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Tara of Heliuuests, but awaited in her own aparting her to return to the gardens She would then refuse, haughtily But no appeal cary, then she was hurt, and always she was puzzled She could not understand Occasionally she thought of the Jed of Gathol and then she would stary indeed with Gahan The presumption of the man! He had insinuated that he read love for him in her eyes Never had she been so insulted and huhly hated aleather!" she coirl "Your father, The Warlord, will expect you to return"

"He will be disappointed," snapped Tara of Heliu alone," she re to her feet and seized the unhappy slave by the shoulders, shaking her "You are beco unbearable, Uthia," she cried "Soon there will be no alternative than to send you to the public slave-"

Tears cairl "It is because I love you, my princess," she said softly Tara of Helium melted She took the slave in her arms and kissed her

"I have the disposition of a thoat, Uthia," she said "Forgivethat I would not do for you and nothing would I do to harain, as I have so often in the past, I offer you your freedom"

"I do not wish my freedom if it will separate me from you, Tara of Helium," replied Uthia "I am happy here with you-I think that I should die without you"

Again the girls kissed "And you will not fly alone, then?" questioned the slave

Tara of Heliuhed and pinched her companion "You persistent little pest," she cried "Of course I shall fly-does not Tara of Helium always do that which pleases her?"

Uthia shook her head sorrowfully "Alas! she does," she admitted "Iron is the Warlord of Barsoom to the influences of all but two In the hands of Dejah Thoris and Tara of Heliu leather like the sweet slave you are," directed the mistress

Far out across the ochre sea-bottoms beyond the twin cities of Heliu to the speed and the buoyancy and the obedience of the little craft the girl drove toward the northwest Why she should choose that direction she did not pause to consider Perhaps because in that direction lay the least known areas of Barsooo, Romance, Mystery, and Adventure In that direction also lay far Gathol; but to that fact she gave no conscious thought