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other carnivora from the domestic animals and the human beings upon the 

farms。 

     Carthoris     stopped    before    the   first  gate  he   came    to�察 �pounding     for 

admission。       The young man who answered his summons greeted the two 

hospitably�察  �though   he   looked   with   considerable   wonder   upon   the   white 

skin and auburn hair of the bowman。 

     After he had listened for a moment to a partial narration of their escape 

from the Torquasians�察�he invited them within�察�took them to his house and 

bade the servants there prepare food for them。 

     As they waited in the low´ceiled�察�pleasant livingroom of the farmhouse 

until the meal should be ready�察�Carthoris drew his host into conversation 

that   he   might    learn   his  nationality�察  �and    thus  the   nation   under    whose 

dominion lay the waterway where circumstance had placed him。 

     ;I am Hal Vas�察─�said the young man�察 �son of Vas Kor�察�of Dusar�察�a noble 

in the   retinue   of Astok�察  �Prince   of   Dusar。     At   present   I   am  Dwar   of   the 

Road for this district。; 

     Carthoris   was   very   glad   that   he   had   not   disclosed   his   identity�察  �for 

though   he   had   no   idea   of   anything   that   had   transpired   since  he   had   left 

Helium�察  �or   that Astok   was   at   the   bottom  of   all   his   misfortunes�察  �he   well 

knew that the Dusarian had no love for him�察�and that he could hope for no 

assistance within the dominions of Dusar。 

     ;And who are you�拭─�asked Hal Vas。               ;By your appearance I take you 

for a fighting man�察�but I see no insignia upon your harness。                Can it be that 

you are a panthan�拭─�

     Now�察�these wandering soldiers of fortune are common upon Barsoom�察�

where   most   men   love   to   fight。     They   sell   their   services   wherever   war 

exists�察  �and   in   the   occasional   brief   intervals   when   there   is   no   organized 

warfare      between     the   red   nations�察   �they    join   one    of   the   numerous 

expeditions that are constantly being dispatched against the green men in 

protection of the waterways that traverse the wilder portions of the globe。 



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     When   their   service   is   over   they  discard   the   metal   of   the   nation   they 

have   been     serving   until  they   shall   have   found   a  new    master。    In   the 

intervals they wear no insignia�察�their war´worn harness and grim weapons 

being sufficient to attest their calling。 

     The suggestion was a happy one�察�and Carthoris embraced the chance it 

afforded to account satisfactorily for himself。 There was�察�however�察�a single 

drawback。       In times of war such panthans as happened to be within the 

domain of a belligerent nation were compelled to don the insignia of that 

nation and fight with her warriors。 

     As far as Carthoris knew Dusar was not at war with any other nation�察�

but there was never any telling when one red nation would be flying at the 

throat of a neighbour�察�even though the great and powerful alliance at the 

head of which was his father�察�John Carter�察�had managed to maintain a long 

peace upon the greater portion of Barsoom。 

     A   pleasant    smile    lighted   Hal   Vas'   face  as   Carthoris    admitted    his 

vocation。 

     ;It   is   well�察─  �exclaimed   the   young   man�察   �that   you   chanced   to   come 

hither�察�for here you will find the means of obtaining service in short order。 

My father�察�Vas Kor�察�is even now with me�察�having come hither to recruit a 

force for the new war against Helium。; 



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                             CHAPTER XII 



                                     TO SAVE DUSAR 

       Thuvia of   Ptarth�察�battling   for more  than   life against the lust   of  Jav�察�

cast   a   quick glance over   her   shoulder   toward the   forest   from  which   had 

rumbled the fierce growl。 Jav looked�察�too。 

     What   they   saw   filled   each   with   apprehension。     It   was   Komal�察  �the 

banth´god�察�rushing wide´jawed upon them� �

     Which had he chosen for his prey�拭          �Or was it to be both�拭�

     They had not long to wait�察�for though the Lotharian attempted to hold 

the girl between himself and the terrible fangs�察�the great beast found him 

at last。 

     Then�察   �shrieking�察   �he  attempted    to  fly  toward    Lothar�察  �after  pushing 

Thuvia bodily into the face of the man´eater。 But his flight was of short 

duration。     In   a   moment   Komal   was   upon   him�察  �rending   his   throat   and 

chest with demoniacal fury。 

     The girl reached their side a moment later�察�but it was with difficulty 

that she tore the mad beast from its prey。 Still growling and casting hungry 

glances back upon Jav�察�the banth at last permitted itself to be led away into 

the wood。 

     With    her  giant   protector   by   her  side   Thuvia    set  forth  to  find  the 

passage      through    the   cliffs�察 �that   she   might    attempt     the   seemingly 

impossible      feat  of  reaching    far´  distant   Ptarth   across   the   more    than 

seventeen thousand haads of savage Barsoom。 

     She could not believe that Carthoris had deliberately deserted her�察�and 

so she kept a constant watch for him�察�but as she bore too far to the north in 

her search for the tunnel she passed the Heliumite as he was returning to 

Lothar in search of her。 

     Thuvia of Ptarth was having difficulty in determining the exact status 

of the Prince of Helium in her heart。 She could not admit even to herself 

that she loved him�察�and yet she had permitted him to apply to her that term 

of   endearment   and   possession   to   which   a   Barsoomian   maid   should   turn 



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deaf ears when voiced by other lips than those of her husband or fiance 

;my princess。; 

     Kulan Tith�察�Jeddak of Kaol�察�to whom she was affianced�察�commanded 

her   respect   and   admiration。   Had   it   been   that   she   had   surrendered   to   her 

father's   wishes   because   of   pique   that   the   handsome   Heliumite   had   not 

taken advantage of his visits to her father's court to push the suit for her 

hand that she had been quite sure he had contemplated since that distant 

day   the   two   had   sat   together   upon   the   carved   seat   within   the   gorgeous 

Garden   of   the   Jeddaks   that   graced   the   inner   courtyard   of   the   palace   of 

Salensus Oll at Kadabra�拭�

     Did she love Kulan Tith�拭           �Bravely she tried to believe that she did�察�

but all the while her eyes wandered through the coming darkness for the 

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