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the cflieIS daughter. Her friendship
he took for granted and it gave him
great happiness, but yet he did not
speak Of love. But Stellara was a
woman and women live on love.
In the village Of Paraht she saw
the girls openly avowing their love
TO men, but she still was bound by
the customs Of Korsar and it would
have been impossible for her to
bring herself to tell a man that she
loved him until he had avowed his
love. And so hearing no word of
love from Tanar, she was content
with his friendship. Perhaps, she,
too, had given no more thought to
the matter of love than he.
But there was another who did
harbor thoughts of love. It was
Doval, the Andonis of Paraht. In
all Amiocap there was no hand
somer youth than Doval. Many were
the girls who had avowed their love
to him, but his heart had been I'M
moved until he looked upon SteIlara.
Doval came often to the house Of
Fedol the chief. He brought pres
ents OF skin and ivory and bone to
Stellara and they were much to-
gether. Tanar saw and he was
troubled, but why he was troubled
he did not know.
THE people of Paraht had eaten
Il and slept many times since the
coming of Tanar and Stellara and
as yet no word had come from
zural, or the village of Lar. In an
swer to the message that Fedol had
sent. But now, at last, there en-
tered the village, a party of war
rlors from Lar, and Fedoi, sitting
upon the chiefs chair, received
them In the tiled living room of his
nome.
welcome, men CT Lar" said the
chief. "F'edol welcomes you to the
village Of Paraht and awaits with
1mpatience the message that you
bring him from his friend, ZuraI
the chief"
I'VE come from Zural and the
people of Lar" said the spokesman.
with a measure of friendship for
F'edol and Paraht. Zural, our chief.
has commanded us to express to
you his deep sorrow for the unin-
territorial wrong that he did your
daughter and the warrior from Sari.
He is convinced that Stellara is your
daughter and that the man is no
Korsar, If you are Convinced Of
those facts, and he has sent pres
entS to them and to you and with
these presents an invitation for you
to visit the village of Lar and bring
Stellara and Tanar with you, that
zural and his people may make
amends for the wrong that they
unwittingly did them"
Fedol and Tanar and Stellara &C.
cepted the proffered friendship of
zural and his people, and q feast
was prepared in honor of the visit
orS.
WTHILE these preparations were
w in progress, a girl entered
the village from the jungle. She
was dark-haired girl Of extraordi-
nary beauty. Her soft skin was
scratched and soiled as from long
journey. Her hair was disheyeled,
but her eyes were bright with hap
piness and her teeth cleaned from
between lips that were parted in a
smile Of triumph and expectation.
She made her way directly
through the village to the house of
Fedol and when the warriors of Lar
deserted her they exclaimed with
establishment.
'Tetar1!" cried one OF them.
Where did you come from? What
are you doing in the village of
Paraht?"
But Letari did not answer. In
stead she walked directly to where
Tanar stood and halted before him.
II have come to you," she said.
81 have died many death from
loneliness and sorrow since you ran
away from the village of Lar, and
when the warriors returned and
said that you were safe in the vii
lage Of Paraht determined to
COI1S mere.
"And so when zural sent these
warriors to bear his message to
Fedol I followed them. The way
has been hard and though I kept
close behind them, there were many
times when wild beasts menaced me
and I feared that I never should
reach you, but at last I am here"
"But why did you Gomez" de-
manded Tanar.
Because love you," replied Lee
tart. Before the men OF Lar and
all the people of Paraht I proclaim
my love-"
ITO Be Continued
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