Then came a third one, but this was enough. The remaining
Martians, leaving their helpless comrades on the ground, turned
and fled.
"We've driven them away!" cried Jack.
"For a time, at least," answered Professor Henderson gravely.
"But I think they will come back."
CHAPTER XXX
THE ESCAPE--CONCLUSION
Nor was the professor mistaken. In less than an hour the
Martians returned, in larger numbers than before, and, while the
first throng had seemed to consist of only soldiers or police,
the next attack was made by thousands of men, women and children.
They all seemed anxious to destroy, the strangers.
Those who had been disabled by the electric guns revived, and
were able to crawl away, but they were too weak to resume the
attack.
"Well, we'll have to shoot at them again," observed Jack, as he
and the others noted that the attack was to be resumed.
"Let 'em have it!" cried Mr. Roumann.
Once more the electric cannons were fired, and thousands fell at
each discharge of the powerful current.
But, in their turn, the Martians brought into use new weapons.
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