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SYNOPSIS
Joha Carter, who haa beta translate!
twloa to liars, roturns to earth and leaves
the story of bis adventures with hi oph
ew, then foes again to Mara.
Carter aids a Martian warrior lighting a
era of plant men. He discovers la the
Warrior aa old friend, Tars Tarkas.
Carter and Tarkaa escape their enemies
ay enuring a hollow tree and making
IMr way to a din cave above.
Thar ezplor the cave, and thrones a
secret door enter a mysterious chamber,
thween voice threaten thus.
Thy engage In desperate fighting with
(kerna, people who Inhabit that Motion,
sad meet an Imprisoned maid, Thuvla.
he telle of her captivity, shoots a them
and Carter disguises himself In the them's
garments.
Carter plans an escape from the mys
terious place. Thuvla leads the way to
till ether chambers.
The tfiefns ara attacked by an aerial
eat of Black Pirates, and during the bat
tle Carter, Tarkas, Thuvla and a young
saale prisoner, Carthorla, escape in an sir-
Carter discovers that Carthorla la his
on by his Martian wife, Dejah Thoria,
a princes A fleet from Helium, Carter's
principality, meets his airship.
Carter is accused of blasphemy by Zat
Arras, governor of Helium during Carter's
absence. Carter la condemned, but saved
by powerful friends.
"I knew that Zat Arras dared not
trust the people near to us, for he
feared that their love for Carthorla
and myself might break Into a demon
stration which would wipe out tbelr
superstitious horror of the crime we
were to be charged with.
What his plans were I could only
guess, but that they were sinister was
evidenced by the fact that only his
most trusted servitors accompanied us
apon the flier to the temple of Reward.
We were lodged in a room upon the
south side of the temple, overlooking
the Avenue of Ancestors, down which
we could see the full length to the gate
of Jeddaks, Ave miles away. The peo
ple had gathered In the temple place
and In the streets for a distance of a
full mile and were standing as close
packed aa it was possible for them to
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They were very quiet and orderly;
there were neither scoffs nor plaudits,
and when they saw us at the window
above them there were many who bur
led tbelr faces in their arms and wept
. . Late In the afternoon a messenger
arrived from Zat Arras to Inform us
that we would be tried by an Impar
tial body of nobles in the great ball of
the temple at the flint code on the fol
lowing day. or about 8:40 a. m., earth
time.
CHAPTER XI.
The Death Sentenoe.
PEW momenta before the ap-
appolnted time on the follow
ing morning a strong guard of
Zat Arras' officers appeared at
our quarters to conduct us to the great
Bail or the temple.
In twos wo entered the chamber and
marched down the broad aisle of hope,
as It Is called, to the platform In the
center of the hall. Before and behind
ns marched armed guards, while three
solid ranks of Zodungan soldiery lined
either sldo of the aisle from the en
trance to tho rostrum.
As we reached the raised lnclosure I
saw our Judges. As Is the custom upon
Barsooni, there were thirty-one, sup
posedly selected by lot from men of the
noble class, for nobles were on trim.
But to my amazement I saw no single
friendly face among thorn. Practically
all were Zodangnus, and It was I to
whom Zodanga owed her defeat at
the hands of the green hordes and her
Subsequent vassalage to Helium.
There could be little Justice here for
John Carter or his son or for tho great
Thark who had commanded the savago
tribesmen who overran Zodanga's broad
avenues, looting, burning and murder
ing. About us tho vast circular coliseum
was packed to Its fullest capacity. All
classes were represented all aires and
both sexes. As we entered tbo bnll the
hum of subduod conversation ceased
nntll as we halted upon the plntform or
throne of righteousness the silence of
death enveloped the spectators.
The Judges were seuted In a great
clrclo about the periphery of tho circu
lar plutform. We were asslgued seats
With our backs toward a small platform
In the exact center of the larger one.
This placed us facing the Judges and
the audience. Upon the smaller plat
form each would take bis place while
his coso was being heard,
Zat Arras himself sat In the golden
choir of the presiding maglstrnto. As
we were seated and our guards retir
ed to tho foot of the stairway leading
to tbo platform be arose and called
my name. (
"Johu Carter," be cried, "take your
place upon the pedestal of tnith to be
Judged Jnipartially accordlng toygur
Frank A. Munsey Co.
sets andTiereto know TrreTBwaroTyou
have earned thereby."
