The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
|TANAR OF PELLUCIDAR
By EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS 4ass sST 5S The e APES

thought that perhaps Stellara loved
him, Tanar became angry with Stel-
lara. What could she see in this
Doval, he wondered, and what BUSH
ness had Doval to walk alone with
her in the village streets?
Had not he, Tanar, always had
Stellara to himself? Never before
had any one interfered, although
all the men liked Stellara. Well,
if Stellara liked Doval better than
she did him, he would show her
that he did not care.
He, Tanar the Sarian, son Of
Ghak, king Of Sari, would not let
any woman make fool Of him,
and so he ostentatiously put his
arm around the slim shoulders of
Letari and walked thus slowly the
length of the village street; nor did
Stellara fail to see.
At the feast given in honor Of the
messengers sent by zural, Stellara
sat by Doval and Tanar had Lotari
at his side, and Doval and Lotari
were happy.
After the feast was over most of
the villagers returned to their
houses and slept, but Tanar was
restless and unhappy and could not
sleep, so he took his weapons, his
heavy spear shod with bone, his bow
and arrows, and his stone knife with
the ivory handle, that Fedol, the
chief, had given him, and went
alone into the forest to hunt.
If the villagers slept an hour or
day is matter of no moment,
since there was no way of measuring
the time. When they awoke-Some
sooner, some later-they went about
the various duties of their life. Lo-
tart sought for Tanar, but she could
not find him; instead she came
upon Doval.
"You are very beautiful" said the
man.
It know it, replied Lotari.
''You are the most beautiful girl
that I ever have SEEM insisted Do
val.
T OTARI looked at him steadily
IL for a few moments. "I never
noticed you before" she said. "You
are very handsome. You are quite
the handsomest man that I ever
saw"
''That is what every one says"
replied Doval. MANY girls have
told me that they loved me, but
still I have no mate
"a woman wants something be-
side a handsome face in her mate"
said Lotari.
81 am very brave" said Doval,
"and I am a great hunter. I like
you. Come, let us walk together"
and Doval put his arm about the
girls shoulders and together they
walked along the village street,
while, from the doorway of her
sleeping apartment in the home of
her father, the chief, Stellara
watched, and as she watched,
smile touched hCr lips.
Over the village of Paraht rested
the peace Of Amiocap and the calm
of eternal noon. The children
played at games beneath the shade
of the trees that had been left dot
ting the village here and there
when the clearing had been made.
The women worked upon skins,
strung beads or prepared food. The
men looked to their weapons
against the next hunt, or lolled
idly on furs in their open living
roonls-those who were not still
sleeping off the effects of the heavy
feast. Fedol, the chief, was bidding
farewell to zural's messengers and
intrusting to them a gift for the
ruler of Lar, when suddenly the
peace and quiet was shattered by
hoarse cries and a shattering
burst Of rnuSketry.
Instantly all was pandemoniun
The women and warriors rushed
from their homes; shouts, curses
and screams filled the air.
'Korsars! Korsarsi'' rang through
the village, as the bearded ruff1ans,
taking advantage of the surprise
and confusion of the villagers,
rushed rapidly forward to profit by
the advantage they had gained.
(To Be Continued
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