The evening world., 1914-01-22

to my rescue In the nrst place. ana now
I cannot understand Why. having me
within your power. you do not wish to
bs revsngsd upon me for having san-
fenced you to dcath--for having almost
put you 70 death with my own hand"
II presume" replied tho ape-man.
''tinat you but followed ths teachings OF
your religion. I cAnnVt blame you for
that. no matter what I may think OF
your creed. hut who are you-'what
people have fallcn arhonGf
II am la, hiGh presteas OF the Tenn
pie Of the sun, In tho city OF Opar. We
are descendants OF u people VINO came
10 Ms savage woSA more than Ten
thousand years ago In search OF go'o.
Their cities stretched from q great $50
under tho rising sun to a great sea into
which the sun descends at night 10
cool his flaming brow. They we're very
rich and very powerful, but they nvsd
only n few months Of tho year IN thslr
magnificent palaces here: the resi- OF
tho time they spent In their native Aud'
far, far to tho north.
MANY ships went back and forth be-
tween this new world and the old. Dur.
ing tho rainy season there we're but few
OF tho inhabitants remained mere. oniy
those who superintended the working
OF the mines by the black dawes, and
tho merchants who had 10 stay to sup
ply their wants, and the soldiers vho
wuarded ths cisiss and the nMnsg
at was at one Of these times that the
great calamity occurred. When the
time cams for the tesminG thousAnds
10 return none came. For Weeks thd
people waited. Then they cent out
great galley to learn why no one came
from the mother country. but thouEh
they sailed about for many months.
they we're unable to md any trace os
tho mighty land that had for counuesa
ssss borne thsls anoisnt cavNisAsion-
Il had sunk Into the SEA.
From that day dated the downtaa
Of my people. Dtshsartened and un'
happy, they soon became . prey to the
horsies Of the south. One by one tbs
citiss we're deserted or overcome. TAs
last remnant was finally forced TO taks
shelter within this mighty mountain
fortress. Slowly We have dwlndlsd IN
power, In civilization. In intellect. In
numbers, until now We are no more
than . small tribe Of savags apes.
'In fact. the apes live with VI. an1
have for many ages. We call them the
first men-ws speak their Language
quite ~ much - we do our own; snly
IN tho rituals Of the temple do We make
any attempt to retain our mothes
tongue. In time II will be forgotten.
and va Will speak only the Language o.
tho apes; In time We Win no Longer osn. ,s
jsh, those Of our people who mate VIA
apSh, and 20 IN time We shall dascena
10 the very beasts from which. ages age
our progenitors may have sprung
but why are you more human sueu
the othersT asked the man.
'.For some reasonl the womsn hAye
not reverted to savaysry % sApAiv ~
the men. II may be because only the
lover types OF men remained here 81
the time OF the great catastrophe. while
the temples were hiied With the noblese
daughters Of the race. NY strain has
remained clearer than the rest because
for countless aSes my foremothers were
high prisstsssss-ths sAersd once De-
.csnds from mothar 10 daughter. Our
husbands are chosen for us from the
nobiest In tho land. The most perfec!
man, mentally and physically. 10 selected
70 be the husband Of the high prieotess.
From whs6 I aaw Of the gsnt!emen
above" said TaTsan. with . grtn. tneIe
should be iittls trouble IN ehoosans fren'
among thsm."
'Do not b saorilssious." she SAID.
They are very holy mea-thay ss
priests"
ter TO look up0nf" hs asked.
The others arc all moro ugly than
the priests" she replied.
Taryan shuddersd vt her fate, for
even IN the dim light OF the vauit he
was impressed by her beauty.
But how about myseif7" he asked.
suddenly. Are you going to lead mo
10 iiberty?"
"You have been chosen by Tho V1am-
ing God as his own" she answered. sol.
EMMY. mot even I have the power 10
save you-should they md you again.
But do not intend that they shall nnd
you. You risksd your ufe TO save mine.
may do no less for yVu. II will be
no easy matter-it may require days;
but In the end think that I ean lead
you beyond the walls. Come. they VIII
md us together we shall both be lost
they would kin mo did they think that
! had proved false to my god"
"You must not take the risk. then"
ne aaid, quickly. II will return to the
temple, and II can night my way to
freedom there will be no sunploton
thrown upon you"
but she would not have II no. and
finally persuaded him to follow her.
saying that they had already remained
In the vault too long to prevent suspl-
cion from falling upon her even II they
returned to the temple,
Il will hide you. and then return
alone" she said, itching than that
was long unconscious after you killed
Tha. and that ! do not know whittier
you escaped"
And 30 she led him through winding
corridors OF gloom. until nnaliy they
came TO q small chamber. Into which u
Htde light altered through a st-ne graf
ing In the ceiling.
This is the Chamber OF the D~ad."
abe said. None will think Of searon-
Ing here for you-thsy would not dare.
! will return after Il V dark. BY that
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