Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 230, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 February 1931 — Page 11

FEB. 3, 1931.

TANAR OF PELLUCIDAR By EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS “TARZAbPa?THeT APES”

SYNOPSIS ,s * warrior of Sari, a counrty Jn Pelluctdar. a strafe* 1 world somtv here beneath the earth s crust. In an *>aion of a horde of savages called Tanar Is carried away on one •f thetr ships. Stellara. supposedly the daughter of the Korser chieftain. The Cid. makes friends with him. A terrific storm comes ud. The Korsar* abandon the vessel, liavlng Tanar and Stellara behind Tanar learns that Stellara is not the daughter of The Cld. The Korsar chief had kidnaped her another from the Island of Amlocap previous to the birth of Stellara. but her mother had told her that her father was •n Amlocaptan chief named Fedol. The derelict ship drifts to the shores of Amlocap. Tanar and Stellara, after at first being taken for Korsars. find ptellaras father, who takes them to his village of Paraht. A band of Koraarj. let bv the brutaj Bohar the Bloody, raid the village and carrv the girl away. , Tanar pursues them. They Are upon him and think thev have killed him. in reality, he has fallen uninjured Into * deep well. He finds himself in the underground world of the Burled People, or Corlpies. horrible creatures who live In dark grottoes under the earth and 'merge only to seek human flesh for food. • Tanar is viptured. but escapes to the •utr world with another human cap- , jive. Meanwhile, Stellars. who has fallen ill with a fever. Is carried by the Korsars seashore, where they set to work building a boat. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN w STELLARA, lying upon a pallet of grasses benetftb the shade of a large tree, above the beach the Korsars were completing the boat in which they hoped to embark for Korsar, knew that the fever had left her and that her strength rapidly was returning, but having discovered that Illness, whether real or feigned, protected her from the attentions of Bohar, she continued to permit the Korsars to believe that she was ill. In her mind there constantly revolved various plans for escape, but she wished to delay the attempt as long as possible, not only that she might have time to store up a greater amount of reserve strength, but also because she realized that, if she waited until the Korsar boat 'vaj completed, it would be unlikely that the majority of the men would brook delay in departure for the purpose of gratifying any desire that Bohar might express to pursue and recapture her. Again, It was necessary to choose a time when none of the Korsars wag In camp and as one of the two who were detailed to prepare food and stand guard invariably was on duty, it appeared possible that she never might have the opportunity she hoped for, though she had determined that this fact would not. prevent her from making an attempt to escape. All her hopes in this direction were centered upon one contingency which her knowledge of nautical matters made to appear almost a certainty of the near future, and this was the fact that the launching of the boat would require the united efforts and strength of the entire party. She knew from the discussions and conversations that she had overheard that it was Bohar’s intention to launch the boat the moment that the hull was completed and to finish the remainder of the work upon It while it floated in the little cove upon the beach of which it was being constructed. This work would require no great amount of time or effort, since the mast, spars, rigging, and sail were ready and at hand; bladders and gourds already prepared to receive fresh water, and food provisions for the trip, accumulated by the hunters detailed for this purpose, were neatly sewn up in hides and stored away in a cool, earth-covered dugout. And so from her couch of grasses beneath the great tree Stellara watched the work progressing upon the hull of the boat that was to carry Bohar and his men to Korsar, and, as she watched, she planned her method of escape. a * tt ABOVE the camp rose the forested slopes of the hills which she must cross in her return to Paraht. For some distance the trees were scattered and then commenced the dense forest. If she could reach this unobserved she felt that she might entertain high hope of successful escape, for once in the denser growth she could take advantage of the skill and experience she had acquired under Tanar’s tutorage and prosecute her flight along the leafy pathways of the branches, leaving no spoor that Bohar might follow and at the same time safeguarding herself from the attacks of the larger and more dangerous beasts of the forest, for, though few, there still were dangerous beasts upon Amiocap. Os the men of Amlocap whom she might possibly encounter, she entertained little fear, even though . thej; might be members of tribes

