The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-18

ancc hack again
don't know what your husband
problem. which Throek. also, was
pondcrinE deeply Presently the lat
TER turned after Blubor and ktuskL
Come ON. John. he said 20
Prebics, nj don't bundertand ~,
but hi guess They're right. They
arc hcadlu right toward wherO the
sun oct Last night. and that sure
must be- west 4"
Hia theory to,,rrinE. PEBBLES fol
lowed Throek. tho hc remained un-
convinced.
The four men. hungry and foot
sore. had dragged their weary way
along the jungle trail toward tho
west for several houm In vain
search FOR game, unschoolcd IN
jungle craft they Numbered on
Thcrr might have been ON every
hand fierce earuyotr or savage
warriors. but 80 dull arc the per-
eepuble faculties Of civilized men,
tho most blatant Zoe might have
sialked them unpcrcslvod,
And 20 u was that shortly after
noon. AZ they were crossing a
small clearing. the zip Of an arrow
that barely missed nlubcra head.
brought them TO sudden. terri
fled halt With ahnlt scream
Of terror the Dew crumplcd 10 the
ground Kaaki threw his MIC 10
his shoulder and fired.
There he cried. behind those
bushes" and then another arrow.
from another direction. pierced his
forearm. PEBBLES and Throck. hesfy
and cumbersome. got into action
with Less celebrity than the Russian.
but. like him. they showed no indi-
cation Of fear.
Down" cried Kraski. suitluE the
action 20 the word lie down and
let them have Il"
Scarcely had the three men drop
ped among tho long Eraas when
score Of piEmy hunters came into
the open. and a yollsy OF arrows
whizzed above tho prone men. while
from a nearby trco two EieehEray
eyes looked down upon the ambush.
Bluber lay upon hLa belly with his
face buried 10 his arms. his useless
rife ling at hla side. but krnaki
PEBBLES and Throck. fighting for
their lives. pumped lead into the
band OF yelling plgmlcs.
Rash and PEBBLES each dropped
native with his rife and then the
foe withdrew into tho concenlinE
safety OF the surrounding jungle
For a moment there was a oessa'
ton OF hostlitles. Utter silence
relgned. and then voice broke the
quiet from tho vcriure Of nearby
forest giant.
90 not fire until I tell you 10,
Il said. in English. "and Will sav'
you"
Bluber raised his head Come
avick! Com, qviekr' no cried. we
win not shoot. safe me safe mo
und ] giff you five pounds"
From the tree from which the
voics had issued there came ain
gle. low. lqpE-drRwn, whistled note,
and then silence for n time.
This pygrniss. momentarily sur
prlssd by tho mysterious voice
emanatinE from the foliage Of Q
tree. ceased their activities, but
presently. hearing nothing 10 arouse
their fear. they emerged from the
cover OF the bushes and launched
another voiiey Of arrows toward
Tho four men lying among tho
grasses In the clearing. stimuli
taneously the figure Of giant
white ieaped from the lower
branches OF patriarch Of the
jungle. ns a great black.maned lion
sprang from the thicket below.
"Oir' shricked Bluber. and again
buried his face In his arms.
For an instant the pigmies stood
terrified. and then their leader cried
1T Is Tarzanr' and turned and fled
into the Jungle.
Eyes. Il is Tarzan--Tarzan Of the
Apes" cried Lord Greystoke. at
is Tarzan and the golden lion" but
he spoke in the dialect OF the pig.
mics. and the whites understood no
word Of what he said Then he
turned 10 them. THE Gomangani
have gone" he said: get up"
The four men cruwled to their
feet. who are you. and what are
you doing hero?'' demanded Tarzan
OF the Apes. But / do not need
TO ask who you are. You are the
men who drugged me, and left me
helpless in your camp. prey TO
the first passing lion or savage
native"
Bluber stumbled forward. rubbing
his palms together and cringing and
smiling. ''Oi! OF! Mr. Tarzan. We
did not know you. Neffer would
VIC did vat vc done, had We known
IL vas Tarzan OF tho Apes. Safe
me. Ten pounds-tventy pounds
anything. Name your own price.
me. und II Is yours"
Tarzan ignored the jew and
turned toward the others. II am
looking for ono Of your men, he
said: black named Luylni. He
killed my wife. Where Is ho2'
I'VE know nothing Of that" said
Krasltl. 'Luvinl betrayed us and
deserted us. Your wife and another
white woman were IN our camp At
tho time. None OF MS knows what
became OF them. They were behind
Us when we took our post to defend