The Lamar register., 1921-04-06
SYNOPSIS.

FOREWORD.-The author tells of his
Acquaintance with the hero of one of the
most remarkable adventures ever record
ed. From manuscript left by his friend
he has vtvidly set out the strange hap
Jennings which brought together a brave
Virginia gentleman and a Princess Of
Mars.
CHAPTER LIN the Arizona hills. John
Carter. mining prospector and ex-Confed-
crate soldier, fleeing from IA war party
Of Apaches. takes refuge In cave the
atmosphere of which has remarkable
effect on him Yielding to its influence,
ne sinks into Inconsistencies his last
thoughts centered on the glow from the
planet Mars.
CHAPTER u.-Awaking, Carter real
lies that he has. In some incomprehensi-
BILE manner. been transported to Mars
He Is surprised by party of armed Mar
uan warriors, who seek his life. He con-
vinces their leader. Tars Tarkas. of his
harmlessness and is conveyed. a prisoner.
10 the Martian city.
CHAPTER lila creature holding
much the position OF a dog on earth 10
set TO guard him.
CHAPTER Iv,-Three days later a feet
Of warshps from the neighboring state Of
Helium, passing over the city. is attacked
by Carter's captors, the green Martians.
The fleet is scattered and one OF the Ar
ships captured. Among the prisoners II
a young woman OF a race different from
the green Martians and more closely re-
sembling the women of the earth.
CHAPTER v.-Carter ascertains that
the fair prisoners name is Dejah Thorts.
Granddaughter OF the Jeddak. or ruler.
of Helium. He also ascertains that 40
cording to custom she Is doomed to die
By torture In the council chamber hs
sympathy.
CHAPTER vL-Tne prisoner IL con-
nned to the guardianship of Carter's
friend. sola. and the two prisoners plan
% escape before pe,ah Thsys. :. taken
Martians. Tai HaJus
CHAPTER vII.-with . large force Of
green Martians Carter and Detah Thorfs
se; out for the capital
CHAPTER vI1.-sola conndes to Car
ter that she Is in a way different from
the rest Of the green Maruan women.
having. unlike them. a knowledge Of her
father and mother. The reason Of saS-
koJa's enuiity is also revealed.
CHAPTER Ix.-carter tells Dsjah
Thoris Of his love for her. which shs
reeiprocates. and with soia they plan
the scheme is revealed to Tai Haul ~
the vindlctive sarkoja.
CHAPTER x.-Dejsh Thoris and sola
over their plight and the terrible death
In store for them. Carter. concealed In
the throne room. rescues the two women.
escape and make their way In the direction
OF Helium Dejah Thoris' home They
BECOME lost and fall in with war party
OF Warhoons Carter sets the women on
their way and remains to obstruct pur-
suit. He is overpowered and made pris-
oner
CHAPTER Kiln a dungeon in the
capital city OF the Warhoons Carter kills
his Jailer. but is unable to make his way
from the cell
PTER
tos Kan. red Marian. is placed in Car
ter's dungeon and from him he learns
that that IN all probability Dejah Thoris and
sola had succeeded In escaping Carter
and kantos Kan are pitted against wild
animals and men in the arena They
overcome their adversarles and Carter
makes his escape though he IS separated
from Kantos Kan In the desert he
comes upon strange building In which
the artificial atmosphere which sustains
life upon Mars The guardian admits
him. but plans his death. Carter es-
capea. having learned the secret of ad.
mission to the building
TO the right, with their great metal
shod spears. Each seemed striving
TO be the first TO lmpale the poor 90
dhngan and In another moment his
fate would have been sealed had II
not been for my timely arrival.
Driving my fleet air craft at high
speed directly behind the warriors
soon overlook them and without di,
mlnishing my speed rammed the
prov Of my little fiier 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 sprawling
upon the moss. The mounts of the
other two warriors turned squealIng
In terror. and bolted in opposite dl-
rections.
Reducing my speed / circled and
came to the ground at the feet of the
astonlshed Zodangan. He was warm
In his thanks for my timely aid and
promised that my days work would
bring the reward II merited. for It
was none other than a cousin of the
jeddak of Zodanga whose life had
saved.
Fastening to his damaged machine
we were bending every effort to fin-
Ish the needed repairs and had almost
completed them when we saw the
two green monsters returning a top
speed from opposite sides Of US. When
they had approached within hun
dred yards their thoats again became
unmanageable and absolutely refused
TO advance further toward the air
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