The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-02
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ment said UauIs,
As they approached the camp. AL
rauda cautioned usula 60 warn hr
followers o. silence, aud presently
De halted them az tho uutskIts 81
tho clearing whore they could st
tain "a view 20 thr boma aud lhr
tents. guarding which was a uuE
hand ~ halfdafeu usklri
when they see our greater mum
hers they viii make no resistance
said Estyban, "l.gt us surround thg
camp. therefore, and a. signal
from me VIC viii advance together
when sou shall address them. slyinE
tuat Tauan og the Apes comes with
his WgHri for the sold ghgy have
stolen. but that no vii SPARE them
u they win leave the country ai
once aud never return,
Had ID fulfilled his purpose as
well. thr SpanAri would have will
mEiy ordered hIs Waziu Co fan upau
tht men guarding The camp and
destroy them al- but 90 his Gun.
ung brain bad been born a clrvsrrr
scheme, Ito wanted these men ~
see him with tho WaaH and 10 live
20 tell the others that they had seen
hun. aud 20 repeat 10 Flora and hel
followers the thlng that EstchSr
had IA his mind 20 tell one OF the
asiari. while the waEiri were gath
yrtns up the sold iuEo,s from tbs
camp
In directing Usuh 20 station biz
men about the camp, E.stebau has
him warn them that they were MOI
20 show themselves until be had
crcpt out into The clearing aud a.
tmetcd the attention Of the aaknr
on guard. Fifteen minutes, perhaps
were consumed in statjopins hls
men, and then usula returned "a
E.sfeban 20 report that an wa
ready
when I raise my hand then you
viii know that they have recognized
me and that sou are 10 advance p
Estcban cautioned him. and stepped
forward slowly into tho clearing
one % the askau Jaw him and
recognized him az Estcban. Tn,
spanArd took a Few steps closer &,
the bona and then halted
4 am TarEan Of the Apes" he
said. your camp is entirely sur
rounded hy my warriors Maxi
no move against us and w shhl
not hurt you
he waved his hand Fifty stall
wurt WaEir stepped into view from
7 the concealiug vcudurc Of The sur
rounding jungle Tho askau cye,
them IN iliconccalcd terror. finger
ing their rifles ncryoualy
do not shoot" cautioned Este
ban. cor We shall slay you all" ~,
approached more closely and hu
Wazirl closed tn about him. entirely
surrounding the bona
I speak TO them. Usua said Este
ban The black stepped forward
We are the waziu." he cried
''and this is TarEan % the Apes
Lord o. the Jungle. our master IS,
have come 20 recover the gold OF
Tarzan that you have stolen from
the treasure vaults u Opar. Thu
time We shall spare you on condt
ton that you leave the country ant
never return. Tell this word 20 youi
masters. tell them that TarEar
watches. and that his waziri wntci
with him. Lay down your rifles
The askari. glad 70 escape q
easily. complied with the demand,
I OF Usula. and a moment later tbs
waziri had entered the bona, ans
at Estabau's direction were gather
ing up the golden ingots. As thel
worked. Estcban approached ono o.
the askan whom he knew spoke
broken English.
Tell your master. he said, "t'
give thanks FOR the mercy Of Tar
zan who has exneted a toll OF bu'
one life for this invasion Of his
country and theft Of his treasure
The creature who prcsumes TO pos'
as Tarzan ! have slain. and his body
IL shall take away with ms ant
feed to the lions. Tell them tina
Tarzan forgives even their attempt
to poison him upon the occasion
/ that he visited their camp. but only
upon the condition that they ncyei
return to Africa. and that they di
yulge the secret Of Opar TO ne
other. Tarzan watches and hi
waziri watch. and no man may
enter Africa without Tarzan's kDowl
edge Even before they left Londoi
\ ] knew that they were coming. Tel
them that"
II took bat few minutes FOR iht
waziri to gather up the golden in
COTS. and before the askari has
recovered from the surprise Of thoii
appearance. they had gon again int
the jungle, with Tarzan, their mas
ter.
II was late in the afternoon before
Flora and the four white men re
turned from their hunt. surrounded
by happy. laughing blacks, bearing
/ the fruits OF a successful chase.
Now that you are in charge
Flora" Krask was saying, fortune
is smiling upon US, indeed. We
have enough meat here for several
days. and with plenty Of meat in
their bellies they ought 10 make
good progress.
Il viii say it myself dot things
look brighter" said Bluber
'Blime, they do that" said
Throck. I'm tellin' ~. Flora's q
bright one"
what the devil is this2" de.
manded PEBBLES, what's wrong with
them bcggars" And he pointed
toward the bona, which was nov
in sight. and from which the askart
were issuing at run, jabbcrlng
Iexcitedly as they raced toward them
"Tarzan Of the Apes has been
here" they cried excitcdly He
has been here with all his waziri-
4 thousand great warriors-and tho