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EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 191G.
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Sequel to "Under tne
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, T,1 Vif virulnlii. hid en nuriMi
STr M "turn tf,.tV mi-.itcrloinly ns ha
Ift t M'To lTa Selnhborlnit r-lnn.t.
- Ji,r M "! nml married Dejah
t irtnW.. nf liellum. he hml been
f J""7;rtha Mr rlnt which supplied the.
i "XtV1 hrf'trW rolve.l n. JelMrum
1 '8wlJn,r.'.Ji.in riirler n the hotil nt
i L' Th"re the wirrior.MVe him the
I Jtlehmend. f ft" pub lnhed, here, rclat.
I SB"1 hi? Jftkenlnn from death nnd trans-
' RtLl,wr6W!fr,rii55n Man he nnde.hlm.
fivhn ct'"ei reilon. covered with Ix-nti-
f VMJ!iT !. Kpn. I "h mammoth
tlfl rSJ?i,nU: he hoars n wMrd sound,
i) W?Sl...JSS,'S,tS the lne. nf the cliff "rathe.
KCn' n.7 women. All hut one nre
!JS3 R- the wicked talons nnd jmverful
'B the stranVe rrenttirts. This one
t"iJ'nnf to be h s old friend, the wnr
ftr T Tarkas whom he helps lo es-
!';,,. nnJini! refuse In a hollow tree, they
"'iMm J o( Ihn tiranrhrs tn n rave
rriuTenrhy Carter nnd TnrS Tnrhss
PJTkSoIeTw lnokc. I In a chamber of the
JlirnA , morhlnir pent of lauBhter rings
ttroutft 'ho desolate plaeo.
CIIAl'TKK III
Tho Clinmlirr of Mystery
T-)0n moments nftcr Hint nwful Inufih
Rk.d ceased reverberntlnR throiiRli the
i -am Tars Tnrkns nmt I stood In tenso
' ml eipectntit silence. Hut no further
I ,nd broke the stillness, nor within tho
I !... of ouf vision did nnythlnB move.
ii lenetli Tnrs Tarkas laughed softly
i'.fter the manner of his strnnire kind when
!?- ti is not nil hysterical Inugli, but
J .JS,r the jrcnulno expression of tho plens
f ... thev derive from tho thlncs that movo
irlh men to lonthlnu or to tenra.
nn and nsaln hnvo I peen them roll
' noon the Kround In nind fits of uncontrol-
L JS, mirth when witnessing the death nRo-
' a of women nnd little children beneath
Uii torture of that hellish ereen Martian
,tthrf.Orcat Games.
V Hooked up at tho Tlinrls, a smile upon my
T h una! for here. In truth, was greater
1 Ml for a smiling face than a trembling
' 'What do you make of It nil?" I asked.
( "ffhere In tho deuce aro wo?"
I He looked at me In surprise.
s "Whero aro we?" ho repeated. "Do you
' , mc, John Cartcri that you know not
r, tkere you be?"
' "That I am upon Darsoom la all that I enn
rutss. and but for you and the groat whlto
im I should not even Ktiesa that, for the
ii (ijhu I have seen this day nre as unlllto
i. the things of my beloved Ilarsoom as 1 knew
i It 10 long years ngo as they nre unlike tho
f world of my birth.
j "So, Tars Tarkas, I know not where wo
f It."
I "Where have you boon since you opened tho
mighty portals of tho atmosphere plant
P jears ago, after tho keeper had died and
I the engines stopped nnd nil Barsoom was
dying that had not nlrcadj- died of asphyx
. UtlonT
' "Your body even was never found, though
r tin men of a wholo world sought after It
for years; though the Jcddalc of Helium
' ind his granddaughter, your princess, of
! fcred such fabulous rewards that even
l princes of royal blood 'joined In tho search.
"There was but one conclusion to reach
i hen all efforts to locate you had failed,
ind that that you had taken the long, last
I pilgrimage down tho mysterious Hlver Iss,
to await In tho Valley Dor upon the shores'
I of the lost Sea of Korus tho beautiful Dcjah
' Tigris, your princess.
FAVVRJ
? ivioons ot iviars
1! y4)ft If, X. I
sin $ix&W2fiwrMF rSfcV
As it crept towards me it lnshed its powerful tail against its yellow sides.
could
guess,
"Why you had gone none
for your princess still lived
"Thank heaven I" I Interrupted him. "I
did not dare to nsk you, for I feared I
might have been loo Into to save her sho
was very low when I left her In tho Royal
Gardens of Tnrdos Mors that long-gono
night so very low that I scarcely hoped
even then to reach tho atmosphcro plant
boforo her dear spirit had fled from me
forever. And sho still lives!"
