Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-23
'TARZAN THE TERRIBLE
Rx EDGA AR RICE BURROUGHS
Author of the Tarzan Stories and the Marfian' Stories

| At sight of Tarzan. who in his haste
hnd forgotten to recover his Disgusting
hesaddress, .'ss grent shout arose. Bias
phemer J" tDefiler Of the temple 7"
burst hoarselS from savage thronts. and
mingling with these were few who
cried, Dor -ul- Otho I" evidcncine the
fact that there were among them still
some who clung to their belief in his
divinity,
TO cross the courtyard armed only
| with knife, in the face of this great
throng OF savage fighting men. seemed
even to the giant ape man a thing i'm
possible of achievement. He must usc
his wits. now. and quickly, too. for
| they were closing upon him. He might
have turned and fled back through the
corridor. but flight now, even in The
race OF lire necessity. would but delay
him in his pursuit Of Mo. sar and his
mate.
Stop - he cried, raising his palm
against them. II am the Dor -ul .Otbo
ana l come to you with word from
ia don, who It Is my fathers will shall
20 your king now that 10. tan is slain.
i.u- don, the high priest, has planned
TO seize the PALACE and destroy the loyal
warriors that Mo-sar may be made
king--Mo- sar who will bo the tool nnd
creature of Lu- don. Follow me. There
~ nc time to lose il you would pre-.
vent the traitors whom Iu don has
organized In the city from entering the
palace by secret way and overpower-
within"
For n moment they hesitated. At
jast one spoke. what guarantee have
weE he demanded, that it is not you
VINO would betray us and by leading
us now away from the fighting in the
banquet hall cause those who fight ut
ia -don's side to be defeated?''
ren,isSy y ,rdnvNm IRE VIII DC your guarantee,
have not spoken the truth you are suffi.
cient in numbers to execute whatever
penalty you choose. But come, there
is not time to lose. Already are the
lesser priests gathering their warriors
IN tho city below" and without wait
ing for any further parley he strobe
directly toward them in the direction
OF the gate upon the opposite side of
the courtyard which led toward the
principal entrance to the palace ground |
Slower in wit than he,. they were
swept away by his. greater initiative
ana that compelling power which is In.
nerent IN all natural leaders. And so
they followed him, the giant ape man |
with dead tail dragging the ground |
behand him--a demi- god wnerv another |
would have been ridiculous. Out into |
the city he led them and down toward |
the .unpretentious building that hid |
Lu-don's secret passageway from the |
city to the temple, and as they rounded |
the last. turn they saw before them |
a gathering Of warriors which was be- |
ing rapidly augmented from all direc-
tons as the traitors Of A-lur mobilized |
at the call Of the priesthood.
You spoke the truth, stranger" |
said the chief who marched Mt Tarzan's |
side, for there nre the warriors with |
the priests among them, even as you
told u.s."
and now," replied the ape man,
that have fulfilled my promise will |
go my way after Mo-sar. who has done
me great wrong. Tell Ja-don that |
Jad- ben -Otho is upon his side. nor do |
YOU forget to tell him also that it was |
the Dor Otho who thwarted Lu-
don's plan to seize the palace."
II will not forget" replied the chief.
"Go your way. We are enough to |
overpowrr the traitors"
'Tell me- asked Tarzan. "how I |
may know the city of Tu u-lur?"
1T lies upon the south shore Of the |
second lnkc below A-lur," replied the |
chief, the lake that is called Jad- |
in -lul."
They were now approaching the band |
OF traitors, who evidently thought that |
this was another contingent Of their |
own party. since they made no effort |
toward iefense or retreat. Suddenly |
the chief raised his voice IN savage |
war cry that was immediately taken
up by his followers. aud simultaneously,
as though the cry were command, |
the entire party broke into mad charge
upon the surprised rebels.
Satisfied with the outcome Of his
conceived plan and sure that
it would work to the disadvantage of
Lu don, Tarzan turned into side
street and pointed his steps toward the
outskirts Of the city in search of the
rail that led southwark toward Tu -lur.