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skin bag lying at the bottom of the
hamper, heSitated for a moment be-
fore replying. Very WELL" he said.
Il will do it all at the same time, -
and he let the cover drop back into
place.
The Korsar nodded a surly as
sent and motioned for them to pass
on through the gate.
TURNING to the right, David led
Il the party down the narrow
street toward the market place.
There he turned abruptly to the
left, through a winding alleyway
and double-ba backed to the north
upon another street that paralleled
that upon which the palace fronted.
Here were poorer shops and less
traffic and the carriers were able 70
make good time, until presently the
party passed out of the city of Kor-
sar into the open country beyond.
And then, by dint Of threats and
promises of additional pieces Of
gold, the three men urged the car
riers to accelerate their speed to a
swinging trot, which they main
aimed until they were forced TO
Top from exhaustion.
A brief rest with food and they
v ere of again; nor did they slacken
their pace until they reached the
rolling, wooded country at the foot
hills of the mountains, far north Of
Korsar.
Here, well within the shelter Of
the woods, the carriers set down
their burdens and threw themselves
upon the ground to rest, while
Tenar and David swung back the
covers of the hampers and untying
the stout thongs that closed the
mouths of the bags revealed their
contents.
Half smothered and almost IN
able to move their crarnped limbs,
Stellara and Gura we're lifted from
the baskets and revealed to the gaze
of the astounded carriers.
Tanar turned upon the men. do
you know who this woman is?" he
demanded.
"No," said one Of their number.
cit is StelIara. the daughter Of
The Cid" said the Sarian. "You
have helped to steal her from the
palace of her father. Do you know
what that will mean if you are
caught?"
THE man trembled in evident
l. terror. eve did not know she
was in the basket" said one of
them. eve had nothing to do with
it. 1t is you who stole her.
will the Korsars believe you
when We tell them of the great
quantities Of gold we paid you if we
are captured?" asked Tanar. mo,
they will not believe you, and do
not have to tell you what your fate
will be. But there is safety for YOU
if you will do what I tell you to
do"
What is tt1at?" demanded one of
the natives.
axe up your ndmpOrS and has
ten to your village and tell no one,
as long as you live, what you have
done, not even your mates. If you
do not tell, no one will know, for
we shall not tell"
I'VE never will tell" cried the
men in chorus.
DO not even talk about 1t among
yourselves" cautioned David. "for
even the trees have ears, and if the
Korsars come to your village and
question you, tell them that you saw
three men and two women travel
ing toward the east, just beyond the
borders of the city of Korsar.
"Tell them that they were too
far away for you to recognize them,
but that they may have been The
Cid's daugncer and her companion
with the three men who abducted
them"
we will do as you say" replied
the carriers.
Then be gone" demanded David
and the eight men hurriediy gath
cred up their hampers and disap-
peared into the forest toward the
north.
ITO Be Continued)
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