Part 7 (1/1)

He did not ask her to whom she referred

'I believe so Silver and fire are both deadly to evil spirits, and he got a belly-full of both'

Neither spoke of that subject again; Belesa'sup the scene when a black figure skulked into the great hall and a long-delayed vengeance was horribly consummated

'What will you do when you get back to Zingara?' Conan asked

She shook her head helplessly 'I do not know I have neitherPerhaps it would have been better had one of those arrows struck my heart'

'Do not say that, ed Tina 'I ork for us both!'

Conan drew a sirdle

'I didn't get Tothmekri's jewels,' he rumbled 'But here are soot the clothes I' rubies into his palm 'They're worth a fortune, the and handed it to her

'But I can't take these--' she began

'Of course you'll take theht as well leave you for the Picts to scalp as to take you back to Zingara to starve,' said he 'I knohat it is to be penniless in a Hyborian land Now in ry only when there's no food in the land at all But in civilized countries I've seen people sick of gluttony while others were starving Aye, I've seen ainst the walls of shops and storehouses crammed with food

'Sory, too, but then I took what I wanted at sword's-point But you can't do that So you take these rubies You can sell them and buy a castle, and slaves and fine clothes, and with theet a husband, because civilized men all desire wives with these possessions'

'But what of you?'

Conan grinned and indicated the Red Hand drawing swiftly inshore

'A shi+p and a crew are all I want As soon as I set foot on that deck, I'll have a shi+p, and as soon as I can raise the Barachans I'll have a crew The lads of the Red Brotherhood are eager to shi+p with me, because I always lead theirl ashore on the Zingaran coast, I'll show the dogs soems to me, when all the loot of the southern seas will be ?'