The Goddess of Atvatabar
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
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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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