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Show PROVO POST, TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1921. mnmmiiMimiimmimuwnmmimii I A, t By , Princess off Mar- sEdgar Rice BarroagEi Author of E " Tarzanof ihe 5. ffliutratioiu Apes i br Irwin Mrers SYNOPSIS. FOREWORD. The author tells of hie one of the acquaintance with the hero ofever Dioet remarkable adventures record, ed. From a manuscript left by his friend he has vividly set out the strance hap pennlnys which brought together a brave Virginia gentleman and a Princess of Mara CHAPTER I. In the Arisons hills, John Carter, mining prospector and soldier, fleeing from a war party of Apaches, takes refuge In a cave the atmosphere of which lgis a remarkable effect on him. Yielding to its Influence, he alnks into unconsciousness, hts last thoughts centered on the glow from ths planet Kara CHAPVFR II. Awaking, Carter realises that he has, in soma incomprehensible manner, been transported to Mars. He is surprised by a party of armed Martian warriors, who seek his life. He convinces their leader. Tare Tarkas, of his karmlessness and is conveyed, a prisoner, to the Martian city. ctiAr-iJUill. A creature holding - much the position of a dog on earth is sst to guard him. . CHAPTER IV. Three dare later a fleet of warships from the neighboring state of Helium, peaaing over the city, is attacked hy Carters captors, the green Martians. The fleet Is scattered and one of the airships captured. Among the prisoners Is a young woman of a race different from the green Martians and more closely re- semfeitaf the woman of the earth. On either side of this opening the women and the ydunger Martians; both male and female, fonned two, solid walla leading ont through the chariots and quite away Into tba plain beyond. Between- theset-- walla the lib fi I such a thing waa within tbt range of possibilities. .Early the next morning I was astir. Considerable freedom was allowed me, as Sola had Informed me that so long as I did not attempt to leave the city I was free to go and eome as I pleased.. She had warned irre, however; against venturing forth unarmed, as this city, like all other deserted metropolises of an ancient Martian civilization, was peopled by the great white apes of my second days adventure. new On this morning; I bad chosen . - street to explore whan. suddenly 1 found myself at Ibe limits of thy" city, I longed to explore the country before me, and. like the pioneer stock' from which I sprang, to view what the landscape beyond th encircling bills might from the summits which shut disclose out my vjew, As I approached the boundary line Wools ran anxiously before me, i and thrust his body against my legs. - His expression waa pleading rather than ferocious, nor did be bare his great tusks or utter his fearful guttural warnings. Denied tbe friendship and companionship of my kind, I bad dedejeo-tlonaffection for veloped considerable Wools and Sola, for the normal earth- ! ly man must have some outlet for bis natural affections, and ao I decided upon an appeal to a like instinct In this great brute, sure that 1 would not be disappointed. I had never petted nor fondledhlm. but now 1 sat upon the groundTind putting my arms around bis heavy neck I strobed and coaxed him, talking In my newly acquired Martian tongue as I would have to my bound at borne, as I would have talked to any other friend among tbe lower animals. His response to my manifestation of affection was remarkable to a degree ; ha stretched his great mouth to Its full width, baring the entire expanse of bis upper rows of tusks and wrinkling bis folds of flesh. If you have ever seen a collie smile you may have tome Idea of Wools facial distortion. There was no ' further question of authority between us; Wools was my devoted slave from that moment ( hence, and I. his only and undisputed master. My walk to the hills occutew minutes, and I found pied but nothing of particular Interest to reward me. But the walk bad been large with Importance to me, for Jt bad resulted In a'perfect understanding with Woola, upon whom Tars Tarkas relied for my safe keeping. I now- - knew that while theoretically a prisoner I was virtually free, and 1 hastened to regain the city limits before the defection 5f Woola could be discovered by his erstwhile masters. On regaining the plaza 1 had my Ithird glimpse of the captive girl. She was standing with her guards before the entrance to the audience chamber, and as I approached she gave me one haughty glance and turned her back full upon me. The act was so womanly. so earthly womanly, that though It stung my pride it also warmed my Mart with a feeling of companionship ; It was good to know that