The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-09


to whom the superstitious fears OF
many OF them attributed the mliac-
ulous powers Of deity. They man.
aged to Keep between Tar3an and
the gateway and all the time they
hawied Justify for relnforcements
should these come before he had
made his escape the ape.man ~
alizsd that the odds against him
would be unsarmcuntahle. and 40
he rcioubied his efforts to carry
cut his design.
Following their usual tactics. two
or three Of the warriors were al.
ways cirelins behind him collecting
the thrown clubs when Tsrran's
attention was directed elsewhere
lie himself retrieved several OF
them which he hurled with such
deadly effect as 10 dispose Of two
OF his antagonists. but now he
heard the approach OF hurrying
warriors. the patter Of their tsro
feet upon The stone pavement and
then the savage cries which were
10 bolster the eouoage OF their fel
lows and nm the enemy with fear
There was no time 90 lose. Tar
nn held a club In either hand and.
swinging one he hurried II at a
warrior before him and as the man
lodged he rushed IN and seized MIN.
a, the same time casting his sec.
ond club At another q HIS CD.
pcnents. The Ho-don with whom
he xrappiej reached instantly for
his knife. but tac ape. man grasped
his wrist. There was a sudden
twist. the swapping Of bone and
an aEoniN~d scream. then the war.
rior was lifted bodily from his feet
and held as a shield between his
fellows and the fugitive As thselat.
ter backed thru the gateway. he
side Tarsan stood the single torch
that lighted the entrance TO the
palace grounds. The warrior. were
advancing TO the snccor OF their
fellow when the ape man raised his
captive high above his head and
flung him fun tn the face OF THE
foremost attacker. The fellow wen,
down and two directly b~hind him
sprawi.d headlonx over their com.
panion as the ape-man seized the
torch and cast 10 back into the nal
ace grounds to be extingnlshsd as
y struck the bodies OF those who led
the charging relnfercements.
In the ensuing darkness Tarzan
disappeared IN the streets OF Ts.llr
beyond the palace gate. For a time
he was aware Of sounds OF pursuit
but the fact that they trslled away
and Died IN the direction os Jad.ln.l,,l
INFORMED him that they were search.
ing In The wrong direction. for he
had turned south out OF Tu.lur pur.
poseiy 10 throw them Off his ,rsck
f~yond the outskirts Of the city he
turned directly toward the north.
west. In which direction lay Alur.
In his path he knew lay Jac bal.
iul. the shore Of which he was com.
pened 20 skirt. and there would be
river TO cross at the lower ~nd Of
the treat lake upon the shores OF
which lay AIur. What other oh.
s'scies lay In his way he did not
KNOW. but he believed that he could
make better time on foot than by
attempting to steal a canoe ana
force his way up stream with =
single paddle. IL was his intention
10 put a. much distance as possible
between himself and Tu.lar before
nc slept. for he mas sure that Mo
~ar would not lightly accept his
loss. but that with the coming OF
day. or possibly even before. he
would dispatch warriors In search OF
him.
a mile or two from the city ne
entered forest and here af last he
felt such measure Of safety a. he
never knew In open spaces or IN
cities The forest and the jungle
we're his blrthrisht. No creature
that went upon the ground upon
four feet. or climbed among the
trees. or crawied upon its belly had
any advantage over the ape-msn In
his native heath. As myrrh and
frankinccnse were the dank odors
Of rotting vegetation in the nostrils
OF the great Tarmangnni. He
squared his broad shoulders and lift.
ing his head filled his lungs with the
lair that he loved best. The heavy
fragrance OF tropical blooms. the
comminsicd doors OF the myriad.
SCENTED life Of the jungle went TO
his head with a pieasurabie intoxi.
cation far more potent than suxht
contained In the Oldest vintages OF
civilization.
He took 10 the trees now. not from
necessity but from pure love OF the
Wild freedom that had been denied
him 20 long. Tho II was dark and
the forest strange yet he moved with
a surety and ease that bespoke more
a strange. uncsnny sense than won.
drous skill. He heard ia moaning
somewhere ahead and an owl booted
mournfuily to the right OF hftn--long
familiar sounds that impaired 10 4
him no sense Of loneliness as they
might TO you or TO me. but on the
contrary one OF companionship. for
they betokened the presence OF his
fellows OF the jungle. and whether
friend or foe II was all the same to
the ape.man.
He came at last TO little stream
at a spot where TIM trees did not
meet above IL 80 ne was forced to
descend to the ground and wade thru
the wafer, land upon inc opposite
shore he stopped as tho suddenly
his godlike figure had been trans.
mutsd from flesh TO marble. Only
his dilating nostriIs bespoke his
puisiBg vitality. For long moment
he stood there thus and then swift.
ly. but with n caution ana silence
that we're inherent In him he moved
forward again. but now his whole
attitude bespoke new urge. There
was a definite and masterfui pur.
pose in every movement OF those
steel muscles rolling softly beneath
the smooth brown hide. He moved
now toward a certain goal that quite
evidently filled him with far greater
enthusiasm than had the possible
event of his return TO A.lur.
And so he came nj last 10 the