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"It is well," replied Gahan; "but where is their Chief, and where the two Princesses?"

"They are co now, see?" and he pointed across the field to where touard

As they came nearer Gahan saw that one was indeed Tara of Heliunize, and then they were brought to the center of the field e Chief arrived

Floran voiced an exclanized hireat chiefs," he said, "and ere told that slaves and criame"

His words were interrupted by the keeper of The Tohose duty it was not only to announce the games and the stakes, but to act as referee as well

"Of this, the second game of the first day of the Jeddak's Games in the four hundred and thirty-third year of O-Tar, Jeddak of Manator, the Princesses of each side shall be the sole stakes and to the survivors of the winning side shall belong both the Princesses, to do with as they shall see fit The Orange Princess is the slave woman Lan-O of Gathol; the Black Princess is the slave woman Tara, a princess of Helium The Black Chief is U-Kal of Manataj, a volunteer player; the Orange Chief is the dwar U-Dor of the 8th Utan of the jeddak of Manator, also a volunteer player The squares shall be contested to the death Just are the laws of Manator! I have spoken"

The initialwhich the two Chiefs escorted their respective Princesses to the square each was to occupy It was the first tiht upon the field He saw her scrutinizing him closely as he approached to lead her to her place and wondered if she recognized hin of it He could not but remember her last words-"I hate you!" and her desertion of him when he had been locked in the room beneath the palace by I-Gos, the taxiderhten her as to his identity He ht for her-to die for her, if necessary-and if he did not die to go on fighting to the end for her love Gahan of Gathol was not easily to be discouraged, but he was co the love of Tara of Helium were remote Already had she repulsed hiain as Turan the panthan Before his love, however, caround until the latter had been achieved