Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1923-02-03
SYNOPSIS.

FORBwoRD.-The author tells OF his
acquaintance with the hero OF one OF the
most remarkable adventures ever record.
ed From a manuscript left by his friend
he has wildly set out the strange hap.
pennings 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 war party
OF Apaches, takes refuge in a cave the
atmosphere of which has a remarkable
effect on him. Yielding to its influence,
he sinks into Inconsistencies. his last
thoughts centered on the glow from the
planet Mars.
CHAPTER H.-AwalSing, Carter real
ICES that he has. In some incomprehensi-
BILE manner. been transported to Mars.
He is surprised by a party of armed Mar
tian warriors. who seek his life. He con-
yinces their leader. Tars Tarkas, of his
harmlessness and Is conveyed. a prisoner.
to the Marian city.
CHAPTER lila creature holding
much the position of dog on earth is
set to guard him.
CHAPTER IV.-Three days later a fleet
of warships from the neighboring state of
Helium, passing over the city is attacked
by Carriers captors, the green Martians.
The fleet is scattered and one of the air.
ships captured. Among the prisoners is
a young woman of 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 Thoris,
granddaughter of the Jeddak or ruler.
OF Helium. He also ascertains that ac-
cording to custom she is doomed to die
by torture. In the council chamber he
fal NTH hAr md q hnr nf a
sympathy.
CHAPTER vI.-The prisoner is con-
fined to the guardianship of Carter's
to escape before Dejah Thoris Is taken
before the supreme ruler of the green
Martians, Tai Hajus
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
Tars Tarkas dismounted and exam
ined the Enclosure minutely, finally an
nouncing that 1t belonged to the green
men of Warhoon and that the cement
was scarcely dry where it had been
walled up.
"They cannot be days march
ahead of u.s." he exclaimed the light
of battle leaping to his fierce face.
The work at the incubator was short
indeed. The warriors tore open the
entrance and couple of them, crawl
ing In. soon demolished all the eggs
with their short-swords. Then re-
mounting we dashed back to join the
cavalcade During the ride 1 took
occasion to ask Tars Tarkas If these
Warhoons whose eggs we had de-
stroyed were smaller people than
his Thanks.
81 noticed that their eggs were so
much smaller than those / saw hatch
ing in your incubator" I added.
He explained that the eggs had just
been placed there; but, like all green
Marian eggs, they would grow dur
ing the five-year period of incubation
until they obtained the size of those
l had seen Matching on the day of my
arrival on BarsOom. This was indeed
an interesting piece of information,
for 1t had always seemed remarkable
to me that the green Marian women,
large as they were, could bring forth
such enormous eggs as had seen
the four-foot infants emerging from.
AS a matter of fact, the new-laid egg
Is but little larger than an ordinary
goose egg, and as it does not COM
mence to grow until subjected to the
light of the sun the chieftains have
little difficulty In transporting sew
eral hundreds of them at one time
from the storage vault to the lncubat-
ors. n
Shortly after the incident of the
Warhoon eggs we halted to rest the
animals, and it was during this halt
that the second of the days interest
Ing episodes occurred. | was engaged
In changing my riding cloths from
one of my thoats to the other, for |
divided the days work between them,
when Fad approached me, and with
out a word struck the animal a ter
rife blow with his long-sword.
1 did not need manual of green
Marian etiquette to know what reply
to make, for, in fact. l was so wild
with anger that l could scarcely re-
frain from drawing my pistol and
shooting down the brute he was; but
he stood waiting with drawn long
sword, and my only choice was TO
draw my own and meet him in fair
fight with his choice Of weapons or
a lesser one.
l chose the same weapon he had
drawn because he prided himself upon
his ability with it, and ! wished, II |
worsted him at all, to do 1t with mis-
own weapon. The entire community
us, leaving a clear space
about one hundred feet in diameter
for our battle.
Fad first attempted to rush me down
as bull might a wolf, but was much
too quick for him, and each time l
his PUSHES he would go
unging past me, only to receive
nick from my sword upon his arm OF
back. He was soon streaming blood
lNom a half dozen minor wounds, but |
could not. obtain an opening to de