some one else on Mars beside myself bad human instincts of a civilized order, even though the manifestation of them was so painful and mortifying. Seeing that the prisoner seemed the center of attraction I halted to view the proceedings. The council squatted upon the steps of the rostrum, while below them stood the prisoner and her two guards. I saw that one of the with Ptomel. so at we remained the Lorquas children, and I had observed on the two occasions women was Sarkoja, and thus underdescried city until danger of a reprisal when I had seen her that the prisoner stood how she had been present at the attack m emed passed. As Sola ihkI 1 itered the plaza a exchanged words with her guards, and I)ea,lF f the preceding day, the resuts I which she had reported to sight nit my eye which filled my tina convinced me that they spoke, or occupants of our dormitory last w hoi ha'liMf with a great surge of at least could make themselves nn-- 1 deretood by a common language. With nht. ner attitude toward the eap- iningH'd hope, fear, exultation and tive was most harsh and brutal. She and yet most dominant was seemed to be venting upon this poor a snlvile Miise of relief and iiapptnes ; defenseless creature all the hatred, we as neared the for list throng of cruelty, ferocity, and spite of her nine Ma mans 1 caught a glimpse of the hundred years, backed by nnguessable ages of fierce and brutal ancestors. As Lorquas Ptomel raised bis eyes to address the prisoner they fell on me and he turned to Tara Tarkas with ' word. and - gesture of Impatience, were occupied by three or four females and a couple' of the recently hatched Tars Tarkas made some reply which young, beside Sols snd her youthful I. could not catch, but which caused ward, myself, and Woola tbe bound. Lorquas Ptomel to smile; after which After they had retired for the night they paid po further attention to me. What is your name? asked Lor-it was customkry for the adult to carry on a desultory conversation for.Q18 Ptomel, addressing the prisoner. , a short ijme-hefolapsing into sleep, L PeJaJ) Tbnrls, daughter of . Mors and now that I could understand their I Kajak of Helium." "And the -- nature of your expedi language I was always a keen listener, although I never proffered any re- tionT he continued. marks myself It was a purely scientific research On the night following the prisoners party sent out by my fathers father, visit to the audience chamber tbe con- - the Jeddnk of Helium, to reehnrt the versation finally fell upon thlR subject, 'air currents, and to take atmospheric and-i-wI 4 density tents, replied the fnfr --uny Sarkoja. oDe of the older, women joner, la a low, voice, who shared our domicile, had been We were unprepared for battle," present at the andlenre as'one of f she contlnued, as we were on a peaee-th- e captives guards, and it was mission, as our banners and the I ward her the questioners turned. colors of our craft denoted. The work I When," asked one of the women, we were doing was as much in your will we enjoy the death throes of the Interests as In onrs, for you know full red one. or does Lorquas Ptomel, ed. well that were It not for our labor Intend holding her for ransom I" snd the fruits of oor srientlflc operThey have decided to carry her ations there would not be enough air with ns. back to Tbark. and exhibit or water oo Mars to support a single her last agonies at the great games human life. For agea we have mainbefore Tal Hajus," replied Sarkoja. tained the air and water supply at "What wilj be the manner of her practically the same point without an She Is appreciable loss, and we have done going outr Inquired Sola. very email and very beautiful; 1 had this In the face of the brutal and "And the Sight Which Met My Eyes' TiopedThaTThey woul(TTSold'herTor1 IghOMtatTuterferencif ' you green . 'Wat That of a Slender, Girlish Fig- - ransom. QJ0Q .j ... ure. Similar In Every Detail to the One thing this episode accomplished (Continued-Next was to assure' me of Solas friendli"Earthly Women of My Past Llfe. Issue) ness toward the poor girl, and also to prlsonerfrom the battle craft who was convince me that I had been extremebeln8 ru8h,y dragged Into a near-bly. fortunate In falling Into her hands Hata Eight Feet High. building by a couple of green Martian rather than those of some of the other females. During their ceremonial dances the females. I knew that she was fond of And flight w hlch met my eyes me. and now that her remarks showed natives of Papua, New Guinea, wear probably the tallest hats in the world was that of s- - slender, girlish figure that she hated cruelty and barbarity t headdress , varying rom six .to similar In every detail to the earthly