Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-26
TARZAN THE TERRIBLE
By EDGAK RICE BUKKOUGHS
,sor of the "Tarzan" Stories and the arfan" Stories

reconnoitered every other avenue lead
ing from Ailur toward the southeast.
where lay Mo-sar's city Of Tu-lur. and
now he followed the trail to the shores
OF Jad-ben -lul, where the party hao
embarked upon the quiet waters in their
sturdy canoes.
He found many other craft of the
same description moored along the
shore and one Of these he Communicated
for the purpose of pursuit. 1t was
daylight when he passed through the
lake which lies next~below Jad-be -lul
and padding strongly passed within
sight of the very tree In which his lost
mate lay sleeping.
Had the gentle wind that caressed
the bosom of the lake been blowing from
southerly direction the giant ape man
and Jane Clayton would have been re.
united then, but an unkind fate had
willed otherwise and the opportunity
passed with the passing of his canoe,
which presently his powerful strokes
carried out Of sight into the stream at
the lower end Of the lake.
Following the winding river, which
bore considerable distance to the north
before doubling back to empty into the
Jad lul, the ape-mnn missed q por-
tagc that would have saved him hours
of padding.
1t was at the upper end Of this por-
tage whore Mo- sar and his warriors had
deDarkcd that the chief discovered the
absence of his captive. AS Mo- -sar had
been asleep since shortly after their
departure from lur, and as none of
the warriors recalled when she had last
been seen, it was impossible to conjec-
turc with any degree Of accuracy the
! place where she had escaped. The con-
scnsus was, however, that it had
been in the narrow, river connecting
Jad- -lul with the lake next below
| it, which is called Jad bnl-lul, which
freely translated means the lake Of gold.
Mo-sar had been very wroth and having
himself been the only one at fault he
naturally sought with great diligence to
| fix the blame upon another.
He would have returned In search of
her had he not feared to meet a pursu-
ing company dispatched either by ia
don or the high priest, both of whom,
he knew, had just grievances against
him. He would not even spare boat
load of his warriors from his own pro-
lection to return in quest Of the fugitive,
but FASTENED onward with as little de-
| lay as pos 'ible across the portage and
out upon the waters Of Jad-in-lul.
The morning sun was just touching
the white domes of Tu-lur when Mo-
sar's paddlers brought their canoes
against the shore at the city's edge.
Safe once more behind his own walls
and protected by many warriors, the
courage of the chief returned sufficiently
at least to permit him to dispatch three
canoes in search of Jane Clayton, and
also to 20 as far as A-lur If possible
TO learn what had delayed u-lot. whose
failure to reach the canoe with the
balance Of the party at the time OF the
fight from the northern city had In no
way delayed Mo-sar's departure. his
own safety being Of far greater moment
than that of his son.
AS the three canoes reached the por
tnge on their return journey the war
riors who were dragging them from the
water were suddenly startled by the
appearance Of two priests, carrying O
light canoe in the direction of Jad-in
iul. At first they thought them the
advance guard of a larger force OF
Lu don's followers, although the cor.
rectneas of such theory was belied by
their knowledge that priests never ac-
ccpted the risks or perils OF a war,
riors S vocation, and never fought unit
driven in n corner and forced to do so
Secretly the warriors of Pal -ul- dor
held the cmasculated priesthood in con
tempt, and so instead of immediately
taking up the offensive as they would
had the two men been warriors from
A. lur instead of priests, they waited
to question them.
At sight of the warriors the priests
made the sign of peace and upon being
asked If they were alone they answered
in the affirmative.
The leader of Mo sar's warriors per
mitted them to approach. What dc
YOU here" he asked, lin the country
of Mo -sar, so far from your own city
"We carry a message from Lu don
the high priest to Mo-sar,' explained
one.
rs it message of peace or warp
asked the warrior.
1T is an offer of peace replied the
priest.
And Lu don Is sending no warriors
behind you?" queried the fighting man.
1--WE are alone" the priest assured
him. None in A-lur save Lu-don
knows that we have come upon this
errand."
Then you go your way said the
"Who is that?" asked one Of the
priests suddenly. pointing toward the
upper end of the lake at the point
where the river from Jad-bal-lul en-
tered 1t.
All eyes turned in the direction that
he had indicated to see lone warrior
padding rapidly into Jad in -lul, the
prov of his canoe pointing toward
Tu -lur. The warriors and the priests
drew into the concealment of the bushes
| on either side of the portage.
"It is the terrible man who called
himself the Dor -ul -Otho," whispered
one of the priests. II would know that
figure among a great multitude as far
as l could see it,
'You are right. priest" cried one
of the warriors who had seen Tarzan
the day that he had first entered Ko-
tan's palace. 1T Is indeed he who has
been rightly called Tarzan jad- guru."
Hasten, priests" cried the leader of
the party. "You are two paddles in a
light canoe. Easily can you reach Tu-
lur ahead of him and warn Mo-sar of
his coming, for he has but only entered
the lake
For a moment the priests demurred,
for they had no stomach for an encoun-
ter with this terrible man, but the
warrior insisted and even went so far
as to threaten them. Their canoe was
taken from them and pushed into the
lake and they were all but lifted bod
lily from their feet and put aboard 1t,
Still protesting they were showed out
upon the water, where they were imme.
diately in full view of the lone paddler
above them. NoY there was no alter
native. The citShf Tu- -lur offered the
only safety and bending to their paddles
the two priests sent their craft swiftly