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Sequel to "Under tKe Moons of Mars'
MARS
Will I l"l . "" e k
OUMIhe.llieri. reini-
from death and trans-
Mam ha finds him-
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I m1 El'Vn wicked talons and JMiwerful
f KA.il? iS WoWWnu, WJSS
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f wj;w,v,'r"srpfflic hfit with huw
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kWJM,lEr Cart"r flnn ly ducoyers tho
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I T K0,S-h,Tvla a red Mart an woman,
WiJi. 7if,Um throuh thS widen flirt- on
,v ,- rhnvla n. fen junrimn wumnin
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, CHAPTER V Continued.
S! ft HAItR Is tho ntmosph'ero of Mars
jolt It absorbs very llttlo heat from
rai tun. During tha daylight hour It Is
r,,a, extremely hot; nt night It Is In
'LiW oolit. Nor does the Win atmosphoro
ytrM the "'fl rftys or dlfIUB0 lls ll8ht
ilMon earth.
V Dure is no twilight on Mnrs. When tho
'J,l orb of day disappears beneath tho
Si the effect Is precisely as that of tho
LKSlhIng of a single lamp within a
(SSSd "without warning: Into utter darlc
f' rkn the moons came; tho mysterious,
'Stiri low noroBB thefaco of tho planet.
, the declining sun lighted brilliantly tho
'uitlffl tanks of Korus, tho crimson sward,
"E torteous forest. Beneath tho trees wo
il fMdlng mnny herds of tho, plant men.
''The idulta stood aloft upon their t6es
ill their mighty tnlls, tholr talons pruning
: !r available leaf and twig. It was then
., i understood tho careful trimming of
Ai ireea which had led mo to form tho
' awaken Idea when first I opened my oyos.
.....i,. trnve that It was tho playground
rfaclvlllied people.
ij- Al Vratcncu, our eyco wanutreu iu mo
reUIOf lea, whicn issuou irom mo uuuo ui
... H ttdnfin'th IIS.
i rtMently there emerged from tho moun
V.., . AMnA Inrlon with lnnt roiiIr frnm
'lit outer world. There wore a dozen of
.ihifflJ'AJl were of the highly civilized and
toltured race of red men who aro dominant
en Marl. .
"-Itneath us fell upon tho doomed pnrty as
fBcn a did ours. Ho raised his head, and,
limine far out over tho low rail that
tttomed his dizzy perch, voiced tho shrill,
)tlrd wall that called tho demons of tills
'lilileh place to tho nttack.
:' For an Instant the brutes stood with
jUlffly" erected ears; then they poured from
the trove lownru mo river h uumt, cover
i'ltl the distance with great, ungainly leaps.
The party nau lunueu unu wua Huuming
i'cnthefwtrd ns tho awful hordo came In
'iltht There was a. brief nnd futllo effort
of defense. Then silence as mo nuge, ro-
pulsfve shapes covered the bodies of their
s
Mctlms, and scores of sucking mouths fast
ened themselves to tho llesh of their prey.
I turned away In disgust.
"Their part Is soon over," said Thuvla.
Tho pjroat while npes get tho flesh when
the plant men have drained tho nrtcrles
1-ook, they are coming now!"
As 1 turned my oyes In the direction
the Rlrl Indicated t saw a dozen of tho
great white monsters running across the
allcy toward the river brtnlt. Then tho
tun went down nnd dorlthcss that could
almost bo felt engulfed us.
Thula lo"5t no tlmo In lending US toward
tho corridor which winds Vnck and forth
up through tho cliffs toward the surface
thousnnds of feet nbovo tho level on which
Wo bad been.
Twice Ricat banths, wandering loose
throUgh the galleries, blocked our progress,
but In ench Instance Thuvla spoko a low
word of command nnd tho snarling beasts
slunk sullenly away.
"If sou can dlssolvo all our obstacles
ns easily as you master these fierce brutes,
1 can seo no dlincultles In our way," 1 said
to the girl, smiling, "itow do you do U7"
Bho laughed nnd thou shuddered.
"I do not quite know," sho snld. "When
first I came hero t angered Sator Throg,
bocaiiso I repulsed him, Ho ordored mo
thrown Into ono of the great pits In tho
inner gardens. It was filled with banths.
"In my own country t had been "nccus
tomed to command. Something In my
olce, I do not know what, cowed tho boasts
as they sprang to attack mo.
"Instead of tearing mo to pieces, as Sator
Throg had desired, they fawned at my
feet. So greatly wore Sator Throg and
his friends amused by the sight that they
kept mo to train and handlo tho terrible
creatures. I know them nil by name.
"Thcro are many of thorn wandering
through theso lower regions. Thoy aro tho
scavengers. Many prisoners dlo hero In
their chains Tho banths solvo tho pro
blem of sanitation, at least '.In this respect.
"In tho gardens and temples above thoy
aro kept In pltB. Tho therns fear them.
