The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-22

icnce. your god ignores you. Iu.
DON" he tainted, with a sheer that
he meant 20 stiil further anger the
high priest: he ignores you and
can prove II before the eyes OF your
priests and your people"
Prove Il. blasphemeri How can
you prove 1T"
"You have called me a blaphem.
err" replied Tarxan. ''you have
| proved 20 your own satisfaction that
am an impostor, that I. an ordi-
nary mortal. have posed as the son
OF god Demand then that Jad ben
Ohio uphold his godship and the dig
nifty 81 his priesthood by directing
his consuming fires thru my own
BOSOM"
/ Again there ensued a brief silence
while the onlookers waited for Lu
don 10 thus consummate the de-
struction OF this presumptu9ps Inn.
pcstor.
''You dare not tainted Taran.
-for you know that l would be
struck dead no quicker than were
you"
-you lie cried Ludcn. -a,d
would do II had I not but Just re
ocived message from Jadhen-
Ohio directing that your fate be
| different"
A chorus OF admiring and rever.
entail "Ahs" arose from the priest.
hood Ko-tan and his warriors were
In a state OF mental confusion Sc
crotiy they hated and feared la don.
but so inErained was their sense OF
reverence for the office of the high
| priest that none dared raise a voice
against him.
| Nonef Wen. there was Ja-don.
fearless old Ilon.man Of the north.
The proposition was a. fair one"
he cried. Invoke the iightnings Of
Jad-ben.otho upon this man II you
would ever convince us of bis guilt"
Enough of this" snapped La
don. Since when was Jndon ere
ated high prieste Seize the pris.
warriors. and on the morrow he
shall die in the manner that Jad.
ben-otho has wiIicd.-
| There was no immediate move
ment on the part Of any OF the was
riors TO obey the high priests com
mand. but the lesser priests on the
other hand. lmbucd with the cour-
! age OF fanaticism. ieaped eagerly
1 forward like a flock Of idcous har.
pies to seize upon their prey.
The game was up. That Taran
knew. No longer could cunning and
diplomacy usurp the functions OF
the weapons OF defense he hca,
isved. And so the first hideous
priest who ieaped 20 the platform
was confronted by no suavc am
hassador. from heaven. but rather a
grim and ferocious beast whose tenn.
per savored more OF hell
The altar stood close to the wcxt.
| ern wall Of the enclosure. There
was just room between the two for
the high priest to stand during the
performance Of the sacrif1csai cere.
monies and only I.u-don stood there
now behind Tarzan. while before
him were perhaps two hundred war.
riors and priests-
Tho presumptous one who would
have had the glory OF first laying
arrcstins hands upon the blasphe.
nous impcrsonator rushed forward
with outstrctchcd hands to seize the
apeman- Instead IL was he who was
seized. seized By steel fingers that
snapped him up as tho he had been
4 dummy OF straw. graxped him BY
one leg and the harness of hts back
and raised him with giant arms
high above the altar. Close ut his
heels were others ready to seize the
apeman and drag him down. and
beyond the altar was Lu don with
drawn knife advancing toward him.
There was no instant TO waste.
ror was II the way Of the apeman
to fritter away precious moments In
the uncertainty OF beiated decision.
Before Ludon or any other could
guess what was In the mind OF the
condemned. Tarxan with all the
force Of his great muscles dashed
tho screaming hierophant In the
face OF the high priest, and. az tho
the two actions were one. so quickly
did he move. he had ieaped 10 the
top OF the altar and from there to
a handhold upon the summit Of the
temple wall. A. he gained a footing
there he turned and looked down
upon those beneath.
who dare believe be cried.
that Jadbcn-Otho would forsake
his SOM" and then he dropped from
their sight upon the other side.
There were two at least left with
In the enclosure whose hearts leaped
with involuntary elation at the sue.
cess OF the ape mans mancuver. and
one Of them smiled openly. This was
Ja-don. and the other. Pan.at.Iec.
The brains of the prizes, that Tar
zan had thrown at the head OF Isu-
don had been dashed out against the
temple wall while the high priest
himself had escaped with only few
bruises. sustained In his fail to the
hard pavement Quickly scrambiing
to his feet he looked around In fear.