"She lives, John Carter."
"You havo not told mo where wo are?"
I reminded him.
"We aro where I expected to find you,
John Carter nnd another. Mnny years ago
you henrd tho story of tho woman who
taught me tho thing that green Martians
are reared to hate tho woman who taught
mo to love. You know tho cruel tortures
nnd tho awful death her love won for hor at
tho hands of the beast. Till Hajus.
"She, I thought, awaited mo by the
lost Sea of Korus.
"You know that It was left for n man
from another world for yourself, John
Carter to teach this cruel Thark what
friendship Is ; and you. I thought, also
roamed the care-free Valley Dor.
"Thus were the two I most longed for
at tho end of the long pilgrimage I must
take noino day; nnd so as the tlmo had
elapsed which Dejah Thorls had hoped
might bring you onco ;nore 'to her side
for sho has always tried to believe that
you hnd but temporarily returned to your
own planet I nt last gavo way to my
great yearning, nnd a month since I
started upon tho Journey, the end of which
you havo this day witnessed. Do you un
derstand now where you nro, John Car
ter?" "And that was the lllvcr Iss, emptying
Into the lost Sea of Korus In the Valley
Dor?" I asked. i
. "This Is- tho valley of love and peace
and rest to which every Uarsoomlan since
tlmo Immemorial has longed to pilgrimage
at tho end of a llfo of halo and strlfo and
bloodshed," ho replied. "This, John Carter,
Is heaven."
J lis tone was cold nnd Ironical, Its bit
terness but rollectlng tho terrible disap
pointment he had sulfcrod. Such a fearful
disillusionment, such a blasting of lifelong
hopes and aspirations, such an uprooting
of age-old tradition, might havo excused n
FARMER SMITH'S
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RAINBOW CLUB
HAS IT A GOOD TEMPER?
Dear Children Once there was a little boy and he went into a store to buy"
!ijekknifo. The man showed him one and the little boy said: "Has it a good
toper?"
There arc different kinds of temper, as your father will tell you if ho shaves
limself. Those who make razors arc forever talking of the TEMPER of their
tares.
J want to toll you tonight what the opposite of temper is.
Tho opposite of temper is MIRTH.
If you are very angry and wish to overcome it, read something FUNNY.
If Johnnie Joncd is angry at you, try to make him laugh.
Anger upsets the whole machinery of your body. Mirth soothes the mind
find body, opens tho little windows of your soul and lets tho sunshine in.
wi Temper is to you what tho sun is to the earth.
. mo nun suinuiunus muKCS people 111, uunis uji urujja uuu ouio uiu tu uuuava.
.f Vet the sun does a lot of good. Temper often makes people ill and makes them
j. a lot of things they may regret. Yet temper, rightly directed, is a blessing.
The sun is governed. Your temper should be governed, too.
Have a temper, if you will, but use it wisely.
People take advantage of you when the floodgates of your anger nre open.
KEEP THEM CLOSED. FARMER SMITH,
Children's Editor.
: How Robin Hood Obtained His Name
,Br .nUSSCI.t, CUDKNKCIIT. Vino St.
llQuCrt Hl1tnn irna hnpn In o ltmnl nan,-
. W8 k,ln('a nnl... tll Mnu.. 1.. kl
wlthj her wholo heart.
(One day his mothor said to him. "Hobert.
'.LvVe a nlco home hre, haven't wo?"
'JJ "' '"deed." answered Uobert, "and we
Ijil8 lnerrupted by a knock at tho
:i .P1""1 "Penlne It Mistress Hudson
WnT V, , l mca of th0 ryal family there.
-I- "' "n a stern voice, said, "I am
Mik my homo erected on this 'site, or
MeK my 1)alace ana you nro t0 "ove at
elJT Bal(1 Hurt's mother. "I Tiavo no
Mc to go nor "
lit?ne' l am to seI1 yur 'nines to make,
w' Palace mori, snlAn.lM nu ., .1
,&IV ,l. ' -.-...-.. iWUVH U IIIUIIIBI
Wim.. re8l3tance was useless and she
p ''"'' io go,
Vttw.hei,re' 8lr" sall Robert, "this Is my
ftSttlui" a you may not l,lault llep
SPrtlc'i in'.you wlth my arrow." said the
the battleT '" u,lu lney Pnareo
h.rSf'nc"? sh0' "rat and missed Robert:
ifQ heart. 0t' h'S rr0W Plercea the
atS;an, nobrt Hudson' became ltobln
iv ..A Ther Laughed At
u.lLOWAno coounaBT
HThr(
Mt. Joy.
