The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-11
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CONTINUED From Yesterday
The chief turned and departed from
the cave. the others. except In-tan.
following him. As they moved past
him and out Of the chamber Tarxan
caught snatchcs OF their converse
ton whcih Indicated that the Kor.ul-
- rcinforcemenss had fallen upon
their little party In great numbers
and driven them away. Evidently
the swift feet Of ldan had saved the
day for the warriors OF om-at- The
Ane man smiled. then he partially
0b<ned an eye and cast IL upon In
tan. The warrior stood at the en-.
trance to the cave looking out--his
back was toward hts prisoner. Tar
ran tested the bonds that secured
his wrists They seemed none too
stout and they had tied his hands In
front OF him. Evidence indeed that
the wazdon took few prisoncrs-if
any.
Cautiously be raised his wrists un-
I'll he could examine the thongs that
confined them A grim smile lighted
his features Instantly he was at
work upon the bonds with his strong
teeth. but ever \ wary eye was upon
1n-tzn. the warrior OF Kor-ui-lui. The
last knot bad been iooscned and Tar
SAn's hands we're free when fn.tzn
turned TO cast an apprsising eye
upon his ward. He saw that the
,SprisonerH position was changed--he
NO longer lay upon his back as they
bad left him. but upon his side and
~ hands were drawn Up against his
kncA ln-tan came closer and bent
1Dwu- The bonds scanned very loose
upon the prisoners wrtxtA He ex-
headed his hand TO examine them
nth his fingers and instantly the
o hands leaped from their bonds
Nnto SEIZE his own wrist, the other
Lis throat So unexpected the cat
HE attack that fn-tan had not even
time to cry out before steel fingers
Gllanced him The creature pulled
him suddenly forward 30 that he
Jost HE balance and rolled over upon
She prisoner and 70 the floor beyond
- stop with Tarzan upon bis breast.
ln-tan struggled 70 release himself
Struggled TO draw bis knife: but Tar.
/. IN found II before him The was-
1on's tail leaped to the others throat.
>ctrcIing the too could choke: but
- own knife. in the hands Of his
ontagonist. severed the beloved mem
oor close TO its root
Ihs Wax-don's struggles became
woaker--a film was obscuring his Wis
He knew that he was dying
~ he wAs right A moment later
~ Was dead Tzrzzn rose to bis feet
Ind placed one foot upon the breast
~ his dead foe. How the urge seized
him TO roar forth the victory cry
~ his kind, But he dared not He
discovered that they had not re-
mOved his rope from his shoulders
and that they had replaced his knife
IN it, sheath. II had been IN the
hand when he was felled- Strange
< cgcaturcs! He did not know that
~ held . superstitious fear OF the
Il Weapons Of . dead enemy. believing
that II buried without them he would
forever haunt his slayers In search
q them and that when he found
( them he would kill the man who
Killed him Against the wall leaned
hts bow and culver OF arrows.
Tarzan stepped toward the door.
way Of the cave and looked out.
N4ht had just fallen. He could hear
voices from the nearer caves and
there f1osted to his nostrils the odor
u cooking food. He looked down
and experienced a sensation OF re-
III. The cave In which he had been
hid was In the lowest ucr-scnrce
- feet from the base Of the cliff He
WnS about to chance an immediate
ascent when there occurred to him
= thought that brought a grin TO his
Gavage lips--a thought that was
born of the name the waz-don had
Owen him-Tarzan- jad -guru-Tarzan
the Terrible-and a recollection OF
k<he days when he had delighted In
batting the blacks of the distant
Jungle Of his birth. He turned back
Into the cave where lay the dead
body Of In-tan. With his knife he
AyRed the warriors head and car
ffng IL to the outer edge OF the
ffecess tossed II to the ground below.
then he dropped swiftly and silently
DOWN the ladder OF pegs in a way
that would have surprised the Kor-
ul-luI who had been so sure that he
could not climb.
At the bottom be picked up the
head OF In.tan and disappeared
carrying the grisiy trophy by It's
shock OF shaggy hair. Horribie7
But you are judging a wild beast by
tho standards Of civilization. You
may teach lion tricks. but he is
still lion. Tarzan looked well In
. Tuxedo. but he was stu a Tar
mangani and beneath his plcated
shirt beat a wild and savage heart.
Nor was his madness lacking In
method He knew that the hearts
Of the Kor.ul-lui would be filled with
rage when they discovered the thing
that he had done and he knew. too,
us4 mixed with rage would be a
P4-eh of fear and II was fear Of him
~ ~ had made Tarzan master OF
many jungles--one does not win the
respect Of the killers with bonbons.
Below the village Tarzan returned
70 the foot OF the cliff searching for
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