The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-05

kffun day. So much the sooner shall
Tarzan lock upon the Valley Of Jab'
een-otho. Gomez and he led the
way upward along the shoulder OF
/ pastar.ul.ved until there lay spread
below them scene OF mystery and
OF beauty--a green valley girt by
towering cliffs OF marble whiteness
Ia green valley dotted by deep blue
lakes and crossed by the blue trail
Of a winding river. In the center a
city OF the Wilderness Of the marble
cliffs--a city which even at 80 great
= distance evidenced a strange. Yet
artistic architecture. outside the
city there were visible about the val.
hey isolated groups % buildings
sometimes one. again two and three
aud four In cluster-but always
OF the same glaltng Wilderness, and
always In sonie fantastic form,
-<&beut the valley the cliffs were
A asionaily cleft by deep gorses,
1friure filled. giving the appearance
j ~ green rivers rolling downward to-
a central sea of green.
lad Peie al Jad bent tho." muir.
Aured Tarzan in the tongue Of the
pithecanthropi; "'rhe Valley of the
Great Cod--it Is beautifulr'
Here. In Aiur. lives ko-tan. the
king. ruler over all Paiuldon." said
Tn-den.
And here In those gorgcs live
the Wax-don.- exclaimed oufat.
who do not acknowledge that ko-
tan II the ruler over all the Land
Gilman
\. Ta-der> smiled and shrugged. I'VE
win not quarrel you aud L. he
said To om.at cover that which all
the ages have not proven sufficient
time in which TO reconcile the Ho-
don and waz.don. but let the whis-
D;per to you a secret. om-at. The Ho-
I, don live together In greater or less
peace under one ruler so that when
danger threatens them they face the
eneny with many warriors. for every
fighting Ho<ion OF Pal-uhdon Is
here. But you waz-don. how Is II
nth your You have q dozen kings
<Sho fight not only with the Ho-don
AH with ono another. When one
POUR tribes goes forth upon the
lighting trail. even against the Ho-
don. II must leave behind sufficient
warriors TO protect It's women and
Its children from the neighbors upon
either hand When we want
lkfunuchs for the temples or servants
Tor the fields or the homes We march
forth IN great number upon one Of
your villages. You cannot even flee.
4 for upon either side OF you are enc.
mics and tho you fight bravely we
come back with those who will pres.
entity be eunuchs in the temples and
servants In our fields and homes. So
krng as the waz don are thus foolish
the Ho-don viii dominate and their
kind will be king OF alul.don.-
"Perhaps you are right admitted
81 Om-at. 1T L. because our neighbors
Are fools, each thinking that his
ftr1be Is the greatest and should rule
ntamong the Wazdon. They will not
admit that the warriors Of my tribe
are the bravest and our shes the
most beautiful
raden grinned Each Of the
eehers presents precisely the Same
hs said. (which. my friend. Is the
xsfrcngesf buiwark OF defense pos.
SktEsed by the Ho-don.-
ome-' exclaimed Tarzan, such
Rcussions often lead to auarrcis
nd we three must have no auarreis.
Az. Of course. am interested in learn.
6R what / can OF the political and
nonomic conditions Of your land: !
shouid like to know something OF
s<pur religion: but not at the ex
s~nse OF bitterness between my only
Friends In Pai-uldon. Possibly. how
,<,Evcr. you hold to the same gody-
~ There indeed we do differ" cried
pm at. somewhat bitterly and with
qace Of excitement In his voice.
Differ almost shouted Ta-den:
~and why should We not differ7 Who
Z could agree with the preposter
GUS
Stop cried Tarzan. Now, In.
|dsfd. have I stirred up hornets
hest Let Us speak no more Of mat
hers political or religious"
-That rs wiser" agreed 1rn at /:
but I might mention. for your in
I'D has long tail"
cit IN a sacrilege," cried Ts-den.
laying his hand upon his knife. ~Jad
ben-Otho has no taIll'
Stop shneked Om-at. springing
tefor~srd but instantly Tarzan inter
>d himself between them
2. r. Enough he snapped. Let us
o. true to our oaths Of friendship
z that we may be honorable In the
sight of God In whatever form we
conceive Him"
4You are right. TailIess One said
alden. Come. Om-at, let us look
after our friendship and ourselves.
secure In the conviction that Jad-ben-
Ohio Is sufficiently powerful To look
after himself.
'Doner' agreed om-at. but"
mo butts. Om.at." admonished
Tarzan.
The shaggy black shrugged his
7 ehoulders and smiled. shall we
make Of way down toward the val
Ieyy"s ii asked. 'arhe gorge below
US isLuninhabited: that to the left
contsgzs the caves OF my people.
wouldcsee Pah.at-lee once more. Ia
den would visit with his father in
1.-The valley below and Tarzan seeks
Entrance to Alur In search OF the
mate that would be better dead than
in the clutches OF the Ho-don priests
Of Jad-ben1 Ohio. How shall we pro-
ceed?"
LET us remain together az long
ACossible," urged Ta-den. you,
mat. must seek Pan-at-lee by night
End by stealth. for three. even we
three. may not hope TO overcome
Es-sat and all his warriors. At any
, time may we go TO the village when
my father is chief. for Ja-don always
will welcome the friends OF his son
! But for Tsrzan to enter A.iur is an.
other matter. tho there is way and