P.
folks
Kauthtd .. T-" "" wnoni some
Wl .. " UCVUUSfi I1M wno n 41.. L
. w class nV j Z "k "l" lol enu
M of ii. Ai Ie 8ald ne might be .at the
iKM n'o Yrnlrl f m ay" But 'hey sLld
flu (. A .T8- They did not bellaw. i.im i
e - i ma head now.
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Twft , S?"RD' . n. j,
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A Wish
IDA S
ourTi
Our PostolTicc Box
SPINSICi' paid us n visit, but not on
Tuesday "calling day." Unfortunately,
we wero not at homo. Wo felt very, very
sad, but what do you think? Ida's very own
picture sailed lit the next day and almost
made up for tho
dlsappolntm o n t.
Since it was tho
causo of so much
Joy at Italnbow
Headquarters, we
pass the happi
ness along.
Carrlo Sassman,
of Ilobart street,
la scattering sun
beams along her
path In the world.
Margaret Damlco,
of Vino street, is
following the
same plan. Two
Rainbows sond
messages without
announcing their
ija o.'-.w... . Identity. One lit
tle girl, signing herself "Mildred," wants
to know If she should come to meetings.
There are no general meetings held for the
members of the Rainbow Club, but many
of the children have formed Into small
branches, and these balids meet regularly.
The other forgetful Rainbow requests the
publication of Wordsworth's poem about the
rainbow, as a favorite, selecjlon. Will that
member pleaso forward a name?
Frederick Fueller, of Jcnklntou'n, has
promised us Borne Interesting snapshots
which he Intends to take near hla home.
They will include pictures of deer and kan
caroos. Frederick yrcrten very well-put
btory ubout hl3 dog Jack, which you will
have an opportunity of reading In the near
future.
' ' .
BILLY BUJIPUS WHITES A LETTBIt
By Farmer Smith
"I must wrlto a 'letter to my fellow coun
trymen In Goatville asking them to aid mo
III getting ready for war," said Hilly
Rumpus to hla good wlfo one evening, after
they had finished eating their meal of
onion to)3.
"It secniH to mo about tlmo you went to
war. You havo been talking about It for
almost u month now, nnd you haven't got
ten as far as tho firing line." replied .Missus
Ci(iat. as she got up to wash the dishes.
"Let me help you," said Dilly, meekly.
"I am afraid you are not strong enough,"
answered his good wife.
"WHAT!" exclaimed her husband.
That was too much for Wily, and ho
went over to tho desk nnd got a' piece of
paper and began to wrlto:
"To my fellow countrymen The tlmo has
como for us to act! Those of you who havu
bravq hearts aro advised to let mo know at
once, so that I may enroll you for tho grent
struggle In which we aro about to engage."
Then Hilly stopped to read It to his wirn
nnd when ho had finished ho risked her what
sho thought, of It.
"Reautlful I beautiful ! That ought to (Ire
their hearts to action but don't you thlnu
It Is a. little too mild? A little too too
soothlng-llko?" asked Missus Rumpus, look
ing nt UUIy. t
"Very vell, suppose you tell me what to
write," said Ullly meekly.
Missus Goat started:
"You collection of cowards and fellow
countrymen I am ashamed of you "
"Hold on! hold on!" cried Rllly. "They
will hurt me If I write to them like that."
"Y-u want to mir them to action," an
swered Missus Goat. "And, besides, Hilly
Rumpus Boat, YOU are a coward !"
In a few minutes there was a sound ot
paper being torn. Peeking out of the corner
of her eye, Missus Goat saw Rllly deposit
ing his letter in the waste basket.
Her Rainbow Pledge
Ily ANNA ADAJIS.
There was onco a little girl who saved
her pennies until sho had a dollar.
"Mother." sho Bald, "I have a dollar,
and I am going to give It to the Ilttlo poor
girl down the street."
She gave It to the girl, who needed It
very badly.- "Ah!" , she said, "how can I
thank you?"
"That Is all right." said the girl. "I prom
ised Farmer Smith I would do a kind act
each day."
0,j ""mi, . J.
could go out today," said
is raining, dear." h.r ,v...
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VHf It wii him., .' Clea-r up" slshed
$jWn, ai Blmost non and U wan still
m OMtnMae ,had " unrUethe sun
KM u oUh lanc ?"3 room.
m ll. haar, . "' she Bald.
