The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-27

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strong TO be broken even n he could
have rfsked tho noise which would
have resulted Nothing was visible
within the darkened interior and 60.
momentarily bsffied. he sought the
windows. Here also tho bars re
fused TO Yield up their secret. but
again Tarxan was not dismaycd
since he had counted upon nothing
different.
cunning they would yield To his
giant strength II there proved no
other means OF ingrcss, but first he
would assure himself that this latter
was the case. Moving entirely
around the building he examined II
carefully. There were other windows
but they were similarly barred lie
stopped often TO look and listen, but
he saw no one and the sounds that
he heard were too far away to cause
him many Apprehension.
He glanced above him At the wall
OF the building. Like so many OF
the other wallis OF the city. palace.
and temple. II was ornateiy carved
and there were. too. the peculiar
lodges that ran sometimes In hori-
xontal plane and again were tilted
at an angle. giving ofttimcs an I'm
preston of irregularity and even
crookedness TO tho buildings. II was
not a difficult wall TO climb. at least
not difficult for the apeman.
But he found the bulky and awk.
ward headdress a considerable handi-
cap and so he laid Il aside upon
the ground at the foot OF the wall.
Nlmbly he assembled TO find the win
dows OF the second floor not only
barred but curtained within. He did
not delay long at the second floor
since he had In mind an idea that he
would find the easiest entrance thru
the roof. which he had noticed was
roughly dome shaped like the
thronercom OF Kotan- Here there
were aperturea lie had seen them
from the ground. and II the con
struction OF the interior rcsemblcd
even slightly that OF the throncroom.
bars would not be necessary upon
these apertures. since no one could
reach them from the floor Of the
room.
There was but . singie question:
would they be large enough 20 ad-
nit the broad shoulders Of the ape
mani
He paused again AZ the third floor.
and here. IN spite Of the hangings.
he saw tina, tho interior was lighted
and simultaneously there came to
his nostriis from within a scent that
stripped from him temporarily any
remnant Of civilization that might
have remained and left him q fierce
and terrible bull Of the jungies Of
kerehak. 50 sudden and complete
was the metamorphosis that there
almost broke from the savage lips
the hideous challenge OF his kind.
but the cunning bruts-mind saved
him this bfundet,
And now he heard voices Within
the voice OF Ludon he could have
sworn demanding. And naughty
words. tho utter hope,enuness spoke
In ths tones Of this other voice which
brought TARTAN 70 the pinnacle Of
frenzy.
The dome vim m pauufbis apr.
lures was forgotten Every conxid
GRAFTON OF stealth ana quiet was cast
aside ~ the ape-man drew back his
mighty fist and struck = single ter
rifle blow upon the bars Of the small
window before him. . blow that sent
the bars and the Gazing that held
them chsttsring TO the Coor Of the
apartment within.
Instantly Tarxzn dove hsadfore-
most thru the aperture. carrying the
Phangfngs Of antelope hide with him
TO the floor below. Leaptng 10 hts
feet he tore the entangiing pelt from
about bis head only TO find himself
In utter darkness and In silence. lie
called aloud = name that had not
passed his lips for many weary
months "Jane. Jane he cried.
where arc your" But there was
only silence In reply.
Again and again he called. crop
ing with outstrcfched hands thru
the stygian biackness OF the room.
his nostrils assailed and his brain
tantalizcd BY the delicate effluvia
that had first assured him that his
mate had been within this very
room And he had heard her dear
voice combating the base demands
Of The vile priest All. II he had but
acted with greater cautionl II he had
but continued to move with quiet
and stealth he might even at this
moment be holding her In his arms
while the body OF Lu-don. beneath
his foot. spoke eioquently Of ven.
geange achieved. But there was no
time now for idle sclf.reproachE.
He stumbled blindly forward. crap.
ing for he knew not what TIL sud.
denly the floor beneath him tilted
and he shot downward into a dark.
ness even moro utter than that
above. He felt his body strike a
smooth surface and he realized that
he was hurting downward as thru
polished chute while from above
there came the mocking tones OF a
taunting laugh and the voice OF Lu-
don screamed after him: Return to
thy father. 0 Dor -Otho-
The apo man came TO a sudden and
painful stop upon a rock floor. hi.
rectly before him was an oval win.
dow crossed by many bars. and be.
yond he saw the moonlight playing
on the waters Of the blue lake be-
low. simultaneously he was con
scious Of familiar odor In the air Of
tho chamber. which a quick glance
revealed In semi -da rkness as of con
siderable proportion.
II was the faint but unmistak.
able odor OF tho gryf. and now Tar
zan stood silently listening. At
first he detected no sounds other
than those OF the city that came up
to him thru the windows overlook.
ing the lake: but presently. family.
az tho from a distance ne heard
tho shuffling Of padded feet along
a gtonc pavement. and as he