I was confident that 1 could' depend eight feet in women of my past life. She did not height and most gorgeous upon her to aW jne and the girl cap- In e me at first, but Just as she war tive to coloring. escape, provided of course that bt hatched by the sung tfhn warriors gw armed upon her from disappearing through tne portal of the bnlldlng which was to be her rain after a period of anbther fire the .windows, and with their great spears eased the shook of the colll- - prison she turned and her eyes iijet years. The Incubators are built In remote llon "Ur- a few moments they had mine. Her face was oval and beautiand the ful In the extreme, her every feature fastnesses, where there Is little or no thrown' out grappling hooks hauled to ground .was likelihood.' or tMlf being- disiovered' Jnelyjhlseled and exquisite, her ' result--owith a hjrjheir fellows below. ejes jarge anil lustrous ancT her brad After her fast," ''they surmounted by a 'inass of making catastrophe would mean no children In ihe community for another five swarmed the sides and searched the waving hair, caught loosely Into a Her years. I was later to witness the re- vessel from stem to stern. I could see strange" yet becoming ioiffure. sults of the discovery of un alien Incu- them examining the dead sailors, evi- skin was of a light reddish copper color, against which the crimson glow bator. dently fop signs of life, and presently party of them appeared from below of her cheeks and the ruby Solas duties were now doubled, as she was compelled tp cape for the dragging a little figure among them. beautifully molded lips shone wltl a strangely .enhancing youTigSfartlaiTas well as foFfiie.'btit The ereature wteoiglilorably-.lea-Martian She bas as destitute of clothes as neither one of us required much at than half aa tall as the green tentlon, and as we ere both about warriors, and from my balcony I could the green Martians who accompanied ' equally advanced in Martian educa- see that it Walked erect upon twa legs ber; indeed. save for ber highly new wrought ornaments she was entirely tion, Solii took It upon herself to train and surmised that It waa some and strange Martian monstrosity with naked, nor could any pparel have . us together. acenhanced the beauty of her perfect Her prize consisted. In a male about which I bad - not as yet become and symmetrical figure, . quainted. four feet tall, very strong and physAs her gaze rested on me her eyes They removed their prisoner to the ically perfect; also, ha learned quickwide In astonishment snd she a opened syscommenced and then amuseground ly, and we bad considerable made a little sign with her free hand ; ment, at least I did, over the keen tematic rifling 'of the vessel. This op- a sign which I did not, of course, unThe Martian eration required several hours, during rivalry we displayed. Just a moment we gazed chariots derstand, of which number a the time language, as I have said. Is extremely each other, and then1 the look upon were to the requisitioned transport make could week I In a simple, and of hope and renewed courage which all my wants known and understand loot, which consisted of arms, ammuhad glorified her face as she discov- Jewels, strangely nition, silks, me. furs, to said waa that nearly everything , ered me, faded Into one of otter a stone and carved 1 vessels, quantity de Likewise, nnder Solas tutelage, conwith and mingled loathing veloped my telepathic powers so ths of solid foods and liquids, Including I had tempt I realized I had not answered shortly could sense practically every many casks of water, the first her signal, and ignorant as I was of seen since my advent upon Mara. thing that went on around me. Martian customs, I Intuitively felt that rehad been load last After the vThe third day after the Incubator she bad made an appeal for succor and ceremony, we sef .forth toward home, moved the warriors made lines fast protection which my unfortunate IgnorInto out to towed ber and far craft tbe but scarcely had the head of the proance had prevented me from answercession debouched Into the open the valley In a southwesterly direcing. And then she was dragged out A her boarded then of few tion. them orders before the city than ground of my sight Into the depths of the In apwhat were busily engaged were given for an Immediate, and and . deserted edifice. a distant flint) tot position, my peared, return.' As hasty though ironed variof contents of the the emptying years In this particular evolution, the CHAPTER V. green Martians melted like mist Into ous carboys upon the dead bodies of and decks the and over the sailors near-bthe spacious doorways of the I Learn tha Language. buildings, until. In less