The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-14
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The ape.mAn turned TO Panatlec
sPnn At .iee." he said. these beasts
may keep US freed here Indefinitely
I Doubt II we can escape together
but have q plan. You remain here
/. hiding yourself In the foliage. while
start back across the gorge In
sight OF them and yelling to attract
their attention. Unless they have
more brains than I suspect they VIII
follow me. when they are gone you
make for the cliff. Wait for me In
the cave not longer than today. II
1 DO not come by tomorrows sun
you viii have to start back for kor
uliA alone. Here Is a Joint OF deer
meat for you" He had severed ons
Of the deer's hind legs and this he
pAsaed up to her.
II cannot desert you.- she said
afmply: 1T In not the way OF my
people to desert . friend and ally
Omat would never forgive me-
TEL ON at that I commanded you
to TO- replied TarzAn.
1T n . commando she asked
TT ~ Cood-by. Pan-at-iee. Hasten
back 70 OmAt--you are a nttins
nats for the chief OF Kor-uLja-- He
moved off slowly thru the trees.
Good By. Tazzan-jad-guru- she
called after him Fortunate are
10 om-at and his Pzn-atiee In own
ang such . friend
I !. TArmn. shouting aloud. continued
- yon his way and the great gryfs
~ b. his voice. followed beneath
: His russ was evidently proving sue
esurful ana he was filled with ella
ten a. he led the believing beasts
fnrthsr and farther from PanatIee
He hoped that she would take advan
tase Of the opportunity afforded he'
for escape, yet at the same time h'
vus fflled with concern a. 10 ne'
ability TO survive the dangers wnscf
hay between Kor-uigryf and kor-ui
- There were lions and Tor-o-don'
ana the unfriendly tribe OF kor-uiInl
10 hinder her progress. tho the dis
tance IN itself to the cliffs OF mel
people was not great
He realized her bravery and un
6erutood the resourcefulness tina
she must share In common with al
primitive people. who. day by Gay
must contend face to face with ma
lures law Of the survival OF the nv
test unasded by any Of the numer
ems artificial projections that civil
e~sion has thrown around It's brooc
u weakIings.
Several times during this crossins
Of the gorge Tarzan endeavored Z
outwtt his keen pursuers. but all u
no avail Double as he would ~
could not throw them off his tract
Md ever as he changed his course
they changed theirs TO conform
Along the verge Of the forest upor
the southeastern side Of the gorge
ne sought some point al which tn
trees touched some negotiable por
ton Of the cliff. but tho he Travelled
far both up and down the gorge h
discovered no such easy avenue o
escape. The ape-man finally com
menced TO entertain an Idea OF th'
hopelessness Of his case and TO real
lie to the full why the Kor-ulgry
had been religiousiy abjured by th'
races Of Pal-uidon for all these man,
ages.
Night was falling and tho sinc'
early morning he had sought dill
gently a way out Of this cui-de-sa'
he was no nearer TO liberty than a
the moment the first believing cry
had charged him "a he stopped ovei
the carcass Of his kill: but with tn
falling Of night came renewed hope
for, In common with the great cats
Tarxan was, to a greater or LESSEE
extent. nocturnal beast. IL Is tru'
he could not see by night as wei
az they. but that lack was largely
recompeased for by the keenness O
Ms scent and the highly developed
sensitiyencss of his other organs O
perception. As the blind follow ant
interpret their Brailie character
with deft fingers. so Tarzan read
the book Of the jungle with feet and
hands and eyes and ears and nose
each contributing it's share TO TN
quick and accurate translation OF th'
text
But again he was doomed to b.
fhwarted by one vital weakness--h'
did not know the gryf, and befor'
the night was over he wondered Il
the things never slept. for whereso
ever he moved they moved also, and
always they barred his road to lib
erty. Finally. just before dawn, HI
relinquished his Immediate effor
and sought rest In = friendly tre'
crotch In the safety OF the middle
terrace.
Once again was the sun high wher
Tarzan awoke, rested and refreshed
Keen to the necessities OF the mo
7U1nt. he made no effort to locat'
his jsilers lest In the act he nigh
apprise them Of his movements. In
stead he sought cautiously and vi
lently 10 melt away among the 10
liage OF the trees. His first move
however. was heralded by deeI
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