The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-28
EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS GREATEST STORY
H.IARzAN THE TERRIBLE
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lie was close beside her now. His
laugh grated upon her ears. -Love
does not KILL" he replied mockinsiy.
lie reached for her arm ana at
the same instant something FLASHED
against the bars OF ono OF the win.
dows. crashing them inward 10 the
floor. 10 be followed almost stimuli.
taneously BY human figure. which
dove head foremost into the room. its
head enveloped In the skin window
haneing-. which II carried with II In
It's impctuous entry.
Jane Clayton saw surprise and
something Of terror. too, leap TO the
countcnance OF the high priest. and
then she saw him spring forward
and jerk upon leather thong that
depended from the calling Of the
apartment Instantly there droppel
from above a cunningiy contrived
partition that fell between them
and the intruder. effcctuaiiy barring
him from them and at the same
time leaving him to sropc upon its
opposite side In darkness. since the
only eresset the room contained wa
upon their aide OF the partition.
Family from beyond tho wal
Jane heard a voice calling. but
whose II was and what the words
she could not distinguish. Then she
saw Ludon jerk upon another thons
and walt In evident expectancy ol
some consequent happening. lie did
no, have long to wait. she saw the
thong move suddenly as tho ierked
from above and then iu-don smiled
and with another signal put In mo
ton whatever machinery u was
that raised the partition again TO Ia
place Nv the ceiling.
Advancing into that portion Of the
room that tho partition had shut OF
from them. the high priest kneli
upon the floor. and down fitting a
section Of II. revealed the dark
mouth Of shaft leading below
Laughing loudly he shouted into the
hole: Return to Thy father. o Doe
ulotho.
Making fast the catch that pre-
vented the trapdoor from opening
beneath the feet OF the unwary until
such time as l.u-don chose. the high
priest rose again to his feet.
Now. Beautiful one-' he cried
and then: '-Jardonl what do you
herey'
Jane Clayton turned 10 follow the
direction OF Lu.don's eyes and there
she saw framed In the entrance.way
to the apartment the mighty figure
OF warrior. upon whose massive
features sat an expression Of stern
and uncompromising authority.
II come from ko-tAn. the king. :
replied Ja-don. TO remove the beau
tifui stranger to the Forbidden Gar
den.-
The king defles ne. the high
priest Of Jad.bsn-othor.. cried Lu'
dom
1T b the kings cpmmand--f have
spoksn." snapped Ja-don. In whose
manner was no sign OF either fear
or respect for the priest
Ludon well knew why ne king
had chosen this me~ssngsr whose
heresy was notorious but whose
power hAA a. yet protected him
from he mAchinAtions Of the priest
Ludon cast . gurrvptisious glance
At tina thongs hanging from the cell
Ing. Why noty II be could but
maneuver to entIce Ja-don 10 the op.
posite side Of the chamber
Come" he said In . conciiiato<y
tone. let US discuss the matter. I"
and moved toward the spot where
he would have Jadon follow him.
There u nothing 70 discuss.- re-
piled Ja-don. ye, he followed the
priest. fearing treachery.
Jane watched them. In the face
and figure OF the warrior abe found
reflected those admirable traits OF
courage and honor that the pro.
fesslon OF arms best develops. In
the hyporisicai priest there was NO
rrdeeming quality. OF the two then
she might best choose tho warrior
With him there was . chance
with Lu-don. none. Even the yer,
process OF exchange from ene prison
to another might offer some posxi.
biiity Of escape. She weighed ali
these things and decided. for Lu.
don's quick glance at the thongs
had not gone unnoticed nor unln-
serprsted by her.
warrior" she said. addressing
Ja.don. III you would live enter no,
that portion OF the apartment"
Ludon cast an angry glance upon
her. ''silsnce, slave he cried.
And where lies the dangrr?- ia.
don asked OF Jane. ignoring Lu-don.
The woman pointed to the thongs
Look" she said. and before the
high priest could prevent she had
seized that which controlled the
partition. which shot downward
separating Lu-don from the warrior
and herself.
Js-don looked inquIrsngly at her
''He would have trfcked me neatly
but for You" he said: keep me i'm
prtsoned there while he secretsd you
elsewhere In the nazcs Of his tom
pie"
He would have done more than
that" replied Jane. a. she pulled
upon the other thong This 70
leases tho fastenings OF q trapdoor
In the floor beyond the partition
When you stepped on that you
would have been precipitated into a
pit beneath the temple. Lu-don has
threatened me with this fate often.
! do not know that he speaks the
truth. but he says that demon OF
the temple is imprisoned there--a
huge gryf."
"There IL a Rryf within Tho
temple" said Ja-don. what with II
and the sacrifices. the priests keep