The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-09

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A. fsan-at-iec sat upon the bole OF
y fallen tree seeking some solution
- the problem Of existence that con.
tOnted her. thefe broke upon her
Wrp from up the gorge the voices
- shouting men--a sound that she
3cognixed all too well. II was the
~ cry Of the Kor.uliuL Closer
>closer II approached her hiding
Il Then. thru the veil OF foliage
~ cxdght gitnpscs Of three figures
neeing along the trail and behind
them the shouting Of the punsuers
rose louder and louder as they ncared
her. Again she caught sight OF the
fu9ftives crossing the river below the
cataract and again they were lost
70 sight And now the pursuers came
into vtew--shouting kor,ui-lul war.
r1ors. fierce and implacabie Forty.
Derhaps SO Of them She waited
kr~athiess: but they did not swerve
rom the trail and passed her. nn.
9ueuslng that an enemy she lay hid
WITHIN q few yards Of them
Once again she caught sight Of The
hursued--three War don warriors
klnmbering the cliff face AZ . point
There portions OF the summit had
Allen away. presenting . steep slope
yAat might be asccnded By such a.
mGuA Suddenly hcr attention was
sesBd upon the threA Could II be,
yaA-ben Othoi had she but known
A~~&x
- shs might havU Joined them
49, uQs her father and I've
k<1cAwN. Nov n was too hta. With
~ breath and tenss muscles she
hod the rAcA Would they reach
Gesdkummaef wouid the Kor-ui-lui
I uuc>sly shemf Thsy climbed well.
IN q sD0Wly. Nov ons lost
nDUthng n the lboss shale and
uuod hacki The Kor-ui-iul were
n1nnding--on hurled his club ~ the
usust fugitive Tho Great God
- pssased with the brother OF
hAs-ies. for he caused the club 70
short Of its target. and TO fall.
l1ing and bounding back upon its
1nsr. carrying him from his feet
- precipitating him TO the bottom
e the gorgA
Shading nov. ber hands pressed
nj above her golden breastpiates.
noe-lee watched the race for life.
Nv ono. her older brother. reached
summit and ciinging there TO
n>thine that she could n6s see he
sred his body and his long tan
he father beneath him. The lat
sstxsng his support. extended his
tail to the son below--ths one
had slipped packard thus,
On : living ladder Of their own
nkinr. the three reached the sum.
and disappeared from view be
- the Kor-uI-lui overlook them.
X tho latter did not abandon the
,nneL On they went until they too
"a disappeared from sight and only
ftint shouting came down 10 Pan.
100 tell her that the pursuit
ntinued
rhe girl knew that she must move
Al any moment now might come
hunting party, combing the gorge
the smaller animals that fed or
Dded thsre.
behind her wore E.s-sat and the
Turning party OF kof-ui-lul that
| q pursued her kin. before her.
troas the next ridge. was the Kor
1.gryf. the hair Of the terrifying
tcnster that brought the chill Of
NJ to every inhabitant OF Paul.
u; below her. In the valley. was the
hntry OF the Ho-don. where she
nld only look for slavery, or death
Re were the Kor-ul-lul. the ancient
emier Of her people and every
here were the wild boasts that cal
flesh Of man.
Tor but Z moment sne debated and
b turning her face toward the
i6theast she set out across the
Ire Of water toward the korul
fat least there were no men
IRE. As IL IL now. so II was in the
ginning, back to the primitive pro
Aitor OF man which is typified by
s,at.Iee and her kind today. OF all
fhnters that woman fears. man
most relentless, the most terri
To the dangers of man she
xferred the dangers OF the Eryf.
Moving cautiously she reached the
OI tfAt UNI NJ tf' iaf oA1D VI
r-ulIui and here, toward noon,
~ found a comparatively easy
9cent. Crossing the ridge she stood
Il last upon the brink OF Kor.ul-gryf
1.-The horror place OF the folklore OF
" race. Dank and mysterious
rev the vegetation below: giant
oes waved their plumed tops al.
Ut level with the summit OF the
h; and over all brooded an omi.
Be silence.
pan-atlee lay upon her belly and
Irctching over the edge scanned the
Mff face below her. She could see
Mes there and the stone pegs
Mich the ancients had fashioned 80
VIGOROUSLY by hand. She had heard
these IN the freight tales OF her
f~cod and OF how the gryfs had
mGtun the morasses across the
.dnfains and OF how at last the
ople had fled after many had been
god and devoured by the bideous
sfures, leaving their caves un.
Rnted for no living man knew
long. Some said that Jad.ben.
~ Eho ha" lived forever was