The Indianapolis times., 1931-01-21

was--the great trees, the giant
ferns, the gorgeous, Towering vines
and bushes.
There are fewer savage beasts
here than in other parts Of Pellu-
cidar and the people seldom war
among themselves, so that for the
most part they live in peace and
contentment, broken only by the
raids of the Korsars or an occa-
Sional raid upon their fields and
villages by the great tandors. DO
you know what tandors are,
Tanar?"
Tanar nodded. Il have heard of
them in Amoz," he said, though
they are rare in Rari."
There are thousands Of them
upon the island of Aniocap," said
the girl, and my people are the
greatest tandor hunters in PelIu-
cidar."
A GAIN they walked on In silence,
IA Tanar wondering what the
attitude of the Amiocapians would be
toward them, and, If friendly,
whether they would be able to assist
him in making his way back to the
distant mainland, where Sari ,ay.
To this primitive mountaineer it
seemed little short of hopeless even
to dream Of returning to his native
land, for the sea appalled, him, nor
did he have any conception as to
how he might set a course across
its savage bosom, or navigate any
craft that he later might find at his
disposal; yet so powerful is the
homing instinct in the Pellucidar-
ians that there was no doubt in his
mind that so long as he lived he
always would be searching for a
way back to Sari.
He was glad that he did not have
to worry about Stellara, for If it
was true that she was among her
own people she could remain Upon
Amiocap and there would rest upon
him no sense of responsibility for
her return to Korsar, but, they did
not accept her-that was another
matter; then Tanar would have to
seek for means of escape from an
island peopled by enemies, and he
would have to take Stellara with
him.
But this chain of thought was
interrupted by a sudden exclama-
ton from Stellara. Look" she
cried. Here is a village; perhaps it
is the very village of my mother"
what did you say9" inquired a
warrior.
Il said that perhaps this is the
village where my mother lived be-
fore she was stolen by the Korsars."
"And you say that your mother
was Allara?" inquired the warrior.
eyes"
This was indeed the village in
which Allara lived" said the war
rtor; "but do not hope, girl, that
you will be received as one of them,
for unless your father also was of
Amiocap, you are not an Amio-
capian. 1t will be hard to convince
any one that you are not the
daughter of Korsar father, and as
such you are a Korsar and no
Anniocapian."
But how can you know that my
father was a Korsar?" demanded
Stellara.
1--WE do not have to know" replied
the warrior, 'it is merely matter
of what We believe, but that is a
question that will have to be SET
tied by Zural, the chief of the vii
lage of Lar"
Lar" replied Stellara. 'That is
the village of my mother! This,
then, must be Lar"
"It is" replied the warrior.
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TNHE village of Lar was encircled
L by the most remarkable fence
that Tanar ever had seen. The
posts, instead of being set in the
ground, were suspended from heavy
fiber rope that ran from tree to
tree, the lower ends Of the posts
hanging at least four feet above the
ground.
Holes had been bored through the
posts at intervals of twelve or eight
cen inches and into those we're in
serted hardwood stakes four or five
feet in length and sharpened at
either end. Those stakes protruded
from the posts in all directions,
parallel with the ground, and the
posts were hung at such distance
from one another that the points
Of the stakes, protruding from con-
tiguous posts, left intervals of from
two to four feet between.
AS a safeguard against an attack
ing enemy they seemed futile to
Tanar, for in entering the village
the party had passed through the
open spaces between the posts with
out being hindered by the barrier.
But conjecture as to the purpose
Of this strange barrier was crowded
from his thoughts by other occur
rences, for no sooner had they en-
tered the village than they we're
surrounded by a horde of men,
women and children.
who are theSe?' demanded some.
They say that they are friends, Z"