Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-02
'TARZAN THE TERRIBLE
BY EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
NJ the "Tarzan" Stories and the "Matian" Stories

had learned Of the escape Of Tarzan and
he feared that should he Join ia don 8
forces, as seemed likely, he would at
tract many recruits who might still be.
lieve In him, and the Dor -ul- Ohio, even
1t false one, upon the side Of the
enemy might easily work havoc with
Lu- -don's plans.
The man was drifting close in. His
| canoe would soon be caught in the
current that ran close to shore here
and carried toward the river that emp
tied the waters of Jad- BEN -lul into
Jad -bal-lul. The under priests were
looking toward Lu-don for instruc-
tions.
Fetch him hither!" he commanded.
If be is Jad-ben -Otho I shall know
him."
The priests hurried to the palace
grounds and summoned warriors. Go,
bring the stranger to Lu- don. II he
Is Jad ben -Otho we shall know him."
And so Lieutenant Erich Obergatz
was brought before the high priest at
A-lur. Lu don looked closely Mt the
naked man with the fantastic head
dress.
asked. "
II am Jad-ben. Ohio" cried the
German. II came from heaven. Where
Is my high priest?'
II am the high priest" replied Lu-
don.
Obergatz clapped his hands. Have
my feet bathed and food brought to
me- he commanded.
Lu -don's eyes narrowed to mere slits
OF crafty, cunning. He bowed low until
ms forehead touched the feet of the
stranger. Before the eyes of many
priests and warriors from the palace he
did i:
Ho slaves"' he cried. rising
fetch water and food for the Great
Cod, and thus the high priest nc-
knowledged before his people the god
hood of Lieutenant Erich 0bergntz, nor
was it long before the story ran like
wildfre through the palace and out into
the city and beyond that to the lesser
villages all the way from A-lur to
The real god had come-Jad- ben
Otho himself. and he had espoused the
cause or Lu-don. the high priest. Mo-
sar sar iost no time in placing himself at
the disposal of don, nor did he
mention aught about his claims to the
throne.
1t was Mo-sar's opinion that be
might consider himself fortunate were
he allowed to remain in peaceful occu-
patton Of his chieftainship at Tu-lur.
nor was Mo-sar wrong in his deduc-
tions.
But Lu don could still use him and
so be let him live and sent word to him
to come to A-lur with all his warriors.
tor 1t was rumored that ia don was
raising great army in the north and
might soon march upon the City of
Light.
Obergatz thoroughly enjoyed being
god. Plenty of food and peace of mind
and rest partially brought back to him
the reason that had been so rapidly
slipping from him; but in one respect
he was madder than ever, since now no
power on earth would ever be able to
convince him that he was not n god.
Slaves were put at his disposal and
ti these he ordered about in godly fashion
The sane portion of his naturally cruel
mind met upon common ground the
mind of Lu don, so that the two
seemed always in accord. The high
priest saw in the stranger mighty
force wherewth to hold forever his
power over all Pal-ul-don and thus the
future Of Obcrgatz was assured so long
as he cared to play god to Lu -don's
high priest
a throne was erected ia the main
temple court before the eastern altar
where Jad- ben -Otho might sit in per-
son and behold the sacrifices that were
offered up to him there each day at
So much did the cruel. half
crazed mind enjoy these spectacles that
at times he even insisted upon welding
the sacriticial knife himself and upon
such occasions the priests and the |
people fell upon their faces in awe of |
the dread deity.
If Obergatz taught them not to love |
their god more he taught them to fear
him as they never had before. so TINT
The name of Jad ben Otho was whis-
Dered in the city and little children
we're frightened into obedience by the
mere mention Of it. Lu- don, through
lis priests and slaves, circulated the
Information that Jad- ben -Otho had
commanded all his faithful followers to
lock to the standard of the high priest
t A-lur and that all others were cursed
specially ia don and the base impostor
Who had posed az the Dor -ul -Otho.
The curse was to take the form of early
leath following terrible suffering. and
.u- don caused it to be published abroad
hat the name of any warrior who com
'lafned of pain should be brought to
I'm, for such might be deemed to be
Inder suspicion, since the first effects of
he curse would result in slight pains
ttacking the unholy. He counseled
hose who felt pains to look carefully to
heir loyalty-half nation without a
'ain. and recruits pouring into A -lur
o offer their services to Lu-d don while
ecretly hoping that the little pains they