Then, turning to and fro toward the
audience, he narrated the acts upon
the value of which my reward was to
be determled.
"Know you, O Judges and people
of Helium," he said, "that John Car
ter, one time Prince of Helium, has
returned, by his own statement, from
the valley Dor and even from the tem
ple of Jssus Itself.
"That, in the presence of many men
Of Helium, he has blasphemed against
the sacred Is, and against the valley
Dor, and the lost sea of Eorus, and
the holy therns themselves, and even
against Issus, goddess of death and
life eternal.
"And know you further by witness
of thine own eyes that see him here
now upon the pedestal of truth that
he has indeed returned from these
sacred precincts In the face of our
ancient customs and In violation of the
sanctity of our ancient religion.
He who be once dead may not live
again. He who attempts it must be
made dead forever. Judges, your duty
Ues plain before you there can be no
testimony in contravention of truth.
What reward shall be meted to John
Carter In accordance with the acts he
has committed?"
"Deathr shouted one of the Judges.
And then a man sprang to his feet in
the audience and, raising bis hand on
high, cried, "Justice, Justice, Justice!"
It was Kantos Kan, and as all eyes
turned toward him he leaped past the
Zodangan soldiery and sprang upon
the platform.
"What manner of Justice Is this?" he
cried to Zat Arras. "The defendant
has not been heard, nor has be bad an
opportunity to call others in his be
half. In the nnme of the people of
Helium, I demand fair and Impartial
treatment for the Prince of Helium."
A great cry rose from the audience
then, "Justice, Justice, Justice!" And
Zat Arras dared not deny them.
"Speak, then," be snarled, turning to
me. "But blaspheme not against the
things that are sacred upon Barsoom."
' "lien of Helium," I cried, turning to
the spectators and speaking over the
beads of my Judges, "how can John
Carter expect Justice from the men of
Zodanga? He cannot nor does he
skit
"It is to the men of Helium that he
states his. cose, ner does be appeal for
mercy to any. It is not In bis own
cause that he speaks now; It Is In
yours, In the cause of your wives and
daughters and of wives and daughters
yet unborn.
"It is to save them from the untblnk
ably' atrocious indignities that 1 have
seen heaped upon the fair women of
Barsoom In the place men call the
temple of Issus. It Is to save them
from the plant men, from the fangs of
tho whtto apes of Dor, from the cruel
ty of the holy therns, from all that
tho cold, dead Iss carries them to from
homes of love and happiness.
"Sits there nny man hero who does
not know tho history of John Carter
how be came among you from an
other world and rose from a prisoner
among the green men, through torture
and persecution, to a place high among
tho highest of Bnrsoom?
"Nor ever did you know John Car
ter to He in his own behalf, nor to say
aught that might harm the people of
Barsoom, or to speak lightly of the
strange religion which he respected
without understanding.
"There bo no man hero, or else
where upon Bnrsoom today, who does
not owe his life directly to a single
net of mlno, in which I sacrificed my
self and the happiness of my princess
that you might live.
"And so, men of Helium, I think
that I have the right to demand that I
be heard, that I bo belloved end that
you let mo serve you and suve you
from the false hereafter of Dor and
Issus, ns I saved you from tho real
death the other day.
"It Is to you of Helium that I speak
now. When I am done let the men
of Zodanga have their will with me.
Zat Arras has token my sword from
me, so the men of Zodanga no longer
fear me. Will you listen?"
"Spenk, John Cnrter, prince of Heli
um," cried a noble from the audience,
and the multitude echoed his permis
sion, until tho building rocked with
thn noise of tliolr demonstration.
Zat Arrns knew better than to In
terfere with such a sentiment as was
expressed that day In tlio temple of
Reward, and so for two hours I talked
with tho people of Helium.
But when I hnd finished Zat Arras
rose and, turning to the Judges, sold
in a low tone: "My nobles, you have
heard John Carter's plea. Every op
oortunlty has been given him to prove
his innocence If ho bo not guilty, but
Instead he tins but utilized tho time
in further blasphemy. What gentle
men, Is your verdict?"
