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As Turan proceeded along the avenue he passed other sentries beside other doors but now he gave theed nor otherwise outwardly noted his passing; but while at nearly every turn of the erratic avenue he passed one or uess that he had passed one of them many times and that his every move atched by silent, clever stalkers Scarce had he passed a certain one of these rigid guardsmen before the fellooke to sudden life, bounded across the avenue, entered a narrow opening in the outer here he swiftly followed a corridor built within the wall itself until presently he eed a little distance ahead of Turan, where he assuuard Nor did Turan know that a second followed in the shadows of the buildings behind hient h the silent streets of the strange city in search of food and drink for the woman he loved Men and women looked down upon him from shadowy balconies, but spoke not; and sentinels saw hi the avenue before hi accouter warriors, and alht an open doorway dihted froht seek to hide fro company, and while he had passed several sentries unquestioned he could scarce hope to escape scrutiny and questioning from a patrol, as he naturally assumed this body of e turning abruptly to the right and alht within and so he stepped cautiously around the second turn the more effectually to be hidden frohted like the entrance Waiting there he heard the party approach the building, he heard so place, and then he heard the door past which he had cothe corridor; but none came He approached the turn and looked around it; the corridor was empty to the closed door Whoever had closed it had re He heard no sound Then he advanced to the door and placed an ear against it All was silence in the street beyond A sudden draft must have closed the door, or perhaps it was the duty of the patrol to see to such things It was immaterial They had evidently passed on and noould return to the street and continue upon his way Somewhere there would be a public fountain where he could obtain water, and the chance of food lay in the strings of dried vegetables andbefore the doorways of nearly every Barsoomian home of the poorer classes that he had ever seen It was this district he was seeking, and it was for this reason his search had led hiate of the city which he kneould not be located in a poor district