Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-06

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The brute" cried Jane Clayton.
Iarzan smiled. II hayo been struck
thus before, Jane" he said, "ard al.
ways has the striker died
You still have hope" she asked.
am still alive" he said, as
tmouGh thnt were sufficient answer.
She was woman and she did not have
the courage Of this man who knew no
isar. In her heart Of hearts she knew
,hat no would die upon the altar at
nigh noon, for he had told her, after
d. had been brought to tho inner court,
OF the sentence OF death that Obprgntz
una pronounced upon him, and she
knew; too, that Tarzan knew that he
would die, but that he was too cour.
ngcous TO admit 1t even to himself
AS she looked upon him standing
thcre so straight and wonderful and
brave among his savage captors her
heart cried on. against the cruelty Of
me fnte that had overtaken him. 1t
seemed gross and hideous wrong that
mat wonderful creature. now so quick
with exuherant life and strength and
purpose should be presently naught but
bleeding lump Of clny--and all SO
usc!essly and wantonly. Gladly would
she have offered her life for his. but
she Knew that it was a waste Of words.
since their captors would work uron
hem whatever It was their will to do
Tor him.. dca tn; for her--she shuddered
! at the thought
And now cume Lu don and the naked
Obergntz. and the high priest led the
German to his place beside the altar,
himself Standing upon the Others left.
1.u- don whispered word to Obcrgatz
at tho Same time nodding in the direc-
tion Of Ja don. The Hun cast q
scowling look upon the old warrior.
And after the false god," he cried.
the false prophet" and he pointed nm
eyes wandered to the form of Jane
Clayton.
And the woman, too?" asked Lu-
don.
The case of the woman will at
tend to later" replied Obcrgatz. II
will talk with her tonight after she hns
had a chance to Mediate upon the
I consequences Of arousing the wrath Of
, Jan-ben Ohio"
lie cast his eyes upward at the sun.
The time approaches" he said to
Lu- don. Prepare the sacrifice
Lu-don nodded to the priests who
, werc gathered about Tarzan. They
: seized the npe-man and lifted him
4 bodily to the altar, where they laid him
. upon his back with his head at the
i south end Of the monolith, but n few
feet from where Jane Clayton stood,
1mpulsivrly and before they could re-
: strain her the woman rushed forward
. and, bending quickly. kissed her mate
upon the forehead. "Good-by, John, y
= she whispered.
q Good by" he answered, smiling
Tho priests seized her and dragged
bo, h,, lat bo l..
= fetal knife to Obergatz. II am the
Great Cod" cried the German ''thu'
Il falleth tho divine wrath upon all my
enemies" He looked UP at the sur
!. and thcn raised the knife high above
e his head.
u "1'hus die the blasphemers OF God ~
u he screamed, and ut the same instant q
. sharp staccato note rang out above the
{ silent, spellbound multitude. There Wa,
> n screaming whistle in the mir and
II Jnd ben Ohio crumpled forward across
y the same alarming noise and Ln dor
u fell, a third and Mo-sar crumpled t.
e the ground. And now the warriors ant
q the people, locating the direction o.
3 this new and unknown sound. turned
=, toward the western end OF the court
" Upon the summit Of the temple wal
" they say two figures-a Ho don war
y rior and beside him an almost naket
20 creature of tho race Of TarZan jad
:, guru. Across his shoulders and abou
~ his hips were strange brond bclt'
:. studded with beautiful cylinders tha
glintcd in tho d-day sun. and In hi
e hands shining thing of wood ant
, metal. from the end Of which rose
q thin wreath Of bluc-grny smoke.
=, - And then the voice Of tho Ho- dor
a warrior rang clear upon thine ears o
~ the silent throng. "Thus speaks the
n this his Messenger of Death. Gut the
n bonds of the prisoners. Cut the bonds
y of the Dor-ul- Ohio and OF Ja-don,
~ King Of Pal l-ul- don. and OF the woman
I, who Is the mate Of the son OF god
Pan-sat, filled with the frenzy OF
g rnnaticism. saw the power and the
!. glory OF the regime he had served
,f crumpled and gone. To one and only
n ono did ne attribute the blame for, the
IL disaster that had but just overwhelmed
,e him. II wns the creature who lay upon
IF the sncrihcial altar who had brought
IM- don to his death and topnled the
= dreams Of power that day by day had
If been growing in the brain Oh the under
&c priest. A.,
It altar whore II had fallen from tho dead
u fingers OF Obcrgatz. Pan-sa crop'
.e closer, and then, with n sudden lunge
e he reached forth to seize the handle OF
= the blade. and even rs his clutchine
Is fingers we're poised above it, tho strang'
" Thing in the hands OF the strange crca
ture upon the temple wall cried out it'
ID crashing word Of doom and Par. sat
le the under priest, screaming, fell paci
le upon the dead body OF h!s master. =,
yc ''"Srize all tho priests" cried TIA -del
lc 70 tho c'nv Warriors, hnnd let none hcsitat
n lest Jad ben -OthO's messenger sen
~ forth still other bolts Of lightning.
= Tho warriors and the people had nov
I'd Witnessed such nm exhibition Of divin
Is mower as might have convinced an eve
In lass supcrstitious and more enlightene
nnoplc and since many of them ha
10 but latcly wavcrCd between the Jad
ID hon Otho OF Iu-d don and tho Dor-ul
le Ohio Of ia don It was not difficult TO
I'd thom 10 swing quickly back to the lat
Is Tor espcCinlly in view of the unan
to swrrnble argument In the hands OF hin
y whom Ia den had described as tn
ly Messenger Of the Great God.
l. And 80 the warriors sprang forwar,
pr now with nlncrity and surrounded tn
to priests, and when they looked again n
~ the western wall Of the temple cour
rs they saw pouring over it great fore
te of warriors. And the thing that startle
and appalled, them was the fact tina
ly many of these were black and hair
t. Waz don. -.
OF At their head came tho stranger wit
I'd the shiny weapon and on his right wa
p ia den, the 1lo- don, and on his lcf
10 Omnt tho blaCk Rund of kOr-ul- ja.