It Is .because of tho bnnths that thoy sel
dom venturo below ground except as their
duties call them." , .
An Idea occurred to me, suggested ly
what Thuvla hnd Just said.
"Why not talto a number of banths ana
set them loose beforo us abovo ground7
I asked.
Thuvla laughed.
"It would distract attention from us,
I am sure," she said.
She commenced calling In a low sing
song voice that was half purr. Sho con
tinued this as we wound our tedious way
through tho maze of subterranean pas
sages and chambors.
Presently soft-padded feet soundod close
behind us, and as I turned I saw a pair
of great, green eyes shining In the dark
shadows at our rear. From a diverging
tunnel a sinuous, tawny form crept stealth
ily toward us.
Low growls and 'angry snarls assailed
our cars on every side ns wo hastened on,
and one by ono the ferocious creatures
nnswered tho call of their mistress.
Sho spoUo a word to each as It Joined
us. Llko well-schooled terriers, thoy paced
tho corridors with us, but I could not help
but note tho lathering Jowls, nor the hun
gry expressions with which the terrlblo
beasts eyed Tars Tarkns nnd myself.
Soon wo were entirely surrounded by
somo 50 of tho brutes. Two walked closo
on clthor sldo of Ttiuvla, ns g-iards might
walk. Tho sleek sides of others now and
thon touched my own naked limbs.
It was a strange experience ; tho almost
nolsoless passage of naked human feet and
padded paws; the golden walls splashed
with precious stones ; the dim light cast by
tho tiny radium bulbs sot at considerable
distances nlong tho roof; tho huge, maned
beasts of prey crowding with low growls
about Ub; tho mighty green warrior tow
ering high above us all ; myself crowned
with the priceless diadem of a holy thorn ;
nnd lending the procession tho beautiful
Blrl, Thuvla. '
I shall not soon forget It.
Presently wo nppioachcd n great cham
ber more brightly lighted than tho cor
ridors Thuvla halted lis. Quietly she
stole townrd the entrance and B'anced
within. Thon she motlonod us to follow
her.
Tho room was flltod with specimens of
tho strangd beings that Inhabit this under
world ; a heterogeneous collection of hybrids
tho offspring of the prisoners fiom tho
outsldo world ; red nnd green Martians and
the whlto raco of therns.
Conitnnt confinement below ground had
wrought odd fronks upon their skins. Thoy
moro resemble Corpses than living beings.
Mnny nro deformed, others mitlmod, whllo
tho majority, Thuvla explained, nro sight
ttss, As they lay sprawled About tho floor,
sometimes overlapping ono another, ngnln
In heaps of several bodies, they suggested
Instantly to me the grotenquo Illustrations
that I had seen In copies of Dante's "In
form)," nnd whnt moro fitting comparison?
Was this not Indeed n verltahlo hell, peo
pled by lost souls, dead and damned beyond
all hope?
Picking our way carofully wo threaded a
winding path across the chamber, tho great
banths sniffing hungrily at tho tempting
proy spread beforo them In such tantaliz
ing nnd defenseless profusion.
Several times wb p'asscd tho entrances
to other chambers similarly peopled, nnd
twlco wo wcro compelled to cross directly
through them. In othors wcro chained
prisoners and beasts.
"Why Is It that wo seo no thorns?" I
nsked of Thuvla.
"They seldom travorso the underworld
nt night, for then It Is thnt tho great
banths prowl tho dim corridors seoklng
their prey. Tho thorns fenr tho awful deni
zens of this cruol nnd hopeless world that
they hnvo fostered and allowed to grow
beneath their very feet.
"Tho prisoners qven sometimes turn upon
them nnd rend them. Tho thcrn can never
toll from "vhnt dark shadow an assassin
may spring upon his baok,
"Ily day It Is different. Then tho cor
ridors and chambors nro filled with guards
passing to nnd fro; slaves from tho tomplos
nbovo como by hundreds to tho granaries
and storerooms. All Is llfo then. You did
not see V bocnuso I led you not In tho
beaten ti.'yko, but through roundabout pas
sages scldohi used.
"Vet It Is possible that we may meet a
thcrn even yet? They do occasionally find
It necessary to como hero after tho sun has
set. Hccauso of this I hnvo moved with
caution."
But wo renched tho upper galleries with
out detection and presently Thuvla halted
us at tho foot of a s,hort, BUscp nsccnt.
"Aboo us," sho said, "Is a doorway which
opens In to tho Inner gardens. I have
brought you thus far. From hero on for
four miles to the outer ramparts our way
will be beset by countless dangers.
"Guards patrol the courts, tho temples,
the gardens. Every Inch of tho ramparts
themselves Is beneath tho eyo of a sentry."
I could not understand tho necessity for
such an enormous forco of nrmod men about
a spot so surrounded by mystery and super
stition that not a soul upon Ilarsoom would
hnvo dared to approach It oven had they
known Its exact location.
