Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1920-02-13

until they were thoroughly rested,
| when Lord Greystoke would furnish
guides to lead them safely back into
country with which Frecoult'S head
man was supposedly familiar
In his guise of French gentleman
of leisure, Werper found little diff
Guilty in deceiving his host and in in.
gratiating himself with both Tarzan
and Jane Clayton; but the longer he
remained the less hopeful he became
of an easy accomplishment of his de-
signs.
Lady Greystoke never rode alone at
any great distance from the bungalow,
and the savage loyalty of the ferocious
W'aziri warriors who formed great
part of Tarzan's followers seemed to.
| preclude the possibility of success
full attempt at forcible abduction, or
of the bribery of. the Waziri them
selves.
A week passed, and Werper was no
nearer the fulfillment of his plan. in so
far as he could judge, than upon the
day Of his arrival, but at that very
moment something occurred which
| gave him renewed hope and set his
! mind upon an even greater reward
| than woman's ransom.
A runner had arrived at the bunga-
low with the weekly mail, and Lord
Greystoke had spent the afternoon in
his study reading and answering let
| ters. At dinner he seemed distraught,
and early in the evening he excused
| himself and retired, Lady Greystoke
following him very soon after. Werper,
sitting upon the veranda, could hear
their voices in earnest discussion, and
| having realized that something of IN
usual moment was afoot, he made his
silent way to point beneath the win
dow of the room in which his host and
hostess slept.
Lady Greystoke was speaking as
| Welper came within hearing.
81 always feared for the stability of
the company" she was saying; "but it
seeras incredible that they should have
failed for so enormous sum-unlesS
there has been some dishonest manipu-
| lation."
"1'hat is what I suspect" replied
Tarzan; "but whatever the cause. the
| fact remains that / have lost every
thing. and there is nothing for it but to
return to Opar and get more"
"Oh, john" cried Lady Greystoke,
and Werper could feel the shudder
| through her voice, ''is there no other
| way? I cannot bear to think of you
returning to that frightful city"
"You need have no fear" replied
| Tarzan, laughing. 81 am pretty well
able to take care of myself, and were
| I not, the Waziri who will accompany
me Will see that no harm befalls me.
| There is no other way half so easy to
obtain another fortune, as to go to the
treasure vaults of Opar and bring 1t
| away I shall be very careful, Jane,
and the chances are that the inha0-
| itants of Opar will never know that /
have been there again and despoiled
| them Of another portion of the treas |
ure, the very existence of which they |
are as ignorant of as they would be OF |
| its value"
The finality in his tone seemed to
| assure Lady GreystOke that further
argument was futile, and so she aban'
doned the subject.
Werner remained, listening, for a
short time, and then, confident that ne
had overheard all that was necessary,
and fearing discovery, returned to the
veranda, where he smoked numerous
cigarettes in rapid succession before
| retiring.
The following morning Werper an
nounced his intention of making an
early departure, and asked Tarzan's
permission to hunt big game in the
| Waziri country on his way out-per-
mission which Lord Greystoke readily
granted
The Belgian consumed two days In
completing his preparations, but final
| ly got away with his safari, accom-
panied by a single Waziri guide whom
Lord Greystoke had loaned him.. The
party made but a single short march
when Werper simulated illness, and
announced his intention Of remaining
| where he was until he had fully recov-
cred. AS they had gone but short
distance from the Greystoke bungalow,
Werper dismissed the WaZiri guide.
| telling the warrior that he would send
for him where e was able to proceed.
The Waziri 1ell.e, the Belgian sum-
moned one ehicAchmet Zek's trusted
blacks to his will and dispatched him
to watch for .eonofparture of Tarzan,
returning INN ely to advise Wer.
taken by the Elnog5lishman.