Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-15

s,siljred we ~" tho.,bt deod'
.,.s that his pne, moapm. .,. oe" amj
ssoi;ye IN an African jnnge ona 20
..ycSes for her. IN me Ivy ~
IN, IN forgotten cosnfrp' nc
~" a. a divinity and 20 90 &C.
.S bv the people: But me Eino,
est,f by the nigh priesf, orders
Comp.st He is given trial In the
~ g"'ss 'sso.ud guilty, and Lu- don, the
fss ss,ris,t, approaches him f"'' ."
~; sSp HERE 1T CONTINUES
urRE was no instant to waste, moi
4, the way Of the ape man t.
TN. .rsv precious moments In tn
. ."..,,siuty Of belated decision. Before
-, ar any other could guess wha
!, the mind Of the condemned
r.,.n with all the force Of his srea'
..,.. doshed the screaming hero
is.-, 1, the face Of the high priest
:, though the two actions were
- quickly did he move, he had
s..r.d % the ton Of the altar and from
Az. to a handhold upon the summit
!, 4. temple wall. As he gained a foot
there he turned and looked down
q, those beneath. For a moment he
- !, silence and then he spoke.
owbo dare believe" he cried, that
~ .b.u Otho would forsake his sonT'
"a then he dropped from their sight
s,on the other side.
There were two at least left within
4. ,nelosure whose hearts leapcd with
hvoluntary elation at the success OF
4. an. mans maneuver, and one OF
tIem smiled openly. This was Ja-don,
"a The other, Pan -at-lee.
Ths brains of the priest that Tarzan
~ thrown at the head Of Lu don had
IN dashed out against the temple wall
vAis the high priest himself had es-
e2p.d with only a few bruises. sus-
taIpsd in his fall to the hard pavement.
ouicily scrambling to his feet he looked
mound In fear, in terror and finally in
bsvilderment, for he had not been q
vitneSs to the ape mans escape. Seize
him. . he cried "seize the blasphemer,
"a he continued to look around in
.sarcb Of his victim with such ridic-
ulou, expression of bewilderment that
nore than a single warrior was COM
peIed to hide his smiles beneath his
palm. -.
The priests we're rushing around
Wildly, eIhorting the warriors to pur-
hoe the fugitive, but these awaited now
ttolldly the command Of their king or
hjgh priest. Ko-tan, more or less Sc
tf,tly pleased by the discontinue of
In. don, waited for that worthy to give
~ necessary directions, which he pres
Sstly did when one of his acolytes ex-
eisdy explained to him the manner of
Tinans escape.
Instantly the necessary orders were
Issued and priests and warriors sought
The temple exit in pursuit of the ape
man.
His departing words, hurled at them
nad had little effect In impressing the
uuVIlly tHut HIS CldlillS uuu nOl DeeH
dhproved By Lu don, but in the hearts
ID the warriors was admiration for a
brave man and in many the same un-
holy ratification that had risen in that
d their ruler at the discontinue of
IA.don.
A careful search of the temple
Grounds revealed no trace Of the quarry.
1he secret recesses Of the subterranean
ehambsfs, familiar only to the priest
hood, were examined by, these while the
warriors scattered through the palace
and the palace grounds without the
temple. Swift runners were dispatched
q the city to arouse the people there
mat all might be upon the lookout for
itnan the Terrible. The story of his
inposture and Of his escape. and the
". that the Waz-don slaves had
Dfcusht into the city concerning him
sss soon spread through A-lur, nor
90 they. lose aught in the spreading,
% that before an hour had passed the
women and children were hiding behind
mred doorways while the warriors
espl apprehensively through the streets
sapectlng momentarily to be pounced
lyon BY q ferocious demon who. bare
nlneed, did victorious battle with huge
|Syls and whose lightest pastime con-
sNs ssyeu IN tearing strong men limb from
CHAPTER Mi
The Giant Stranger
Ana while the warriors and the
aSS OF A-lur searched the temple
ao !he palace and the city for the van
'sc ape.man there entered the head
= Aor;ul.ja down the precipitous trail
svu tne mountains, a naked stranger
nng an Enfield upon his back. ST.
Isauy ne moved downward toward the
om OF the gorge and there where the
e'eIi trail unfolded more levelly be.
LeN MIN he swung along with easy
s%es, though always with the utmost
sneSs against possible dangers. A
.aue oreeze came down from the
r.vuntains behind him 80 that only his
~ and his eyes were of value in de-
svans the presence of danger ahead
E,uerally the trail followed along the
Eets0s Nas OF the winding brooklet at the
Sl |wS.. o. the gorge, put in some places
, ,s.rc tne waters tumblcd over a precip.
Iious ledge the trail made detonr
Is'v,s me side of the gorge. and again
rroNO, "Uana In and out among rocky out
EnUpen9s EsUp9einss, and presently where it
N sued ai SHARPLY the projecting shoulder
~ eila the stranger came suddenly
ins ~ iaee with one who was ascend,
kvo 'Rsrated by hundred PAGES. the
its it strss ar,,ed simultaneously. Before him
DslsdT Granger saw n tall white warrior
S'a 1sS : put for a loin cloth cross belts
~ hss girdle, The man was armed with
lhs n.y., tknotted club and short knife
bln ter t hanging in Its sheath at his left
btIt, "Oh the end of one of his cross
satbs,ne ene opposite belt supporting a
n. den pouch at his right side. 1t was
n, f,is,dd fi hunting alone in the gorge Of
foutsmnlaa,,.ts sda, the chief of Kor-ul ia. he
but tnp,ated nv n the stranger with surprise
lin ~ = wonder, since he recognized in
I'd sIna1,r member Of the race with Which
had pSss'ence msSa e1 of Tarzan the Terrible
D his i'ie MIN familiar and also. tbanhs
boisd arOn friendship for the ape. man. he
'tlity. upon the newcomer without hos
Hard ,isu iis.'er was the first to make out.
n.i-- ebu OF his ipfnpt,o.n Sst