,-"W Blind tn !, i. "7.7. . -"" ."" "mo
" "" jw in upite, of the
FARMER "SMITH.
KVENINO) I.EPOUB;
I wish to become a member of your
Rainbow Club. Please send me a beau
tiful JUInbpw Button. free. I agree to
DO A LITTW: KINDNESS. EACH AND
KVKRY PAY SPRBAr A MTTLB
SUNSHINE ALL ALONG TUB WAY.
Name ., .,,....,.
Addres3
Age
School X attend.
The Mouse Who Was Afraid
lly LAWRKNCK MULLEN, N. IHth t.
Thero was once a mouse who was afraid
of cats. Ho ran to a kind, fairy and asked
her to changf him Into a cat. She did so.
He was a good cat. but one day he scratched
the baby and his mistress put him out.
He was huddled up In his earner when a
crowd of boys came ajong und were talking
about a Farmer Smith. anU a Rainbow
Club, He ran to the fairy and asked her
to change him to a, boy. She did so He
went off like the wind and Joined the Rain
bow Club. Do you not think he was
happy?
THE CHEERFUL CHERVD
M i .
I feel fc. bond of
3vrrord.Kv
with, ti.ll pedestriiurva
rorlorr
Who Jump jo sctrefullv
whenever
They Ket.r -t.
htv$ty
axto horn.
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Go
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Things to Know and Do
1. WORD PARTY! "I went' to the gro-
VUIJ .WIS IW 4VU WillO -V-
If they were
some matches to set
ate sit he to say more."
which r could not eat even
' . I .bought
them oft with.
Kill In the
missing letter prid -write the quotation cor-
raciiy-
2. Write this senUnce correctly, using
correctly the letters given incorrectly
"The Grande walked In the Ornrt nut
of Qrande. ajid, Grande at will"
Vastly greater demonstration on the pnrt of
tho Thark.
I laid my hands upon his shoulder.
"I nm sorry," I said ; nor did there scim
anything else to say.
"Think, John Cniter, of tho countless
billions of llnrsoomlans who have tnkeii the
Voluntary pllgrlmngo down Ill's cruel river
since the bcglnlng of time, only to fall Into
tho ferocious clutches ot the, terrible crea
tures that today nssnlled us.
"There In nil nnclent legend that once n
red man returned from the luniks of tho
Lost Sea of Korus, returned from tho Val
ley Dor, back through the mysterious R'ver
Iss. The legend has It that he narrated a
fearful blasphemy of horrid brutes that
Inhabited a valley ot wondrous loveliness,
brutes that pounced upon each Uarsoomlan
nn ho terminated his pIlRrlmngc nnd de
voured him upon the banks of tho Lost
Sea, where ho hnd looked to Hnd love nnd
peaco nnd happiness.
"Hut the nnclcnts killed the blasphemer,
as tradition has ordained that any shall
be killed who return from tho bosom ot
the River of Mystery.
"Rut now we know that It was no blas
phemy, that tho legend Is n true one, nnd
that tho man told only ot whnt ho saw.
What does It profit us, John Carter, since
even shout.l we escape we also would bo
treated ns blasphemers? Wo nre between
tho wild thoat of crtnlnty nnd the mad
zltldar of fnct. Wo can escape neither."
"As earth men say, we nre between the
devil nnd the deep sea, Tnrs Tarkas," I
replied; nor could I help but smile nt our
dilemma.
"Thero la nothing wo can do but tnko
things ns they come, nnd nt least have the
satisfaction ot knowing that whatovcr racu
or horde slays us eventually will havo
great numbers of dead to count.
"White npo or plant man, green Har
soomlnn or red man, whosoever It shall be
that takes tho last toll from us. will know
that it Is costly In lives to wipo out John.
Cartor, prlnco of tho house ot Tardos Mors,
nnd Tars Tarkus, Jcddalc of Thark, at tho
same time."
I could not help but laugh at his grim
humor, and he Joined In with me In one
ot those rare laughs ot real enjoyment
which wns ono of the attributes of this
fierce Tharklan chief which marked him
from tho others of his kind.
"Rut nbout yourself. John Carter," ho
cried at last. "If you havo not been hero
all these yearn, where Indeed havo you
been, and how Is It that I ilnd you hero
today?"
"I havo been back to Karth," I replied.
"For ten long earth years I have been
praying and hoping for tho dny that would
carry mo onco more to thlH grim old planet
of yours, for which, with all Its cruel and
terrible customs, I feel a bond of sympathy
and lovo ovoii greater than for the world
that gavo mo' birth.
