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O-Tar knitted his scowling brows "Are all my chieftains cowards and cravens?" he de those who had not been of the searching party a chieftain arose and turned a scowling face upon O-Tar

"The jeddak knows," he said, "that in the annals of Manator her jeddaks have ever been accounted the bravest of her warriors Where my jeddak leads I will follow, nor may any jeddak call o where he dares to go I have spoken"

After he had resumed his seat there was a painful silence, for all knew that the speaker had challenged the courage of O-Tar the Jeddak of Manator and all awaited the reply of their ruler In every ht-O-Tar must lead them at once to the chama of cowardice, and there could be no coward upon the throne of Manator That they all knew and that O-Tar knew, as well

But O-Tar hesitated He looked about upon the faces of those around hies of relentless warriors There was no trace of leniency in the face of any And then his eyes wandered to a sreat chaed the scowl of anxiety from his features

"Look!" he exclaimed "See who has come!"