Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-25
'T4RZAN THE TERRIBLE
Rv EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
A,sor Of the "Tarzan Stories and the "Motnn" Stories

win Will dominate d. and their king will be
= Perhaps you are right" admitted
Om-at. ut Is because our neirhbors
nre fools, each thinking that his tribe IA
the greatest and should rule among the
| Was. don. They will not admit that tho
warriors Of my tribe are the bravest
and our shes the most beautiful"
Ta-den grinned. Each of the others
presents precisely the same arguments
that you present, Om-at," be said.
which. my friend, is the strongest bull {.
| wark of defense possessed by the IIo.
| don."
| Come - exclaimed Tarzan; "such
discussions often lead to qunrrels, and
we three must have no quarrols. I. OF
course, am interested in learning what
can Of the political AMI economic
conditions of your land; I should like to
know something Of your religion; but
not at the expense of bitterness between
my only friends in Pal.ul- don. Possibly
however, you hold to the same god?"
There, indeed we do differ" cried
On at. somewhat bitterly and with n
trace Of excitement in his voice.
Differ!' almost shouted Tn den !:
and why should we not differ? Who
could agree with the reposterous-----"
Stop y cried Tarzan. Nov. In.
deed, have | stirred up a hornets nest.
Let us speak no more of matters politi-
cal or religious"
That Is WISER" agreed ON at "but
1 might mention, for your information
that the one and only god has long
tail"
1T is sacrilege," cried Ia den. lay
ing his hand upon his knife: clad ben
Otho has no tailv
"Stop! shrieked ON -at, springing
forward; but instantly Tarzan inter-
Enough I" he snapped. .I,et us be
true to our oaths of friendship that we
may be honorable in the sight of God
In whatever form we conceive Him."
- You are right, Tailless One," said
Ia den. Come, ON at. LET us look
after our friendship and ourselves. se.
cure in the conviction that Jadben .Otho
IS suiiiciently powerful to look after
himself"
Done !" agreed Om-at, ''but-"
Tarzan.
The shaggy black shrugged his shoul.
ders and smiled. "Shall we make our
way down toward the valley?" he
asked. The gorge below us Is unin-
habited; that to the left contains the
caves of my people. I would see Pan
at-lee once more. Tat den would visit
his father in the valley below and
Tarzan seeks entrance to A-lur In
search OF the mate that would be better
dead than in the clutches of the Ho don
priests Of Jad ben Ohio. How shall we
proceed?"
Let us remain together as long as
possible" urged Ia den. "You, Om- at
must seek Pan at lee by night and by
stealth, for three, even we three. may
not hope to overcome Es-sa and all his
warriors. At any time may we 20 ia
the village where my father is chief, for
ia don always will welcome the friends
of his son. But for Tarzan to enter
A-lur Is another matter. though there
Is way and he has the courage to
put it to the test--listen. come close
for Jad- -Otho has keen ears and
this he must not hear" with his lips
close to the ears of his companions
Ta-den the Tall-tree. son of ia don
the Lion man, unfolded his daring plan.
| And at the same moment. hundred
miles away, a 1.-THE figure. naked but
for loin cloth and weapons. moved
silently across n thorn covered, water
less steppe. searching always along the
ground before him with keen eyes and
| sensitive nostrils.