Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-04
CHAPTER XIII
Taken Alive

As NIGHT fell a warrior from the
a palace Of Ja-lur slipped into the
temple grounds. He made his wav to
where the lesser priests were quartered.
| His presence aroused no suspicion, as 1t
was not unusual for warriors to have
business within the temple. He came at
Hast TO q chamber where several priests
were congrcgated after the evening
meal The rites and ceremonies Of the
sacrifice had been concluded and there
was nothing more Of a religious nature
| to make call upon their time until the
rite, at sunrise.
Now the warrior knew. as in fact
nearly all Pal-ul- don knew. that there
vas no strong bond between the temple
and the palace at Ja-lur and that ia
don only suffered the presence of the
priests and permitted their cruei ana
sbhorrent acts because of the fact that
these things had been the custom of the
Ho.don Of Pal-ul-don for countless
ages, and rash indeed must have been
the man who would have attempted to
interfere with the priests or their cere-
monies. That ia don never entered the
temple was we'll known. and that his
high priest never entered the palace. but
the people came to the temple with their
rotlve offerings, and the sacrifices were
made night and morning as in every
other temple in Pal -ul don.
The warrior knew these things, knew
them better perhaps than a simple war
fior should have known them. And 80
was here In the temple that he looked
iicr the aid that he sought in the carry
ing out Of whatever design he had.
As he entered the apartment where
tne priests were he greeted thin ate,
,ne manner which was customary in
rai,ul'don, but at the same time he
mace sign with his finger that might
nave attracted little attention or scarce.
been noticed at all by one who knew
nct Us meaning. That there were those
Mnnln the room who noticed 1t and
Interpreted It was quickly apparent.
through the fact that two Of the priests
,ose and came close to him as he stood
laa within the doorway and each of
.Ieai' as he came. returned the signal
'nst the warrior had made.
me three talked for but n moment
sn anu .neh the warrior turned and left the
aartment. A little later one of the
pL'eslS who had talked with him left
"II ana shortly after that the other.
II the corridor they found the war;
sn s,or waiting, and led him to a little
narper which opened upon n smaller
,Sp,riuOr ~. @ just beyond where It ioincd
wS; %e urger' Here the three remained in
tsnspered conversation for some LITTLE
ue ana then the warrior returned 70
quarters. WV p''e"'S 10 'heir
,,i Lne apartments Of the women of the
sida rSIaVe !, AZ Ja'lur are all upon the same
b,s VI long straight corridor. Each
ridor SlngIe door leading into the cor
VIVA. VIVA ana at the opposite end several
in I"uows "" overlooking a garden. II was
aloSe Nae OF these rooms that Jane silent
n nr, .ou. AZ each end Of the corridor was
b.INaa Ialhel' mel the main body Of the guard
entsss stationed In room near the outer
vance mn 70 the wOmen's quarters,
hone nne palace slept for thcy kent eor,v
pal.s. efe where ia don ruled. The
tbs rOr.t a.n'so OF the great chieftain Of
had rssom. ,m knew no such wild orgies az
kim e,,0anaed a, \ M through the palace of the
by cona' n.iur' ia -lur was a ouiet citv
tb.,ss ssVnparlson with the capitaI yet G
entrsr""aa "as always a guard kept at every
hIs im 70 The chambers Of In don ond
at, ,IaesGlate family as well as at tbe
sbj.h' h'eaalng into the temple and that
TSS TSSs,oop opened upon the city. "'
consst,e e guards. however. wer. suou
or sIr m usually Of not more than 6ve
twaks "atrr,ors, one Of whom remained
were tho "nlIe a the others slept Such
IrIors we conditions then when two war' ar
sihs, presented themselves '"U oOo war. =.
who wstrfdl @H or the corridor. to the sentries
Clayton sn over the safety of lane
each ~ Una the Princess O.lo.a '"nS anS
sentinel. Ie 10 newcomers repeated 70 tho
ahnouncsdI Ins stereotypcd words wh;cb
these Hea otb.. that they we're relieved I"'Oti and
Never 10 sent to watch In tbeir stood
pi sent, warrior loath TO he ro1;a"o,; 1ieau
questions he he might ask numerous
10 sscans e u. Ii now too well sotisSsS
sesally ,he monotonies of thar mni
nsn accsnd mated duty. And so> tbes. I tno
lion and psea poat their relief without ones n%o
And thaa h"s.ened away to their naiiots
korridor ,n third warrior entercd ',is ~ :.
together h" ho,oll all OF the newcomers came s
nans slumbae the door OF the ana
ny strs"s,aa mate. And one an "pe. ,,e !.
IA "a warrior who had met TTas
outside the city Of Ja
. III II "