The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-04
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Along one side Of the rocky baaln
many other blacks were engaged in
ausrrylng the granite from The cliffs,
which had been cut away thru sim
liar operations into series 81 ter
races running from the floor of the
basin 20 tho summit o. the Cliff
Here naked blacks tolisd with prim'
tive tools uf5dsr iiis Htif.=fy.1t=.s's' ''f'
savage BnlEaui The activities Of
the quarry men were obvious enough.
but what the others were bringing
from the mouths Of the runnris Tar
ran could not bs positive. tho the
natural assumption was that u was
gold. Where. then. did they obtain
their dlamoudsf Certainly not from
these solid granite cliffs.
A few minutes observation con
WINGED Tarzan that the trail hs had
followed from the forest ended IN
this little cul-desac. and 70 Dc
sought way upward and around
Il. IN search Of a pass serosu The
range.
The balance o. that day and near
~ an the next he devoted 90 hiA
efforts In this direction. only In
tho end 20 Do forced 20 admit that
there Was no sgreaH from the valley
upon this aide To points far above
Tho timber iiue he made hiu way,
but there, hlwaya he came face 10
face with sheer. perpendicular cliffs
% granite towering high above him,
upon tho face OF which not even The.
ape man could find foothold, Along
the southern and eastern sides of
tho basin he carried bis invcsiiEa
tion. but with similar disappointing
results, and then At last no turned
his steps hack toward the forest
with tho intention Of sssking way
out thru the valley % opar Win
La. after darkness had fallen.
The sun had just risen when Tar.
gan arrived az the native village
in which be had isft Ia, and no
sooner did his eyes rest upon II
than he became apprehcnsivr that
something was Amlsa. for, not only
was tho gate wide open but there
Wan no sign 81 life within tho rail'
SADIE. nor was there any movement
Of the swinging huts that would
indicate that they were occupied.
Always wary Of ambush, TarTan
rrconuourrcd carefully before de-
ascending into the village To hsa
trained observation q became owl
dent that the village had been Dc
serted for a. least 20 hours. Run
ming % the hut 10 which Ia had
been hidden be hastily assembled the
rope and examined the Interior y
vas vacant. nor was there any siEu
o. tho high priesicsa Descending
TO tho ground. the apc-uian started
10 mako a thoro Investigation Of the
village In search Of clswaS TO tho
fate Of ita inhabitants and Of Ia.
Is had examined the interiors OF
several huta when his keen eyes
noted a slight movement 81 one OF
the swinging, cage like hahitAtlonH
some distance from him Quickly
he crossed tho intervening space.
and "a he approached the hu, no
saw that no rope traiiei from Us
doorway Hating beneath. Tartan
raised his face 10 thu aperture,
thru which nothing bu, the roof
Of the hut was visible,
"GomanEani. he cried. 1T 10 J..
TarTan Of the Apes. Come 10 tho
opening and tell me what has ls1'
come OF your fellows and Of my
mate. whom l left here under the
protection Of your warriors.'
There was no answer, and again
TarEan called. for he was positive
that someone vas hiding In the
hut
Come down" no called again.
"or viii come up after you"
sin there was no reply 4 grim
smile touched the apcman'a llps
40 he drrd his hunting knife from
lts sheath and placed II between hss
teeth. and then. with cat.liko
spring. lsaped for the opening. and
catching SIS sides. drew hts body
up into tho interior OF tho hut
II no had expected opposition, he
met with none. nor in the dimly
lighted interior could 10 at firs.
distinguish any presence. tho. when
his eyes became accustomed 20 the
semi darkness. he described bun
die Of leaves and grasses lying
against the opposite wall OF the
structure, Crossing 70 these hs tore
them aside, revealing tho huddled
form OF terrified woman. seiz
ing her By Il shoulder he drew hcr
to "a sitting position.
what has happened7' he de.
maudcd. where are the villagers?
where Is my mater
DO not XIII me- DO not kin me-
she cried. 1T was not I. II was
not my fault"
IL do not intend to kin YOU"
replied Tarzan Tell me the truth
and you shall be safe"
'"Thc Bolganl have taken them
away" cried the woman. They
came when the sun was low upon
tho day that you arrived. and they
wcro very angry. for they had
found the body of their fellow out.
side the gate OF THE Palace Of Dia.
monds. They knew that he had
come here TO our village. and no