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added layersof fat.Only Skruf remained noticeably thin,steadfastly refusing to eatmore than enough to sustain life.Frug put on fat far more rapidly thaneither von Horst or La-ja.Finally Skruf called his attention to it."They will eat you first,"heprophesied."You are very fat.""Do you think so?"asked the chief,feeling of the fold of fat that en-circled his waist.He seemed perturbed."I thought we Womens Handbags were going to tryto escape,"he said to von Horst."I have been hoping that the Gorbuses would leave for a while,"replied the European,"but only a few of them go away at a time."94
"Most of them are asleep now,"remarked La-ja."Many of their torcheshave gone out.""That's right,"said von Horst,looking out into the other chamber."I'venever seen so many of them asleep at one time.""I think they have been feeding,"said La-ja."They have been going outin small parties Coach Bags On Sale constantly since I slept last.Perhaps that is why they aresleepy.""There go some more torches,"whispered von Horst."There are only afew burning now.""And all the rest of the Gorbuses are nodding."La-ja could not hideher excitement."If they all fall asleep,we can get away."But they did not all sleep.One remained awake,nursing his Gucci Handbags Outlet torch.Itwas Torp.Finally he arose and approached the cave where the prisonerswere confined.When they saw him coming they lay down in such posi-tions as to hide the fact that their hands were free,as they had in the pastwhenever a Gorbus came to their cave.Torp entered,carrying his torch.He looked them over carefully.Finally he poked Skruf with a foot."There is no use waiting for you to get fat,"he grumbled."We will killyou after this sleep;then we won't have to feed you any more.""Kill the other first,"begged Nike Free Run Skruf;"They are much fatter than I.Giveme a chance,and I will get fat."Torp yawned."Well kill you all at the same time,"he said;then heturned to leave the cave.Von Horst looked beyond him and saw that every torch in the outerroom was extinguished—the place lay in utter darkness.Then he leapedsilently to his feet,drawing his pistol as he did so.Raising the pistol,vonHorst struck Torp a single heavy blow on the Nike Shox skull.Without a sound,thefellow dropped in his tracks.Von Horst seized his torch."Come!"he whispered.Silently the four ran across the larger cavern to one of the exits and upthe steeply inclined shaft to the corridor that led to the outer world.Asthey passed from the dim precincts of the cavern even the grim andgloomy wood looked fair and lovely by Nike Shox Shoes comparison.How long they had been imprisoned von Horst could not even guess,but he felt that it must have been a long time.They had lost count ofsleeps,there had been so many;and they had all,with the exception ofSkruf,put on considerable weight,indicating that their imprisonmenthad been of long duration.At a trot they set off in the direction they95
believed led to the nearest edge of the Forest of Death,for they were de-termined to put as much distance as possible Air Max Plus between themselves andthe caves of the Gorbuses before their escape was discovered.When in good condition,Pellucidarians can maintain a steady trot forgreat distances;but it was not long before all except Skruf were pantingfrom the exertion—additonial proof that they had been long confined.Atlength they were forced to slacken their gait to a walk."When do we commence killing one another,Frug?"inquired vonHorst."The truce was to last only until we had escaped—and we haveescaped."Frug eyedNike Shox NZ the pistol in its holster and pulled on his beard,meditat-ively."Let us wait until we have left the forest and separated,"he sugges-ted;"then,if we ever meet again,I shall kill you.""For your sake let us hope that we never meet again,"laughed vonHorst,"but what assurance have I that in the meantime you and Skrufwill honor the agreement?I certainly have no reason to trust Skruf.""No one trusts Skruf,"replied Frug;"but you have my Nike Shox R4 word that I willnot