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other than hers, though she shuddered at the thought that she might fall into the hands of the Coripies, as these grotesque monsters engendered within her far greater fear than any of the other dangers that might beset her way. The exhilaration of contemplated flight and the high hopes produced within her at prospects of successfully returning to her father and her friends were dampened by the realization that Tanar would not be there to greet her. The supposed death of the Sarian had cast a blight upon her happiness that naught ever could remove and her sorrow was the deeper, perhaps, because no words of love had passed between them, and, therefore she had not the consolation of happy memories to relieve the gnawing anguish of hr grief. i The work upon the hull of the boat at last was completed and the men, coming to camp to eat, spoke hopefully of early departure for Korsar. Bohar approached Stellara’s couch and stood glaring down upon her, his repulsive face darkened by a malignant scowl. “How much longer do you intend to lie here entirely useless to me?” he demanded. “You eat and sleep and the flush of fever has left your skin. I believe that you are freigning illness to escape fulfilling your duties as my mate and if that is true, you shall suffer for it. Get up!” “I am too weak,” said Stellara. “I can not rise.” “That can be remedied,” growled Bohar, and seizing her roughly by the hair, he dragged her from' her couch and lifted her to her feet. tt tt tt AS Bohar released his held upon her, Stellara staggered, her legs trembled, her knees gave beneath her and she fell back upon her couch, and so realistic was the manner in which she carried out the deception that even Bohar was fpoled. “She is sick and dying,” growled one of the Korsars. “Why should we take her along in an overcrowded boat to eat the food and drink the water that some of us may l>e dying for before we reach Korsar?” “Right,” cried another. “Leave her behind.” “Stick a knife into her,” said a third. “She is good for nothing.” “Shut up!” cried Bohar. “She is going to be my mate and she is going with us.” He drew his two huge pistols. “Whoever objects will stay here with a bullet in him. Eat now, you hounds, and be quick about it, for I shall need all liands and all your strength to launch the hull when you have eaten.” So they were going to launch the hull! Stellara trembled with excitement as the moment for her break for liberty drew near. With impatience she watched the Korsars as they bolted their food like a pack of hungry wolf-dogs. She saw some of them throw themselves down to sleep after after they had eaten, but Bohar the Bloody kicked them into wakefulness, and, at the point of his pistol, herded them to the beach, taking every available man and leaving Stellara alone and unguarded for the first time since he had seized her In the village of Fedol, the chief. She watched them as they descended to the hull and she waited until they seemed to be wholly engrossed in their efforts to shove the heavy boat into the sea; then she rose from her pallet and scurried like a frightened Rabbit toward the forest on the slopes above the camp. tt n THE hazards of fate, while beyond our control, are the factors in life which oftentimes make for success or failure of our most important ventures. Upon them hang the fruition of our most cherished hope. They are, in truth, in the lap of the gods, where lies our future, and it was only by the merest hazard that Bohar the Bloody chanced to glance back toward the camp at the very moment that Stellara rose from her couch to make her bid for freedom. With an oath he abandoned the work of launching the hull, and, calling his men to follow him, ran hurriedly up the steep slope in pursuit. His fellow’s took in the situation at a glance and hesitated. “Let him chase his own w’oman,” growled one. “What have we to do with it? Our business is to launch the boat and get her ready to sail to Korsar.” “Right,” said another, “and if he

is not back by the time that we are ready we shall sail without him.” “Good,” cried a third. “Let us make haste then in the hope that we may be prepared to sail before he returns.” And so Bohar the Bloody, unaccompanied by his men, pursued Stellara alone. Perhaps it was as well for the girl that this was true, for there were many fleeter among the Korsars than the beefy Bohar. The girl was instantly aware that her attempt to escape had been discovered, for Bohar was shouting in stentorian tones demanding that she halt, but his words only made her run the faster, until presently she dad darted into the fore and was lost to his view. \ tt a s FT ERE she took to the trees, hoping thereby to elude him, even though she knew that her speed would be reduced. She heard the sound of his advance as he crashed through the underbrush and she knew that he was gaining rapidly upon her. This did not unnerve her, since she was confident that he could have no suspicion that she was in the branches of the trees and just so long as she kept among thick foliage he might pass directly beneath her without being aware of her close presence. That is precisely what he did, cursing and puffing as he made his bull-like way up the steep slope of the hillside. Stellara heard him pass and go crashing on in pursuit, and then she resumed her flight, turning to the right away from the direction of Bohar’s advance until presently the noise of his passing was lost in the distance; then she turned upward again toward the height she must cross on her journey to Paraht, Bohar sweated upward until finally almost utter exhaustion forced him to rest. He found himself in a little glade and here he lay down beneath a shrub that not only protected him from the rays of the sun, but hid him from sight as well, for in savage Pellucidar it always is well to seek rest in concealmer Bohar’s mind was filled with angry thoughts. He cursed himself for leaving the girl alone In camp and he cursed the girl for escaping, and he cursed the fate that had forced him to clamber up this steep hillside upon his futile mission, and most of all he cursed his absent followers, v.hom he now realized had failed to accompany him. He knew that he had lost the girl and that it would be like looking for a particular minnow in the ocean to continue his search for her, and so, having rested, he was determined to hasten back to his camp when his attention suddenly was attracted by a noise at the lower end of the glade. Instinctively he reached for one of his pistols and to his dismay he found that both were gone, evidently having slipped from his sash or been scraped from it as he wallowed upward through the underbrush, Bohar, despite his bluster and braggadocio, was far from courageous. Without his weapons he was an arrant coward and so now he cringed in his concealment as he strained his eyes to discover the author of the noise he had heard. As he watched, a cunning leer of triumph curled Ids hideous mouth, for before him, at the far end of the glade, he saw Stellara drop from the lower branches of a tree and come upward across the glade toward him. ' (To Be Continued) (Copyright, 1931. by Metropolitan Newspaper Feature Service, Inc.; Copyright. 1939. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Inc.)

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