Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-16
CHAPTER x1v-Ccontinued)


y,HE followed along pace behind me-
-.vber of us speaking. I was too
and she evidently didn't care to
-,nrse with the lower orders.
- mad all the way through, as
a-tsinlv felt that at least a word OF
n.Ss sbouId have rewarded me, for
u.ns ,bot even by her own standards
-, bave done n very wonderful thing
sa,,a killed the redoubtable Jubal IN
s.nd.to-hand encounter.
-. had no difficulty in finding my lair,
,,sn went down into the valley and
ssn.s,sd over small antelope which !
sO,eged up the steep ascent TO the ledse
s.sore the door Here we ate In silence
occasionally 1 glanced at her, thinking
~, the sight Of her tearing Mt raw hesh
t,,s her hands and teeth like some wild
WI VIZ ryo,tld cause revulsion of my
tn,,lIr tla,n,orts toward her; but to my sur
~. found that she ate quite as daintily
,ha most civilized woman of my ac-
M.,rtance. and finally l found myself
v.lne In foolish rapture at the beauties
y hsT strong, white teeth. Such is love.
,a.r mir repast we went down to the
e. togather and bathed our hands and
,.r.. and then after drinking our MI went
s.sr 10 the cave. without word l
s,.wIed into the furtherest corner and
surling UP was soon asleep.
when 1 awolte I found Dian. sitting in
n. doorway looking out across the valley.
A. came out she moved to one side to
,,s ma mass, but she had no word for me-
wanted to hate her, but I couldn't
80 t,ne I looked at her something
-. up in my throat, so that l nearly
shor.d. I had never been in love before,
snt ana not need any aid in diagnosing
nv case.
After we had eaten again asked Dian
n shs Intended returning to her tribe now
MAJ Jubal was dead, but she shook her
ssad sadly, and said that she did not care,
ior there was still Jubals brother to be
.onsIdered-hIs oldest brother.
what has he to do with it?"I asked.
apoes he, too, want you, or has the option
An YOU become a family heirloom, to be
psssed on down from generation to gen.
,ration7"
She was not quite sure as to what I
III is probable" she said, chat they
an will want revenge for the death of
Jubal-there are seven of them-seven
terrible men. Some one may have to kill
them all, II am to return to my people,"
II commenced to look as though 1 had
assumed a contract much too large for
re--about seven sizes, in fact.
Had Jubal any cousins?" asked.
II was Just as we'll to know the worst
st once
yes" replied Dian, "but they don't
count They all have mates. Jubars
brothers have no mates because Jubal
could get none for himself He was so
ugly that women ran away from him.
Some have even thrown themselves from
the cliffs of Amoz into the Darel Az
rather than mate with the Ugly One"
But what had that to do with his
brothers?" / asked.
II forget that you are not of Pei
lrcldar," said Dian, with look of pity
mixed with contempt, and the contempt
seemed to be laid on little thicker than
the circumstances warranted-as though
10 make quite certain that I shouldn't
overlook It.
you see," she continued, "a younger
brother may not take a mate until all his
older brothers have done so, unless the
older brother valves his prerogative,
which Jubal would not do, knowing that
Is long as he kept them single they would
be all the keener in aiding him to secure
mate"
Noticing that Dian was becoming more
communicative 1 began to entertain hopes