The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-07
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ter fUfuTEN Nh Nftf ANNtt A't" -H''ht
way ANA slooI facing him upon the
same level
Z what ls sou want HnAif
.stammrrtI thr black 'Arr sou
Imokius Tor thr white She your
'matr. whom tHe HoIg1ui took
. fss" rrpiej Tarzan What do
sou knsv ul her
. "a know where she b hidden,
rtpuyd thc rlAyk. aud it you viii
follow ms will bead you 90 her..
"Why do you Offer 10 do this tpr
Imrg' asked Turau, immediately
Suspicious why s t that you DO
not So at uuug Go youg masters
and tru them that ! am hrrv that
thry mas scnd men tp capture me
n io rot know the uvssou that
ID was sent GO trlI yuu thls, replied
Ithe hack ~Thy nolgani sent me
Ia ala NOT Wish 10 come Cor was
sfggld
'NNberc did they tell sou 20 lead
ulr sskad TarsaH.
"a ann DO head sou into a cham
her th, door ~ which will 30 Inn
mvdAtrJS bottled upon as. You N'H
then d. "a prisoner
vAnd yguF inquired rarlau.
=. too. shalt D. prisoner "ith
sou. The Bolsan, DO not yafr what
becomes of me Perhaps you VIII
.kIIi me. but they do not care.
m sou Head me into tup !
SHAH kin YOU replied Tarau. hut
h you lead me 10 the woman pei,
haps wc shall an rsgupe You would
like 10 escape would you notf
Il should ike To cs,aPo hut ]
cannot
"Hayr sou ever tried
sNa I have not WHY should
.tp TO d. something that cannot be
doneg'
Ell you lead mc into the trap I
shall surviy kiii you if ypu Head
me 10 the woman, sou al lcaai have
the chance that do 20 live Which
will you dor
The black scratched his head iu
thought. the idea slowly uiteunz
thru his stupid mind AZ last hv
spoke.
You are very WISE hc said -
viii lead you 90 the woman
Go ahead. then. said Tafzent
'and / viii follow you
The black descended TO the next
level and opening the door entered
IA long. straight corridor - ths
ape man followed his guide he bad
leisurc 10 reflect upon the means
thru which the Bolganl had learned
Of his presence IN tho tower. and
the only conclusion he could arrive
lat has that the old man had be
,rayrd him. since insofar as Tarzan
was aware he alone knew that thT
ape man was IN the paiacc The
corridor along which the black Was
leading him was very dark ree~iv
ing dim and inadequate lilumiua
tion from the dimlyiighted CORR
dor they had just left the door into
which remained open behind them
Presently the black stopped before =
clossd door
The woman il IN there. said
the black. pointing % the door
she IL alnncG" asked Tarzan.
no replied the black Look
and he opened the dour. revealing
"a hcayy hanging. which De gently
separated. revealing % TarHu the
Interior % the chamber beyond
seizlnR the black by the wrist
that he might not escape, Taran
stepped forward ana put his eyes
to the aperture Before him las a
large chamber. az one cnd Of which
was raised dnis. the base II
which was u dark. ornately
carved wood. The central figure
upon this dale was a huge. black
named lion the same that Tarzau
had seen escorted thru the gardens
Of the palace His golden chains
were now fastened TO rings in the
floor. while the four blacks stood
in siatuesauo risidity. two upon
either side 81 the beast. Upon
golden thrones behind the lion sal
three magnificen,Iy oruameniod Bol-
gani At the foot Of the steps lead.
ing 10 the dais stood Ia. between
two Gamanganf guards. Upon
either side Of central aisle were
carved benches facing the dais. and
occupying the front section u these
we're some 50 Bolgani. among whom
Tarzan almost Immediately cspic5
the little old man that he had mot
in the tower. the sight Of whom in
stantly crystallized the ape MASS
conviction Of the source Of his be
trayal
The chamber was lighted by hun
dreds OF ereesets. burning sub
stance which gave forth both light
and a heavy incense that had as.
sailed Tsrzan's uostrils since first
he entered the domain Of the Bol.
ganL The long. cathedfnlesque win.
dows upon one side Of the apart
ment were thrown wide. admitting
the soft air Of the jungle summer
night. Thru them Tarzan could see
the palace grounds and that this
chamber was upon the same level
as the terrace upon which the pal
ace stood. Beyond those windows
was an open gateway to the Jungle
and freedom. but interposed between
him and the windows were so armed
gorilla men. Perhaps. then. strategy
would be a better weapon thnu force
with which 10 carve his way 20
freedom with La Yet to the fore.
front Of his mind was evidently a
belief in the probability that In the
end it would be force rather than
strategy upon which he must de.
pend He turned TO the black al
his side
Would the GomanRani guarding
the lion like to escape from the
Bolgani2" he asked.