I questioned Thuvla, nsklng her what
enemies the therns could fear In tholr im
pregnable fortress.
Wo hnd reached tho doorway now and
Thuvla was opening it.
"Thoy fear tho black pirates of Barsoom,
O prlnco," sho said. "From whom may our
first ancestors preserve vs."
Tho door swung open; tho smell of grow-
FARMER SMITH'S
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'' S uithTr i'i;81
RAINBOW CLUB
LET'S TAKE A WALK
Supposo, my dears, wo take a walk.
Do you know the city in which you live? Did you evor walk alone the
ifiifttts and wonder what the peoplo in tho housos aro thinking about?
L jjo you Know tnar, a npuse, or u uuiuc, u. juu iicuaut a um, mu iiuuu u
fas mind?
Walk through a park and see how it is laid out.
' Why do you supposo the good peoplo who govern cities havo parks?
r Because they are wise enough to know that we can't stand looking at wall
jpeper, rugs, bricks, sidewalks and streets forever. .
We must see a tree or a flowor or some grass once in a while or wo would
ttotilast long on this earth.
tVt .. V ... , . i . i . . . . tn
' Some aro going to the country tell us about tno cows, xne norses ana tne
BWI. Others aro going to tho mountains. Write and tell us how you find your
y by looking at the bark on the trees.
a our Editor is at tno great Dig ocean.
The other day ho was walking along tho shore with his little boy and ho
Hieds "Bunny, who put the salt in tho ocean?"
"I dldn'tt" replied the little fellow proudly. jj'akmbu awjixii,
Children's Editor.
Dranch Club News
It did. not take Harriet Case, of Wlld-
VDOd. N. J.. Innc tn tin whnt nhn wanted
to it. Of course. It was to organize a sea
toe branch aluh and sha did. 'Word of
1ttl came in yesterday's mall. You' may
!Mi Harriet's letter for yourself. "I am
W proud of my button, and when I
jowa It to tho girls, thoy liked It so well
-itUt Ujiy, too, wanted to Join. I wanted
2 aava a .branch club, nnd when I sug
jlmel it, the elrla were only too happy to
!ree. jr6re ar6 tna nameg 0f those who
jjo be in the club; 'Virginia Lutav Mil
W4 and Maud Bllnn, Dorothy Cooms and
WMH. The names we aro thinking about
!, TlaJnbow Brownies," "Happy Hex
im Club," "Earnest Earnings," "Keep-t-iSp
Khib" and the "Rainbow Rule," Won't
IIM help u to decide? Or havo you any
Wtnwora to maka?".
P hay no suggestions about names that
jold be any Improvement on yours. They
. f till fi nln lira tififHii litnn ifVlrtV
iose. There Is one objection to "Happy
JUiron." "Hexagon" rrteana "slx-slded."
K?' ay you mlht have more than "alx
fj, ! cr menberB. Then, what would you
" i you miena to earn money, "Earnest
P"ra- tnota change from "Earnings" to
r,lr1rsr") would ba a splendid name.
Ur all. thfllivh .... .,.. 111.. nn. r. 1.11 t...M
mn in Ml.... i i. 4k. .n i ....... t...
f-,lJSub-" For that'8 whar you want to
p "M.B1- IT up I
Tf ntniiA f n
MADELINE WglTZHNHOFEB. PHILLIPS.
S tha clrls and boyi.
Dancing In a rln I
They muat ie very Joyful.
Lltten to tbem alnsl
Thy must ba little Hatnbowi!
Whr dq the all live?
th aladea 6t Uladnese.
whr happiness they sttvo
riviP.f4,B POTASHNJCK.WObDDWt;. K. 3.
SK "vAlla beautiful country, but .there
iJUwsv . 2T wat aeemed to make her
WtyVirt?'1 trulh Wal' she had po one to
P Jthf or even to write to.
.." wa sitting at a. window
W. iSi iv. lop M ti doo'' Sha knswer
Sai ?f t00d mt! by- J" hu
Ib7ia A?.pv.aekatte- Qu'ekly ahe tore
ta afi n ther h9 ound a Rainbow
Li ..tl?'?D0' hrd o hr
rtokitr.tJ w WMU friend Afur
sPty eniiit was wnlmppy m lWis
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'Ma- t'Jfy
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In.
Our Po8tof,flce Bctt1
Sollersvlllo, Pa., Is a Rainbow town, nnd
Walter Moyer is the brother of Herbert
itrnvAr thA hnv who did a. frreat deal to
mane u bo. ivuiur
1 9 years old and
he has Just awak
ened to the realiza
tion that he Is quite
big enough to fol
low the example of
his brother and
"boom" the Rain
bow Club. Bernard
Robinson, of Cedar
avenue, la "boom
ing" In a quiet way,
but he If achieving
re hu It's Just the
same. The latest
"result" Is David
Arnold, of Addisop
street. Warren
Holland, of Rox
borough. wants to
wal'I'UH muitkh do his part. He
very kindly writes, "If there la anything I
can do for the club please Just let me know."
