the liberation of Dejah Thoris, and
the relief of Helium.
Dejah Thoris vert aboard the flag
ship, and was much put out that l
would not follow, but, as I explained
to her, the battle was but partly won !;
we still had the land forces Of the be-
4 sieging Zodangans to account for, and
/ would not leave Tars Tarkas until
that had been accomplished.
The commander of the naval forces
Of Helium promised to arrange to have
the armies Of Helium attack from the
city In conjunction with our land at
tack, and so the vessels separated and
Deiah Thoris was borne in triumph
back to the court of her grandfather,
Iardos Mors, jeddak Of Helium.
In the distance lay our fleet Of
transports, with the thoats of the
green warriors, where they had re-
NAMED during the battle. Without
landing stages it was to be a difficult
matter to unload these beasts upon the
open plain, but there was nothing else
ior It. and so we put out for point
aoout ten miles from the city and be-
gan the task.
as soon as the last thoat was I'M
.oaued Tars Tarkas gave the command
% ADVANCE, and in three parties we
|lept upon the Zodangan camp from
u'e north, the south and the east.
ABOUT mile from the main camp
we encountered their outposts and, as
Nau been prearranged, accepted this
az ne signal to charge. With wild,
.9roelous cries and amidst the nasty
4ueailng Of battle-enraged thoats we
'0Le down upon the Zodangans.
we did not catch them mapping. but
-'und well-enrenched battle line
IIonting US. Time after time we
we're repulsed until. toward noon, ]
e-@n to fear for the result Of the bat
& he forces from Helium had not
S,.''ed. nor could we receive any word
from them.
at noon we heard heavy firing
q a'ong the lire between tie Zodan-
g ~S and the cities. and we knew then
G our much-needed e-enSorcements