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Long and loud was the applause that rose above the Field of Jetan at Manator, as The Keeper of the Towers summoned the two Princesses and the victorious Chief to the center of the field and presented to the latter the fruits of his prowess, and then, as custom demanded, the victorious players, headed by Gahan and the two Princesses, formed in procession behind The Keeper of the Towers and were conducted to the place of victory before the royal enclosure that they ht receive the coave up their thoats to slaves as all must be on foot for this cereates to one of the tunnels that, passing beneath the seats, give ingress or egress to or froate the party halted while O-Tar looked down upon the quietly ahead of the others, went directly to the gates, where they were hidden from those who occupied the enclosure with O-Tar The Keeper of the Towers may have noticed the the victorious Chief to the jeddak that he paid no attention to the you, O-Tar, Jeddak of Manator, U-Kal of Manataj," he cried in a loud voice that e in the second of the Jeddak's Games of the four hundred and thirty-third year of O-Tar, and the slave woman Tara and the slave woman Lan-O that you may bestow these, the stakes, upon U-Kal"

As he spoke, a little, wrinkled, old man peered over the rail of the enclosure down upon the three who stood directly behind The Keeper, and strained his weak and watery eyes in an effort to satisfy the curiosity of old age in a matter of no particular import, for ere two slaves and a common warrior from Manataj to any who sat with O-Tar the jeddak?

"U-Kal of Manataj," said O-Tar, "you have deserved the stakes Seldom have we looked upon more noble swordplay And you tire of Manataj there be always here in the city of Manator a place for you in The Jeddak's Guard"

While the jeddak was speaking the little, oldclearly to discern the features of the Black Chief, reached into his pocket-pouch and drew forth a pair of thick-lensed spectacles, which he placed upon his nose For a moment he scrutinized Gahan closely, then he leaped to his feet and addressing O-Tar pointed a shaking finger it Gahan As he rose Tara of Helium clutched the Black Chief's arm