"For ten years I havo been enduring a
living denth of uncertainty nnd doubt ns
to whether Dejah Thorls lived. Now, for
the first time In all these years, my prayers
havo been answered nnd my doubt relieved.
"Yet I 'find myself, through a cruel fate.
In the-one tiny spot of nil Ilarsoom from
which there is apparently no escape, and,
if there Is, nt a price which wouldjmt out
forever the last flickering hope which I
may cling to of seeing my princess again.
"Only n bare half-hour betoro I saw you
battling with the plant men, I was
standing in tho moonlight upon tho banks of
ii broad river that taps tho eastern shore
of Karth's most blessed land. I have
answered you, my friend. Do you be
lieve?" "I believe," replied Tars Tarkas, "though
I cannot understand."
As we talked I had been searching the
Interior of tho chamber with my eyes. It
was, perhaps, two hundred feet In length
nnd hnlf as broad, with what appeared to
ho a doorway In the centre of the wall di
rectly opposite that through which wo had
entered:
Tho apartment was hewn from the ma
terial of tho cliff, showing mostly dull gold
In tho dim light which a single mluuto
radium illuminator in the ccntro of the
roof diffused throughout Us grent dimen
sions. Hero and there polished surfaces
of ruby, emerald and diamond patched the
golden walls nnd celling.
The floor wns of another material, very
hard, and worn by much uso to the smooth
ness ot glass. Asldo from tho two doors
I could discern no sign of other aperture,
and, as ono wo knew to bo locked, I ap
proached the other.
As I extended my hand to search for the
controlling button, that cruel and mocking
laugh rang out once moro, so close to me
this tlmo that I Involuntarily shrank back,
tightening my grip upon tho hilt of my
great sword.
And then from tho far comer nf ihn rri
chamber a hollow voice chanted: "Thero
Is no hope, thero Is no hope; the dead re
turn not, tho dead return not ; nor Is there
any resurrection. Hope not, for thero Is no
hope."
Though our eyes instantly turned toward
the spot from which tho volco seemed to
emanate, there was no one In sight, and I
must ndmlt that cold shivers played along
my splno nnd tho short hnlrs at tho base of
my head stiffened nnd rose up, as do those
upon a hound's neck when In the night his
eyes see those uncanny things which aro
hidden from the sight of man.
Quickly I walked toward the mournful
voice, but It had ceased ere I reached tho
farther wall, and then from tho other end
of tho chamber came another volco, shrill
and piercing.
"Fools! Fools!"-It shrieked. 'Think ye to
defeat the eternal laws of life and death?
Would cheat the mysterious Issus, goddess
of death, of her iust dues? nirt nni h-
mlghty messenger, the ancient Ibs. bear yo
upon her leaden bosom nt your own behest
to the Valley Dor? Think ye, O fools, that
Issus will give up her own? Think ye to
escape whence In all the countless ages but
a single soul hast lied?
"Go back the way yo came, to the merci
ful maws of the children of the tree of llfo
or the gleaming fangs of tho great white
apes. Thero lies speedy surceaso from suffering-.
Hut Insist In your rash purpose
to thread tho golden cliffs of the Mountains
of Otz. past the ramparts of tho Impregnable
fortresses of the Holy Therns. und upon
your way death In its most frightful form
will overtake you a death bo horrible that
even the Holy Therns themselves, who con.
celved both life and death, avert their eyes
from Its flendlshness and close their ears
against the hideous shrieks of its victims.
Go back, q fools, the way ye came!"
And then the awful laugh broke out from
another part of the chamber.
"Most uncanny," I remarked, turning to
Tars Tarkas.
"What shall , we do?" he asked. "We
cannot light empty air. I would almost
rather return and face foes Into whose flesh
I may feel my blade bite, and know that I
am selling my life dearly, than go dowp
to that oblivion whlc,h Is evidently the
fairest and most desirable eternity that
mortal man has the right to hope for."
"If, as you say, we cannot tight empty
air, Tars Tarkas," I replied, "neither, on
the other hand, can empty air fight us. I
shall not ije turned back by wind, who have
faced and $"nq,vered In my time thousand
of sinewy warriors and tempered blados;
nor shall you. Thark."
"Uut, ujisaen voices may emanate from
uniMen. and unseeable matures who wield
Invisible blades," answered the green war
rior. -ilot. Tar Tarktu!" I cried. Those voices
como from belngn ns ren! ns you or I. In
their veins flows blood Hint may be let ns
easily ns ours. The fact Hint they remain
Invisible lo us Is tho bsst proof to my mind
Hint they nro mortnl, nor overly courageous
mortals nl that. Think you, Tnrs Tarkas
that John Carter will lly nt the first shriek
of a cowardly foo who dare not como out
In the open nnd face a good blndc?"
