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He led the way into the chamber in which lay the several corpses upon their e spectacles and commenced to select various tools froain toward his two pupils

"Now let me have a look at you," he said "My eyes are not what they once were, and I need these powerful lenses for my work, or to see distinctly the features of those around me"

He turned his eyes upon the two before him Turan held his breath for he knew that now the nia of Manator He had wondered before why the old fellow had not noticed it, for he had not known that he was half blind The other exa upon the beauty of Tara of Helium, and then they drifted to the harness of the two Turan thought that he noted an appreciable start of surprise on the part of the taxider his next words did not reveal it

"Come with I-Gos," he said to Turan, "I have materials in the next room that I would have you fetch hither Reone but ainto the chamber and entered ahead of Turan Just inside the door he stopped, and pointing to a bundle of silks and furs upon the opposite side of the room directed Turan to fetch the to raise the bundle when he heard the click of a lock behind hi instantly he saw that he was alone in the roo rapidly to it he strove to open it, only to find that he was a prisoner

I-Gos, stepping out and locking the door behind him, turned toward Tara

"Your leather betrayed you," he said, laughing his cackling laugh "You sought to deceive old I-Gos, but you found that though his eyes are weak his brain is not But it shall not go ill with you You are beautiful and I-Gos loves beautiful woht not have you elsewhere in Manator, but here there is none to deny old I-Gos Few co the dead and they hasten away as fast as they can No one will know that I-Gos has a beautiful woman locked with his dead I shall ask you no questions and then I will not have to give you up, for I will not knoho, eh? And when you die I shall mount you beautifully and place you in the chamber with my other women Will not that be fine, eh?" He had approached until he stood close beside the horrified girl "Co her by the wrist "Come to I-Gos!"