The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-16
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By EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS -7Ass zsE 9s The 6g APES


! she never has loved any one
,lse?" replied the girl.
Then why did she treat me as
he did?"
She was jealous"
"Jealousl" Jealous Of whom2"
of me" said Gura, dropping her
eyes.
The Sarian stood looking dunbly
at the dark-haired Himean girl
standing before him. He noted her
slim body, her dropping shoulders,
her attitude Of detection.
"Gura," he asked, did I ever
speak words of love to you? Did
1 ever give Stellara or another the
right to believe that I loved you?"
CHE shook her head NO" she
10 said, and I told Stellara that
when 1 found out what she thought
I told her that you did not love me
and finally she was convinced and
asked me to find you and tell you
that she still loves you. But l have
another message for you from
myself.
II know you, Sarian. know that
you are not planning to remain
here contentedly a prisoner Of the
Korsars. I know that you will try
to escape and I have come to beg
you to take Stellara with you, for
she will kill herself before she will
become the mate of Buff"
Escape" unused Tanar. How
may it be accomplished from the
heart Of The Cid's palace?"
That is mans work." said Gura
1T is for you to plan the way"
And you?" asked Tanar. You
wish to come away with us?"
do not think Of me-" said Gura.
IF you and Stellara can escape, 1
do not matter"
But you do matter" said the man
and I am sure that you do not
wish to stay in Korsar."
NO, do not wish to remain in
Korsar," replied the girl.
You wish to return to Hime?"
asked Tanar.
after the brief taste of happi-
ness I have had" replied the girl,
I could not return to the quarrels,
the hatred and the constant I'M
happiness that constitutes life with
in the cave at Scurv and which
would be but continued in some
other cave were I to take a mate
in Hime."
Then come with us" said the
Sarian.
"Oh, if I only might" exclaimed
Gura.
"TTHEN that is settled" ex-
IL claimed Tanar. "You shall
come with us and if we reach Sari
I know that you can find peace and
happiness"
ut sounds Ikea dream" said the
girl, wistfully. from which I shall
awaken in the cave of Scurv."
1--WE shall make the dream come
true" said the Sarian; land now let
us plan on how best we can get you
and Stellara out Of the palace of
The Cid"
THAT will not be so easy" said
Gura.
No, it is the most difficult part
of our escape" agreed the Sarian;
but it must be done"
H.
said Gura, for the wedding ar
rangements are completed and Buff
is impatient for his mate"
For a moment Tanar stood in
thought, seeking to formulate some
plan that might contain at least a
chance of feasibility.
Can you bring Stellara to this
gate at once?" he asked Gura.
"If she is alone, yes,' replied the
girl.
"Then go and fetch her and wait
here with her until I return. My
signal will be low whistle. When
you hear it, unlatch the gate"
81 shall return as quickly as pos
sible," said Gura, and, as Tanar
stepped through the doorway into
the barracks yards he closed and
latched the gate behind him.
CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT
TINE Sarian looked about him
Il and was delighted to note that
apparently no one had seen him
emerge from the garden. Instead
of returning along the front of the
barracks the way he had come, he
turned in the opposite direction and
made his way directly to one of the
main gates Of the palace.
And this strategy was prompted
also by another motive-he wished
to ascertain if he could pass the
guard at the main gate without be-
ing challenged.
Tanar had not adopted the gar
ments of his captors and still was
conspicuous by the scant attire and
simple ornaments of savage war
rior and already his comings and
goingS had made him familiar fig
ure around the palace yard and in
| the KOrSar streets beVOnd. But he