The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-10

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rocks at the upper end Of Hime.
The loss Of their boat, their pro-
visions and one Of their number,
who was smashed against a rock
and drowned, left the remaining
KorSars In even q more savage mood
than was customary among them.
The fact that the part Of the island
upon which they were wrecked af-
forded no timber suitable for con-
struction Of boat made 1t neces-
sary for them TO cross overland to
the opposite shore.
They were faced now with the
necessity of entering a land filled
with enemies, In search Of food and
material for a new craft, and, to cap
the climax Of their misfortune, they
found themselves with wet powder
and forced to defend themselves, II
necessity arose, with daggers and
cutlaSSeS alone.
The majority Of them being old
sailors, they were well aware Of
where they were aad even knew q
greet deal concerning the geography
Of Hirne and the manners and Gus
toms Of its people. Most of them
had accompanied raiding parties
into the interior on many occasions
when the Korsar ships had fallen
upon the island TO steal furs and
hides, in the perfect curing and
tanning Of which the Himean
women were adept, with the result
that Himean fllrs and skins brought
high prices In KorSar.
A council Of the older sailors de-
cided that to set of across country
toward harbor on the far side Of
the island, where the timber Of an
adjoining forest would afford them
the material for building another
craft, with the aided possibility Of
the arrival of q KorSar raider.
AS these diSgruntled men plodded
YEARLY across the island of Hirne,
Jude led the reluctant Stellara to-
ward his village, and Gura guided
Tanar in the same direction.
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JUDE had been compelled to make
y wide detours to avoid unfriendly
villagers; nor had Stellara's unwill-
ing feet greatly accelerated his pace,
for she constantly hung back, and,
though he no longer had to carry
her, he had found 1t necessary to
make a leather thong fast around
her neck and lead her along in this
fashion to prevent the numerous,
sudden breaks for liberty that she
had made before he had devised this
scheme.
Often she pulled back, refusing to
go further, saying that she was tired
and insisting upon lying down to
rest, for in her heart she knew that
wherever Jude or another took her,
Tanar would seek her out.
Already In her minds eyes she
could see him upon the trail behind
them and she hoped to delay Jude's
march sufficiently so that the Sarian
would overtake them before they
reached his village.
Gura was happy. Never before In
all her life had she been so happy.
and she saw in the end of their
journey a possible end to this hap
pineSs and so she did not lead Tanar
In a direct line to earn, the village
Of Jude, but led him hither and
thither upon various excuses, so
that she might have him to herself
for as long a time as possible.
It was not love that Gura felt for
Tanar, but something that easily
might have been translated into
love had the Sarian'S own passion
been aroused toward the girls. But
his love for Stellara precluded such
possibility and while he found pleas
ure in the company Of Gura, he yet
was madly impatient to continue
directly upon the trail of Jude, that
he might rescue Stellara and have
her for himself again.
The village of earn is not cliff
village, as is Garb, the village Of
Scurv. It consists Of houses built
OF stone and clay and, entirely sur
rounded by a high wall, 1t stands
upon the top of lofty mesa pro-
tected upon all sides by steep cliffs,
Up the steep cliffs toward earn
climbed Jude, dragging Stellara be-
hind him. 1t was long and ardu-
Gus climb and when they reached
the summit Jude was glad to stop
and rest. He also had some plan
ming to do, since In the village upon
the mesa, Jude had left a mate, and
now he was thinking of some plan
whereby he might rid himself OF
her. The only plan that Jude could
devise was to sneak into the city
and murder her. But what was he
to do with Stellara In the mean
time? And then a happy thought
occurred to him.
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LIE knew a cave that lay Just be-
IL low the summit of the cliff
and not far distant and toward this
he took Stellara. When they had
arrived at it, he. bound her ankles
and her wrists.
II shall not leave you here long,
he said. Presently I shall return
and take you into the village OF
earn as my mate. Do not be afraid.