The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-26


On and on they went. Three
times they ate and once again they
slept, and still they had not reached
the seacoast.
The great sun hung overhead; a
gentle, cooling breeze moved through
the forest: birds Of gorgeous plu-
mage and little monkeys unknown to
the outer world few or ocampered.
sang or chartered as the man and
the woman disturbed them in their
passage
1t was a peaceful world and TO
Tanar, accustomed to the savage,
carniverous beasts that overran the
great mainland Of his birth. it
seemed a very safe and colorless
world; yet he was content that
nothing was interfering with their
progress toward escape,
Stellara had said no more about
desiring to return to Korsar, and
the plan that always lowered among
his thoughts included taking Stel-
lara back to Sari with him.
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THE peaceful trend of Tanar's
4 thoughts suddenly was shat
tered by the sound of shrill trum-
peting. So close it sounded that it
might almost have been directly be-
meath him, and an instant later as
he parted the foliage ahead Of him
he saw the cause of the disturbance.
The jungle ended here upon the
edge Of open meadowland, dotted
with small clunps of trees. In the
foreground there we're two figures
a warrior fleeing for his. life and be-
hind him a hugo tandor, which,
though going upon three legs, was
sure soon to overtake the man.
Tanar took the entire scene in at
a glance and was aware that here
was a lone tandor hunter who had
failed to hamstring his prey in both
hind legs.
1t is seldom that man hunts the
great tandor single-handed and only
the bravest or the most rash would
essay to do so. Ordinarily there
are several hunters, two of whom
are armed with heavy, stone axes.
While the others make a noise to
attract the attention OF the tandor
and hide the sound Of the approach
of the AK men, the latter creep eau
tiously through the underbrush from
the roar of the great animal until
each is within striking distance of
hind leg. Then simultaneously
they hamstring the morstor, which
lying helpless, they dispatch with
heavy spears and arrows.
He who alone would hamstring q
tandor must be endowed not only
with great strength and courage, but
must be able to strike two unerring
blows with his ak in such rapid
succession that the beast is crippled
almost before it realizes that it has
been attacked.
It was evident to Tanar that this
hunter had failed to get in his
second blow quickly enough and
now he was at the mercy of the
great beast.
Since they had started upon their
flight through the trees Stellara had
overcome her fear and now was able
to travel alone with only occasional
assistance from Tanar. She had
been following the Sarian and now
she stood at his side, watching the
tragedy being enacted below them.
''He will be killed. she cried. "Can
we not save hin?"
This thought had not occurred to
Tanar, for was the man not an
Aniocapian and an enemy? But
there was something in the girls
tone that spurred the Sarian to &C
ton. Perhaps it was the instinct in
the male to exhibit his prowesa be-
fore the female. Perhaps it was
because at heart lamar was brave
and nagnanimous, or perhaps 1t was
because. among all other women in
the world, it was Stellara who had
spoken. Who may know? Perhaps
Tanar did not know himself what
prompted his next act.
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GHOUTING a word familiar to all
~ Candor hunters and which is
most nearly transferable into Eng
lish as 'Reverse!" he leaped to the
ground almost at the side of the
charging tandor and simultaneously
he carried his spear hand back and
drove the heavy shaft deep into the
beasts side, Just behind its left
shoulder. Then he leaped back into
the forest, expecting that the tan
! dor would do precisely what 1t
did do.
With a squeal Of pain, 1t turned
upon its new tormentor.
The Aniocapian, who still chung
to his heavy axe, had heard, as
though it was a miracle from the
gods, the familiar signal that had
burst so suddenly from Tanar's lips
It had told him what the other
would attempt and he was ready,
with the result that he turned back