LA GRANDK
-nTWh tn "th'B-blasDbemerl" cried
one, springing to bis feet, and In an
Instant the entire tbirty-one Judges
were on tbelr feet with upraised
swords In token of the unanimity of
their verdict
If the people did not hear Zat Arras
charge they certainly did hear the ver.
diet of the tribunal. A sullen murmur
rose louder and louder aoove me paccu
coliseum, and then Kantos Kan, who
had not left the platform sluce first he
had taken hU place near me, raised his
band for silence. . When he could be
heard he spoke to the people In a cool
and level voice. '
"Ton have heard the fate that the
men of Zodanga would mete to He
lium's noblest hero. It may be ine
duty of the men of Helium to accept
"Death!" shouted one ef the judges.
the verdict as final. Let each man act
according to his own heart Here is
the answer of Kantos Kan to Zat
Arras and his Judges." ,.
And with that he unbuckled his scab
bard and threw his sword at my feet
In an Instant soldiers and citizens,
officers and nobles, were crowding past
the soldiers of Zodanga and forcing
their way to the throne of righteous
ness. A hundred men surged upon the
platform, and a hundred blades rattled
and clanked to the floor at my feet
Zat Arras and his officers were furi
ous, but they were helpless. One by
one I raised the swords to my lips and
buckled them again upon their owners,
"Come," said Kantos Kan, "we will
escort John Carter and bis party to his
own palace."
They formed about us and started to
ward the stairs leading to the aisle of
hope.
"Stop." cried Zat Arras. "Soldiers
of Helium, let no prisoner leave the
throne of righteousness."
The soldiery from Zodanga were the
only organized body of Hellumetlc
troops within the temple, so Zat Arras
was confident that bis orders would be
obeyed, but I do not think that he
looked for the opposition that was
raised the moment the soldiers ad
vanced toward the throne.
From every quarter of the coliseum
swords flashed and men rushed threat
eningly upon the Zodangans. 80 one
raised a cry: "Tardos Mors is dead! A
thousand years to John Carter, Jeddak
of Helium."
As I heard that and saw the ugly
attitude of the men of Helium toward
the soldiers of Zat Arras, I knew that
only a miracle would avert a clash
that would end in civil war.
"Hold!" I cried, leaping to the pedes
tal of truth once more. "Let no man
move till I am done. A single sword
thrust here today may plunge Helium
into a bitter and bloody war, the re
sults of which none can foresee. It
will turn brother against brother and
father ngainst son.
"No man's life 1b worth that sacri
fice. Rather would I submit to the
biased Judgment of Zat Arras than be
tho cause of civil strife In Helium.
"Let us each give in a point to the
other, and let this entire matter rest
'Hold! Let
no man move
done."
till I am
until Tardos Mors returns, or Mors
Knjnk, his son. If neither be back at
tho end of a year a second trtnl may
bo held the thing has a precedent."
Then, turning to Zat Arras, I said In
a low voice: "Unless you bo a bigger
fool than I take you to be, you will
grasp tho chnnce I am offering you ere
It Is too Into. Once that multitude of
sworda below Is drawn against your
soldiery no man upon Bnrsoom not
even Tanlos Mors himself can avert
tlio consequences. What say you?
Spoak quickly."
Tbo Jed of Zodnngnn Helium raised
his voice to the angry sea beneath us.
"Stay your hauds, men of Helium,"
ho shouted, bis voice trembling with
rage. "Tho sentence of the court la
passed, but the day of retribution has
not been set
"I, .. Zat ArraSj Jed .of .ZojjAnCT. AP-
EVENING OBSERVER.
nnlaflnir the'royttTconhectlons or Ine
prisoner and his past services to He
lium and Barsoom, grant a respite of
eno year, or until the return of Mors
Kajak or Tardos Mors to Helium. Dis
perse quietly to your bouses. Go!"
No one moved; Instead they stood In
tense silence with their eyes fastened
upon me, as though waiting for sig
nal to attack.
CHAPTER XII.
News From Dejah Thoria.
LEAR the temple," command
ed Zat Arras In a low tone
to one of bis officers.
Fearing the result of an
to carry out this order by
stepped to the edge of the
attempt
force, I
platform and, pointing toward the en
trance, bid them pass out as one
man they turned at my request and
tiled, silent and threatening, past the
soldiers of Zat Arras, Jed of Zodanga.
Kantos Kan, with the others who bad
sworn allegiance to me, still stood
upon tho throne of righteousness with
me.
"Come,"' said Kantos Kan to me;
"we will escort you to your palace,
my prince. Come. Carthorla. Come,
Tars Tarkas." .
