The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-08


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For some minutes they waited
thus and then the others. too. heard
the sound OF running feet and now a
hoarse shout followed by many more.
1T Is the war cry OF the kor-ul'
iui." whispered om.at--''the hunting
cry OF men who hunt men. Present
~ shah we see them and II Jad.ben'
Ohio Is pleased with US they shall
not too greatly outnumbcr u.s."
There are many OF them said
Tarzan. forty or fifty. should say;
but how many are the pursued and
how many the pursuers we cannot
even guess. except that the latter
must greatly outnumbcr the former,
else they would not run 10 fast"
Here they come" said Taden.
EFT Is An.un. father OF Pan.atllee.
and his two sons" exclaimed o-dan.
They will pass without seeing US II
we do not hurry" he added. looking
at Om-at. the chief. for a sign.
Gomez cried the latter. spring.
ing TO his feet and running rapidly
TO intercept the three fugitlves. The
others followed him
Five friendsr' shouted Ou,at as
An.un and his sons discovered them.
"Adenen yo.' echoed o-dan and
rn-sad.
Tho fugftivcs scarce paused rs
these unexpected endorsements
joined them. but they eyed Ta-dcn
and Tarzan with puzzled giances.
Tho Kor.ul-lui are many" shout
ed An.un. Would that we might
pause and fight: but we must warn
Es-sat and our people,
Yes said om-at. I'VE must warn
our people,
-Essat Is dead said rn-sad.
who Is chiefT" asked one OF
An-rn's soma
''omat." replied o-dnn-
1T Is well" cried An-un- 'ran-at.
fnc said that you would come back
and shay Eseat-
Now tho enemy broke into sight
bchind them
Gomez cried Tarzan. let as turn
and charge them. raising q great
cry. They pursued but three and
when they see eight charging upon
them they will think that many men
have come to do battle. They will
believe that there are more even
than they see and then one who il
swift will have time to reach. the
gorge and warn your people. -sass
1T Is we'll" said om-at 'Idan.
you are swift--carry VOID TO the
warriors OF Kor.ul.ja that we fight
the kor-ui-iui upon the ridge and
that Ab-den shall send a hundred
men,
Id-an. the son OF An-un. sped swift.
~ toward the cliff dweilIngs of the
kor.ui-ja while the others charged
the incoming Kor-uiiul. the war cries
OF the two tribes rising and falling
In certain grim harmony. The
leaders OF the Kor-ul.lul paused ut
sight Of the achievements, waiting
apparently for those behind TO catch
up with them and. possibly. also to
learn how great a force confronted
them. The leaders. swifter runners
than their fellows. perhaps. were far
in advance, while the balance Of
their number had not yet emerged
from the brush: and now as On-at
and his compa mons fell upon them
with ferocity born OF necessity they
fell back. so that when their com
panions at last came in sight Of thsm
they appeared 10 be In full rout.
The natural result was that the
others turned and fled.
Encouraged by this first success
omrat followed them into the brush.
his little company charging valiantly
upon his either side. and loud and
terrifying were the savage yeils with
which they pursued the fleeing en-
envy. The brush. while not grow.
ing so closely together as 10 impede
progress. was Of such height as to
hide the members OF the party from
one another when they became sep.
arated by even a few yards. The re.
suit was that Tarzan. always swift
and always keen for battle, was soon
pursuing the enemy far in the lead
OF the others--a lack Of prudence
which was to prove his undoing.
The warriors OF Kor-uI-lul. doubt
less as valorous as their foemen, re.
treated only TO n more strategic
position In the brush. nor were they
long In guessing that the number
OF their pursuers was fewer than
their own. They made a stand then
where the brush was densest--an
ambush II was. and into this ran
Tarzan Of the Apes. They tricked
him neatly. Yes. sad as Is the nara.
ton OF II. they tricked the willy
jungle lord. But then they were
fighting on their own ground, every
foot Of which they knew as you know
your front parlor. and they were fol.
lowing their own tactics, OF which
Tarzan knew nothing.
A single black warrior appeared to
Tarzan laggard in the rear OF the
retreating enemy and thus retreat.
ing he Iured Tarzan on. At last he
turned at bay. confronting the ape.
man with bludgeon and drawn knife.
and as Tarzan charged him score
OF burly Waz-lon leaped from the
surrounding brush. Instantly. but
too late. the giant Tarmangani real
lied his peril. There flashed before
him a vision OF his lost mate and n
great and sickening regret surged
thru him with the realization that II
she still lived she might no longer
hope. for tho she might never know
Of the passing Of her lord the fact
II must inevitably seal her doom.
And consequent TO this thought
there enveloped him blind frenzy