Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-08
TARZAN THE TERRIBLE
By EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
Author OF the "Tnrzan' Stories md the
"Nartian'' Stories
CHAPTER XIV

hOma
Within an hour Of the fall Of Lu- don
and Mo -sar. the chiefs ana princlnal
warriors of Pal-ul-don gathered In the
great throne room of the palace at a.
lur upon the steps Of the lofty pyramid
and placing don at the apex pro,
claimed him king. Upon one side OF
the old chicftuin stood Tnrznn of the
APES. and upon the other korak the
Killer, worthy son Of the mighty ape
man.
And when the brief ceremony was
over end the warriors with upraised
clubs had sworn feaity to their new
ruler. ia don dispatched trusted com
pany TO fetch O-lo-a and Pan at lee
and the women of his own household
from ia -lur.
And then the warriors discussed the
future Of Pal -ul- don and the question
arose as to the administration of the
temples and the fate Of the priests, who
practically without exception had been
disloyal ito the government of the king.
seeking always only their own power
and comfort and aggrnndizement. And
then it was that ia don turned to Tar
zan. "Let the Dor l-Otho transmit
to his people the wishes Of his father,
Your problem is simple one" said
the ape man. ''if you but wish to dc
that which shall be pleasing in the eyes
OF god. Your priests. to increase their
power. have taught you that Jad- ben
Otho is a cruel god that his eyes love
to dwell upon blood and upon suffering
But the falsity Of their teachings has
been demonstrated to you today in the
utter defeat Of the priesthood.
Take then the temples from the men
and rive them instead to the womer
that they may be administered in kind
ness and charity and love. Wash tn,
blood from your eastern altar and drair
forever the water from the western.
t "Once / gave Lu-d don the opportun'
, ity to do these things. but he ignore;
my commands. and again is the corrido
of sacrifice filed with its victims. Lib
crate these from every temple in Pal
ul don. Bring offerings of such gift
the altars Of your god. And there h
will bless them and the priestesscs o
8 lad ben -Otho can distribute then
9 among those who need them most"
n "And the priests cried one. "W
shall put them to death upon their owl
altnrs If it. pleases the Dor-u Ohio t
give the word
NO" cried Tarzan. "Let no NOR
blood be spilled. Give them their free
dom and tho right to take up such oc
cupations as they choose
That night great feast was sprca
( In the pale don 40 and for the frs
. time in the history Of ancient Pal-ul
don black warriors, sat in peace an
4 friendship with white. And pact wa
: sealed between Ia don and ON -at tina
= would ever make his tribe and the Ilo
4 don allies and friends.
1t was here that Tarzan lcarne
the cause Of Ia -den's failure to nttac
e nt the stipulated time. A messenger ha
come from ia don carrying instruction
10 delay tho attack until noon. nor ha
they discovered until almost too lat
d that the messenger was n disguise
n priest Of Lu don.
The following day O.lo-a and Pan
mt lee and the women of ia don's fam
p Ily arrived at the palace at A-lur mn
n in the great throneroom Ia den m
d O-lo-n were we'd, and ON at and Pan
- at Ice.
;, For week Tarzan and Jane mn
d Korak remained the guests Of Ia -doi
!. as did ON at and his black warrior
n And then the ape man announced tn;
he would depart from Pal-ul- don. lIa7
cation Of heaven and equally so Il
means by which the gods Travelled b,
tween their celestial homes and Il
haunts OF men and so no questionin
. arose when 1t was found that the Do
m al. Otho with his mate and son won
T.: travel overland across the mountain
md out Of Pal.ul don toward 4
north.
They went by way OF tho Kor -ul- =
accompanied by tho warriors. Of tn
tribe and great contingent OF IIo d,
warriors under IA den, The king al
many warriors ind multitude of pc
ME accompanied them beyond the limi
: of A .mr and after they had bid goo
sn by and Tarzan had invoked the bles
80 inyS OF God upOn them the three r.
ropeans saw their simple. loyal frien
urostrnte in the dust behind them un
The cavalcadc had wound out of the ci
oS and disappeared among the trees of I
nearby forest,
They rested for day among /
Kor. ul ia while Jane investigated I
ancient caves Of these strange peol
md then they moved on, avoiding /
rugged shoulder Of Pastar- ul we'd a
winding down the opposite slope I
,, ward tho great mOrnss. They moved
EN- comfort and In safety, surrounded
IN. their escort Of IIo don and Waz don
In the minds of many there "
ST. doubtless n question as to how
,,o three wouId cross the great morass,
WV ienst of all was Tarzan worried by
,as nroblem. In the course Of his life
had been confronted by many obstacl
his only to learn that he who will may
ways pass,