The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-03-05
CHAPTER xIv-continuea.

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ID 9 moment the victim flashed De
perth the limb Gnd al the same instant
the ape-man above sprang cut and
down upon its hack. Tie weight OF
the mans body carried the deer 10 the
ground. Il stumbled forward once ID
q futile effort 70 rise and then mighty
muscles dragged its head far back,
gave the neck q vicious wrench and
Bara WIS dead
Quick had been tie killing. and
equally quick were the apeman's sub
sequsnt actions, for who might know
what manner Of killer pursued Bara.
or how close At hand he might bef
Scarce had the neck Of the victim
snapped than the carcass was hanging
orer one Of Tarzan's broad shoulders
AID an instant later the apeman was
ps7ef1ea once more among the bower
branches Of tree above the trail. his
keen. gray eyes scanning the pathway
down which the deer had fed
His sharp eyes saw the muZzle OF
the leading horse as il came into view
around q bend in tie tortuOIs tran
and one by one they scrutinized the
riders as they passed beneath hin Ii
ssagle file.
Beneath him. as unconscious Of MS
presence as were The AbyssiniaBs be-
fore and behind him. rode Albert Ner-
per. while the ape-man serutinized the
Belgien for some sign Of the pouch
which he had stolen.
as The Abyssinians rode toward the
South. . giant figure lowered ever upon
their rail-a huge almost naked
white man. who carried the bloody car
cass Of : deer upon his shoulders. for
Tarzan knew that he might not have
another opportunity 70 hunt for some
line i ne were 70 follow the Belgian.
A rzro DAYS march brought them 10
a level plain beyond which lay noun
:aiuS-a plain which TarZan remen-
5ered and which aroused within him
ssgue half memories and strange
.0nginzs- Beside q charred pile Of
riIBbers the Abyssini halted. and
Tarzan, sneaking close and coneealing
himself in nearby shrubbery, watched
them in wondernent- He saw them
digging up the earth and be wondered
Il they had hidden meat there In the
past and now had come for IL Then
be recalled how be had buried his pref
" pebbles and the suggestion that had
caused him TO do II. They were dig
ging for the things the blacks had bur
led here,
Presently he saw them uncover
dirty yellow object, and he Witnessed
zig joy Of Werper and Of Abdul Mou-
rak as the grimy object was exposed
10 view. one by one they unearthed
aany similar pieces, all Of the same
Uniform dirty yellow. until q pile Of
hem lay upon the ground, pile
which Abdul MOBrak fondled and pet
ted in an ecstasy Of greed.
Something stirred in the ape-man's
mind as he looked long upon the
golden ingots Where had he seen
such beforef What were they? He
recalled the black men who had bur-
led them. The things must be theirs.
Werper was stealing them as he had
stolen Tarzan's pouch Of pebbles. The
ape-man's eyes blazed In anger. He
aould like TO find the black men and
lead them against these thieves.
AS all these things ran through the
active mind party Of men moved out
of the forest al the edge Of the plain
and advanced toward the ruins of the
burned bungalow.
Abdul Mourak. always watchful. was
the first to see them. but already they
were halfway across the open. Wer-
per. swinging into his saddle. fastened
his eyes upon the newcomers. then.
white and trembling, he turned toward
Abdul MOurak.
1T is Achmet Eek and his raiders"
he whispered They are come for the
gold
II must have been at about the
same instant that Achmet Eek disoov-