Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-02
CHAPTER vI-Continued

-,o rtIIS end twenty warri ors were dis
Matched In pairs to ten OF the ieao'he
,.,,,uaors with instructions to make every
e., 10 discover the whereab outs OF hooJa
., D,,r while prosecuting their missions
o,,ost,,ns 10 whom they were sent.
c,oL WAS to remain at home to receive
, onaH a,ors obligations which we invited TO
- Wy ,o Sari on the business OF the ieoera-
49, E,our hundred warriors were starteo
for Anoroc to fetch Perry ana 'ne .ol''en.9
- tho nrospector to the capital OF ,ne enn-
IL which was also the prlncipai set
ment of the Sariars. .
A, erst II was intended that l remain AT
az ~, 7 might be in readiness to hasten
80. n, tho first report of the discovery OF
Dian. hut I found the inaction IN ,he iace
of NV n sep solicitude for the weiiare Vi my
mate so CALLING that scarce had the seNeIaI
,,.,t,s denarted upon their missions oefore
TOO chafed to be actively eng ageo upon '"e
search. ,.
7. ,,,s after my second sleep, SUBSEQUENT
~" 5enarture of the warriors. as re-
coll that I at last went to Ghak WIN .ile
admission that / could no iohser suppoi.
the intolerable longing to be personally upo"
the trail of my lost ioVe, .hou,h
Ia Toll that his heart was with me in my
| uish to be away and really DO somethine'
| T. was while we were arguing upon the
s,b;ect that stranger WIN nahus apoNe
IT, Nod entered the village. He was I'M
| mediately surrounded ny Warrioie anu ''
| Quoted to Ghaks presence
| The fellow was typical caVe-man-
| -, muscular and hairy, and OF type
IHnad not seen before His features ike
| tbnse of all the primeval men or Pelluciuar'
| o regular and fine. His weapons con-
| -, 20 stone AK and knife and heavy
ss..u sehod b,udgeon of wood. His skin was
| very white At, ,,.a ch,L "Ard
| whence come you t., l., ,,x -
| A., Thmrians" replied the stranger. From
n-in .me 7 have come in search of the land
| hn,oz where dwells Dacor, the strong
| Ora Who stole my sister, Canda the Grace
| fuI one, to be his mate
| i".u,a ~" of Thuria have heard of great
,or,ain who has bound together many
eI ,,ea nd NV father has Sc mt me to Dacor
| ~. learn II there be truth IN these stories
| and ~ so to offer the service OF Thurla 10
sin, whom we have heard called emperor ;"
M" .,rn. stories are true" replied Ghak, and
| ;s the emperor of whom you have
heI Won need travel no farther"
heS,u was delighted. He told us much of
~ ondrous resources of Thuria. the Land
ose Awful shadow, and of his long journey
| in search OF Amo1. ., o.,. ,-
Ia desire to join his kingdom to the
.srhere are two reasons" replied the
Young man Forever have the Mahars, who
Susii beyond the Sidi Plains, which lie at
~ farther rim of the Land of Awful
SHADOW. taken heavy toll of our people.
whom they either force into lifelong slavery
w. tatten for their feasts. We have heard
that the great emperor makes successful
war war upon the Mahars, against whom we
should be glad 10 ngnt
"Recentiy has another reason come. Upon
| .rsat island which lies in the Solar AZ
hut a short distance from our shores. a
wicked man has collected a great band OF
ast warriors of all tribes. Even are
4 ,hsre many Sagoths among them, sent by
he Mahars to aid the Wicked One.
.Ths band makes raids upon our vii.
| ,.res. and It 10 constantly growing in size
ana strength for the Mahars give libert,
10 any Of their male prisoners who vii
| prornise 'to nsns YIN !sis oand ssainst ths
IL fhG l1ahavD thl>1 a. ,raiss : force of ouI
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