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"What is this?" shrilled he, turning furiously to the Plutonian. "Have ye brought the paste of evil to our abode, knowing well the strict proscription of our tribe? Fool! Your death is upon ye!" * * * * * But the Plutonian only grinned and spread his glistening, black hands in a careless gesture. WHAT IS THIS SHRILLED HE TURNING FURIOUSLY TO THE PLATONIAN HAVE YE BROUGHT THE PASTE OF EVIL TO OUR ABODE KNOWING WELL THE STRICT PROSCRIPTION OF OUR TRIBE FOOL YOUR DEATH IS UPON YE BUT THE PLUTONIAN ONLY GRINNED AND SPREAD HIS GLISTENING BLACK HANDS IN A CARELESS GESTURE
r to go to the Green Star to rule." "Then let me rule for ye!" exclaimed the Plutonian instantly. "My brothers will abide with ye as your guests--shall see that ye receive a fair reward for the white sap; and I will convey your commands to the Lords of the Green Star." The Old Wise One raised his withered hands, so that the uncertain twittering of voices which followed the Plutonian's suggestion subsided. "My children," piped the feeble old voice, "the Black Lord has spoken cunning words, but they are false. It is plain to see that he desires to rule the Green Star, and our welfare does not concern him." "If so it be that the white sap is of great value to the Lords of the Green Star, it is still of no value to us; and if the gifts they bring to us are of no value to them, they are dear to us." The Plutonian sneered. "Dearer than the Paste of Strange Dreams?" A startled hush fell among the assembled Mercurians. They looked guiltily at one another, avoiding the eyes of the Old Wise One. W WE HAVE NO DESIRE FOR CONQUEST WE FEAR TO GO TO THE GREEN STAR TO RULE THEN LET ME RULE FOR YE EXCLAIMED THE PLUTONIUM INSTANTLY MY BROTHERS WILL ABIDE WITH YE AS YOUR GUEST SHALL SEE THAT YE RECEIVE A FAIR REWARD FOR THE WHITE SAP AND I WILL CONVEY YOUR COMMANDS TO THE LORDS OF THE GREEN STAR THE OLD WISE ONE RAISED HIS WITHERED HANDS SO THAT THE UNCERTAIN TWITTERING OF VOICES WHICH FOLLOWED THE PLUTONIAN SUGGESTION SUBSIDED MY CHILDREN PIPED THE FEEBLE OLD VOICE THE BLACK LORD HAS SPOKEN CUNNING WORDS BUT THEY ARE FALSE IT IS PLAIN TO SEE THAT HE DESIRES TO RULE THE GREEN STAR AND OUR WELFARE DOES NOT CONCERN HIM IF SO IT BE THAT THE WHITE SAP IS OF GREAT VALUE TO THE LORDS OF THE GREEN STAR IT IS STILL OF NO VALUE TO US AND IF THE GIFTS THEY BRING TO US ARE OF NO VALUE TO THEM THEY ARE DEAR TO US THE PLUTONIAN SNEERED DEARER THAN THE PASTE OF STRANGE DREAMS A STARTLED HUSH FELL AMONG THE ASSEMBLED MERCURIANS THEY LOOKED GUILTILY AT ONE ANOTHER AVOIDING THE EYES OF THE OLD WISE ONE
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