The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-27
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.sh. was tha rmreBry rum ,adL
.aud that tbr trrarhrry ~ Nhicl
'p1oth had warmed her was already
under way The Eirl Was 900 al
ease and quite evidently frightened
Tor she was young and held iu bjfh
.rey,rr che queen whom she had good
treason Co know vas alipoworful,
and who might even mnirt death
upou hCr X she so wished IA.
who had already determined uunn
a plan % action that she knew
would BE- most embarrassing 90 Cail
and Biz voHspirators. waited in
silence Tor the girl 10 speak. But
Tie was some time hsfurr tho girl
|c0uld muster up her courage on uri
Ia proper opening Instead, 7fl
|spnko Of many things that had "a
lrrariuE Whatsoever upou her sub.
I 81. and Ia. The high pricsicss, Wa
amused az her discontinue
IL rs not often. said Ia THAT
|thc sister 81 oih rumrs 20 she
apartments u her aucen unless she
Is biIdcn. ann El4u 10 see t.at
sHt at last realizes The service th1t
. she owes o. the hish priesirss %
ths Fiamtns Cod
j II come said The Elrl az hsr
speaking almost as one Who has
learned a part, TO tell you That
. / have overheard that which mas
I b OF Interest Co you and which !
am surr that ygu win BE- glad 90
hear
Yea interrugatcd -. raising
her arched eyebrows
II overheard Cadj speaking with
the lesser priests" the Etri con.
Itinusd. "and I distinctly heard him
say that he would b. glad " a."
Tape man escaped. az that eould
relieve you. and Cadj as well. o;
much embarrassment thought
that Ia. tho queen. would DO gia 3
% know this, for d h known hy
AN Of Us that Ia has promised
friendship 10 the ape man. and
therefore does not wish 10 sacrifice
him upon ths altar Of the Flaming
God "
~My duty h plain 10 me. replied
Ia. In naughty voice. and do
mot need Cadi nor any hand maidcn
TO interpret Il 10 mr.. also know
the prrrpsstivrs Of high pricatcsa.
and that the right Of sacrifice As
one Of them For this reasou priv,
vented cadj from sacrificing ths
stranger No other hand than mip6
may offer bis hearts blood 20 thu
Flaming God. and upon the third
day he shall die beneath my knife
upon tho altar Of our temple
Tho effect Of these wort upon
the Elri wcrr precisely what IA
had anticipated she saw disap.
lpoiuimcnt and eharrln written upon
tho face OF CadI'a messenger. who
ueN had no answer Tor Der inatruc.
tons had not forcr~en this attltui'
upon the part OF Ia. Presently the
'Ei-l found some lame pretrxt upon
which 10 withdraw. aud when she
had left the presence n the high
irries,css. La could scarcely reptu,iD
a emile She had no intention vi
sacrificing Tarau. hut this. 81
course, the sister OF oah did no,
know. So she returned 70 Cadl and
repeated as nearly as she could
recall Il. all that Ia bad said 70
her. The high priest was much cha.
grinsd. for his plan had been now.
mo, 50 much 20 encompass the de.
siruction ot Tarz-tu as 20 lead Ia
into the commission Of an act that
would bring upon her the wrath
OF the priests and people OF Opar.
who. properly instiEatcd. would dc.
mhnd her life in expiatiou oah.
who was present when her sister
returned. biz her lips, for great
was her disappointment Never b.
forc had she seen 40 close at hand
the lonEed.for possibility Of becom.
ling high priestess. For several
minutes che paced 70 and FRO n
deep thought. and then. suddenly.
NAAr A-AlhfA &sAtJ
Ia loves this ape.man." she said.
land even tho shr may sacrific.
lhim. IL is only because Of fear Of
her people she loves hun still
loves him better. CadJ than she hiss
ever loved YOU The ape.man knows
II. and trusts her. and because he
knows il there Is q way. Listen.
Cadt TO Oah We will send one
10 the ape-man who shall tell him
that she comes from Ia. and that
Ia has instructed her to lead him
out Of Opar and set him free. This
one shall lead him into our ambush
and when he is killed We shall
90. many Of US. before In. and
Iaccuse cher of treaohery. The one
who led the ape-man from Opar
shall say that La ordered her TO
do IT,. and the priests and the people
viii be very angry. and then you
shall demand the Iife Of La IT
will be very easy and VIC shall be
rid Of both OF them"
"Goodr' exclaimed Cadj eve
shall do this thing at dawn upon
the morrow. and before the Flaming
God goes 70 his rest at night he
shall look upon n new high pricstess
In Opar."
That night Tarzan was aroused
from his sleep by sound at one
OF the doors Of hi4 prison cell He
heard the bolt slipped back and the
door creak slowly open upon it's
ancisnt hinges. In the inky dark.
ness he could discern no presence.
but he heard the stealthy movement
OF sandaled feet upon the concrete
floor. and then, out OF the darkness
his name was whispered. in a WON.
ans voice.
II am here" he replied WHO
are yon and what do you want Of
Tarzan OF the Apes?'
Your life is in danger" replied
the voice. Come. follow me-
fsNUt,o cant ,ya,, ~ do,,,o.,,doa .I.