The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-04
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raau again falls Into tho hands
RdiL bIEh priest on 0paF ana iH
trd hy thy hlsh priratrRH, La
escapes "a an the upr-mant fheY
their wey 90 the village luhah-
hN the GpmanEani sud Tartan
huEe Eorills Who o. about 20
uff with one OF The uumauEani
Iraying Ia with che blacks
ht= T=tssFH Tsfz=H carries thn
.uf the gorilla away go the hol-
Nlll not know the HlaNiHE took
tn the GnmanEant village
"a Hawkes., onrstimr maid ia
srryHtokr household. is also ia
With a party % five men after
II lnsots. Win Them y Estaesp
ada. Hpauinft ~ unusual
uus. who is incorporating a.
tus Miranda comes unexpected
hn a band 90 TarEans faithful
L Hs tells tsula, the head
fsmhn and interpreter. that hV
set with an accident and can
II tmsmber their language clear
q then duubls-cfoHsaa hin own
II and with the AID q the Wasiri
60 take the sold inkota from
kraakL a member ~ the
re- Eruup, wants % rob the
% valuable ivory
Eau carries the dead body 20
the HalEani NiliaEc There he sees
strange HiEht-naked blacks and
whites. Eurillasiihc creatures such
az TARTAN had slain Two blacks
gave = peculiar call ana the rest
formed lines az tho entrance uf a
butidinE aud a moment later the
aprHHiAu saw black NAMED lion
emerge. held boz leash by four sturdy
blacks Ia tho midst ~ iuil THrs
san tossed tho body Of the dead
haiEani a. close 20 the portal a.
possible
Now GO on Win TIM STONY
Making hih way toward the south.
east TARTAN approached the noun.
taius which no back Of the Valley
OF the Palace Of Diamonds. He had
often 90 make dotours 90 avoid ma.
tive villages and 10 keep out o.
slEht Of Iho numerous parties OF
nolEnnl that seemed 10 b. moving
IN all directions thru the forest
Late in the afternoon he came out
Of the hills into full view % tho
mountains bcyond-rouEh. granite
hills they were, whose prccipi,ouA
peaks arose far above tho timber
line Directly before him we'll
marked trail led into canyon.
which nc could sec wound far UP.
ward toward the summit This
then. would BE- an good a place
10 commence his Investigation as
another. And 90. scslnE thar che
coast was clear. the ape man
descended from the trees. and TAX.
inE advantage % The uudcfbrush
bordering tho tmn. made his way
silently. ye, swiftly, into tho hills
For tho most part hc was com,
PEELED 90 worm his way thru
thleks,s. for tho trail was in con.
slant use BY GomaHEaut and Boi.
Eani parties passing up lt empty.
handed and. returning. BEARING
blocks OF granite. "A he advanced
morp deeply into the hills tho heavy
undsrbru.h gave way 10 a lighter
growth OF scrub. thru which he
could pass with FAR greater ease,
tho with considerable more rkk 81
discovery However. the Instinct %
the beast that dominated Taran'a
jungle craft permitted him to find
cover where another would have
been in full view Of every enemy.
Half way up tho mountain the trail
passed thru a narrow gorge. not
more than 20 feet wide. and croded
from solid granite cliffs. Here
there was no concealment whaiso.
ever and tho apcman realized
that 20 enter Il would mean almost
Immediate discovery. CHANGING about,
he saw that b. making a Sigh, De.
tour he could reach the summit n
the gorge. where. amid tumbitd
granite bouldet5 and stunted trees
and shrubs. be knew Chat he could
find sufficient concealmcnt. and per
haps a palmer view Of tho trail be-
yond.
Nor wna he mistaken. for when
he had reached a vantage point far
above the trail. he saw ahead an
open pocket In the mountain. tho
cliffs surrounding which were honey
combed with numerous openings.
which, Il seemed TO Tarzan. could
b. naught else than tho mouths
Of tunnels Rough wooden ladderz
reached 10 some OF them. closer 10
the base Of the cliffs. while from
others kuotted ropes danEled 60 the
ground below. Out OF these tunnels
emerged men carrying little saeks
Of earth. which they dumped in n
common pile beside n rivulsi which
ran thru the gorge Here other
blacks, supervised by Bolgani. were
engaged In washing tho dirt. but
what they hoped to find or what
they did find. Tarzan could not