1 hnd not long to wait, for presently
there might ho no question Hint our would
be terrorlzers would hear me, for I was
tiring of this nervo-rncking farce. It had
occurred lo me, loo, Hint the whole business
was but n plan to frighten us back Into the
valley of dentil from which we hnd escaped,
thnt wo might be quickly disposed of by the
snvnge creatures theie.
For n long period there wns silence, then
of a sudden a soft, stenlthy sound behind
mo caused mo to turn suddenly to behold
a grent, mnny-leggcd bnnth creeping sinu
ously upon me.
Tho bnnth Is n fierce benst of prey Hint
roams the low hills surrounding the dead
seas of ancient Mnrs. Like nearly nil
Mnrllnn animals. It Is nlmost hairless, buy
ing only n great brlstlv inane nbout Its
llilrk neck. Its long, lltlt" body Is sup
ported by ten powerful tegs; Its enormous
j.iWR nre equipped, like those of the mint.
or Mnrtlnn hniind with several rows nt
long, needtollhn flings; Its mouth extends
to a point far back nf Its tiny ears, while
Iti enormous, protruding eyes nf green ndd
tho Inst tnueh nf terror to Its nwful aspect.
As It crept tmvitrit mo It lashed IN pow
erful tall ngnlnst Its yellow sides, ond when
It saw lh.it It wnn discovered It emitted
the terrifying roar which often freer.es Its
prey Into momentary paralysis In the In
stant that It makes Its spring.
And so It launched Its great bulk townrd
me. but Its mighty volco had held no par
alyzing terror for me. nnd It met cold
steel Instend of the tender flesh Its cruel
Jaws gaped so widely to engulf.
An Inntnnt Inter I diew my blade from
the still heart nf this great Bnrsonmlntt
linn. nnd. turning townrd Tnrs Tnrkns. was
surprised to seo him facing n similar
monster.
No sooner hnd he dlspntehed his than
I. turning ns though drawn by tho Instinct
of my guardian subconscious mind, beheld
another of the savngo denzlns ot the
Mnrtlnn wilds lenplng ncross tho chamber
townrd me.
From then on for the better pnrt of nn
hour one hideous crenturo nfter another
was launched upon us. springing npparently
from the empty air nbout us.
Tnrs Tnrkns was satisfied: here was
something tangible thnt he could cut and
slash with his great blnde. while I. for my
part, mny say that the diversion wns a
innrked Improvement over tho uncanny
voices from unseen lips.
That there was nothing supernatural
nbout our new foes was well evidenced by
their howls of rago nnd pain ns thny flt
tho sharp steel at their vltnls. nnd the
very real blood which flowed from their
sovored nrtcrles ns they died the real death.
I noticed during tho period ot this new
persecution that tho beasts appeared only
when our backs were turned.
We never saw one renlly materialize from
thin nlr, nor did I for nn Instnnt pulllclently
lone my excellent reasoning faculties to be
once deluded Into the belief that the beasts
came Into tho room other than through
some concealed nnd well-contrived door
way. Among the ornaments of Tnrs Tnrlcns'
leather harness, which Is the only manner
of clothing worn by Martians other than
capes ond robes of silk and fur for pro
tection from the cold nfter dark, wns a
small mirror, nbout tho bigness nf a lndy's
hnndglass, which hung midway between his
shoulders nnd his wnlst against his broad
back.
Once ns wo stood looking down nt n
newly fallen antagonist, my eyes happened
to fall upon this mirror, nnd In Its shiny
surfaco I saw pictured a sight that caused
mo to whisper:
"Movo not, Tnrs Tarkas! Move not a
muscle!"
He did not nRk why, but stood like n
graven Image, while my eyes watched tho
strange thing that meant so much to us.
What I saw was tho quick movement of
a section of the wall behind me. It wns
turning upon pivots, nnd with It a section of
the floor directly In front of It wns turning.
It was as though you placed a visiting caid
upon end on a silver' dollar you had laid
flat upon a table, so that the edge of tho
card perfectly bisected the surfaco of tho
coin.
Tho card might represent tho section of
tho wall that turned and tho silver dollar
tho section of the floor. Hoth were so nicely
fitted Into tho adjacent portions-of tho floor
and wall that no crack had been noticeable
In tho dim light of the chamber.