Why not, Warren, found a "hikers' " branch
club that will benefit you mentally and
physically? In this way you will be do ng
for the club, Inasmuch m you will be doing
tor yoljr selves and, YOU are the club,
Dorothy Botte. of Lambertville, has a
brand-new name for your editor. She calls
film "Dear Mister Secret Man." We like
that! It makes us feel so mysterious and
almost afraid of "ourself?' The rest of
Dorothy's letter was Just as nice as the
beginning. Here Is one of her suggestions:
"Don't you think It would be nice to have
all the colors'of the rainbow have a meaning
-like this; Violet, loyalty; blue, truth;
Indigo, gentleness; red, love; yellow, pa
Uence and orange patience? Ask the Rain
bows to vote abouf this and then publish
the number of votes for and against." Will
Rainbows please heed this and send In the r
.iotuT J'hr W??!!1.." SX. EE."
Bhe met this little girl last summer, and
now through the Rainbow column, sends
her former Playmate her very beat love.
Bettlna Aella picked some lovely flowers
fofth" hospital children and on the way
home the flowers dled Wasn't that tpo
bad? .Bettlna keeps every Rainbow Club
i,,r in a very aafe place. We feel proud
'rmuekertown Rainbow, cam.
in one envelope. They ate the Shelley chU-
MA Vert . Pa. "ail1,n !?i;'if t!
Another family of n mtrobera U tha
lm Albert nd Gussie.
THE BABY BABOON'S MOTHER
By Farmer Smith '
One afternoon the sun was Just getting
ready to go to bod when the Baby Baboon
curled up on the sofa and began to call
"Mother I MOTHER 1"
shoIcoSuUrdDab00n Cam """"" as fast na
"I''mydng."Sr'" Wh'ned th Baby Babo"i.
matter?1' Bnl d0nt dl6-what 's tho
"Oh. dear! Oh, dear! I'm dying. I ate
a piece of pie backwards."
"Z co,,lld ,you oat n P'ce of pie back
wards?" asked Missus Baboon.
il'Thrim..Ju.6t "'" wnlncd the Baby Ba
rmVml -, my stomach backwards and
I m dying, Kiss me, mother dearest, I see
the lily whlto angols coming for me over
there over there."
"Mr !Lon! my son! what shall I do?"
T,Ufi,Pa- n Was wrl"8lng her hands,
piece of plo to put next to the 'one which
Is In my stomach backwards It might help
some.
Missus Baboon returned In a little while
with a piece of pie,
"I feel better now," said the Baby, peek
Ing at his mother over tho pie
"When you get through with that I'll
I'll spank you," replied his mother.
BaWaboZ. Babn t0Te0t t0 Bpank tha
I wonder why don't you?
Case No. 3
Marlon Coyle, president of the Jefferson
Street Rainbows, has been the means of
giving our little sick boy many T happy
hour. She sent him several sheets of "cut
outs," Indians, soldiers, horses and, In fact.
!SrJhVn .Wl" transf0'-ni a plain white
h,i!nrin8 vvi'.l ".? "Citing sort of a
battlefield. With the gift cams a very
sweet little note wrltteil on the dSlntTeat
sort of pink writing paper. In this Marion
helpfully suggests game? and "happy t mes "
Rose Skversky forwards a message of
love to Case No. 3, together with a beautiful
flowered postcard. Rose is a mwTS
of tho Rainbow Club. Surely she his male
an earnest beginning 1 ' m ae
Things to Know and- Do
1. What Is It that occurs once In a
minute, twice In a moment and not once
DaUyj I year8T ("nt !n bV Leonard
2, Why do we go to eleep? (sent in bv
Lawrence Mullen). ' y
The Question Box
Dear Farmer rSmltht
May a child under ttfb years of d
become a Rainbow? y
Lambertville, N. X ,
We havo room f0V an the dimples and
coos In the world in Rainbow land I Please
send the name of little ,"upder two years
old" very soon that Jils or her "Royal Babl
ness" may speedily become, a member of
the olub.
FARMER SMITH,
Care of the Evknino Ledoeo.
I with to become a, member ol your
Rainbow CJub. Please aend me a beau
tiful Rainbow Button tree. I agree te
DO A LITTLE KINDNESS EACH AND
EVERY DAY SPREAD A LITTLE
SUNSHINE ALL ALONG THE WAY,
Name !! ,,i,, ,,,,,,,
Address .., ,.,.,,t,i,,f(M,,,,,,
Age .,.-,(.. ta, ,4,,, ,,,,,,
School I attend! ,,,,.,(,,,,,,,,,
Inrf things greeted my nostrils; tho cool
night air blew ngalnst my cheelt.
