The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-11-19
CHAPTER Xxx.
In Search of Gold.

AuNs hdu III StOLD-
ach to ret.ace that difficult
three days trail. They talk
ed together in low whispers. and one
turned toward the jungle. calling aloud
to he voice that hl1 spoken to them
from out of the foli &c.
How do we know that when YOU
have us in your village you will not
Kill us alI?" he asked.
You do not know" replied Tarzan.
"other than that We have promised not
to harm you if you will return our
ivory to us. But this you do know,
that it lies within our power to kill
you all If you do not return as we di-
rect, and are we not more likely to do
50 If you anger us than if you do as
we bid?'
WHO are you that speaks the tongue
of our Arab maStcr,:' cried the Man
yuema spokesman. Let us see you
and then we shall give you our an
swer.'
Tarzan stepped ont of the jungle a
dozen PAGES from them.
Look" he said. When they saw
that he was white they were filled with
awe for never had they seen a white
savage before, and at his great mus
Giles and giant frame they were struck
with wonder and admiration.
You may trust me- said Tarzan.
$50 long as you do as | tell you and
harm none of my people. we shall do
you no hurt. Will you take up our
ivory and return in peace to our vii
lage or shall we follow along your trail
toward the north as we have followed
for the past three days?'
The recollection of the horrid days
that had just pasSed was the thing that
finally decided the Manyuema. and so,
after a short conference. they took up
their burdens and set off to retrace
their steps toward the village of the
Waziri.
At the end of the third day they
marched into the village gate and were
greeted by the survivors of the recent
massacre, to whom Tarzan had sent a
messenger in their temporary camp to
the south on the day that the raiders
had quilted the village, telling them
that they might return in safety.
1t took all the mastery and persua-
sion that Tarzan possessed to prevent
the WaZiri falling on the Manyuema
tooth and nail and tearing them to
pieces. but when he had explained that
he had given his word that they would
not be mOlpSted if they carried the
ivory back to the spot from which they
had stolen it and had further Impress
ed upon his people that they Owed
their entire victory to him they finally
accpded to his demands and allowed
the cannihals to rest in peace within
their paliSade.
That night the village warriors held
a big p~alaver TO celebrate their victo-
rieS and To chooSe Il new chief. Since
old Waziri's death TarZan had been
directing the warriors in battle, and
the temporary command had been
tacitly conceded 10 him. There had
been no time to choose a new chief
from among their own number. and in
fact so remarkably successful had they
DpeU ulut' Tue ultuidI - StiItldlShlp
that they>had had no wish to delegate
the supreme authority to another for
fear that what they already had gain
ed might be lost. They had 81 recent
ly seen the resultS of running counter
to this savage white mans advice in
the disastrous charge ordered by Wa
ziri. in which be himself had died. that
it had not been difficult for them 10
accept Tarzan's authority as final.
The principal warriors sat in a circle
about Il small fire To discuss the rela-
tive merits of whomever might be sug-
geSted as old WaZiri's successor. 1t
was Busuli who spoke first:
Since Waziri is dead. leaving no
son. there is but one among us whom
we know from experience is fitted to
make us a good king. There is only
one who has proved that he can sue
ceSsfully lead us against the guns of
the white man and bring us easy vic
tory without the loss of a single life.
There is only me. and that Is the
white man who has led us for the past
few days And BuSuli sprang TO his
feet and. with uplifted spear and half
bent. crouching body. commenced to
dance slowly about Tarzan. chanting
slowly in time to his steps: "WaZiri.
king Of the WaZiri. WaZiri. killer of
Arabs. Waziri. king of the WnZiri.."
One by one the other warriors signi
fed their acceptance of TNrzan as their
king by Joining in the solemn dance.
The women came and squatted about
the rim Of the circle. heating upon
tomtoms. %clapping their hands In time
to the steps OF the dancers and Joining
in the chant OF the warriors. In the
center Of the circle sat TarZan of the
Apes WaZiri. king Of the WaZiri: for.
like his predecessor. he was to take
the name of his triie ~ his own. Fast |
or and faster grew the pace of the
dancers. louder and louder their wild
and savag shouts The women rOs,