Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-11
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| M ~, .,,,s n "mdn- hihg,
kack Nc sh a lond tail, from i'on.
| rssfyre m .,an kii,s the lion. -
fk spe,.mn",t human friendship "a
Az a.d d'.lvb bet,oeen the apc-md, dnd
Wisbhsnea, ,,;.o. y IN his search for
As mon MY ts Encounters Tor % don,
laa.ai.iieec, e,se, s beos;s supposed to oe
rN eno ,,;th S phom he qrdPptes. as
psS sso,s the CIV OF L,o"' ,hc y" r"r' @
s.sIs moving aoouf % nPo" ,he M fines
TspI, I,,moces that br1k1 .no s,,sd ~" 70
w. =, buildings and ,oh,ch seem;a enh;d,c 70
-, ,oeeniiori,y Of Ho;donn d,c",,,U re- ,o,oc
concession, no douot, 10 som
tsr tsr.,.af y Instinct that m'gnf oe rf,:.a irnGea
ss''Ii 10 their early chp -d"o''"'
gsgtnifor'. >,r,>,,rrs
am 'n .no.en we'll, as king should
"A .n.ok. +" said Tarzan, breaking his
e.. "who fears and honors the
M !, 'i ais people. 1t is well that 20 you
~, That indeed be the Dor u, ,otno
-. ~ yor accord me the homage that Is
ss,, Jad. ben .otho charged me spe.
.s,,r ~, to as ascertain If you were fit to
~ i. ,eople. My first experience o.
- = ,ndic,tcs that Jad-ben -otho chose
y chen he breathed the spirit OF a
=, 49, into the babe at your mo'ner
~' =. effect of this statement, made
!, y, ,,m.lly, was marked in the express.
y. sn and excited whispers of the now
.,,.,truck assemblase'
,.,t they knew how kings were
~, II was decided by Jad-ben-
u. xbile the candidate was still a
'..slIn, III babe! wonderful! A miracle !
"a ttis divine creature in whose pres
- thew stood knew all about 1t.
rsrAtle.s he even discussed such mat
4, With their god daily. If there had
~ an atheist among them before
\ an ssnostic, there was none now Tor
NJ they not looked with their own eyes
mon the son OF gou'
IN /, well then" continued the ape
mn that you should assure yourself
Ast am no impostor. Come closer
Aat you may see that I am not as are
uu. Furthermore, 1t is not meet that
van stand upon q higher level than the
M Of your god" There was sudden
xnmble to reach the floor Of the
Arous room, nor was Ko- tan far be-
hnd his warriors, though he managed
b maintain a certain majestic dignity as
h descended the broad stairs that
cuntless naked feet had polished to
daming smoothncss through the ages.
And now," said Tarzan as the king
tod before him, "you can have no
drbt that I am not of the same race
v you. Your priests have told you
Ait Jad-ben- Otbo is tailless. Tail
leS, therefore, must be the race of gods
that spring from his loins. But enough
d such proofs as these! You know
tn power Of Jad-ben- Ohio; how his
nhhinss cleaning out of the sky carry
death as he wills it how the rains come
1t his bidding, and the fruits and the
bsrries and the grains, the grasses, the
tsss and the flowers spring to life at
is divine direction; you have witnessed
birth and death and those who honor
their god honor him because he controls
these things. How would it fare, then,
With an impostor who claimed to be the
pn Of this all-powerful god? This,
nen, is all the proof that you require,
los as he would strike you down should
Iou deny Inc, so would he strike down
Nth him" :"
This line of argument being unan-
Merable must needs be convincing.
There could be no questioning of this
asatureS statements without The tacit
omission Of lack of faith in the ON
npotenee Of Jad-ben- Otho. Ko- tan
w. satisfied that he was entertaining
oely but as to just what form his
ehrtainment should take he was rather
ioss to know. His conception of
n nad been rather vague and hazy
slair, though In common with all prim-
lu'e people his god was a personal one,
we're his devils and demons. The
PLEASURES Of Jad-ben- Ohio he had as
.v@eo 70 be the excesses which he him
~ I enjoyed, but devoid of any unpleas-
ss rs reaction. It therefore occurred to
In s,nat the Dor.ul- Otho would be
1uy entertained by eating-eating
Us quantities Of everything that Ko-
M nted best and that he had found
s injurious; and there was also a
usk mat the women of the Ho- don
%sue oy allowing corn to soak in the
use q succulent fruits, to which they
- aaded certain other ingredients best
in0wn to themselves. Ko-ta knew
NJ. .,perience that single draught of
s,s, @ potent liquor would bring happi-
@ sss.. snd surcease from worry, while
N,sl ,Mal would cause even a king to do
ssra0 so and enjoy things that he would
vS,Is sveh think of doing or enjoying
Al ,,e ~. not under the magical influence
MI, ae potion, but, unfortunately. the
-. ~ morning brought suffering in d.
dsv 'ato to the joy of the preceding
s,..., @ a god, ko-tan reasoned. could
S.ss1aee SpsS,ieaee all the pleasure without the
1, S'Ssene' ma but for the immediate present
N n. must @ think Of the necessary diani.
no,,s1 ~ ana honors to be accorded his i'm
,os w loot other than a kings Ind
o,,.@ v.aea the surface Of the apex of the
S',;sa %T;mid in the throne room mat at A 4 .imr "r
SSs SSIsHs al the forgotten ages tbroupb
mIsSr Ir me kings Of Pai-ul. don had
I,Ss,. .rSn Its high eminence. So what
3 sssr s Aonor could Ko-tan offer than
Il. .|S H,e place beside him to the Dor.
. quo! s And so he invited Tarzan
pl,ss vna Nns the pyramid and take his
W upon the stone bench that tonnad i
ser.d ~ .hey reached the stem below pths tSs
tieUssSs tisS pinnable Ko-tan cor continued @ 'ns as
m s,S % mount to his throne. but Tar. a.
am. 'a'd OBTAINING hand upon. nom hi,
sod. iUne may sit upon level with ,bs
isstj, he admonished, steppip~ @ w',n corti ,Se 6
tIron. up "a and seating himself Snon o the
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