Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-22
raIs BEGINS THE STORY

sssyohes for hef. nc 'Vo"'oo ~
!. h;mse} taken prisoner ana ,",omn
~ cavern inhabited ov a WW'
m'ss,s,ored animal as b'0 as odtue-
M he dives into a po9t ana me
ssTT ssTT after him. Mednphiio Ldog
yn.e Grevstoke, Tdrsdn 8 nuo, Us
..osoht bv the King as ,oue ana ep
Sehioh priest as pr,cst.ess ,S.;. ama &c J
Srds Immediate sdfotp ~ Men ~.
erge"t, hi, pyospecfice son IN laD,
se'H ,s;th his father, then goes TO
sso. re- tbe ,romcn are hidden. No sar,
gneto t.,her. hicks up Jane aud carries
advising his son to do the
hr oggiS,o NTH the Princess nc tods
engaged to marry. -
ANR HERE 1T CONTINUES
xp then Bu-lot sought to seize
"A o.lo.a, but o 10 a had her Pan at
=. aerce little tiger girl of the saw
y. ~ Kor. Ill. ja-Pan. at-lee whose name
ssv,a her--and Blu lot found that with
.s .,ro of them his hands were full.
ws.r he would have lifted O-lo-a and
,,,ne her away Pan-at-lee seized him
.s.nrd the legs and strove to drag MIN
~, y,eiously he kicked her, but she
...,d not desist, and finally, realizing
AL he might not only lose his princess
a, no 40 delayed as to invite capture
he did not rid himself of this claw.
n, scratching she -jato, he hurled
49, N the floor and seizing Pan
S.iss BY the hair drew his knite
susTrh. curtains behind him suddenly
..'.nS In two swift bounds q 1.-THE
Rar,.. a crossed the room and before ever
~ trife of Bu-lot reached its goal his
suy W. was seized from behind and ter
W. blow crashing to the base of his
III, dropped him, lifelcss, to the floor
nr.iot coward, traitor, and assassin.
ia without knowing who struck him
DOWN.
IA. Tarzan of the Apes leaped into
N. nool in the gryf pit Of the temple
stA.lur one might have accounted for
n act on the hypothesis that it was
hs Last blind urge of representation
n DELAY even for n moment, the in
s,,table tragedy in which each some
Ssv must play the leading role upon
M little stage but no-those cool, gray
s,ea had caught the sole possibility for
sscape that the surroundings and the
circumstances offcred--a tiny. moonlit
nstrh Of water glimmering through n
mall aperture in the cliff at the sur
ace OF the pool upon its farther side.
With swift, bold strokes he swan for
,peed. alone, knowing. that the water
would In no way deter his pursuer. Nor
aid Il. Tnrzan heard the great splash
n the huge creature plunged into the
pool behind him; he heard the churn- =
ips waters as it forged rapidly on
| vsrd In his wake. He was nearing the
opening-would 1t be large enough to
permit the passage Of his body? That
portion Of it which showed above the
surface Of the water most certainly
would not. His life. then. depended
upon how much of the aperture was
submerged. And now it was directly
before him and the gryf directly behind.
There was no alternntive-there was no
other hope. The ape-man threw all
the resources Of his great strength into
The last few strokes. extended his hands
before him as cutwater. submerged ia
the waters level and shot forward to-
ward the hole.
Frothing with rage was the baffled
Lu.don "a he realized how neatly the
stranger had turned his own tables
upon him. He could. of course. escape
the Temple Of the Gryf in which her
quick wit had temporarily imprisoned
him: but during the delay. however
brief. Ja-don would find time to stcal
her from the temples and deliver her to
! Ko.tan.
But he would have her yet-that the
high priest swore in the names Of Jad-
Otho and all the demons Of his
faith. He hated Ko-tan Secretly he
had espoused the cause of Mo- -sar
IN whom he would have n willing tool
Perhaps, then. this would give hin
the opportunity he had long awaited
pretext for melting the revolt that
would dethrone Ko-tan and place Mo
ar in power-with Lu- don the rea
ruler of Pal-ul-don. He licked hi,
nln lips as he sought the window
through which Tarzan had entered and
now Lu. .don's only avenue Of escape,
cautiously he made his way across
the aoor, feeling before him with his
hands, and when they discovered that
tne trap was set for him an ugly snarI
ivy houl tHc pTleSt \ lips. l. ut
1e.deyil." he muttered "but she shall
Pg, she shall pay--ah, Jad- ben OthO
how she shall pay for the trick she
As played upon Lu don. -
ne crawled through the window and
sSRamoed easily downward to the ground
SHOULD he pursue ia don and the
woman, CHANGING an encounter with the
nerce chief, or bide his time until
tnfr NJ Oh
plsn his design? He chose the latter
solution, as might have been expected
OF such as he.
Going to his quarters he summoned
several OF his pricsts-those who were
most In his confidence and who shared
us ambitions for absolute power OF
tne temple over the palace-all mer
Who hated Ko- tan.
:. The time has come" he told them
when the authority of the temple must
M placed definitely above that of tn,
pa"ce' ko-tan must make way fol
MG'sar, for ko-tan has deticd your high
P,iea' TO then. Pan-sat, and summon
mo'sar secretly to the temple ant
,Vu others 60 to the city and prepare
ue faithful warriors that they may bt
"rreadlness when the time comes"
avr another hour they discussed thu
Os.a Osa.s OF the coup d'ctpt that was Il
Sr'nr0w the government of Pal ul
sIn., ohe knew slave who. as the
~Sn,l Sna, sounded from the temple gong
KEyu,a thrust II knife into the heart o
otS. S"h Tor the price of liberty. An
OS0a. Sr held personal knowledge of III
~ ser c OF the palace that he could usC
N iompel the latter to admit number
NJ .u'uohS warriors to various part,
csp "e palace. With Mo-sar as tn,
Shls paw, the plan seemed scarce pos
poiN, y. failure and so they separated
palaSSo lS upon their immediate errands t,
p'aee and to city.
sronna, rah'sat entered the palac,
mot"u he was aware of sudden com
DON. .so IN the direction of the pale
was sv una few minutes later Lu don