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When Tara of Heliureat hall filled with the chiefs and officers of O-Tar and U-Thor, the latter occupying the place of honor at the foot of the throne, as was his due The girl was conducted to the foot of the aisle and halted before the jeddak, who looked down upon her fro brows and fierce, cruel eyes

"The laws of Manator are just," said O-Tar, addressing her; "thus is it that you have been suhest authority of Manator Word has reacheda Corphal What word have you to say in refutation of the charge?"

Tara of Helium could scarce restrain a sneer as she answered the ridiculous accusation of witchcraft "So ancient is the culture of my people," she said, "that authentic history reveals no defense for that which we know existed only in the ignorant and superstitious minds of the most primitive peoples of the past To those who are yet so untutored as to believe in the existence of Corphals, there can be no argues of refinee of ignorance I have spoken"

"Yet you do not deny the accusation," said O-Tar

"It is not worthy the dignity of a denial," she responded haughtily

"And I were you, woman," said a deep voice at her side, "I should, nevertheless, deny it"

Tara of Heliureat jed of Manatos, upon her Brave eyes they were, but neither cold nor cruel O-Tar rapped iets," he cried, "that O-Tar is the jeddak"

"U-Thor remembers," replied the jed of Manatos, "that the laws of Manator permit any who e"

Tara of Helium saw that for some reason this man would have assisted her, and so she acted upon his advice

"I deny the charge," she said, "I am no Corphal"

"Of that we shall learn," snapped O-Tar "U-Dor, where are those who have knowledge of the powers of this woht several who recounted the little that was known of the disappearance of E-Med, and others who told of the capture of Ghek and Tara, suggesting by deduction that having been found together they had sufficient in common to make it reasonably certain that one was as bad as the other, and that, therefore, it remained but to convict one of theuilt of both And then O-Tar called for Ghek, and ied before him by warriors who could not conceal the fear in which they held this creature