(CONTINUED TOMORROW.)
GARDEN QUERIES ANSWERED
By JOHN BAIITRAM
Mnkliin; Geraniums Stocky
Kffle You can make your young gerani
ums stocky by pinching out tho top shoots
nnd some of the laterals n couple of times.
This will retard blooming for a short time,
but when the plant does bloom, the flow
ers will be largo nnd more plentiful.
Hardy Begonia
I-, L. Tho Kvnnslana Is the hardy bego
nia, t have never planted It, but from
credible sources lenrn thnt It Is all that
Is claimed In the catalogues.
Puttliiff In Fruit Trees
S. c T. t would not advise putllnr In
nny dwarf or stnndnrd fruit trees nt this
time. Wnlt till fnll : there will bo less haz
ard then. You might. In case you care to
pay the price, get some of tho pot-grown
specimens of dwarf trees, but they are
much wore costly than the dormant stock.
They cm ho put Into tho ground with tho
pot soil nbout their roots. Specimens cost
about two dollars each. Dormant trees
cost from ,10 to CO cents each from reliable
growers.
IMtims tn Plant
Darby flood plums to have In your gar
den would bo Abundance, Satstima, .Shim
nnd Ilurbank. Hut seo nnswer nbovo as
to planting ot this time.
"Bugs" on Turnips
I). C". S. You can control tho ravages
or tno insects that nro spoiling your early
turnips by sprinkling" with slug shot or
Persian powder,
Carrot for Main Crop
Anslem Jones Oxhcnrt Iluerard Is a
very good carrot for main crop.
Summer Pruning of (trapes
R W. It would be wise to trim oft the
superabundant foliage of tho luxuriantly
growing sorts. Cut thorn oft beyond tho
fruit. Cut out the long nonfrultlng
branches, but with discrimination.
A Ilttlo wood ashes (lug In about the roots
will bo on Improvement to tho soil. It Is
always a good Idea to bag a certain pro
portion of tho grapes about half, say.
Planting Parsley
S. D. F. It Is not too late to plant pars
ley, but you must be careful to keep tho
Feed bed well wntered. Tho seeds aro
nmong tho slowest to germinate, so do not
becomo discouraged at apparently slow re
sults. Thin out the surplus plants when
the bed has becomo established,
Climbing Rose
X. It. The best ycltow climber Is a de
velopment of the Pcrslnn yollow, Tho
flowers nre very beautiful nnd tho foliage
Is attractive nil season. The Pink Dorothy
Perkins wll do alt right on the' west side of
your house. Train It to n lattice nnd do
not prune severely In the winter wnen tho
other roses aro cut.
Honcysuckcrs
C. F. Hall's Monthly Is n very good
honeysuckle. It Is markedly fragrant nnd
the plant Is hardy, needing no protection in
winter. It clambers well over buildings.
Celery
C. F. O. Celery cai be ptnnletl flush
with the ground In cone you uso somo of tho
self-blnnchlng sorts. Tho usual method In
lo plant it In tronches nbout two feet deep,
nnd ns the plants grow to cover up with the
dirt which has been banked along the
trench. In doing this, tnko card not to let
nny of the soli fnll on the centro of tho
plant or tho "heart." Such nn accident
almost Invariably means that tho plant will
rot Instead of blanch properly for the win
ter. It Is r. bit lato to put In nny ot tho
summer celeries. It Is llkewlso early for
the winter vnrletles. Re guided by tho an
nouncement thnt theso arc on salo by the
seedsmen either In town hero or In your
neighborhood. Tho usual prleo Is about
HO cents n hundred for plants.
Flowers for Front of Porch
W. D. F. For your space nnd situation,
since tho latter Is Btinny, I would advise
putting next tho porch a dozen of scarlet
sage and In front of theso n dozen scarlet
geraniums, Plant them nbout a foot apart
each way. Have them alternate, too. For
nn edging you can uso one of the red typo
of colons. All of theso plants now come ns
low ns Jl a dozen. Tho domblnntlon will
be very nttrnctlio nnd will havo tho further
advantage of constant bloom till frost.
Bush Limas
E. F. T. I have always found the bush
lima very satisfactory. Cultivate well, but
not when the plants nro wet from dow or
rnln, ns that means rust.
IT'S A WISE COOK
WHO KNOWS HER BEEP
Sunday School Association Elects
NHSIfAMINY. Pa.. Juno 20. Thes- of
ficers of tho Gth Rucks County District
Sunday School Association havo been
elected: John n. Pcttcrson, Doylcstown,
president; Frank Carrol, Ivylnnd. vleo
president ; Mrs. Charles Hamilton, Eureka,
secretary; Miss Mary H. Walter. I'lcnsnnt
vllle, corresponding secretary; K. II. Hick
man, Chalfont. treasurer.
