The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-29
TARTAN THE TERRIBLE
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But ko-tan. my father. would
make YOU hts queen" cried the giri.
That should make you very
happy"
"But Il does not replied the
prisoner; Il love another to whom |
am already wed, An, Prtncesa. II
YOU had known what u was To love
and 90 be forced into marriage with
another you would sympathlze with
me"
The Princess o-le-a was silent for
a long moment. Il know" she said
at last. "and | am very sorry for
YOU; but II the kings daughter can.
not save herself from such fate
who may save a slave woman, For
such In fact you are"
The drinking In the great banquet
hall OF the palace OF Ko.tan, king Of
Paluldon had commenced earlier
this night than was usual. for the
king was celebrating the morrow's
hetrothl Of HIS only daughter 10 Bu.
lot. son OF Mo-sar. the chief. whose
great-gUndfather had been king OF
Pauhul.don and who thought that he
should be king. and Mo-sar was
drunk and 80 was Bu.lot. his son.
For that matter nearly all OF the
warriors. including the king himself.
were drunk. In the heart OF ko-tan
was no love either for Mo-sar. or
Ru-lot. nor did either OF these love
the king. ko.tan wns giving has
daughter TO Buiot I'm the hope that
the alliance would prevent Mo-aar
from insisting upon his claims TO the
throne. for, next TO Ia.don. Mo.sar
was the most powerful OF tho chiefs
and while ko.tan looked with fear
upon Ja-don. too. he had no fear
that the old Lion.man would attempt
to seize the throne. tho which way
he would throw his influence and his
warriors I'm the event that Moear
declared war upon kotan. the king
could not guess.
Primitive people who are also war.
like arc seldom inclined toward
either tact or diplomacy oven when
sober: but drunk they know not the
words. II aroused. IL was really Blu.
lot who started t.
This" he said. Il drink 10
o-ioa." and he empticd his tankard
at a single Eulp. And this SEEKING
a full one from a ncighbor. ''to her
son and mine who win bring back
the throne Of Paiui-don 10 its right
full owners
The king Is not yet dcad-' cried
Kotan. rising 10 his feet: NOR IL
Bu-lo; re; married 10 his daughter
and there 10 yet time to save Pai.ul.
don from the spawn OF the rabbit
breed
The kings angry tone and his IN.
sultlng reference to Ruiot's well.
known cowardice brought a sudden.
SOLDERING silence upon tho roistcring
company. Every eye turned upon
Bu-lot and MoSar. who sat together
directly opposite the king. The first
was very drunk tho suddenly he
seemed quite sober. He was 90
drunk that for an instant he forge,
10 be a coward. since his reasoning
powerS were so effectually paralyxed
by the fumes OF liquor that he could
not intelilgently weight the conse.
quences OF bis acts. II IL reasonably
conceivable that drunk and angry
rabbit might commit a rash deed.
Upon no other hypothesis IL the
thing that Bu-lot now did applicable.
He rose suddenly from the seat 10
which he had sunk after delivering
his toast and seixing tho knife from
the sheath Of the warrior upon his
right hurled II with terrific force at
koton. skilled In the art OF throw.
ing both their knives and their clubs
are the warriors OF Psl-ui-don and
az this short distance and coming as
Il did without warning there was no
defense and but one possible result
Ko-tan. the king. lunsed forward
across the table. the blade buried in
his heart.
A brief silence followed the assas.
sins cowardiy act. white with ter,
ror. now. Bu-iot fen slowly back TO
ward the doorway at his rear. when
suddenly angry warriors ieaped with
drawn knives 10 prevent his escape
and TO avenge their king. But Mo
sar now took his stand beside his
son.
''Kofan Is dead" he cried. Mo.
sar IL kingi Let the loyal warriors
Of Pal-uldon protect their ruier.'
Mosar commanded goodiy fol.
lowing and these quickly surround.
ed him and BuIot. but there were
many knives against them and nov
Jsdon pressed forward thru those
who confronted the pretendcr.
Take them BOTH he shouted.
The warriors OF Palul.don will
choose their own king after the as.
ssssin OF kotan has paid the pen
atty OF his trcacbery."
Directed now by leader whom
they both respected and admired
those who had been loyal TO Kotan
rushed forward upon tho faction
that had surrounded Mo-sar. Fierce
and terrible was the fighting. de.
void apparently. Of all else than the
ferocious lust to kill and wifle IL
was at its height Mo-Ear and Bu.lot
slipped unnoticed from the banquet
hall
To that part Of the palace assigned
to them during their visit to A.lur
they FASTENED. Here were their ser.
wants and the lesser warriors Of
their party who had not been hidden
10 the feast OF Kotan. These were
directed quickly for immediate de-
parture. When all was ready. and