The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-02-13
CHAPTER vI.-continued.

The creatures he saw before him he
recognized for what they were-men
and women, and huge lion. The men
and women were scuttling for the
safety Of the exits. The lion stood
upon the body Of one who had been
less fortunate than the others. He
was in the center of the temple. d.
rectly before Tarzan, woman stood
beside block Of stone. Upon the top
Of the stone lay stretched a man, and
as the ape-man watched the scene, he
saw the lion glare terribly at the two
who remained within the temple. An
other thunderous roar broke from the
savage throat, the woman screamed
and swooned across the body of the
man stretched PROSTATE upon the
stone altar before her.
Werper, helpless upon the altar, saw
the great carEiyore preparing to leap
upon him. he saw the sudden change
in the beasts expression as his eyes
wandered to something beyond the
altar and out Of the Belgian's view.
He saw the formidable creature rise
to a standing position. A figure dart
ed past Werper. He saw a mighty
arm appraised, and stout spear shoot
forward toward the lion to bury itself
in the broad chest.
He saw the lion swapping and tear
ing the weapons shaft, and he saw,
wonder Of wonders! the naked giant
who had hurled the missile charging
upon the great beast, only long knife
ready to meet those ferOciOuS fangs
and talOnS.
By quick side step, Tarzan eluded
the first swinging clutch Of the lions
paws. Darling to the beasts side, he
leaped upon the tawny back. His
arms encircled the named neck, his
teeth sank deep into the brute's flesh.
Roaring, leaping, rolling and strug-
Cling, the giant cat attempted to dis
lodge this savage enemy. and all the
while one great. brown fist was driv-
ing long keen blade repeatedly into
the beasts side.
During the battle, La regained con-
seriousness. Spellbound, she stood
above her victim watching the spec
tacle. At last Tarzan's knife found
the great heart, and with final, spas
modic struggle the lion rolled over
upon the marble floor, dead. Leaping
to his feet the conqueror placed foot
upon the carcass of his kill, raised his
face toward the heavens and gave
voice to so hideous cry that both La
and Werper trembled as it reverber-
ated through the temple.
Then the ape-man turned. and Wer-
per recognized him as the man he
had left for dead in the treasure room.
Werper was astOunded. Gould this
creature be the same dignified Eng
lishman who had entertained him so
'graciously in his luxurious African
home? Could this wild beast, with blaz-
ing eyes, and bloody countenance, be
at the same time a man? Could the
horrid victory cry he had brit just
heard have been formed in human
throat?
La was studying the ape-man's fea-
lures. Slowly her large eyes opened
very wide.
''TarzanI" she exclaimed, and then,
IN the vernacular Of the great apes
which constant association with the
anthropoids had rendered the common
language of the Oparians: "You have
come back to me! La has ignored the
mandates OF her religion, waiting, al
ways waiting for Tarzan-for her Tar
ian. She has taken no mate, for in
all the world there was but one with
whom La would mate. And now you
have come backl Tell me, o Tar
zan, that 1t is for me you have re-
turned"
Werper listened to the unintelligible
jargon. BE looked from La to Tarzan.
Would the latter understand this
strange tongue? To the Belgian's sur
prise. the Englishman answered in a
language evidently identical to hers.
'Tarzan," he repeated. musingly.
"Tarzan. The name sounds familiar"
at is your name-you are Tarzan."
cried La.
81 ann Tarzan?" The ape-man
shrugged. swell, it is a good name
know no other, so will keep it; but
1 do not know you. did not come
hlther for you. Why came, do not
know at oil; neither do I know from
whence came. Can you tell met"
La shoSk her head. Il never knew"
she repli0ll.
Tarzan turned toward Werper and
put the tainc question to him; but in