The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-17
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you are too beautiful and too
fine" he replied. You have shown
sympathy and that is a finer senti-
ment far beyond their mental
capa bility. They are"
"Be careful, enemy; perhaps I
am a Korsarl"
Il do not believe it," said Tanar.
Then keep your beliefs TO your
self, prisoner" retorted the girl in
naughty tone.
What is this2" demanded a rough
voice behind Tanar What has this
thing said to you, Stellara?"
Tanar wheeled to face Bohar the
Bloody.
Il questioned that she was of the
same race as you" snapped Tanar
before the girl could reply. 1T is
uncomfortable that one so beautiful
could be tainted by the blood Of
Korsar"
LIS face flaming with rage, Be-
4 4 har laid hand upon one Of
his knives and stepped truculently
toward the Sarian. 1T is death to
insult the daughter Of The Cid" he
cried, whipping the knife from his
sash and striking wicked blow at
Tanar.
The Sarian, light of foot, trained
from childhood in the defensive as
we'll as offensive use Of edged
weapons, stepped quickly to one side
and then IS quickly in again and
once more Bohar the Bloody
sprawled upon the deck to a we'll
delivered blow
Bohar fairly was foaming at the
mouth with rage as he jerked his
heavy pistol from his gaudy sash
and aiming it at Tanar's chest
from where he lay upon the deck,
pulled the trigger. At the same in
slant the girl sprang forward as
though to prevent the Staying of
the prisoner.
1t all happened so quickly that
Ianar scarcely knew he sequence
OF events, but what he did know
was that the powder failed to ignite,
and then he laughed.
You would better wait until I
have taught you how TO make pow
der that will burn before you try
to murder me, Bohar," he said.
The Bloody One scrambled to his
feet and Tanar stood ready to re-
ceive the expected charge, but the
girl stepped between them.
Enough of this!" she cried. ut
is The Cid's wish that this man
live. Would you like to have The
Cid know that you tried to pistol
him. Bohar?"
The Bloody One stood glaring at
Tanar for several seconds, then he
wheeled and strobe away
vt should seem that Bohar does
not like me- said Tanar, smiling.
He dislikes nearly every one"
said Stellara; but he hates you
now"
Because I knocked him down, I
suppose"
THAT is not the real reason"
said the girl.
What is, them"
CHE hesitated and then she
- laughed HE is jealous. Bo-
har wants me for his mate"
But why should he be jealous
OF me?"
Stallara looked Tanar up and
down and then she laughed again.
IT do not know" she said. you
are not much of a man beside our
huge Korsars-with your beardlesS
face and your small waist"
To Tanar her tone implied thinly
yelled contempt and it piqued him,
but why it should he did not know
and that annoyed him, too. What
was she but the savage daughter of
a savage, boorish KorSar?
When he had first learned from
Bohars lips that she was the
daughter and not the mate of The
Cid, he had felt an unaccountable
relief, half unconsciously and with
out at all attempting to analyze his
reaction.
Perhaps 1t was the girls beauty
that had made such a relationship
with The Cid seem repulsive. per-
haps it was her lesser ruthlessneSs,
which seemed superlative gentleness
by contrast with the brutality of
Bohar and The Cid, but now she
seemed capable of a refined cruelty,
which was, after all, what he might
have expected to find in one form
or another in the daughter of the
chief Of the Korsars.
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