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opening to the avenue opposite her。              She hoped that it might be but the 



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figment of an overwrought imagination。 

     But no�      �Now�察�clearly and distinctly�察�she saw it move。 It came from 

behind the screening shelter of the ersite shaft。 

     The sudden light of the rising sun fell upon it。 The girl trembled。                The 

THING was a huge green warrior� �

     Swiftly it sprang toward her。          She screamed and tried to flee�察�but she 

had scarce turned toward the palace when a giant hand fell upon her arm�察�

she was whirled about�察�and half dragged�察�half carried toward a huge thoat 

that was slowly grazing out of the avenue's mouth on to the ochre moss of 

the plaza。 

     At   the   same   instant   she   turned   her   face   upward   toward   the   whirring 

sound   of   something   above   her�察  �and   there  she   saw   a   swift   flier   dropping 

toward her�察�the head and shoulders of a man leaning far over the side�察�but 

the   man's   features   were   deeply  shadowed�察  �so   that   she   did   not   recognize 

them。 

     Now from behind her came the shouts of her red abductors。 They were 

racing madly after him who dared to steal what they already had stolen。 

     As   Thar   Ban   reached   the   side   of   his   mount   he   snatched   his    long 

radium   rifle   from   its   boot�察  �and�察  �wheeling�察  �poured   three   shots   into   the 

oncoming red men。 

     Such is the uncanny marksmanship of these Martian savages that three 

red warriors dropped in their tracks as three projectiles exploded in their 

vitals。 

     The    others    halted�察  �nor   did   they   dare   return   the   fire  for   fear  of 

wounding the girl。 

     Then Thar Ban vaulted to the back of his thoat�察�Thuvia of Ptarth still in 

his   arms�察 �and   with   a savage   cry  of   triumph   disappeared down   the   black 

canyon   of   the Avenue   of   Quays   between   the   sullen   palaces   of   forgotten 

Aaanthor。 

     Carthoris' flier had not touched the ground before he had sprung from 

its deck to race after the swift thoat�察�whose eight long legs were sending it 

down the avenue at the rate of an express train�察�but the men of Dusar who 

still remained alive had no mind to permit so valuable a capture to escape 



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them。 

     They had lost the girl。        That would be a difficult thing to explain to 

Astok�察�but some leniency might be expected could they carry the Prince of 

Helium to their master instead。 

     So the three who remained set upon Carthoris with their long´swords�察�

crying to him to surrender�察�but they might as successfully have cried aloud 

to   Thuria   to   cease  her   mad   hurtling   through     the   Barsoomian   sky�察   �for 

Carthoris     of  Helium   was     a  true  son   of  the  Warlord     of  Mars   and   his 

incomparable Dejah Thoris。 

     Carthoris' long´sword had been already in his hand as he leaped from 

the deck of the flier�察�so the instant that he realized the menace of the three 

red   warriors�察  �he   wheeled   to   face   them�察  �meeting   their   onslaught   as   only 

John Carter himself might have done。 

     So swift his sword�察�so mighty and agile his half´earthly muscles�察�that 

one of his opponents was down�察�crimsoning the ochre moss with his life´ 

blood�察�when he had scarce made a single pass at Carthoris。 

     Now   the   two   remaining   Dusarians   rushed   simultaneously   upon   the 

Heliumite。      Three   long´swords   clashed   and   sparkled   in   the   moonlight�察�

until   the   great   white   apes�察  �roused    from   their   slumbers�察   �crept   to  the 

lowering windows of the dead city to view the bloody scene beneath them。 

     Thrice was Carthoris touched�察�so that the red blood ran down his face�察�

blinding him and dyeing his broad chest。               With his free hand he wiped 

the gore from his eyes�察�and with the fighting smile of his father touching 

his lips�察�leaped upon his antagonists with renewed fury。 

     A single cut of his heavy sword severed the head of one of them�察�and 

then the other�察�backing away clear of that point of death�察�turned and fled 

toward the palace at his back。 

     Carthoris   made   no   step   to   pursue。   He   had   other   concern   than   the 

meting      of   even     well´deserved      punishment       to   strange     men     who 

masqueraded in the metal of his own house�察�for he had seen that these men 

were tricked out in the insignia that marked his personal followers。 

     Turning quickly toward his flier�察�he was soon rising from the plaza in 

pursuit of Thar Ban。 



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     The red warrior whom he had put to flight turned in the entrance to the 

palace�察  �and�察  �seeing   Carthoris'   intent�察  �snatched   a   rifle   from   those   that   he 

and   his   fellows   had   left   leaning   against   the  wall   as   they  had   rushed   out 

with drawn swords to prevent the theft of their prisoner。 

     Few red men are good shots�察�for the sword is their chosen weapon�察�so 

now   as   the   Dusarian   drew   bead   upon   the   rising   flier�察  �and   touched   the 

button upon his rifle's stock�察�it was more to chance than proficiency that 

he owed the partial success of his aim。 

     The     projectile   grazed    the   flier's  side�察 �the   opaque     coating    breaking 

sufficiently to permit daylight to strike in upon the powder phial within the 

bullet's   nose。 There   was   a   sharp   explosion。       Carthoris   felt   his   craft   reel 

drunkenly beneath him�察�and the engine stopped。 

     The   momentum   the   air   boat   had   gained   carried   her   on   over   the   city 

toward the sea´bottom beyond。 

     The red warrior in the plaza fired several more shots�察�none of which 

scored。     Then a lofty minaret shut the drifting quarry from his view。 

     In   the   distance    before    him    Carthoris    could    see   the   green   warrior 

bearing Thuvia of Ptarth away upon his mighty thoat。                       The direction of 

his flight was toward the north´west of Aaanthor�察�where lay a mountainous 

country little known to red men。 

     The   Heliumite   now   gave   his   attention   to   his   injured   craft。   A   close 

examination   revealed   the   face   that   one   of   the   buoyancy   tanks   had   been 

punctured�察�but the engine itself was uninjured。 

     A splinter from the projectile had   damaged one of the control   levers 

beyond      the   possibility     of   repair   outside    a   machine      shop�察   �but   after 

considerable tinkering�察�Carthoris was able to propel his wounde
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