The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-15


eve. You are lteutenant ohergatx
OF the German army" he said in
excellent German. "you are the la 1t
OF the three have sought SO long
and In your putrad heart you know
that God has not brought US 10.
gether at last for nothing"
The mind OF Lieutenant oberxntu
was funetloning clearly and rapidly
at last lie. too. saw the question.
inE looks upon the faces OF some Of
those around them. He saw the op.
posing warriors Of both cities stand.
ing by the gate inactive. every eve
turned upon him. and the trussed
figure of the ape.mAn. lie realized
that indecision now meant ruin. and
ruin. death. lie raised his voice in
the sharp barking tones Of a prus.
sian officer. 80 unlike his former
maniaeal screaming as TO quickly
arouse the attention Of every ear
and to cause an expression OF
pussiement 10 cross the crafty face
of Lu don.
Il am Jad.bcn othc.- snapped
obervatL This creature is no son
Of nina As a lesson to all biasphem.
ers he shah die upon the altar AT
the hand OF the god he has pro.
famed Take him from my sight, and
when the sun stands at zenith let the
faithful congrcgate in Tie tampie
court and witness the wrath OF this
divine hand and he held aioft his
right palm.
Those who brought rarsan took
him away then as obcrgztx had di.
reesed. and the German turned once
more to the warriors by the gate.
Throw down your arms. warriors
Of Jadon.- he cried. Test cali
down my nshtnsnws to blast you
where you stand. Those who do as
I bid shall be forgiven. Come,
Throw down your arn,s.-
The warriors OF Ja-don mcved un-
easily. casting looks OF appeal NJ
their leader and OF apprehension to.
ward the figures upon the palace
roof. Jadon sprang forward
among his men. ~Les the towards
and knaves throw down their arms
and enter the psiace.- he cried. -hut
never viii Ja-don and the warriors
Of Ja.lur touch their foreheads to
the feet Of Lu-dcu and his false rod.
Make your decision now be cried
10 his followers.
A few threw down their arms and
with sheeplsh looks passed thru the
gateway into the palace. and with
the example Of these To bolster their
courage others Joined ia the dcser.
tion from the old chl~fsian OF tho
north, but stanch and true around
him stood the majority OF his war
riors and when the last weskllng had
left their ranks Ja-don voiced the
savage cry with which he led his
followers to the attack. and once
again the battle ragged about the
palace gate
At times Ja-dcn's forces pushed
the defenders far into the palace
ground and then the wave Of com
bat would r~cede and pass out into
the city again. And stlii Ia den and
the rvinsorcements did not come. II
was drawing cioee 10 noon. Ludon
had mustered every available man
that was not actually needed for the
defense Of the gate within the tend.
pie. and these he sent, under the
leadership OF Pan-ras. out into the
city thru the secret passa Teway and
there fell upon Ja-don's forces from
the rear while those Mt the gate
hammered them In front
Attacked on two sides by 4 vastly
superior force. the result was snsvf
table and finally the last remnants
OF Ja.don's little army capifuiated
and the old chief was taken a prts
oner before Ln-don. take him to
the temple court cried the high
priest. lie shall witness the death
Of his accomplish and perhaps lad.
benofho shall pass a similar sen.
scnce upon his as we'll
The inner temple court was packed
With humanity. Al either end OF
the western altar stood Tsrzan and
his mate. bound and helpless The
sounds OF battle had ceased and
the ape man saw Ja-don
being led into the inner court. his
wrists bound lightly together before
him. Tarzsn turned his EGGS toward
Jane and nodded In the direction OF
Ia-don. This looks like the end
he said quietly. He was our last
ard only hope.
I'VE have at least found each
pther. John she replied. "ard our
last days have been spent together.
My only prayer now IL that IL they
take you they do not leave me"
Tarxan made no reply. for In his
heart there was the sarns bitter
thought that her own contained
not the fear that they would kin
him. but the fear TINT they would
not XIII her. The ape-man strained
II HIS bonds. but they were too many
and too strong, A priest near him
saw and with jeering laugh
struck the defenscIess ape.man Ia
the face.
The brute cried Jane Clayton
Tarzan smiled. II have been
struck thus before. Jane" he said.
and always has the striker died"
You still have hopper" she asked.
II am still alive" he said as tho
mat NeTs HufEitirHt aH9NTfs SHr
Was a woman and she did not have
The courage Of this man who knew
no fear. In her heart OF hearts she
Knew that he would die upon the
..tsr at high noon for he had told
her. after he had been brought 70
he inner court. OF the sentence Of
ieath that Obergatz had pronounced
upon him. and she knew. too, that
rarzan knew that he would die. but
hat he was too coura geous 10 admit
/ even TO himself.
A she looked upon him standing
here 40 straight and wonderful and i.
brave among his savage eaptors her
heart cried out against the cruelty
N the fate that had overtaken him.
II seemed a gross and hideous wrong
hat that wonderful creature. now
70 quick with exuberant life and
strength and purpose. should be