The great banthi sniffed tho unfamiliar
odors, nnd thon with n ruth they broko
past us with low growls, swarming across
tho gnrdens of tho therns beneath tho lurid
light of the nenrer moon.
Suddenly a great cry arose from the
roofs of the temples a cry of nlnrm "and
warning that, taken up from point to point,
ran off to tho east nnd to the west, from
tomple, court nnd rampart, until It sounded
ns a dim echo In tho dlstnncc.
The great Thark's longsword lenped from
Its scabbard; Thuvla shrank shuddering to
my side.
answer sho pointed Intp tho
CJHAI'TlMt VI
Tho Ill.ick IMrntrs of Ilarsoom
"TTTHAT Is It?" I asked of the girl
YV For an
sky.
I looked, nnd thero nbovo tis I saw shad
owy bodies Hitting hither nnd thither high
over temple, court nnd garden.
Almost Immediately Hashes of light
broke from these strange objects. Thcro
was a roar of musketry, and then answer
ing Hashes and roars from tcmplo and ram
part. "Tho Blnek Pirates of Unrsoom, O
prince'" said Thuvla.
In great circles tho aircraft of tho ma
rauders swept lower nnd lower townrd tho
defending furces of tho therns.
Volley after volley thoy vomited upon
the temple guards; olIcy on volloy crashed
through the thin nlr toward tho Hooting and
lllusixo filers
As tho pirates swooped closer toward
tho ground thorn soldiery poured from tho
temples Into the gardens nnd courts. Tho
sight of them in the open brought a scoro
of fllors darting toward us from all dlree-,
tloils.
Tho therns Hied upon them through
shields amed to their rifles j hut on, stead
ily on enmo the grim black craft They wcro
small (Horn, for tho moBt part, built for
two to three men. A few lnrgor ones' thero
wcro, but theso kept high aloft, dropping
bombs upon tho temples from their keel
batteries.
At length, with a concerted ruth, evident-,
ly In rosponso to a signal of command, the
pirates In our Immedlato vicinity dashed
recklesily to tho ground In tho very midst
of tlio thcrn soldiery.
Scarcely waiting for their craft to touch,
the creatures manning them lenped nmong
tho therns with tho fury of demons.
Such fighting I N'cer had I witnessed
Its llko before. I had thought tho green
Martians the most ferocious wnrrlors In tho
universe, but tho awful abandon with which
tho black pirates throw themselves upon
tholr foes transcended everything I ever
beforo had seen.
Bonoath tho brilliant light of Mnrs' two
glorious moons tho whole scone presented
Itself In vivid distinctness. Tho goldcn
hnlred, whlto-sklnned thorns battling With
desporato courage In hnnd-to-hand conflict
with 'their cbony-sklnncd foemen.
Hero n little knot of struggling warriors
trampled a bod of gorgeous plmalla. There
tlio curved sword of a black man found the
heart of a thorn, and left its dead foeman
at tho foot of a wondrous statue carved
from a living ruby. Yonder u do7en therns
pressed n single plrato bnck upon a bench
of emerald, upon whose iridescent surface
a strangely beautiful Barsonmian design
was traced In Inlaid diamonds.
A llttlo to ono side stood Thuvla, tho
Thaik nnd I, The tldo of battle from tlmo
to time swung' closo enough that we might
distinctly noto them.
The black pirates Interested me Immense
ly. I had heard vngue rumors llttlo more
than legends they wore during my former
life on Mhibj but never had I seen them,
nor talked with ono who had.
They wore popularly supposed to Inhabit
tho lessor moon, from which thoy desconded
upon Barsoom at loiK Intervals. Where
they visited they wrought the most horrible
atrocities; and when they left carried away
with them firearms and ammunition, and
young girls ns prisoners.
Theso latter, tho rumor had It, they
sacrificed to some terrlblo god.
I had an excellent opportunity to ex
amino them ns tho strlfo occasionally
brought now ono and now nnother closo
to where I Btood. Thoy woie largo men,
possibly six feet nnd over In height.
Tholr features woro clear-cut nnd hand
some In tho extreme ; their oyes wero well
set nnd largo, though a slight narrowness
lont them a crafty appearance ; tho Iris, as
woll as I could determine by moonlight,
was of extreme blackness, whllo the oycbnll
Itself was qulto whlto nnd clenr. Tho
physical structure of their bodies seemed
Identical with those of tho thorns, ,tho rod
men, and my own.
Only In the color of their skin did they
differ materially from us, and that was of
the appearance of polished ebony.
But It tholr bodies wero dlvlno, their
hoarts, apparently, were quite the reverse.
Never did I witness fcuch a malign lust
for blood as those demons of the outer nlr
evinced In their mad battle with the therns.
All about us In tho garden lay their
sinister craft, which tho therns for some
reason, then unaccountablo to me, made no
offort to Injure. Now and again a black
warrior would rush from a nearby templo
bearing a young woman In his arms,
Straight for his Iller.he would leap, while
those of his comrades wno fought near
by would rush to cover his escape.