than three works of the vessel. As I reached the doorway of our of This operation concluded, they building a minutes, the entire cavalcade strange surprise awaited chariots, mastodons and mounted war- hastily clambered over bee sides, slidtoe. A warrior approached bearing to was seen. the to be down the nowhere ground. the arms, ornaments and full accouriors guy ropes ing Sola and I1 had entered a building The last warrior to leave the deck terments of bit kind. These he preupon the front of the city, In fact, the turned and threw something back sented to me with s few unintelligible to an Instant bame one In which I had had my en upon tbe vessel, waiting words and a bearing at once respectcounterwItb the apes, and, wishing to note tbe outcome of his act As a faint ful aud menacing. tee what bad caused the sudden re- spurt of flame rose from the point Later Sola, with the aid of several treat, I mounted to an upper floor and where the missile struck he swung of the other women, remodeled the peered from the window out over the over the side and was dllckly upon trappings to fit my leaser proportions, valley and the hills beyond ; and there the ground Scarcely had he alighted and after they completed the work I I saw the canse of their sndden scur- than the guy ropes were simultaneouswent about garbed In all the panoply rying to cover. A huge craft, long, ly released, and the great warship, of war. . low and gray painted, swung slowly lightened by the removal of tbe loot The of training myself and the over the crest of the nearest hill. Fol- soared majestically Into tbe air, ber young hfrtlans was conducted solely of mass a works and decks upper came and another, It another, lowing by the women, who not only attend - and another, until twenty of theni, roaring flames. to the education of tbe young in the In the The sight was winging low above the ground, sailed arts of Individual defense and offense, one this extreme as ns. toward contemplated slowly and majestically but are also tbe artisans who Each carried a strange banner mighty floating funeral pyre, drifting every manufactured article produce wrought tbe unmanned and through swung from stem to stern above the nngulded by the green Martians. In time of npper works, and upon the prow of lonely wastes of the Martian heavens ; actual warfare they form a part of derelict of death and destruction, each waa painted some odd device that the and when reserves, tbe necessity of these life the story gleamed In the sunlight and showed typifying Into arises fight with even greater Intelplainly even at the distance at which strange and ferocious creatures car- ligence and ferocity than the men. had hands whose fate unfriendly we were from the vessels. I could see The men are trained In the higher figures crowding the forward decks ried It branches of the art of war; In stratunacMuch depressed, and, to me, and upper works of the aircraft. and the maneuvering of large Whether they had discovered us or countably so. - slowly descended to egy bodies of troops. They make the laws I witnessed scene deserted had were The the street looking at the simply as they are reeded; a new law for city I could not say, but In any event seemed to mark the defeat and anni- each emergency. Customs have been a forces of of kindred hilation a rude for peothe received reception,3 they handed down by ages of repetition, suddenly and without warning the ple, rather than the routing by our but the punishment for Ignoring a cusa horde a terrific of of fired similar, warriors warriors Martian green green a tom is matter for Individual treat1 Could buildcreatures. of the though unfriendly, volley from the windows ment by a Jury of the culprits peers, ings facing the little valley across not fathom the seeming hallucination, I may say that Justice seldom which the great ships were so peace- nor could 1 free myself from It; but and misses fire, but seems rather to rule recesses somewhere In the innermost fully advancing. In Inverse patio to the ascendency of I a soul of felt as my scene strange yearning by changed Instantly the law. In one at least the Marmagic i the foremost vessel swung toward these unknown foemen, and a tians are a respect happy people; they have broadside toward us, and bringing her mighty hope surged through me that no lawyers. guns Into play returned our firb, at the the. fleet would return and demand a I did not see the prisoner again for same time moving pqgallel to our front reckoning from the green warriors several had so and who days subsequent to our first enruthlessly then wantonly for a short distance and turning counter, and then only to catch a fleetbnck with the evident Intention of attacked