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

For a time silence rcigned In tho
Kor.ui "a. The trihesmen waited
I looking now down upon the dead
thing that had been their chief. now
al one another, and now at om'at
and the two who stood upon his
either side. Presently om.at spoke.
Il am Omat." he cried. who win
say that om,at Is not gund OF kor'
| ul,jaI"
lie waited for a taker OF his chat
lenge. one or two Of the larger
young bucks fidgeted restlessly and
eyed him: but there was no reply.
Then omat Is gund." he said
with finality. Now tell me. where
are Pan.at.lee. her father. and her
brothers,
An old warrior spoke. sTan-at.iee
should be in her cave Who should
know that better than you who are
there now Her father and her
brothers were. sent 20 watch korui.
iul: but neither Of these questions
arouses any tumult In our breasts.
There is one that does: Can ON at
be chief OF Kor.uiJa and yet stand
at bag against his own people with
Hodon and that terrtAir man Mt
bis side-that terrible man who has
no tailT Hand the stranger over to
your people 10 be slain as In the
way Of the waxdon and then may
om.at be gund.-
Neither Tarzan nor Tn,den spoke
then: they but stood watching ON at
and waiting for HE decision. the
ghost of a smile upon the lips Of
the ape-man Ia den. at least knew
that the old warrior had spoken the
truth-the wazd6n entertain no
strangers and take no prisoners Of
an alien race
Then spoke Om-at Always there
Is change" he said Even the old
hills Of Pai-uldon appear never
twice aiike-the brilliant sun. q pass.
Ing cloud. tho moon. q mist, the
changing season. the sharp clsarnes-
following . storm. these things
bring each . new change In GU.
hills From birth To death. day By
day. there In constant change In
each OF us. Change. then. il one Of
Jad-ben otho's laws.
And now I. om-at. your rund.
bring another change. Strangers
who are brave men and good friends
shall no longer be slain by the waz
don of Korui. Ja-'
There were growls and murrnur.
ings and a restless moving among
the warriors as each eyed the others
to see who would take the Initiative
against Om-at. the iconoclau.
Cease your mutterings." admon.
ished the new gund. Il am your
chief My word Is yeur law. You
had no part In making me chief.
some Of you helped Es-sat TO drive
me from the cave Of my ancestors.
the rest Of you permitted II. I owe
you nothing. Only these two. whom
you would have me kin. were loyal
to ns. | am gund and II there be
any who doubts II let him speak
he cannot die younger"
Tarzan was pleased. Here was q
man after his own heart. He ad-
mired the fearlessness Of Om.at's
challenge and he was a sufficiently
good Judge OF men TO know that he
had listened to no idle bluff-Om. af
would back up his words TO the
death II necessary. and the chances
were that he would not be the one
to die. Evidently the majority OF
the Kor-ul jaians entertained the
same conviction.
Il will make you a good gund."
said Om-at, seeing that no one an.
peared inclined 10 dispute his rights.
your wives and daughters will be
safe-they were not safe while Is
sat ruled. Go now TO your crops
and your hunting. leave 10 search
for Pan-atlee. Ab-on will be Eund
while I am away--look 10 him for
guidance and 10 me for an account.
Ing when l return--and may Jad
ben-Otho smile upon you"
lie turned toward Tarzan and the
Ho-don. And you. my friends he
said. ARE free TO 20 among my
people; the cave Of my ancestors II
yours; do what you will"
IT," said Tarzan. win go with
Om'at 10 search for Pan.at.l lee"
AND /. said Ta-den.
Omat smiled. "Goodw he Ell.
claimed. And when we have found
her we shall go together upon Tar.
Fans business and Ta-dens. Where
first shall we search?" He turned
toward his warriors. who knows
where she may ber"
None knew other than that Pan.
atlee had gone TO her cave with
the others the previous evening
there WAS no clew. no suggestion as
10 her whereabouts.
SHOW me where she sleepa,- said
Tarzan; let me see something that
belongs TO her--an article OF her ap-
parcl-then, doubtless, can help
you"
Two young warriors climbed
closed to the ledge upon which Om.
at stood. They were In-sad and
O-dan. II was the latter who spoke.
"Gund Of Kor. Ja," he said, we
would 20 with you TO search for
Pan. lee
II was the first acknowledgment
OF Om-at's chieftainship and imme-
diately following 1t the tenseness
that had prevailed seemed 10 relax
the warriors spoke aloud instead OF
in whispers, and the women appeared
from the mouths OF caves as with
the passing of sudden storm. In.
sad and O-dan had taken the lead
and now all seemed glad TO follow.
Some came 10 talk with om-at and
" look more closely ~ Tarzan.