Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1920-03-05
CHAPTER Vi--Continued.

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The creatures he saw before him he
recognized for what they Uere--men
and women, and huge lion. The men
and women were ScuttlinS for the
safety Of the exits. The lion stood
Epon the body Of enc WAC had been
leEs fortunate than the others. He
was in the center Of the ternpda, d.
rectly before TarEan, q wSSasR stood
beside block Of stone. Upon the top
Of the stone lay stretched a mar, and
o. the ape-mRn watched the scene, he
saw the lion glare terribly at tho two
who remained within the temple An
ether thunderous roar broke from the
savage throat, the woman screamed
and Evooned across the body Of the
man stretched PROSTATE upon the
stone altar before her,
Werper, helpless upon the altar, saw
tie great carniv0re preparing to leap
Upon him. He saw the sudden change
in the beasts expression as his eyes
wandered to something beyond the
altar aud out Of the Belgian's view.
Eie saw the formidable creature rise
u q standing position. A figure dart
ed past Werper. he saw mighty
arm appraised, and 8 stout spear shoot
forward tow I'd the lion to bury itself
In the broad chest.
He saw the lion swapping and tear
lag 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 fanga
and talons.
By q quick EIDE step, TarEan eluded
the first swinging clstch Of the lions
paws. Darting TO the beasts side, he
leaped upon the tawny back. His
arms eaeircled the named neck, his
teeth sank deep into the bruts's flesh.
Roaring, leaping rolling and Etrug.
Cling, the giant cat attempted to dis
lodge this savage enemy, and all the
while one great brown fst was driv-
ing Il long keen blade repeatedly into
the beasts side.
During the battle, La regained con-
sciousness. Spelbound, she stood
above her victim watching the spec
tacc. At last Tarzan's knife found
the great heart, and with a final, spas
mode struggle the lion rolled over
upon the marble floor, dead Leaping
to his feet The conquer0r placed foot
upon the carcass Of his kill, raised his
face toward the heavens and gave
voice to so hidcous a 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. Could this
creature be the same dignifled Eng
lishnan who had entertained him so
graciously in his luxurious African
homer Could this wild beast, with blaE-
ing eyes. and bloody countensnce, be
at the same time a man? Could the
-hOrrid victory cry he had but Just
heard have been formed in human
throat?
La was studying the ape-msn's fea'
lures Slowly her large eyes opened
very wide
'9Tarzanw 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
wsyb waiting for Targsn--for her Tar
Lan. 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
Fan, that it is for me you have re-
turned"
Werper listened to the unintellgible
jsrgon. He looked from La to Tarzan.
Would the latter understand this
strange tongue? To the Belgisn's sur
prise, the Englishman answered in q
language evidently identical to hers.
"Tarzan," he repeated, musingly.
"TarEan. The name sounds familiar"
ut is your name-you are Tarran,
cried La.
81 am TarzanT" The ape-man
shrugged. "Well, it is a good name
| know no other. so ! will keep It; hut
do not know you. ! did not come
hither for you. WI came, do not
know at all; neither do know from
whence I came. Can you tell mof
La shook her head. 81 never knew, "
ZEE repllef
TprYr 4rned toward Werper and
ssE n ssme question TO aim; but In