It. Lorquns 1toinel was too astute an ing glimpse of her as she was being completing a great circle which would bring her np to position once more old wnrrlor to be caught upon the open conducted to the great audience chamopposite our firing line; the other ves- plains with n caravan of chariots and ber where I had had my first meeting cubatnrs to ng - f coar-hrue- y awe-inspiri- Between These Walls the Little tians Scampered, Wild as Deer. Mar- Uncle V&tts ns deer; tie Martlnns scampered, being permitted to run the full length of the aisle, where they were captured one at a lime by the women and older children ; the last la the line capturing the first little one to reach the end of the gauntlet, her opposite In the line capturing the second, and so on until all the little fellows had left the enclosure and been appropriated by some youth or female. As the women caught the young they fell out of line and returned to their respective chariots, while those who fell Into the hands of the young men were later turned over to some of the women. I saw that the ceremony, If It could be dignified by such a name, was over, and seeking out Sola I found her In onr chariot with a hideous little crea - tare held tightly. Id her arm.. The work of rearing 4ung, green Martians consists solely In teaching them to talk, and to use the weapons of warfare, with which they are load ed down from the very, first year of their lives. Coming from eggs In w hlch they have lain for five jears, the -tneubatiewr-they pertod-tT- f step forth-Intthe world perfectly developed ex cept In size. Entirely unknown to their nwirmothers, who, in turn,-woulhave difficulty In pointing out the fa then with any degree of accuracy, they are the common children of the community, and their education Revolves upon the females who chance to capture them as they leave the In cubator. By careful selection the Martians rear only the hardiest specimens of each species, and with almost supernatural foresight they regulate the birth rate to merely offset the loss by Each adult Martian female death. ariagi forth. ahont. thirteen eggs, each year, and those which meet the size, weight and specific gravity tests are bidden In the recesses of some subterranean vault where the temperature Is too low for incubation. Every yeai these eggs are carefully examined by a council of twenty chieftains, and all but pbont one hundred of the most ' perfect are destroyed out of each yearly supply. At the end of five years about five hundred almost perfect eggs have been chosen from the thousands brought forth. These are then placed In the almost air tight In- - o sels followed In her wake, each one opening upon us as she swung Into position. Our own fire never dimln Ished. and I douht If 2.1 per cent of our shots went wild. H had neer been glen me to see such deadly accuracy of aim, and It sremed ns though a little figure on one of the craft dropped at the explosion of each bullet, while the banners and npper works dissolved In spurt of flame as the Irresistible projectiles of our warriors mowed through them. The fire from' the vessels was most Ineffectual, owing, as I afterward leafned, to the unexpected suddenness of the first volley, which caught tb ships crews entirely unprepared and the sighting apparatus of the guns un protected from the deadly aim of onr warriors. Twenty minutes after the first volthe great fleet swupg trailing off ley In ihe (UrprtUm.frora.hic,h.it,.had first appeared. Several of the craft were limping perceptibly, and seemed but barely under the control of their depleted crews. Their fire had censed entirely and all their energies seemed focused ujion escape. Our warriors then rushed np to the roofs of the building, w hlctusre, pmipijvLi.nLMJ lowed the retreating armada with continuous fusillade of deadly fire. -- One by one, however, Ihe ships man aged to dip below the crests of the outlying hills uutil only one barely moving craft was in sight This had received the brant of onr fire and seemed to be entirely unmanned, as not a moving figure waa visible upon her decks. . Slowly she swung from ber course, circling back toward us In an erratic and pitiful manner. Instantly the warriors ceased firing, for It waa quite apparent that the vessel was entirely helpless, and, far from being lqa position to Inflict harm upon us, she could not even control herself sufficiently 'to escape. As she neared the city the warriors rushed out upon the plain to meet her, but It was evident ihaf'she "still was too high for them to hope to reach her , decks. She was drifting some fifty feet above the ground, followed by all but some hundred of the yarriors who had been ordered bnck 'to the ruffs