The Goddess of Atvatabar Read online

  LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

  ARTIST, PAGE

  MAP OF THE INTERIOR WORLD, _Frontispiece_.

  I SIGNALLED THE ENGINEER FULL SPEED AHEAD,AND IN A SHORT TIME WE CROSSED THE ICE-FOOTAND ENTERED THE CHASM, _C. Durand Chapman_, 17

  A SEMI-CIRCLE OF RIFLES WAS DISCHARGED ATTHE UNHAPPY BRUTES. TWO OF THEM FELLDEAD IN THEIR TRACKS, " 29

  THE TERROR INSPIRED BY THE PROFESSOR'SWORDS WAS PLAINLY VISIBLE ON EVERYFACE, " 35

  AT THIS MOMENT A WILD CRY AROSE FROM THESAILORS. WITH ONE VOICE THEY SHOUTED,"THE SUN! THE SUN!" " 41

  ONE OF THE FLYING MEN CAUGHT FLATHOOTLYBY THE HAIR OF THE HEAD, AND LIFTEDHIM OUT OF THE WATER, _R. W. Rattray_, 55

  ONE OF THE MOUNTED POLICE GOT HOLD OFTHE SWITCH ON THE BACK OF THE BOCKHOCKID,AND BROUGHT IT TO A STANDSTILL, _Carl Gutherz_, 69

  THE SACRED LOCOMOTIVE STORMED THE MOUNTAINHEIGHTS WITH ITS AUDACIOUS TREAD, _C. Durand Chapman_, 75

  THE KING EMBRACED ME, AND I KISSED THEHAND OF HER MAJESTY, " 81

  A PROCESSION OF PRIESTS AND PRIESTESSESPASSED DOWN THE LIVING AISLES, BEARINGTROPHIES OF ART, _Harold Haven Brown_, 87

  ON THE THRONE SAT THE SUPREME GODDESSLYONE, THE REPRESENTATIVE OF HARIKAR,THE HOLY SOUL, _C. Durand Chapman_, 97

  THE THRONE OF THE GODS WAS INDEED THEGOLDEN HEART OF ATVATABAR, THE TRIUNESYMBOL OF BODY, MIND, AND SPIRIT, " 101

  HER HOLINESS OFFERED BOTH HIS MAJESTYTHE KING AND MYSELF HER HAND TO KISS, " 111

  ZOOPHYTES OF ATVATABAR, _Paul de Longpre_

  THE LILASURE, 117

  THE LABURNUL, 118

  THE GREEN GAZZLE OF GLOCKETT GOZZLE, 119

  JEERLOONS, 120

  A JEERLOON, 120

  THE LILLIPOUTUM, 121

  THE JUGDUL, 122

  THE YARPHAPPY, 123

  THE JALLOAST, 124

  THE GASTERNOWL, 125

  THE CROCOSUS, 126

  THE JARDIL, OR LOVE-POUCH, 127

  THE BLOCUS, 128

  THE FUNNY-FENNY, OR CLOWNGRASS, 129

  THE GLEROSERAL, 130

  THE EAGLON, 131

  THE GODDESS STOOD HOLDING ON TO THE OUTERRAIL OF THE DECK, THE INCARNATION OFCOURAGE, _C. Durand Chapman_, 135

  THEN THE SHIP ROSE AGAIN TOWARD THE MAMMOTHROCKS, ADORNED WITH THE TAPESTRIESOF FALLING WAVE, " 141

  LYONE WAS BORNE ON A LITTER FROM THEAERIAL SHIP TO THE PALACE, " 147

  THE PRIEST AND PRIESTESS STOOD BESIDE THEALTAR, EACH READING AN ALTERNATE STANZAFROM THE RITUAL OF THE GODDESS, _R. W. Rattray_, 155

  HER KISS WAS A BLINDING WHIRLWIND OFFLAME AND TEARS, _C. Durand Chapman_, 181

  THE LABYRINTH WAS A SUBTERRANEAN GARDEN,WHOSE TREES AND FLOWERS WERE CHISELLEDOUT OF THE LIVING ROCK, _Paul de Longpre_, 187

  AS I GAZED, LO! A SHOWER OF BLAZING JEWELSISSUED FROM THE MOUTH OF THE HEHORRENT, _Leonard M. Davis_, 191

  "BY VIRTUE OF THE SPIRIT POWER IN THISCABLE," SAID THE SORCERER, "I WILL THATTHE MAGICAL ISLAND OF ARJEELS SHALLRISE ABOVE THE WAVES," _C. Durand Chapman_, 197

  THE SHIP IN COMPANY WITH A VAST VOLUME OFWATER SPRANG INTO THE AIR TO A GREATHEIGHT, " 223

  WE SLOWLY DRAGGED OURSELVES ACROSS THERANGE OF ICY PEAKS, " 241

  I MOUNTED THE TRUNK AND PROPOSED THEHEALTH OF HER MAJESTY LYONE, QUEENOF ATVATABAR, _R. W. Rattray_, 261

  LYONE REACHED FOR A FLOWER, AND IN DOINGSO TOUCHED THE VASE, AND IMMEDIATELYFELL DEAD UPON THE FLOOR, _C. Durand Chapman_, 273

  AT THIS JUNCTURE A SHELL OF TERRORITEEXPLODED AMONG THE FOE WITH THRILLINGEFFECT, DESTROYING AT LEAST TWO HUNDREDBOCKHOCKIDS, _Walter M. Dunk_, 285

  HEAVENS AND EARTH! HE WAS HOLDINGLYONE IN HIS ARMS, ALIVE FROM THE LIVINGBATTERY! LYONE, THE PEERLESS SOULOF SOULS, ALIVE ONCE MORE AND TRIUMPHANTOVER DEATH, _C. Durand Chapman_, 293

  WE SAT THUS CROWNED AMID THE TREMENDOUSEXCITEMENT. THE PEOPLE SHOUTED, "LIFE,HEALTH AND PROSPERITY TO OUR SOVEREIGNLORD AND LADY, LEXINGTON AND LYONE,KING AND QUEEN OF ATVATABAR," _Allan B. Doggett_, 307

  OI MADE BHOOLY AN' KOSHNILI KNEEL DOWN,AN' A SOJER TIED THEIR HANDS BEHINDTHEIR BACKS. THEN OI ORDHERED A WAYLEALTO BEHEAD THIM WID THEIR OWNSWORDS, _Allan B. Doggett_, 313

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