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Tarzan on Mars
"And I had thought, " he said, ruefully, "that I had created
her, even as Tario created me."
"But you love her, do you not?" asked Tarzan.
"Do you love her?" he asked.
The apeman smiled. "In a brotherly way, perhaps. Do not
forget my main purpose in being here. My own mate is at
Tarnath."
"But La is in love with you!" Kar Komak insisted.
"She thinks she is. I was the only man of her own kind
who ever entered her lonely life, until you fought for her."
Tarzan smiled again. "I would say that you had first claim
upon her affections, my friend—and I can think of no better
choice! However much she may seem to reject you, I know
her well enough to understand that you have attracted her
very much. And remember this: she needs a warrior such as
you."
Had Tarzan been trying to be a diplomat, he could not
have accomplished more than he did by his simple frankness
and sincerity in this delicate matter. From that moment on,
Kar Komak was his devoted friend and ally. There is nothing
more binding between male companions upon Barsoom, or
perhaps on any other world, than sharing harmonious views
in regard to both love and war. Each had the same objective
in battle, which was Tarnath. And each had his woman to fight
for.
"I am left terribly confused, nevertheless," Kar Komak
confessed, at last. "La might well be Issus, and you have all
the appearance of Thanos Pthan. On the other hand, if this
latter is true, then it would seem all the more likely that she
who presently occupies the Golden Throne at Tarnath is
Issus, for she is your rightful mate."
"Such confusion may be eliminated," suggested Tarzan,
"by cancelling out your assumptions and theories and starting
afresh. you should allow the future to reveal whether or not
the Legend of Issus may ever be fulfilled. I can tell you for
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