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As Thuria, swift racer of the night, shot again into the sky the scene changed As by ic a new aspect fell athwart the face of Nature It was as though in the instant one had been transported froe-old hts that is always new, even to Martians-two moons resplendent in the heavens, where one had been but now; conflicting, fast-changing shadows that altered the very hills themselves; far Cluros, stately, ht upon the world below; Thuria, a great and glorious orb, swinging swift across the vaulted doraze the hills, a gorgeous spectacle that held the girl now beneath the spell of its enchantment as it always had and alould

"Ah, Thuria, mad queen of heaven!" murmured Tara of Heliu and falling; the trees rasses describe their little arcs; and all is movement, restless, irl sighed and let her gaze fall again to the stern realities beneath There was no e banths He who had discovered her squatted there looking hungrily up at her Most of the others had wandered away in search of other prey, but a few res in that soft body

The night wore on Again Thuria left the heavens to her lord andon to keep her tryst with the Sun in other skies But a single banth waited impatiently beneath the tree which harbored Tara of Heliurowls, and moans thundered or rumbled, or floated back to her from near and far What prey found they in this little valley? Therethat they were accustoreat nuht! Nurowing desperation, for once she had dozed and almost fallen Hope was low in her brave little heart How much more could she endure? She asked herself the question and then, with a brave shake of her head, she squared her shoulders "I still live!" she said aloud

The banth looked up and growled

Ca lover, pursuing his heart's desire And Cluros, the cold husband, continued his serene way, as placid as before his house had been violated by this hot Lothario And now the Sun and both Moons rode together in the sky, lending their far mysteries to make weird the Martian dawn Tara of Helium looked out across the fair valley that spread upon all sides of her It was rich and beautiful, but even as she looked upon it she shuddered, for to her s that the towers and the walls hid Those by day and the banths by night! Ah, was it any wonder that she shuddered?