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Tarzan on Mars
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TO THE GOLDEN THRONE
AS Tarzan cleared the battlements he alighted on a wide
catwalk mounted on scaffolding behind the great wall and
found himself quite alone. But a sight met his eyes which
convinced him at once of the identity of the strange red
panthan who had preceded him on the malagor.
On a ramp below him he discerned that same warrior,
with his back to the wall, holding off a dozen attackers with
his lightning swift blade. Even as he took in the scene, he
noticed the main body of the garrison rushing toward the lone
swordsman from another direction. The situation seemed
hopeless for him, yet he glared at his opponents in triumph as
though he knew that nothing could stop him.
As though to confirm his suspicions, Tarzan heard one of
the guards cry out, "It is the Warlord, himself!"
"Look!" cried another, pointing to Tarzan. "That one has
scaled the outer wall without the aid of a malagor!"
As yet another raised a radium rifle to fire upon him,
John Carter shouted, even as he continued to duel with his
opponents, "Wait! Would you fire upon the genuine Tharos
Pthan?"
There was a very brief lull in the fighting as many
stopped to look back and upwards at the mighty figure of the
apeman who stood there on the catwalk like an avenging
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