And with a haughty sneer for Zat
Arras upon his handsome lips be turn
ed and strode to the throne steps and
up the aisle of hope. We four and
the, hundred loyal ones followed be
hind, him. Nor was a hand raised to
stay us, though glowering eyes fol
lowed our triumphal march through
the temple.
In the avenues we found a press of
people, but they opened a pathway for
us, and many were the sworda that
were flung at my feet as I passed
through the city of Helium toward
my palace upon the outskirts.
Here my old slaves fell upon their
knees and kissed my hands as I greet
ed them. They cared not where I had
been. It was enough that I bad re
turned to them.
"Ah, master," cried one, 'If our di
vine princess were but here this wonld
be a day Indeed!"
Tears came to my eyes, so that 1
was forced to turn away that I might
hide my emotions. Carthorls wept
openly as the slaves pressed about
him with expressions of affection and
words of sorrow for our common loss.
It was now that Tars Tarkas for the
first time learned that bis daughter,
Sola, had accompanied Dejah Thorls
upon the last long pilgrimage. I bad
not bad tbe heart to tell him what
Kantos Kan bad told me.
With the stoicism of the green Mar
tian he. showed no sign of suffering,
yet I knew that bis grief was ss
poignant ss my own. In marked con
trast to his kind be had, In well de
veloped form, the kindlier human char
acteristics of love, friendship and
charity.
It was a sad party that sat at the
feast of welcome in the great dining
ball of the palace of the Prince of He
lium that day. We were over a hun
dred strong, not counting tbe members
of my little court for Dejah Thorls
and I had maintained a household con.
alstcut with our royal rank. .
. The board, according to red Martian
custom, was triangular; for there were
threo in our family. Carthorls and I
presided In the center of our sides of
the table. Midway of the third side
Dejah Thorls' high backed carven
chair stood vacant except for her gor
geous wedding trappings and Jewels
which were draped upon it.
Behind stood a slave as in the days
when his mistress had occupied her
place at the board ready to do ber bid
ding. It was the way upon Barsoom,
so I endured the anguish of it, though
It wrung my heart to see that silent
chair where should have been my
laughing and vivacious princess keep
ing the great hall ringing with her
merry gayety.
At my right sat Kantos Kan, while
to tho right of Dejah Thorls' empty
place Tars Tarkas snt In a huge chair
before a raised section of the board
which years ago I had had construct
ed to meet the requirements of his
mighty bulk.
The place of honor at a Martian
board Is always at the hostess' right,
and this place was ever reserved by
Dejah Thorls for the great Thark upon
tho occasions that ho was In Helium.
Hor Vastus snt In tho seat of honor
upon Carthorls' side of the table.
There was little general conversation.
It was a quiet and saddened party.
The loss of Dejnh Thorls was still
fresh in the minds of all, and to this
was added fear for the safety of Tar
dos Mors and Mors Kajak, as well as
doubt and uncertainty as to the fate
of Helium should It prove true that
she were permanently deprived of her
great jeddak.
Suddenly our attention was attract
ed by the sound of distant shouting as
of many people raising their voices at
once, but whether In anger or rejoic
ing we could not tell.
Ncnrer and nearer came the tumult.
A slave rushed Into the dining hull to
cry that a freut concourse of people
wns swarming through tbe palace
gates. A second burst upon the heels
of the first, alternately laughing and
shrieking as a madman.
"Dejah Thorls Is found!" he cried.
"A messenger from Dejah Tliorls!"
I waited to hear no more. The
grent windows of the dining hall over,
looked the avenue lending to the many
gates. They were upon the opposite
side of the hall from me, with the table
Intervening. I did not waste time in
circling It but with a single leap I
cleared table and diners and sprang
upon tho balcony beyond.
Thirty feet below lay the scarlet
sward of tbe lawn, and beyond were
many people crowding about a great
thoat which bore a rider beaded to
ward the .palace .
Taulted li The ground below and
ran swiftly toward the advancing par
ty. As I came near to them I saw that
the figure on the thoat was Sola.
"Where is the Princess of Helium?"
I cried.
The green girl slid from her mighty
mount and ran toward me.
"Oh, my prince, my prince, she is
gone forever! Even now she may be
a captive upon tbe lesser moon.
"The Black Pirates of Barsoom have
stolen her."