Tho thernB, on their side, would hasten
to rescue the girl, and In an Instant tho two
would bo swallowed In a maelstrom of
yellow devil?, hacking and hewing at ono
another.
But always, It seemed, were the black
pirates of Barsoom victorious and tho girl,
brought miraculously unharmed through
tho conflict, borne away Into the outer
darkness upon the deck of a swift flyer.
Fighting like that near us could bo heard
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SUMMER ;3ESOlllS
BEACH HAVEN, N. JL
THE IDEAL MOTOR BUN TO
HOTEL BALDWIN
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In nil directions as far ns sound carried, and
Thuvla told me that the attacks of the
black pirates wero unusually made sU
multnneousty along tho entire rihbonllko
domain of tho therns, which circles tho
valley Dor on tho outer slopes of the
mountains of Otz.
At the fighting receded from our position
for n moment, Thuvla turned townrd mo
wltlv-n question
"Do you understand, now, O prince " she
raid, "why n million wnrrlors guard tho do
mains of tho holy thorns by day and by
nlght7
'The sceno you nro witnessing .Jftw Is
but n repetition of what I have- seem en
acted n score of times during tliegnfteen
yoars t havo been a prisoner here. From
tlmo Immemorial the black pirates bt Bar
soom hao preyed upon the holy therns
"Yrt they never carry their expeditions
to a point, ns ono might readily holloo It
was In their power to do, where the extermi
nation of therfaco of thorns is thlcatened
It Is ns though thoy but utilized tho race
ns playthings, with which they satisfy their
ferocious lust for righting, nnd from whom
they collect toll In arms nnd ammunition
nnd In prlponois "
"Why don't they Jump In nnd destroy
these filers?" I nsked. "That would soon
put n stop to the nttncltfl, or at lenst the
blacks would source bo io bold. Why, P'o
how perfectly unguarded they leave their
crnft, ns though they wero lying safe In
their own hangars nt homo I"
"Thn thorns do not dare. They tried It
onco, ages ago, but tho next nignt, nnd for
a whole moon thereafter, a thousand great
black battleships circled the Mountains of
Otis, pouring tons of projectiles upon the
temples, gnrdens nnd courts until every
thcrn who wns not Ulllod was driven for
safety Into tho subterranean galleries
"The tnerns know that they live at nil
only by tho BUfferanco of tho black men.
They woro near to extermination that once,
nnd thoy will not venturo risking It ngnln."
As sho censed talking a new clement wns
Instilled Into tho conflict. It camo from a
source equally unlookcd for by either thern
or plrato. Tho groat banths which wo hnd
liberated In tho garden had evidently been
nwed at fltst by tho sound of tho battle, tho
yelling of the wnrrlors, and. tho loud report
of riflo nnd .bomb.
But now they must havo bocomo angered
by tho continuous nolso and excited by tho
smell of now btood, for all of a suddon n
great form shot from n clump of low shrub
bery Into tho midst of a struggling mass of
humanity A screnm of bestial rage broke
from the b.uith as ho felt warm flesh be
neath his powerful talons.
As though his cry was but a signal to tho
others, tho entire great paclc hurled them
selves among tho fighters.
Panic reigned In nn Instant. Thcrn and
black man turned alike against tho common
enemy, for tho banths showed no partiality
toward either.
Tho awful beasts boro down a hundred
men by tho moro weight of their great bod
ies aH they hurled themselves Into the thick
of tho fight. Leaping and clawing, they
mowed down tho warriors with their power
ful paws, turning for nn Instant to rend
tholr victims with frightful fangs.
Tho sceno was fascinating In Its tcrrlblo
ncss; but suddenly It came to me thnt wo
wero wasting valuable) tlmo watching this
conflict which In Itself might prove a moans
to our escape.
Tho thorns woro so ongaged with their
terrible assailants thnt now, If ever, escnpo
should bo comparatively easy.
I turned to search for an opening through
tho contending hordes. If wo could but
reach tho ramparts, wo might find that tho
pirates somewhero hnd thinned tho guard
ing forces and left a wny opon to us to the
world without.
As my eyes wandorcd about tho garden
the sight of tho hundreds of air craft lying
unguarded round us suggested the simplest
avenue to freedom. Why had It not occurred
to me before7
I was thoroughly famlllnr with tho
mechanism of ovory known make of filer
on Barsoom. For nine years I had sailed
and fought with the navy of Helium. I
had raced through space on the tiny ono
man air-scout, and I had commanded tho
greatest battleship that over had floated
tho thin air of dying Maw.
To think, with mo. Is to act. Grasping
Thuvla by tho arm, I whispered to Tars
Tarkas to follow. Quickly wo glided toward
a small filer which lay farthest from tho
battling warriors.
