The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-10
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you Ca leave the valley provided
Ith.t sou will release those whom
you have taken prisoner and harm
NO othera7
The ape.mau shook his head
THAT viii not do" he rvplisd. i
hold the power 90 crush tho holsnni
OF the Valley of Diamonds Look,
land he pointed toward lnd hal-a,
"hsrs Is the true Numa. The croa.
Imrr you had upon your throne was
hut wild beast. but this h. Numa.
king % Beasts. Emperor u All Gre
lated Things, Look az him, Must
he ho held In leash by golden chains
Iuke some prisoner or slavef NO
lie Is indeed sn emperor hut therc
is one yet greater than he, ono
from whom ho takes command. Ana
THAT one h. I. Tarssn OF the Apea.
Angcr mo and Sou shall feel NOT
IonIy thc wrath 81 Nuna, but the
lwuBth u Tarsan. as well. The Goa'
Imaugaui arc my people. tho holssn,
shall he my slaves TO and toli
your fellows that, and that u they
would live ~ an they had best come
soon and sue for mercy Co"
When tlfo messenger had again
departed TafzaH looked az the old
imam. who was cycling him With an
depression which might h8ve do
NOTED either awe OF reverence. wcrs
liz not for the yaEuest hunt OF .
twinkle IN the corners Of tho eyes
IThc apo-man brcathed a deep sisn
% relief. THAT will giyo us az least
another half hour" he said,
I'VE shall need u. and more. too,
lrcpiied tho old man, tho. az that
you have accomplished morc than
In had thought possible, Tor as least
YOU have put doubt IN tho minds
,of the Bolgani. who never before
have had cause 10 question thei'
own power"
Presently from the outer corridors
1.-THE sounds OF argument and discus
sion gave place 20 that OF movement
among the Boigani. \ company
comprising some 20 OF the gorilla
men. took post directly outside the
main entrance OF the throne room
where they stood in silence. thcli
weapons ready. as tho for the par
pose Of dlsputiug any effort upoT
I tho part OF the inmates OF the RON
TO escape. Beyond them the halanf'
lol tho gorilla men could b. seer
moving away and disappearing ihr'
tinorwnya aHd corridors lcRdini
from tho main hallway OF tho pal
acc. The Ci0mangani. together viii
la and the old man. watched i'm
patisntly for tho coming of IN
] | black relnforecmenlH. whilo Tar
} ran sat upon the edge OF the dan
haif.rcclining. with an arm ahou
J the neck Of Jad.bal-l "a.
They are up TO something" sal
the old man I'VE must watcl
carefully against surprise II ih'
blacks would but come now. whlli
the doorway Is held rs only 80
Z We should overcome them easily
and have, do verify believe. SOM
] slight chance OF escaping from IN
palace grounds"
''Your long residence here" sai'
Tarzan. has filled you With IN
] sams scnsoless fear Of the Bolgan
that tho Gomansani hold. From
the attitude Of mind which you hult
toward them one would think then
some manner u supermen-they ar'
only beasts. my friend. and " W
remain loyal TO our cause We shat
overcome them
'.Beasts they may be. replied th'
old man. 'bu, they arc boasts Will
the brains Of their cunning
and their cruelty arc diaholieul'
a long silence onsuesi. brokci
only by the nervous whispering.
. OF tho GomnnEanl. whose morals
} II was evident. was slowly disin
8 tesrating under the nervous straii
r OF the enforced wait, and the fail
! urc OF their fellows Of the terea
TO come quickly to their aid. II
this was added the demoralizinl
effect Of speculation upon what TN
Bolgani we're planning or what plaI
-ltify already were putting into 81
feet. The very silence OF the gorilla
, men was more terrible than the dir
! OF actual assault. La was the frs
OF the whites TO break the silence
III 30 OF the f'0ffiaiisss;ii coult
leave the palace so easily whl
might not We leave also?'' sh'
asked.
There we're two reasons" rcpliee
Tarzan. zone was that should VI
! have left simultaneously the Boil
J gani. greatly outnumbering Us q,
they did. could have hsraSsed US ant
detained us for a sufficient length
OF time to have permitted their mes
sanEers 10 reach the villagers
ahead Of us. with the result thai
in a short time VIC should have
been surrounded by thousands o.
, hostile warriors. Tho second reason
u that I desire to punish the crea'
. lures. so that in future a stranger
may be safe in the Valley Of th'
|, Palace OF Diamonds" Hc paused
! "And now | shall give you thirt
! reason why we may not seek 4
escape at this moment" He pointed
toward the windows overlooking thu
terrace. Look. he said. the ter
i race and the gardens are filled with
BoIganl. Whatever their plan.
/ think It's success depends upon oul
attempt to escape from this room
thru the windows. for, unless ! an
I mistaken. the Bolgani upon the ter
i race and in the garden are makinl
an attempt TO hide themselves from
us
The old man walked 10 a part o.
the room from which he could see
I the greater part Of the terrace ant
gardens upon which the windows o
. the throne room looked.
you are right" he said when III
returned to the ape.man's side
s.,t,a pofsauf ara all rnaaeed otftaid.