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sign of pursuit developing。         Here   Jav set in motion the mechanism  that 

rolled   the   huge�察  �wheel´like    gate  aside�察 �and   a  moment     later  the  three�察�

accompanied by the banth�察�stepped out into the plain before Lothar。 

     Scarce had they covered a hundred yards when the sound of many men 

shouting   arose   behind   them。      As   they   turned   they   saw   a   company   of 

bowmen debouching upon the plain from the gate through which they had 

but just passed。 

     Upon   the   wall   above   the   gate   were   a   number   of   Lotharians�察  �among 

whom Jav recognized Tario。           The jeddak stood glaring at them�察�evidently 

concentrating all the forces of his trained mind upon them。               That he was 

making   a   supreme   effort   to   render   his   imaginary   creatures   deadly   was 

apparent。 

     Jav turned white�察�and commenced to tremble。              At the crucial moment 

he appeared to lose the courage of his conviction。            The great banth turned 

back    toward    the   advancing    bowmen      and   growled。     Carthoris     placed 

himself   between   Thuvia   and   the   enemy   and�察  �facing   them�察  �awaited   the 

outcome of their charge。 

     Suddenly an inspiration came to Carthoris。 

     ;Hurl your own bowmen against Tario's� ─�he cried to Jav。 ;Let us see a 

materialized battle between two mentalities。; 

     The    suggestion    seemed     to  hearten    the  Lotharian�察   �and   in  another 

moment the three stood behind solid ranks of huge bowmen who hurled 

taunts and menaces at the advancing company emerging from the walled 

city。 

     Jav was a new man the moment his battalions stood between him and 

Tario。    One could almost have sworn the man believed these creatures of 

his strange hypnotic power to be real flesh and blood。 

     With   hoarse   battle   cries   they   charged   the   bowmen   of   Tario。   Barbed 

shafts flew thick and fast。      Men fell�察�and the ground was red with gore。 

     Carthoris and Thuvia had difficulty in reconciling the reality of it all 



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with their knowledge of the truth。 They saw utan after utan march from the 

gate   in   perfect   step   to   reinforce   the   outnumbered   company   which   Tario 

had first sent forth to arrest them。 

     They saw Jav's forces grow correspondingly until all about them rolled 

a   sea   of   fighting�察  �cursing   warriors�察  �and   the   dead   lay   in   heaps   about   the 

field。 

     Jav and Tario seemed to have forgotten all else beside the struggling 

bowmen that surged to and fro�察�filling the broad field between the forest 

and the city。 

     The wood loomed close behind Thuvia and Carthoris。 The latter cast a 

glance toward Jav。 

     ;Come� ─  �he   whispered   to   the   girl。   ;Let   them   fight   out   their   empty 

battleneither�察�evidently�察�has power to harm the other。              They are like two 

controversialists hurling words at one another。               While they are engaged 

we may as well be devoting our energies to an attempt to find the passage 

through the cliffs to the plain beyond。; 

     As   he   spoke�察  �Jav�察  �turning   from   the   battle   for   an   instant�察  �caught   his 

words。     He saw the girl move to accompany the Heliumite。                    A cunning 

look leaped to the Lotharian's eyes。 

     The thing that lay beyond that look had been deep in his heart since 

first he had laid eyes upon Thuvia of Ptarth。               He had not recognized it�察�

however�察�until now that she seemed about to pass out of his existence。 

     He centred his mind upon the Heliumite and the girl for an instant。 

     Carthoris   saw Thuvia   of   Ptarth   step   forward   with   outstretched   hand。 

He was surprised at this sudden softening toward him�察�and it was with a 

full heart that he let his   fingers close  upon hers�察�as together they  turned 

away from forgotten Lothar�察�into the woods�察�and bent their steps toward 

the distant mountains。 

     As the Lotharian had turned toward them�察�Thuvia had been surprised 

to hear Carthoris suddenly voice a new plan。 

     ;Remain here with Jav�察─�she had heard him say�察 �while I go to search 

for the passage through the cliffs。; 

     She   had   dropped   back   in   surprise   and   disappointment�察  �for   she   knew 



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that   there   was   no   reason   why   she   should   not   have   accompanied   him。 

Certainly she should have been safer with him than left here alone with the 

Lotharian。 

     And Jav watched the two and smiled his cunning smile。 

     When      Carthoris    had   disappeared      within    the  wood�察   �Thuvia     seated 

herself    apathetically     upon    the   scarlet   sward    to  watch    the   seemingly 

interminable struggles of the bowmen。 

     The long afternoon dragged its weary way toward darkness�察�and still 

the imaginary  legions   charged and   retreated。           The   sun was   about to set 

when Tario commenced to withdraw his troops slowly toward the city。 

     His   plan   for   cessation   of   hostilities   through   the   night   evidently   met 

with Jav's entire approval�察�for he caused his forces to form themselves in 

orderly utans and march just within the edge of the wood�察�where they were 

soon busily engaged in preparing their evening meal�察�and spreading down 

their sleeping silks and furs for the night。 

     Thuvia could scarce repress a smile as she noted the scrupulous care 

with which Jav's imaginary men attended to each tiny detail of deportment 

as truly as if they had been real flesh and blood。 

     Sentries were posted between the camp and the city。 Officers clanked 

hither    and   thither   issuing   commands       and   seeing    to  it  that  they   were 

properly carried out。 

     Thuvia turned toward Jav。 

     ;Why   is   it�察─  �she   asked�察   �that   you   observe   such   careful   nicety   in   the 

regulation of your creatures when Tario knows quite as well as you that 

they   are   but   figments   of   your   brain�拭  �Why   not   permit   them   simply   to 

dissolve into thin air until you again require their futile service�拭─�

     ;You   do   not   understand   them�察─  �replied   Jav。     ;While   they   exist   they 

are   real。   I   do   but   call   them   into   being   now�察  �and   in   a   way   direct   their 

general actions。       But thereafter�察�until I dissolve them�察�they are as actual as 

you   or   I。   Their   officers   command   them�察  �under   my   guidance。       I   am   the 

generalthat is all。      And the psychological effect upon the enemy is far 

greater than were I to treat them merely as substanceless vagaries。 

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