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Co he looked in upon a s dais upon which a hu froainst a black and yellow striped orluk skin-an arm of wondrous beauty about which was clasped an armlet that Gahan knew No other creature was visible within the cha his face to the bars the Gatholian whispered her dear naain he called, but this time louder Tara sat up and looked about and at the sae eunuch leaped to his feet fro on the floor close by that side of the dais farthest froht of Thuria flashed full upon the here Gahan clung silhouetting hi to their feet The eunuch drew his sword and leaped for the here the helpless Gahan would have fallen an easy victile thrust of the murderous weapon the fellow bore, had not Tara of Heliu hier froht to hurl her aside its keen point found his heart Without a sound he died and lunged forward to the floor Then Tara ran to the

"Turan, my chief!" she cried "What awful risk is this you take to seek me here, where even your brave heart is powerless to aid me"

"Be not so sure of that, heart ofbut words to ive her back to ht destroy yourself, Tara of Helium, to escape the dishonor that O-Tar would do you, and so I cah whatever e that there is yet a way and that if all goes e shall be freed at last Look for ht that he would wed you And no may we dispose of this fellow?" He pointed to the dead eunuch upon the floor

"We need not concern ourselves about that," she replied "None dares harm me for fear of the wrath of O-Tar-otherwise I should have been dead so soon as ever I entered this portion of the palace, for the women hate me O-Tar alone may punish me, and what cares O-Tar for the life of a eunuch? No, fear not upon this score"