Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-07-15
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t,s,,um lies a thousand miles south
-,ag, of Zodanga and with my COM
use intact | should have made the
Tin barring accidents, In between
sonr and five hours. AS 1t turned out,
.oweyer. morning found me speeding
over vast expanse of dead sea bot
tom after nearly six hours of continu-
Gus flight at high speed.
About noon / passed low over a
grpat dead city of ancient Mars, and
ss skinned out across the plain l
n came full upon several thousand green
var-iors engaged in terrific battle.
4 scarcely had / seen them than a vol
Low Of shots was directed at me, and
with the almost unfailing accuracy of
their aim my little craft was instantly
4 . rnined wreck, sinking erratically to
the ground.
Il I fell almost directly in the center
If the fierce combat, among warriors
Who had not seen my approach, so
hnsily we're they engaged in life and
n eeofh struggles. AS my machine sank
among them | realized that it was fight
or die. with good chances of dying in
any event, and so I struck the ground
with drawn longsword ready to de-
Nfend myself as / could.
fell beside a huge monster who was
engaged with three antagonists, and as
/ glanced at his fierce face, filed with
the light of battle, / recognized Tars
&Tarkas the Thank. He did not see me,
as I was a trifle behind him, and just
then the three warriors opposing him,
land whom l recognized as Warhoons,
charged simultaneously. The mighty
Fellow made quick work of one Of
them, but in stepping back for an
other thrust he fell over a dead body
behind him and was down and at the
mercy of his foes in an instant. Quick
as lightning they We're upon him, and
liars Tarkas would have been gathered
Ito his fathers in short order had not
gprung before his PROSTATE form and
engaged his adversaries. / had ac-
counted for one of them when the
mighty Thank regained his feet and
8guIckly settled the other.
He gave me one look, and slight
camille touched his grim lips as, touch
Nng my shoulder, he said
q would scarcely recognize you,
John Carter. but there is no other
upon Barsoom who would have done
n what you have for me. think have
learned that there is such a thing as
Friendship, my friend"
He said no more, nor was there OPP
pOrtunity, for the Warhoons were clos
Wing in about us, and together we
fought, shoulder to shoulder, during all
THAT long, hot afternoon, until the tide
&of battle turned and the remnant of
Ethe fierce Warhoon horde fell back
Nupon their thoats, and fled into the
gathering darkness.
Il On our return to the city after the
Nbatte we had gone directly to Tars.
#Tarkas quarters, where I was left
alone while the chieftain attended the
customary council which Immediately
Follows an engagement.
n AS vas awaiting the return of the
Jreen warrior l heard something move
n an adjoining apartment, and as
&Blanced up there rushed suddenly upon
ne huge and hideous creature which
pore me backward upon the pile of
1llks e1d furs upon which / had been
reclining. It was Woola-faithful, low
&ihg WoOla. He had found his way
PACK to Thank and, as Tars Tarkas
&lateF told me- had gone Immediately to
NY former quarters where he had
.aken up his pathetic and seemingly
nopeless watch for my return.
~Ial Hiatus knows that you are here,
yohn Carter" said Tars Tarkas, On his
return from the jeddak's quarters /;
Safko1a saw and recognized you as
se were returning. Tai Hajus has or
ueFed NE to bring you before him to-
's''L | have ten thoats, John Car
= yon may take your choice from
''lohg them. and will accompany You
me nearest waterway that leads to
VI ieiIuIn. Come. we must start"
And when you return, Tars Tar
SasY' ! asked.
the wild calots, possibly, or
,orSe' he replied. sUnless / should
nance to have the opportunity have
lohs waited Of battling with Tai
we win stay, Tars Tarkas. and see
a Hajus tonight You shall not sac
,1ge Yourself, and it may be that TO-
's'1 you can have the choice you
"A.le we were eating I repeated to
S iarkas the story which Sofa had
me that night upon the sea bottom
ing me march TO Thank.
~ said but little, but the great
les OF his face worked in passion
VI agony at recollection Of the
a'oIS which had been heaped upon
s thing he mad ever loved in all
~ ~ cruel, terrible existence.
CO. i'o longer demurred when st.g-
mat we 90 before Tai Haius.
va w Na wing fhot l,.a r,.o.,a.a RS.