The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-20

do understand" and he pointed to-
ward the land.
There was that In Tanar's tone
that caused stellara TO look quick
ly in the direction that he indi-
Gated.
Mem" she exclaimed There
must be twenty Of them in that
canoe"
"And here comes another canoe
full behind them"
From the mouth Of narrow cove
the canoes were padding out into
the open sea.
Look" cried Stellara. There
are many more"
One after another, twenty canoes
moved in a long column out upon
the quiet waters and, as they drew
steadily toward the ship, the sur
vivors saw that each was filed with
almost naked warriors. Short, heavy
spears, bone tipped, bristled men
acingly; stone knives protruded
from every G-string, and stone
hatchets swung at every hip.
A S the flotilla approached, Tanar
L n went to a cabin and returned
with two Of the heavy pistols left
behind when the ship had been
abandoned.
do you expect to repulSe 400
warriors with thoSe?" asked the girl.
Tanar shrugged. eff they never
have heard the report Of firearm,
a few shots may suffice to brighten
them away, for a time at least" he
explained, land II we do not go on
the shore the current will carry us
away from them in time"
"But suppose they do not frighten
so easily? she demanded.
"Then I can do my best with the
crude weapons and the inferior
powder Of the Korsars," he said.
Perhaps they will not be IN
friendly" suggested Stellara.
Tanar laughed. Then they are not
Of Pollucidar," he said, but of some
wondrous country inhabited by what
Perry calls angels"
who is Perry?" she demanded.
Il never heard Of him."
HE Is a mailman who says that
Pollucidar is the inside of a hollow
stone that Is as round as the
strange world that hangs forever
above the land Of Awful Shadow,
and that upon the outside are seas
and mountains and plains and
countless people and great country
from which he comes"
HE must be quite mad" said the
girl.
"Yet he and David, our emperor,
have brought us many advantages
that were before unknown in Pol
lucidar, so that now we can kill
more warriors in a single battle
than was possible before during the
course of whole war. Perry calls
this civilization and it is inde d a
very wonderful thing"
Perhaps he came from the Z iSen
world from which the ancestols Of
the Korsars came" suggested the
girl. "They say that that country
lies outside of Pellucidar."
Here Is the enemy" said Tanar.
THERE came a hail from the
l. leading canoe. I'VE are pre-
pared for you, Korsars," shouted a
tall warrior standing in the bow Of
the first canoe. you are few in
numbers. We are many. Your
great canoe is a useless wreck; ours
are manned by twenty warriors
each. You are helpless. We are
strong. It Is not always thus and
this time 1t is not we who Snail be
taken prisoners, but you, If you at
tempt to land.
"But we are not like you Kor-
sars. We do not want to kill or cap
ture. Go away and we shall not
harm you"
eve can not go away" replied
Tanar. Our ship is helpless. We
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water are nearly exhausted. Let
us land and remain until we can
prepare to return to our own coun-
tries"
The warrior turned and conversed
with the others in his canoe. Pres
emily he faced Tanar again.
mo-" he said, my peopel will no
permit Korsars to come among us
They do not trust you. Neither dc
I. If you do not go away, we shall
take you as prisoners and your fats
will be in the hands OF the council
Of the chiefs"
"But we are not Korsars," ex-
planned Tanar.
The warrior laughed. You speal
lie," he said. do you think that
we do not know the ships Of
Korsar?"
This is q Korsar ship" Tanal
replied, "but we are not Korsars. We
were prisoners and when they aban-
doned their ship in a great storm
they left us aboard"
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