UrA PRIMER ' , "5
S 5: SI ? Inas?2 z
Tho following diagram Is taken from a
standard booklet prepared by tho Govern
ment. It Is published In response to nu
merous queries that have come to tho editor
of tho woman's page asking that light be
shed on tho subject of the various cuts
of meat:
3 S
3 33 38 &S
-s ? s "
? bo ? 2. ?3
Kind ot meat. 3 ""3 -i rj
ffa la si
s? :l Is f
. ' ; C.
Upflf Per rent. Per cut. CenlH. Cents.
, HrWcct J.1.3 7(1.7 7.0 11.11
Hump lli.o -Jl.o lo.ii li'.r,
I'lank n..- im.n 7.0 7..1
Chuck rll .... r.'l.t in.L' lo.ii -I'l.n
Porterhouao .... 1L-.7 H7.3 1M1.0 i!.n
Nwk 31.1! IIS.N 7.11 10.(1
ItllH fll.l 7I.! 1.1.11 -0.0
Hound 8,r HI.. M.ii Ki.o
m on 3-.:i (it. 7 a.n s.n
Heart .1.!) HI. I r,.o .1.3
'I'nnsuo 2U.3 T3.S HIM) ".
Vt-nl
Cutlets 3.1 IHl.d 20.0 21.0
llrenst 21. .1 75..1 1L-.5 17.0
Mutton
lS 17.7 R-.'.:i 1.1.0 ISO
Chops II. S 83.1! 1.1.0 17..1
Kniinunrtcr ... i-l.i! "s. H!..l -O.t)
Loin in. 3 Mi.T is.d :n.n
Salt pork fi.l t'l.n 1-!.S is."
Huron K.7 III. 3 I'd." 1"!.(
Ham 12.2 87.8 2(1.0 23.0
JEAN WEBSTEK LEFT $100,000
No Provision Mntlo for Baby Daughter
of Dead Authoress
POUOHKEBPSII-. N, Y Juno 20. No
provision Is made In the will of Jean
Webster McKlnncy, author of "Daddy
I.ong-I.egs" and other stories, for her Infant
daughter, Jean Webster, at whoso birth
In New York city June 11 Mrs. McKlnncy
died. The estate Is in excess of $100,000.
Mrs. Annie Mofflt Webster, mother of
Mrs. McKlnncy, receives a llfo Interest
In a JB0.000 trust fund, nnd Samuel
Charles Webster, hor father, receives tho
llfo uso of a $20,000 trust fund. Mr.
and Mrs. Webster llvo nt 700 West End
avenue, New York city.
One-half of tho residue of the estate
Is given to Olen Ford McKlnney, hus
band of tho decedent, a New York law
yer, who is named as executor of the
will.
WATERLOO'S ANNIVERSARY
Ono Hundred and One Years Ago To
dny Napoleon's Star Set
One hundred nnd one years ngo today-
Napoleon the First met his Waterloo. Ono
century and one yeur ngo tonight tho grpat
soldier, ruthless In his ambition, broken
hearted over his overwhelming defeat,
wound up his nctivo career when he gavo
himself up a defented .conqueror, to men
under tho command of the victor, tho Uuko
of Wellington.
As tho sun goes down tonight. Just aa"
It did on Juno 18, 1811". few persons out
side of France, ngnln tho scene of titanic
wnr. will give a thought to tho battle : of
how Wellington, feverishly awnltlng the
nrrlvnl of Hlucher, saw his men slowly
being driven back by the French cohorts;
how Napoleon, snturnlno face smiling grimly
In anticipation of being once moro master
of Europe watched his men advance slowly
over tho heaps of bodies of tho British and
how. when Wellington had almost lost hope,
the troops of Hlucher turned the 'tide hnd
freed Europe of tho domination of Napoleon.
Prices vary fc-rently In different parts of tho
rountry. TIihhi. prices uri- assumed for tho pur
poho of making It pus&lblo tu compare nominal
with net prices.
Name Kutztown Man Kane School Head
HEADING, Pa., June 20. rrof. Harvey
C. Dietrich, of Kutztown, this county, for
several years supervising principal of the
f'urwensvillo schools, received notice to
day of his appointment ns superintendent of
schools at Kane, Pa.
BT Iff
Cfjestnut at I3tfj street
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