The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-14


He has sent me a message and II
it he suggests a startling theory tina
would make aid from the outer crus
possible if-but first let me tell vol
the whole story, and then you viii
be in a better position to Judge a!
to the practicability of sending sue
cor TO David from the outer crust.
THE whole thing dates from oul
i victories over the Mahars, the
once dominant race Of Pellucidar
When, with our well-organizec
armies, equipped with firearms anc
other weapons unknown to the
Mahars or their gorilla-like mere
enarias, the Sagoths, we defeated
the reptilian monsters and drove
their Shiny hordes from the con.
fines of the empire, the human ract
Of the inner world for the first timt
in its history took its rightful place
among the orders Of creation.
But our victories laid the foun-
dation for the disaster that ha'
overwhelmed us.
For while there was no Mahal
within the boundaries of any o.
the kingdoms that constitute The
empire Of Pellucidar; but presently
we had word Of them here anc
there-small parties living upon thu
shores of sea or lake far from The
haunts Of man.
They gave us no trouble-theil
old power had crumbled beyond re.
call; their Sagoths now were mum.
bered among the regiments Of thu
Empire. Yet we did not want then
among us, so David sent force
against them, but with orders II
treat with them first and attempt tx
persuade them to leave the Empire
peacefully.
Sagoths accompanied the expedi.
ton, for they alone Of all the crea.
lures Of Pellucidar can converse IL
the sixth-sense. fourth dimension
language of the Mahars.
The story that the expedition
brought back was rather pitiful anc
aroused David's sympathies, al
stories Of persecution and unhappi'
ness always do.
After the Mahars had been driver
from the Empire, they had sought {
haven where they might live il
peace. Far away upon the shores
Of mighty ocean, where there
were no signs of men, they settled
but their peace was not for long.
A great ship came, reminding thu
Mahars of the first ships they hac
seen-the ships that David and
had built-the first ships, as far a.
we knew, that ever had sailed thu
silent seas Of Pellucidar.
NATURALLY 1t was a surprise
IN to us to learn that there wa
g. race within the inner world SUI,
hciently far advanced to be ablt
to build ships, but there was an.
other surprise in store for us. Tht
NIahars assured us that these peopI
possessed firearms and that because
of their ships and their firearms
they were fully as formidable a.
we and they were much more Zero.
cious; killing for the pure sport Of
slaughter.
After the first ship had sailec
away, the Mahars thought they
might be- allowed to live in peace
but this dream was short lived, a.
presently the first ship returned anc
with it were many others manned
by thousands Of bloodthirsty
enemies against whose weapons the
great reptiles had little or no de-
Tense.
Seeking only escape from man
the Mahars left their new home anC
moved back short distance TOWARD
the Empire, but their enemie.
hunted them, and when they founC
them the Mahars were again forceC
to fall back.
Eventually they took refuge with
In the boundaries of the empire
and scarcely had David's expedition
to them returned with it's repor
when we had definite proof of tn
veracity of their tale through mes
Sages from our northernmost from
tier bearing stories of invasion b
a strange, savage race of white mer
Frantic was the message fror
Goork, king of Thuria, whose far
flung frontier stretches beyond tn
Land of Awful Shadow. Some G
his hunters had been surprised an
all but few killed Or captured b
the invaders. He had sent war
riorS, then, against them, but these
too, had met a like fate, and so h
sent a runner to David, begging tn
emperor TO rush troops to his aid.
Scarcely had the first runner ar
rived when another came, bearin
tidings of the capture and sack c
the principal town of the kingdor
OF Thuria; and then a third ar
rived from the commander of tn
invaders demanding that Davi
come with tribute or they would de
Stroy his country and slay the pris
oners they held in hostage.
In reply David dispatched Tama,
son Of Ghak, to demand the releaS
of all prisoners and the departure c
the invaders.