The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-05-14

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ho.s = ne could use his teeth and
, Sauus 10 advantage he found one even
oe'ter versed in the schoo, NJ SAVAGE
warfare to which he had reverted FOR
GO. .Aan OF the Apes closed with him.
ana they fell to the floor tearing and
nung az one another like two bull
apes. while the primitive priestess
seood nattened against the wall. watch
lug with wide, fear fascinated eyes the
growing, swapping beasts at her feet.
AT last she saw the stranger close
one mighty hand upon the throat Of
ms antagonist and as he forced the
Drute-man's head far back rain blow
aIter biow upon the upturned face. A
moment later he threw the still thing
from him, and, arising, shook himself
IKE great li0n.S He placed a foot
upon the carcass before him and raised
ms mead to give the victory cry of his
Kind, but as his eyes fell upon the
opening above him leading into the
temple Of human sacrifice he thought
better of his intended act.
The girl, who had been half para
lyzed by fear as the two men fought,
mad Just commenced to give thought to
her probable fate now that, though re-
leased from the clutches Of mailman,
she had fallen into the hands Of one
whOm but moment before she had
been upon the point of killing. She
looked about for some means Of escape
The black mouth of the diverging cor
ridor was near at hand, but as she
turned to dart into it the ape-man's
eyes fell upon her and with quick
leap he was at her side and restrain
Ing hand was laid upon her arm.
Waltz said Tarzan of the Apes, in
the language Of the tribe Of Kerchak.
The girl looked at him in astonish-
ment.
"Who are your she whispered, "who
speaks the language Of the first manY'
Il am Tarzan Of the Apes" he an
swered in the vernacular Of the anthro-
p0ids.
What do you want of met" she con-
tinued. "FOr what purpose did you
save me from Thar"
81 could not see woman murderedY'
1t was a half question that answered
her.
"But what do you intend to do with
me nowY' she continued.
Nothing" he replied, ''but you can
do something with me-you can lead
me out of this place to freedom" He
made the suggestion without the slight
est thought that she would accede. He
felt quite sure that the sacrifice would
go on from the point where 1t had been
interrupted II the high priestess had
her way, though he was equally posi-
tive that they would find Tarzan of the
Apes, unbound and with long dagger
in his hand, much less tractable VIC
tim than Tarzan disarmed and bound.
The girl stood looking at him for a
long moment before she spoke.
You are a very wonderful man."
she said. "You are such man as
have seen in my day dreams ever since
was little girl. You are such a
man as I imagine the forbears of my
people must have been-the great race
Of people who built this mighty city in
the heart Of savage world that they
might wrest from the bowels of the
they had sacrificed their far distant
civilization.
II cannot understand why you came
to my rescue in the first place, and
now I cannot understand why, having
me within your power, you do not wish
to be revenged upon me for having
sentenced you to. death-for having al
most put you to death with my own
hand"
II presume" replied the ape-man,
that you but followed the teachings Of
your religion. l cannot blame you for
that, no matter what may think Of
your creed. But who are you-what
people have I fallen among?"
II am La, high priestess Of the Tenn
pie of the Sun, in the city Of Opar. We
are descendants Of people who came
to this savage world more than TO-
600 years ago in search Of gold. Their
cities stretched from great sea under
the rising sun to great sea into which
the sun descends at night to cool his
flaming brow. They were very rich
and very powerful, but they lived only
a few months of the year in their mag
>nificent palaces here, the rest Of the
time they spent in their native land,
far, far to the north.
MANY ships went back and forth be
tween this new world and the old.
During the rainy season there were but
few Of the inhabitants who remained
here, only those who superintendent the
working Of the mines by the black
slaves and the merchants who had to
stay to supply their wants and the SOL
diers who guarded the cities and the
mines.
ait was at one of these times that the
great calamity occurred. When the
time came for the teeming thousands
to return none came. For weeks the
people waited Then they sent out
groof galley TO learn why no one came