The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-17
TANAR OF PELLUCIDAR
By EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS rpa zsT 5s me 2g APES

barter their agricultural produce,
raw hides and the flesh Of the ami
mails they have taken in the chase
for the simple necessities which they
wish to take back to their homes
with them.
The farmers bring in their vege-
tables in large hampers made Of
reed bound together with grasses
These hampers are ordinarily about
four feet in each dimension, and are
borne on a single pole by two men if
lightly loaded or upon two poles and
by four carriers If the load is heavy.
David and ia approached a group
Of men whose hampers were empty
and who evidently were preparing
to depart from the market, and
after questioning several Of the
group they found two who were
returning to the same village, which
lay at a considerable distance al
most due north of Korsar.
BY order Of The Cid, Fit had
furnished his three prisoners With
ample funds in the money of Kor.
sar, that they might make neces.
sary purchases in the prosecution
Of their investigation and their
experiments.
The money, gold coins of various
sizes and weights, was stamped
crudely upon one side with what
purported to be a likeness of The
Cid, and upon the other with a
KorSar ship. For so long a time
had gold coin been the medium of
exchange in Korsar and the sur
rounding country that it was ac-
cepted by the natives of even re-
mote villages and tribes, so that
David had little difficulty in engag-
ing the services of eight carriers
and their two hampers to carry
equipments at least as far as their
village, which in reality was much
farther than David had any inten-
ton Of utilizing the services of the
natives.
Having concluded his arrange
ments with the men, David and ia
led the way back to the palace gate,
where the officer passed them
through with a nod.
II
A S they proceeded along the
L a front of the barracks toward
its opposite end, their only fear was
that FIT might have returned from
his interview with The Cid. If he
had and if he saw and questioned
them, all was lost. They scarcely
breatled as they approached the
entrance to their quarters, which
were also the quarters Of Fit.
But they saw nothing of him as
they passed the doorway and
fastened on to the door in the gar
den wall. Here they halted, direct
ing the bearers to place the baskets
close to the doorway. David Innes
whistled. The door swung in, and
at word from Tanar the eight car
riers entered, picked up two bundles
just inside the gate and deposited
one Of them in each Of the hampers
waiting beyond the wall.
The lids were closed. The slaves
resumed their burden, and the party
turned about to retrace its steps to
the palace gate through which the
carriers just had entered with their
empty hampers.
Once again apprehension had
chilled the heart of David Innes for
fear that Fit might have returned,
but they passed the barracks and
reached the gate without seeing him.
and here they were halted by the
Korsar in charge.
ut did not take you long" the
guard said What have you in the
hampers?" and he raised the cover
Of one Of them.
only our personal belongings, %
said David. when we return again,
We shall have our full equipment.
Would you like to inspect it all at
the same time?"
The Korsar, looking down at the