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hordes of Barsoom。 

     As the Heliumite watched he saw another green warrior push his way 

forward toward the rostrum。           Beside him he dragged a captive�察�and as the 



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surrounding warriors parted to let the two pass�察�Carthoris caught a fleeting 

glimpse of the prisoner。 

     His heart leaped in rejoicing。         Thuvia of Ptarth still lived� �

     It   was   with   difficulty   that   Carthoris   restrained   the   impulse   to   rush 

forward   to   the   side   of   the   Ptarthian   princess�察  �but   in   the   end   his   better 

judgment prevailed�察�for in the face of such odds he knew that he should 

have been but throwing away�察�uselessly�察�any future opportunity he might 

have to succour her。 

     He   saw   her   dragged   to   the   foot   of   the   rostrum。   He   saw   Hortan   Gur 

address her。      He could not hear the creature's words�察�nor Thuvia's reply�察�

but   it   must   have   angered   the   green   monster�察  �for   Carthoris   saw   him  leap 

toward   the   prisoner�察  �striking   her   a   cruel   blow   across   the   face   with   his 

metal´banded arm。 

     Then the son of John Carter�察�Jeddak of Jeddaks�察�Warlord of Barsoom�察�

went mad。        The old�察�blood´red haze through which his sire had glared at 

countless foes�察�floated before his eyes。 

     His half´Earthly muscles�察�responding quickly to his will�察�sent him in 

enormous leaps and bounds toward the green monster that had struck the 

woman he loved。 

     The Torquasians were not looking in the direction of the forest。                     All 

eyes had been upon the figures of the girl and their jeddak�察�and loud was 

the hideous laughter that rang out in appreciation of the wit of the green 

emperor's reply to his prisoner's appeal for liberty。 

     Carthoris had covered about half the distance between the forest and 

the green warriors�察�when a new factor succeeded in still further directing 

the attention of the latter from him。 

     Upon a high tower within the beleaguered city a man appeared。 From 

his   upturned   mouth   there   issued   a   series   of   frightful   shrieks�察  �uncanny 

shrieks   that   swept�察  �shrill   and   terrifying�察  �across   the   city's   walls�察  �over   the 

heads of the besiegers�察�and out across the forest to the uttermost confines 

of the valley。 

     Once�察  �twice�察  �thrice   the   fearsome   sound   smote   upon   the   ears   of   the 

listening   green   men   and   then   far�察  �far   off   across   the   broad   woods   came 



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sharp and clear from the distance an answering shriek。 

     It was but the first。     From every point rose similar savage cries�察�until 

the world seemed to tremble to their reverberations。 

     The green warriors looked nervously this way and that。 They knew not 

fear�察�as Earth men may know it�察�but in the face of the unusual their wonted 

self´assurance deserted them。 

     And then the great gate in the city wall opposite the platform of Hortan 

Gur swung suddenly wide。            From it issued as strange a sight as Carthoris 

ever had witnessed�察�though at the moment he had time to cast but a single 

fleeting   glance   at   the   tall   bowmen   emerging   through   the   portal   behind 

their long�察�oval shields�察�to note their flowing auburn hair�察�and to realize 

that the growling things at their side were fierce Barsoomian lions。 

     Then he was in the midst of the astonished Torquasians。 With drawn 

long´sword he was among them�察�and to Thuvia of Ptarth�察�whose startled 

eyes were the first to fall upon him�察�it seemed that she was looking upon 

John Carter himself�察�so strangely similar to the fighting of the father was 

that of the son。 

     Even     to   the   famous     fighting    smile    of   the   Virginian    was    the 

resemblance true。        And the sword arm� �Ah�察�the subtleness of it�察�and the 

speed� �

     All about was turmoil and confusion。            Green warriors were leaping to 

the backs of their restive�察�squealing thoats。 Calots were growling out their 

savage gutturals�察�whining to be at the throats of the oncoming foemen。 

     Thar Ban and another by the side of the rostrum had been the first to 

note    the   coming    of   Carthoris�察   �and   it  was   with   them    he  battled   for 

possession   of   the   red   girl�察  �while   the   others   hastened   to   meet   the   host 

advancing from the beleaguered city。 

     Carthoris sought both to defend Thuvia of Ptarth and reach the side of 

the hideous   Hortan   Gur   that he   might   avenge   the   blow  the   creature   had 

struck the girl。 

     He   succeeded   in   reaching   the   rostrum�察  �over   the   dead   bodies   of   two 

warriors who had turned to join Thar Ban and his companion in repulsing 

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the back of his thoat。 

     The    attention    of   the  green    warriors    turned    principally    upon    the 

bowmen advancing upon them from the city�察�and upon the savage banths 

that paced beside them cruel beasts of war�察�infinitely more terrible than 

their own savage calots。 

     As Carthoris leaped to the rostrum he drew Thuvia up beside him�察�and 

then he turned upon the departing jeddak with an angry challenge and a 

sword thrust。 

     As   the   Heliumite's   point   pricked   his   green   hide�察  �Hortan   Gur   turned 

upon     his  adversary     with   a  snarl�察 �but   at  the  same    instant   two   of  his 

chieftains     called   to  him   to  hasten�察  �for  the   charge    of  the  fair´skinned 

inhabitants of the city was developing into a more serious matter than the 

Torquasians had anticipated。 

     Instead of remaining to battle with the red man�察�Hortan Gur promised 

him his attention after he had disposed of the presumptuous citizens of the 

walled city�察�and�察�leaping astride his thoat�察�galloped off to meet the rapidly 

advancing bowmen。 

     The other warriors quickly followed their jeddak�察�leaving Thuvia and 

Carthoris alone upon the platform。 

     Between   them  and   the   city  raged   a  terrific   battle。   The   fair´skinned 

warriors�察  �armed   only   with   their   long   bows   and   a   kind   of   short´handled 

war´axe�察�were almost helpless beneath the savage mounted green men at 

close   quarters�察  �but   at   a   distance   their   sharp   arrows   did   fully   as   much 

execution as the radium projectiles of the green men。 

     But   if   the   warriors   themselves   were   outclassed�察  �not   so   their   savage 

companions�察�the   fierce banths。          Scarce had the  
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