Another Instant found us huddled on the.
tiny deck. My hand wbb on tho starting
lover. I pressed my thumb upon tho button
which controls tho ray of repulsion, that
splendid discovery of tho Martians which
permits them to navigate the thin ntmos
pheio of their planot In huge ships Jhat
dwarf tho dreadnoughts of our earthly
navlos Into pitiful Insignificance.
(CONTINUED TOMORROW.)
SUMMER RESORTS
a
ATIVNTIO CITY. N. J,
.ATiyjvNTic ci-r-ir
QME
has aetnixewslandari
ofserace.coinfortjObewUv
THE LEADING RESORT tlOULOr THE WORLD
fflariborougBWeim
ATLANTIC CITY.N.al.
OHMDISHIS MAMAOKMCNT.
.IQSIAH WHfTE A 8QM9 COMPANY
NEW HOTEL MERION jv
Vermont Ave . noar noach. Capacity 300
High clnss 3 up dallyi $17.00 up wwkly
C. U PHUTTYMAN, Prop M. L. FARLEY.aftr.
PHILLIPS HOUSE
Masichutts Ay. and iKacn, P. P. riiir.UPS
tjtqt pvib 1313 lludrdwalk, usluw tevt
IVIOUU x o York ave. European plan tl up
dally. Fronts on ocean. Freo bathing privileges,
HOTEL ARLINGTON lSS-
Open all year. P.. J. OSBORNE & SUN.
CHELriEA, N. J.
GLADSTONE
CIIEI.SKA. N. J.
MISS McCnOARTT
wn.ntYoon. n. J.
Monteomery t. & lltncli
wuunoou a foremost va
cation Hotel. Tha llust
Ilnthlns ami Flehlnr Ex
cellem Table. Private
Hatha Everything modern
Auto meets ull trains
Writs for Booklet and
Rates
J. K. WIHTESEI.L, Prop.
PPPVT ni"!Tf Beach front. Hot nnd cold
-"1-'iJ-''-"-'1- runnlnx water. Auto ssrv-
F. J. FLOTP,
Ice
ARPtraV Pln ave. nr. Beacn. Nsweat hotel
t.aOi-i -L Heason. rates. Miss LVi Derbyshire.
HAVERFORD Till KX SMS!"-
(JAVflV Beach front, runnlne water, private
DA VUI fcatn Cap 200i Aut0, w. II, Gerstel.
O CILVN CITY. N. J.
THE OCEANIC
llth and Wesley av. A. E. Baker, owner A rner
AYALOX. N. J.
AVALON BY THE SEA
The healthiest resort alona the coast. Sea
shore and country combined, r resh tarn and
sea food dati. lloltl Avalon now open, la.
formation and tooklot upnnreauest.
fcbarlM H. Hall U1U Real Estate 'fruat nlda.
STONE HARBOR, N. J.
STONE HARBOR CoSif.Mj.
Both railroads Farm products and sea
food fresh and plentiful. City conveniences.
Yacht club, boardwalk, bathing. (In nshlng.
crabbing and boating. Reasonable rentals;
moderate jjt.l &Avm 1lam,ah Gfrk-
CAPE MAY, N. J.
Chalfonte Hotel o.". x.
Reasonable rates. Mrs. Calvin SatterneM.
SEASIDE PARK, N. J
THE MANHASSET ST&dSZ $&
Booklet. H, ROSS TURNER. Prop.
HWABTUMOBE. PA.
StrafhKaven Inn sJ..to
Now open. Pbono Swuthsnura MI J.
i38K
TAKES A "WAR BRIDE"
A. Edward fJnrvin, scrpennt In
Company G, First Regiment, N. G.
P., nnd hi3 bride of yestcrdny
afternoon, who wns Miss Mnr
Enret Peoples, of 1G21 Race St.
TREES TO SING SOLOS,
SAYS ORCHESTRA MAN
Belleyuc-Strntford Lender does
to Maine Woods to Trniit
Leafy Choir
MANY ASK WORK CERTIFICATES
Fifty Medical Inspectors Kept Busy by
Child Applicants
Fifty medical Inspectors and clcrlts nro
kept busy as a result of tho demand for
employment certificates nt tho Ilurcau of
Compulsory lMucatlon.
Since Monday a thousand working cer
tificates havo been given out and moro than
thnt number of children have been turned
awny for physical defects or lock of proper
credentials. Defective teeth or eyesight
provented many children from receiving
certificates. Theso defects must bo cor
rccted beforo they can obtain working
papers.
Dinner Service Given A. II. Ladncr, Jr.
A $ 1 000 dinner service was presented last
night to Albert II. Lndnor. Jr.. newly ap
pointed member of tho Hoard of Itcgls
trntlon Commissioners, nt n dinner In tho
Hotel Adelphla, given by about a hundred
friends Addresses were made by Dr. WII
mor U. Krusen, Director of tho Department
of Public Health and Charities; W. Free
land Kendrlck, Itecelvcr of Taxes ; Judge
John M. Patterson, Senator 12. II, Varo,
Judge Chares 13. McMlchael, tho llev.