to cover the possibility of a return of tbe fleet, of for the craft neared the building, and Just before sb struck, tbe Mar luns8- ra I ; 1 BALMY PEACE I I - N THE sylvan solitudes,8 said thr--r doesnt see any magazines and doesnt receive any bulletins from the health peace that authorities, so he enjoy I never known in the busy haunts. There a man simply has to subscribe for a lot of la magazines, as matter of v a e. Canvassers are after him all the time. Some of the canvassers are lone widows with many children to support, and others are energetic young men who are trying to work their way through the veterinary college. They are deserving people, and you feel It duty to help them along, so the first thing you know your man box Is Jammed full of literature. Having paid for It, yon feel that yea ought to read It, and your life la ruined thereby. "When I waa young, the magazines tried to entertain people. They had good Btorie and a Poet's Corner, and a department devoted to timely jokes, and another to household hints and domestic recipes. There was some sense in reading a magazine then, for It soothed and sustained you. But nowadays the magazine editors consider It their duty to harrow your soul and make your hair stand on end like quills upon tbe porkful fretcuplne, or words to that effect ' They are always viewing with alarm, and trying to .yon that you take your life la your hand every five minutes. . They have a lot of health specialists writing for them, and these health con-xin- harps point out that pretty near everything you eat and drink is a deadly poison. They didnt scare die to any great extent tor I am a most intrepid man, but they soon bad my wife so rattled she didnt know whether she was going or coming. I always was passionately fond of a good cup of coffee, and my wife could make the best coffee, you ever heard of. She went to work at It like a learned apothecary compounding a prescription.. There was no guess work about It She took an honest pride In It and ber coffee was a revelation to every consumer. I used to lie awake at night wishing It was break--' fast time, so I could have my morning cup of coffee. But one morning when I went to the table the coffee was missing. In Its place there was n sickly beverage I had never seen before. I asked an explanation, and my wife said that no more ' coffee ' would be made in our ll tn CM pa :it tm an at C i i T :i :i :i :i :i ll il house. The wonder is, said she. That we still live and move and have our being, for coffee Is a rank poison. If you read Dr. Zlnkfoogles article in the Junkopolltan Magazine, you will see that coffee contains a large percentage of tannin, which is so deadly that If you place a drop on the tongue of aa alligator. It will roll over, dead. I told her that I had no alligators on the premises, and consequently could not try the experiment, but I assured her that I didnt care anything about the poison. I wanted my coffee at regular hours. She said Id have to keep on wanting. She thought too much of me to send me to an untimely grave. And, anyhow, she explained Dr. Zlnkfoogle had told how to make s substitute for coffee that was perfectly wholesome. She had followed his Instructions, and the result waa before me. Perhaps li didnt taste as good a coffee, but tt was wholesome. It would fill my veins with red corpuscles and restore hair to my bald head. It wtf (I fl ( n (i (i made of marrowfat peas which had been carefully roasted in a hot oven. order to get a cup of coffee after that I had to make a sneak to tW chop house, and the kind dished op there made me old before my time. My wife cut out all my favorite dishea because Dr. Zlnkfoogle or some other magazine writer denounced them, and finally I was living on roasted peel coffee-a4 belled apleachr and I concluded that if I had to feed like tbe cows Td live like them, so I came to the forest fastnesses. j!4 ,In T. tl K r Kirt h( h n flu( T1 Id; to-!f- ul y Marriage Breaker" Busy. One of tbe deplorable results of bob hevlk misrule In Bnssla Is the ifl tailing vi a breaker of marriages In Petrogtad, who is said to be grant lug more than 500 divorces a week, No investigation is necessary, the only requirement being tbe slgnatur of the parson desiring freedom from Nt IP. 0 marriage. A Helpful Hint Ar-r-rI" firowledahyperHtH customer in the rapid fire restaurant This confounded piece of meat la . tough I can hardly eat it Get it down on the floor where y I can put your foot on it when yon gnaw j it," briskly returned Helolse, tha walk resa." Kansas City Star. -r I. n ki i M M H rt pt pia Ik Tha Dtffarenca. housewife la very different j A good from a good husbandman. How so?" She is always sewing tears." bu |