The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-04

user they came until at distance
about 20 feet the hybrid charged.
- rush was directed toward the
khegsy manlike ape who halted in
his tracks with appraised bludgcou
TO meet the assault. rarran. on the
contrary. ieaped forward and with
q c<lerity second not even to that OF
the swift moving cat. he threw him.
self headlong upon him as might a
Rugby tackler on an American grid.
Iron. His right arm circied the
neaet's neck In front OF his right
shoulder. his left behind the lett
forVieg, and 50 great was the force
OF the. impact that the two rolled
pSaS, and over several times upon
kround. the cat screaming and
{Sing to iihcnte itself that IL
kdGht varn upon its attacker. the
IN elinging desperately TO his
"a
eemingiy the attack was one Of
"a. scnseicss fcrocity unguided by
lther reason or SKIN. Nothing.
|however. could have been farther
|from the truth than such an as
sumption. since every muscle in the
'apesman's giant frame obeyed the
dictates Of the cunning mind that
s,ong experience had trained to meet
every EFFICIENCY of such an encount.
Ter. Tho long. powerful legs. tho
|Gecminxiy inextrtcabiy entangicd
th the hind feet OF the clawing cat.
~rr. As by a miracle. escaped the
king talons and yet at just the
ropsx instant In the midst OF all
ke rolling and tossing they werc
hcrc they should be to carry out
~ Aps-man's plan Of offense. So
Mat on the instant that the cat be
heved IL had won the mastery OF Its
antagonist II was jerkcd suddenly
upward as the ape-man rose TO his
feet holding the striped back close
Rafnst his body as he rose and
|. {cing " backward until II could
- claw the air heiplessiy.
9ntIy the shaggy black rushed
IA with drawn knife which II buried
IN the beasts heart For few mo
|ments Tarxan retained his hold but
kvhen the body had relaxed In final
RESOLUTION he pushed /, from him
"a the two who had formerly been
liked In mortal combat stood fac
e each other across the body OF
he common foe.
Tarzan waited. ready either for
pcacc or war. Presently two shaggy
black hands were raised. the left
|Sas laid upon Its own heart and
the right extended until the palm
Itouched Tarz1n's breast II was the
tamc form OF friendly salutation
with which the pithecanthrcpus had
sealed his alliance with the ape
MAN. and Tarzan, glad OF every ally
~ could win In this strange and
EAvnge world. quickly accepted the
koffered friendship.
v'At the conclusion OF the brief
Tarzsn. CHANGING In the
direction OF the hairless pithecan-
ehrcpus. discovered that the latter
had recovered consciousness and
was sitting erect watching them In.
1sptty. He row rose slowly snd at
same time the shaggy black
kA.s@ IN his direction and ad-
~ y him In what evidently was
w common language. The hair.
one replied and the two APP
,Achcd each other slowly. Tarxan
6sche~i inter~stedly the outcome Of
{zSr meeting. They halted few
kacks apart. first one and then the
trher speaking rapidly but without
kpparcnt excitement, each occasion
lily CHANGING or holding toward
Tarzan. indicating that he vas TO
some extent the subject OF thar con-
wJ}sation.
presently they advanced again
III they met. whcreupon was re-
nted the brief ceremony OF al
ance which had previously marked
be cessation OF hostilifies between
rarsan and the black They then adj
hured toward the ape man. address
him earnestly as tho endeavoring
convey to him some important In
nation. Presently. however. they
Ne II UP as an Improbable job
Ia. resorting 20 sign language. con-
Eyed TO Tarzan that they were pro-
eding upon their way together
I'd were urging him TO accompany
hem.
A the direction they indicated
kas a route which Tarzan had not
traversed he was ex-
snieIy willing to accede to their re
Quest. as he had determined thoroiy
10 explore this unknown land before
definitely abandoning search for
Lady Jane therein.
For several days their way led
kmsi the foothills parallel to the
nofty range towering above. Often
Mere they menaced by the savage
|henizens Of this remote fastness. and
occasionally Tarzan gilmpsed weird
forms OF gigantic proportions
Amidst the shadows OF the nights.
On the third day they came upon
x hrge natural cave In the face Of
low cliff at the foot Of which
1hbIed one Of the numerous noun
"a brooks that watered the plain
Flow and fed the morasses In the
5vIands at the country's edge. Here
IRE three took up their temporary
kbode where Tarzsn's instruction In
ihe language OF his companions pro-
esscd more rapidly than while on
; march.
The cave gave evidence Of having
Barbored other manlike forms In the
k,aet. Remnants Of a crude. rock
Replace remained and the walls and
ling were blackened with the
- OF many fires. Scratched in
IL SCOT. and sometimes deeply into
bhe rock beneath. were strange
hieroglyphics and the outlines OF
beasts and birds and reptiles. some
bs she latter Of weird form. suggest
lne the extinct creatures Of Jurassic
s1mes. Some OF the more recently
babe hieroglyphics Tarzan's com.
. knions read with interest and com
hented upon, and then with the
bolnts Of their knives they. too, add.
"a 10 the possibly age-old record Of
the bIackened walls.
TaYzan's curiosity was aroused.