Thomas W. Davis and Harry -A. Mackey,
chairman of tho Workmen's Compensation
Hoard.
Lutheran Reunion Tomorrow
At the second annual reunion of tho Wis
sahlckon Valley Brotherhood of Lutheran
Churches, to be held tomorrow at Fort
Washington, tho principal speakers will bo
the Hcv. Dr. John A. Slngmastcr, tho Itov.
Dr. lamest P. Pfattelcher and Mrs. Charles
L. Fry, nil of Philadelphia.
Grand opera by the trees, with Nature
for director, under the forest canopy of
green, Is the drenm of Oriel Davis, direc
tor of tho Bcllevuc8tratford hotel orchestra,
Thnt Is, it Is a dream soon to bo realized,,
not a moro fanciful thought. Mr. DavU
sayA he nearly has the process completed
for extracting grand opera from trees. Ha
leaves Philadelphia soon on his vacation,
which will bo spent In tho woods of Maine,
where he will continue his study of treo
music. When ho returns he believes he
will bo nble to obtain a patent on his pro
cess for making tho trees sing a song of
six penco or something else.
Sunday schools nnd lodges will then bo
able to hnvo their own orchestra with them
when they go out on a picnic. Tho entire
orchestra can ho put In a cigar box.
The orchestra will bo something to Jab
In the tree When the tree gets Jabbed It
will sing. When nnother treo gets Jabbed It
will Join In tho chorus. When flvo trees
are Jnbbcd at tho snmo time thero will bo
quite ft choir. It would be perfectly groat
to hoar nil tho trees singing loudly "Hero
Comes My Daddy Now, Oh, Pop ; oh, Pop."
Asked this morning to elucidate, Mr.
Davis said he would not take Uio publlo
Into his confidence Just yet. Ho had to
mako moro Investigation, But ho admitted
that tho process Is built upon tho facts that
thcro nro vibrations, thnt vibration Is muslo
and that trees vibrato. Therefore, tho next
number on the program will bo a selection
from "William Tell," by the Sycamore quar
tct.
Asbury Cottage Leased by Tumulty
ASHUItV I'AlllC, X. J., Juno 23. Joseph
P. Tumulty, secretary to President Wilson,
has arranged to spend tho summer hero.
Ho has leased tho Dr. Asher A. Burton cot
tage, designed by Stanford White, and one,
of tho finest In the city. Mr. Tumulty, who"
has herotoforo spent his summor vacations
nt Avon, will arrive with Mrs. Tumulty
nnd their six children within n few days.
Going to Send the
Family to the
Shore This Summer?
If so. It Is high time for you to give
active thought to a location. This year
tho demand Is unusually largo and
earlier than heretofore
Whether you want a furnished apart
ment or cottage or board nnd room at
any hotel or private houso, Ledger Cen
tral can help you.
A special Investigator Is nt Atlantic
City during the Bummer months and
will find whnt you want If Ledger
Central docs not have It on flic.
Similar sorvlco can be rendered on
other New Jersey resorts.
Tell Ledger Central about your Re
quirements now. Thero Is no charge.
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Week-end Sale
Of Slightly Used
$300 Prince
$95
MAIIOOANY CASK
Twenty-four Pianos in fine
condition go on sale today.
These instruments -were
taken in exchange last weelc
as part payment for Cun
ningham Pianos. The terms
are as low as $5 monthly.
Was
$250 MYERS PIANO GO.
ROSEWOOD
$250 McEWEfi PIANO CO.
ROSEWOOD
Now
$325
Mathushek
$105
MAIIOOANY' CAKE
0
$325 Lyon &
Healy,$110
OAK CASE
$400 Schomncker
$125
$65
$75
$75
$75
$80
$85
$275 GRAMSBURG PIANO CO. $g5
MAIIOOANY
$95
$100
$110
$115
$325 HORACE WATERS & CO. $1 1 5
rinnriAvv
$125
$135
$400 HARDMAN,Pt;CK&C0.$145
$250 CHAS. EDWARDS
IJIIONY
$250 PHILLIPS & CREW
WALNUT
$275 BELL BROS. PIANO CO.
MAIIOOANY
$275 PEFFER BROS.
WALNUT
$300 J. BAUER & CO.
MAIIOOANY
$300 HAMMOND & CO.
MAIIOOANY
$325 C. A. WHITMAN
MAIIOOANY
$325 HOWARD PIANO CO.
WALNUT
MAHOGANY
$400 ED0UARD JULES
MAIIOOANY
$400 BLASIUS PIANO CO.
MAI! OO Alt Y
MAIIOOANY
jrj fcj
Tum
"lATO OO.
11th & CHESTNUT STS.
Factory SOth St and Parltjide Ave,
Ples.se aend me complete Hat of -slightly used and
shopworn Pianos,
Napje , -
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