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

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1T Is a gund.bar.- explained TIA
kn. "a chief.battle. This fellow
lust be Essat, the chief II om.at
his him without assistance omai
hay become chief"
- own jungie-the law of the tribe
Kerchak. the bull ape-the an
bit law OF primitive man that
eded but the refining Influences
civilization to Introduce the hired
xgcr-and the poison cup. Then
attention was drawn TO the out
edge OF the yestibule. Above II
bpeared the shaggy face Of one OF
: Ex-~At's warriors Tarxan sprang
70 Intercept the man; but Taden
~ there ahead of him Back
ried the Hodon to the newcomer.
us Eund.har.- The fellow looked
srixingiy at the two fighters,
Asrned his face downward to.
lrd his fellows. "Backr' he cried.
II Is gund bar between Es-sat and
omat- Then he looked back at
TA,den and Tarzan- who are
s~uy- he asked
= 1--WE are om-at's friends replied
tden-
The fellow nodded. we win at
Ind to you later he said and dis.
bpcared below the edge OF the 70
=.
The battle upon the ledge con
nued with unaba;ed ferodty. Tar
In and Ta-den having difficulty In
Keeping out OF the way of the con
teatants. who tore and beat at each
| other with hands and feet and lash
tng tails. Els sat WAS unarmcd---
Pan-at-lee had seen TO that-eut at
pm-as's side swung q sheathed knife
hlch be made no effort to draw.
" would have been contrary to
IL savage and primitive code for
chief battle must be fought with
3re's weapons
ometimes they separated for an
nuxant only TO rush upon each 9th
w>again with all the ferocity and
~ the strength Of mad bulls
\rtly one Of them tripped the
but In that vischke embrace
-6uid not fall Alone-Es-sat
krxed om-at with him. topping
IN the brink OF the niche Even
ran held his breath. There they
ed to and fro periiousiy for
bmcnt and then the Inevitable
rpened--the two. locked In muir
rous embrace. rolled over the edge
"a disappeared from the ape -man's
iew.
Tarzan voiced q suppressed sigh
pr he had liked om-at and then.
an Ta-den. approached the edge
Id Hooked over. Far below. In the
I'M light OF the coming dawn. two
bert forms should be lying stark In
hath: but. to Tarzan's amazement.
1ch was far from the sight that met
i eyes. Instead. there were the
70 figures still vibrant with life and
ill battling only a few feet below
In. Clinging always to the pegs
kth two holds--a hand and foot.
a foot and a tail, they seemed as
pch al home upon the perpendicu-
wall as upon the level surface
the vestibuie: but now their tactics
re slightly altered. far each
med particularly bent upon dis
ging his antagonist from his holds
>erecipitating him TO certain
below II was soon evident
bm-at, younger and with great
powers Of endurance than Es-sat.
as gaining an advantage. Now was
BE- chief almost wholly on the de
{nsive. Holding him by the cross
~ with one mighty hand Om-at
as forcing his foeman straight out
y mfhe cliff. and with the other
Dand and one foot was rapidly break.
ne first one OF Es-sats holds and
hen another. alternating his efforts.
n RI Der punctuating them. with
icio blows to the pit Of his ad.
ters fy's stomach. Rapidly was
sa.saf weakening and with the
knowledge Of impending death there
hme, as there comes to every
Inward and bully under similar cir
&umstances, a crumbling OF the
eneer Of bravado which had long
nsqueraded as courage and with 1t
umbled his code of ethics. Now
Es-sat no longer chief Of kor-
A-instead ne was whimpering
ven battling for life. Clutching
Dm-at. clutching at the nearest
= he sought any support that
lid save him from that awful fall,
as he strove his tail sought ON.
- and the handle Of the knife
RIng there.
farzan saw and even as Es-sat
few the blade from It's sheath he
roppcd catlike to the pegs beside
J battling men. Es-sat's tail had
lawn back for the cowardly fatal
rust. Now many others saw the
rfldious act and a great cry or
Srage and disgust arose from savage
threats; but as the blade sped To-
ward its goal. the apeman seized
the hairy member that welded 1t.
and at the same instant Om-at
Must the body Of Es-sat from him
VII such force that it's weakened
lh9ds we're broken and II hurtled
downward. a brief meteor OF scream
ng fear. TO death.
CHAPTER Nv
TARZAN-JADGUR