Once within the palace I drew Sola
to the dining hall, and when she bad
greeted ber father after tbe formal
manner of the green men she told the
story of the pilgrimage and capture of
Dejah ThorlB. .. ' .
. "Seven days ago, after ber audience
with Zat Arras, Dejah Thorls attempt
ed to slip from the palace in the dead
of night Though I had not heard the
outcome of her Interview with Zat Ar
ras, I knew that something bad oc
curred then, to cause her the keenest
mental agony, and when I discovered
her creeping from the palace I did not
need to be told her destination.
"Hastily rousing a dozen of ber most
faithful guards, I explained my fears
to them, and as one they enlisted with
me to follow .our beloved princess In
her wanderings, even to the sacred Iss
One ef the Blaolcs Tore Her Dagier
From Her.
and the valley Dor. We came upon
her but a short distance from the pal
ace. With her was faithful Woola, the
hound, but none other.
"When we overtook her she feigned
anger and ordered us back to the pal
ace, but for once we disobeyed ber,
and when she found that we would
not let her go upon tbe last long pil
grimage alone she wept and embraced
us, and together we went out into the
night toward the south.
"The following day we came upon
a herd of small thoats, and thereafter
we were mounted and made good time.
We traveled very fast and very far
due south until the morning of the
fifth day we sighted a great fleet ef
battleships Bailing north.
"They saw us before we could seek
shelter, and soon we were, surrounded
by a horde of black men. The prin
cess' guard fought nobly to the end,
but they were soon overcome and
slain.
"When she realized that she was In
the clutches of tbe Black Pirates she
attempted to take her own life, but
one of the blacks tore her dagger
from her, and then they bound us both
so that we could not use our hands.
"The fleet continued north after cap
turing us. There were about- twenty
large battleships In all, besides a num
ber of small cruisers.
"That evening one of the smaller
cruisers, that hnd been fnr In advance
of the fleet, returned with a prisoner,
a young red woman, whom they had
picked up In a range of hills under the
very noses, they said, of a fleet of three
red Martian battleships.
"From scraps of conversation which
we overheard it was evident that the
Black Pirates were searching for a par
ty of fugitives that had escaped them
several days prior.
"That they considered the capture of
the young woman Important was evi
dent from the long interview the com
mander of the fleet held with her when
she was brought to him. Later she
was bound and placed in the compart
ment with Dejnh Thorls and myself.
"The new captive was a very beau
tiful girl. She told Dejah Thorls that
many years ago she had taken the vol
untary pilgrimage from the court of
her father, the jeddak of Ptarth. She
was Thuvla, the princess of Ptarth,
"And then she asked Dejah Thorls
whom she might be, and when she
heard she fell upon her knees and kiss
ed Dejah Thorls' fettered hands and
told ber that Just recently she had been
with John Carter, prince of Helium,
and Carthorls, her son.
"Dejah Thorls could not believe her
at first but finally, when the girl had
narrated all the strange adventures
that hnd befallen her since she had
met John Carter and told her of the
things John Carter and Carthorls had
narrated of their adventures In the
valley Dor, Dejnh Thorls knew that
it could be none other than the Prince
of Helium, 'for whom,' she said,
'upon all Bnrsoom, other than John
Carter could have done the deeds you
tell of.'
"And when Thuvla told Dejah Tho
rls of her love for John Carter and his
loyalty and devotion to tho princess of
his choice Dejah Thorls broke down and
wept cursing Zat Arras and the cruel
fate that had driven ber from Helium
but a few brief dajs before the return
SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1917.
of her tjeloved lordT
"'I do not blame 70U for loving
him, Thuvla,' she said. 'And that your
affection for him is pure and sincera I
can well believe from the candor of
your avowal of It to me.'
"Tbe fleet continued north nearly to
Eellum, but last night they evidently
realized that John Carter had Indeed
escaped them, and so they turned to
ward the south one more. Shortly
thereafter a guard entered our com
partment and dragged me to tbe deck.
"'There is no place In the land of
the Black Pirates for a green one, no
said, and with that he gave mo a ter
rific shove that carried me toppling
fnvm rhit deck of the battleship. Evi
dently this seemed to him the easiest
way of ridding the vessel of my pres
ence and killing me at tne same ume.
