The evening world., 1914-01-22
,e Eveni~t world d-Daiy M.s.sine. Thus
"A COMPLETE NOVEL IN THE EVENING WORLD
EACH WEEK. Next" The Trail to Yesterday" by
C. H. Settler; Author of "7he TwoGun Man," ETC.,

now, out into the fresh air where you
may breathe easier"
Some OF the warriors started TO obey
their chief with alacrity. but Busuli and
several others hesitated to leave him
h esitated between love and loyalty for
their king and superstitious fear Of the
unknown. And then, quite unexpectedly,
that occurred which decided the ques-
tion without the necessity for further
discussion. Out Of the silence Of the
ruined temple there rang. close TO their
ears. the same hideous shriek they had
heard the previous night, and with
cries the black warriors turned
and fled through the empty haus OF the
aGe-old edifce.
Behind THEM stood Tarxan Of the
Apes where they had left him. . grim
smile upon his iips-waitins for the
eneu,y he fully expected was about to
pouncs upon him. But again silence
reisnsd. except for the faint suggestion
of the sound OF naked feet moving
steelthily IN nearby places.
Then .Tarzan wheeled and passed on
into the depths Of the temple. From
room to room he went, until he came 10
one at which q rude, barred door still
stood. and a. he put his shoulder against
1t to push Il In again the ahrdek OF
warning rang out almost beside him. II
WAS evident that he was being warned
TO refrain from dssecrating this par
ucuiar room. Or could II be that with
On lay the secret to the treasure stores?
Al any rate, the very fact that the
strange, invisible guardians OF this
weird place had soms reason for wish
ting him not to enter this particular
chamber was sufiiclent to treble Tar
xan's desire to do so. and though tho
shrieking was repeated continuously. lie
kept his shoulder to the door until II
gave before his giant strength TO swing
open upon breaking wooden hinges.
within all was black M the tomb.
There was no window to let In tho
faintest ray of light. and A. the corri-
dor upon which It opened was Itself In
semi-darkness. even the open door shed
no relieving rays within. Feeling be-
fore him upon the floor with the butt
OF his spear, TarsAn entered the StyEian
gloom. Suddenly the door behind him
closed. and at the same time hands
ciutched him from every direction out
Of TN darkness.
The ape-man fought with all the saw
age fury OF self-prsservation. backed by
the herculean strength that was his.
But though he felt his blows land. and
his teeth sink into soft flesh. there
ssemed always two new hands TO take
: the plage Of those that he fought or.
: At last they dragged him down, and
B ~ ~ mSte weight Of their numbers.
4 AsdAQQr they bound him-his hands
\ f9fyA MS back and his feet trussed
svHNS0 gseet them.
=. Presently they lifted him from the
floor ana, half dragging. half pushing
him. thsx brought him out OF the black
chQmbsr through another doorway into
/. m Inner courtyard Of the temple. Here
As saw hh captors. There must have
-been . huadred Of them-sh0rt. stocky
men. with great boards that covered
their fscss and fell upon their hairy
hreasts -.-..-.-- ..
The thick. matted hair upon their
heads grew low over their recedin !
brows, and hung about their shoulders
and their backs. Their crooked legs
were short and heavy. their arms :ong
and muscular. About their loins they
wore skins OF leopards and OF lions.
and great necklaces Of the claws Of
these same animals depended upon the;r
breasts. Massive circlets Of virgin Rold
adorned their arms and legs. For
weapons they CARRIED heavy. knottej
bludgeons. and IN the bolts that con-
nned their single garments each had .
long. wioksd-iooking knife.
But the feature OF them that made
the most startling impression upon their
prisoner was theis white skIns-neither
in color nor feature was there q trace
Of the negyoh about them. Yet, with
their rsceding forohcads. wicked httle
close-sst eyes and yellow fangs. they
were far from prepossessing In appear
ance.
During the hGht within the dark
chamber. and while they had been drag
ging Tsrsan TO the inner court. no word
had been spoken. but now several OF
conversation In q language unfamiliar
to tho spe-man. and presently they left
him lying upon the concrete floor while
they trOopsd on on their short legs into
another Oart Of the temple beyond the
court.
A. Tarssn lay thsss upon his back ne
saw that the temple sntiralY surrounded
the little Enclosure. and that on all sides
Its lofty walls rose high above him. Al
the top . little patch Of blue sky was
visible. and. In one direction. through
an embrasure. he could see foliage. but
whether II was beyond or within the
temple he did not know.
About the court. from the ground to
tho top OF ths temple. were series OF
open galleries. and now and then the
captive caught giknpses OF bright eyes
cleaning from bsnsath masses Of tum-
bling hair. pssrias down upon him from
above.
He haa lain within the court for
several hours before the first rays OF
sunlight penetrated the vertical shaft:
almost simultaneously he heard the pat
tering of bare feet In the corridors
about him. and . moment later saw the
galleries above AL with crafty faces ~
. score or more entered the courtyard
with HIM.
For q moment every eye was bent
upon the MONDAY sun. and then In uni
son the people In the galleries and those
in the court below took up the refrain
OF low, weird chant Presently those
about Tarsan began 70 dance to the
cadence OF their solemn song. They
oircied him slowly. resembling In their
manner Of dancing q number Of clumsy.
shuffing bears; but ~ yet they did not
look at him, keeping their little eyes
hxed upon the sun.
For ten minutes or more they kept
up tfsir monotonous chant and steps.
and then suddenly. and In perfect uni
son. they tnrned toward their victim
with upraised bludgeons and emitting
fearful howls. the whils they contorted
their features into the most diabolical
expressions. they rushed upon him.
AZ the same instant . female figure
dashed into the midst Of the blood