Strokor

"Strokor," he whispered, his face alive with excitement, "thou art a brave lad, and didst save my life.

The Lord of Death and the Queen of Life Homer Eon Flint 1908

"What means it, Strokor?" asked he again, meanwhile stripping himself in a businesslike fashion that it were good to see.

The Lord of Death and the Queen of Life Homer Eon Flint 1908

He mused a little longer, then roused himself and spake sharply: "Thou art a vain man, Strokor!"

The Lord of Death and the Queen of Life Homer Eon Flint 1908

Strokor, or thou wouldst know that there be a number of them which, through the enlarging tube, show themselves to be round worlds, like unto our own.

The Lord of Death and the Queen of Life Homer Eon Flint 1908

Well, and there ye have the story of Strokor, the mightiest man in the world, and the wisest.

The Lord of Death and the Queen of Life Homer Eon Flint 1908

Outlined in that circle of light, and not six feet in front of them, stood a great chair upon a wide platform; and seated in it, erect and alert, his wide open eyes staring straight into those of the three, was the frightful mountainous form of Strokor, the giant, himself.

The Lord of Death and the Queen of Life Homer Eon Flint 1908

It may be that Strokor left the machine for some trivial reason, and forgot to finish his story.

The Lord of Death and the Queen of Life Homer Eon Flint 1908

And he, no matter how many cycles hence, shall look back to Strokor, and to Ave, his wife, and shall say:

The Lord of Death and the Queen of Life Homer Eon Flint 1908

At all events, 'twas he, Strokor, who told me of the plot.

The Lord of Death and the Queen of Life Homer Eon Flint 1908

"Hail, Strokor!" it said; and great was my astonishment as I recognized the tones of Edam, the young dreamer whom Maka had brought to my house.

The Lord of Death and the Queen of Life Homer Eon Flint 1908