"But a kind fate Intervened, and by
a miracle I escaped with but slight
bruises. The ship was moving slowly
at the time, and as I lunged overboard
Into tbe darkness beneath I shuddered
at the awful plunge I thought awaited
me. for all day the fleet had sailed
thousands of ,feet above the ground,
but to my utter surprise I struck upon
a soft mass of vegetation not twenty
feet from the deck of tbe ship.
"In fact, the keel of the vessel must
have been grazing the surface of the
ground at the time.
"I lay all night where I bad fallen
and the next morning brought an ex
planation of the fortunate coincidence
that tiad 'saved me from 'a terrible
death. As the sun rose I saw a vast
panorama of sea bottom awl distant
hills lying far below me.
"I was upon the highest peak of
lofty range. The fleet in the darkness
of the preceding night had barely
grazed the crest of the bills, and in the
brief span that they hovered close to
the surface the black guard bad pitch
ed me, as he supposed, to my death.
"A few miles west of me was a great
waterway. When I reached It I found
that It belonged to Helium.
"Here a boat was procured for me.
The rest you know."
For many minutes none spoke.
Dejah Thorls In the clutches of tbe
Black Pirates! I shuddered at the
thought, but of a sudden the old fire
of an unconquerable self confidence
surged through me.
I sprang to my feet and, with back
thrown shoulders and upraised sword,
took a solemn vow to reach, rescue
and revenge my princess.
A hundred swords leaped from
hundred scabbards, and a hundred
fighting men sprang to the table top
and pledged me their lives and for
tunes to the expedition. Already my
plans were formulated.
I thanked each loyal friend and
leaving Carthorls to entertain them,
withdrew to my own audience cbam
ber with Kantos Kan, Tars Tarkas,
Xodar and Hor Vastus,
Here we discussed the details of
our expedition until long after dark.
Xodar was positive that Issus would
choose both Dejah Thorls and Thuvla
to serve her for a year.
"For that length of time at least
they will be comparatively safe," he
said, "and we will at least know where
to look for them."
It was estimated that It wonltf"
quire six months to complete our prep
arations in view or tne fact that the
utmost secrecy must be maintained ti
keep the project from the ears of Zat
Arras.
Kantos Kan was confident now that
the man's ambitious were fully aroused
ana that nothing short of the title
jeuuns or ueuum would satisfy him.
"I doubt," lie said, "if he would even
welcome DeJah Thorls' return, for It
would mean another nearer the throne
than he. With you and Rnrthnria nut
of the way there would be little) to
prevent him rrom assuming the title
of Jeddak. and you mav rest assmrorl
that so long as he Is supreme here
mere is no surety Tor either of you."
"There is a wav." cried Hor VnH,a
"to thwart him effectually and for
ever.
"What?" I asked.
He smiled.
"I shall wblsner it here, rnit noma
day I shall stand upon the dome of the
tempie or Reward and shout It t
cheering multitudes below."
"What do you mean?" asked Kan
tos Kan.
"John Carter, Jeddak of Helium,"
aiu nor vastus m a low voice.
The eyes of my comnanlonn tlchtoH
and grim smiles of pleasure and antic-'
ipnuon overspread their faces as each
eye turned toward me questioningly,
But I shook my head.
"No, my friends," I said, smiling.
iuuu& you. out It cannot honm ,
least When we know thnt Tnnin.
Mors and Mors Ksjak are gone to re
turn no more, ir 1 be here then, I shall
Join you all to sea thnt tho nar.,.i.
Helium are permitted to choose fairly
"Whom they choose may count upon
the loyalty of my sword, nor shall I
seek the honor for mvooif t7mi ,
-,-wv.-.. uuill IUCU
Tardos Mors Is Jeddak of Helium and
iat Arras 18 nls reDresenrnHvA"
"As you will. John Carter," said Hor
msius. - tjut-wliat was thntr he
whispered, nolntine
dows overlooking the gardens.
xue words were scarce out of his
mouth ere he had sprung to the bal
cony without
"There he goes!" ho ori.a m. '
guards! Below there! The guards!"
CHAPTER XIII.
Daath of ul.. ti
' - ..Mi 1 nam.
TITlE we close behind him, and all
LW I saw the figure of a man run
1 1 I quickly across a little piece of
I sward and dlsannear in x
shrubbery beyond.
tie was on the balcony when I first
saw him!" cried Pfnr v,.h,.
L$tusJolloTVhIml" 1
(Ccn tinned aexl week.)