The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-23
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"it Was ms fault said Flora.
"It was my Wickcdnczs that brought
him and the others herv I told
them OF what 1 had heard 81 the
gold in the treasure vaults % ppar
lit was ms Idea 90 come here and
steal IL and 60 nnd a man Who could
impsus0nate Lord Grcl stoke Re.
cause 90 my wickcdnrss many men
have died and you. Lord Greystoko.
and your lady have almost met your
dcath-I do not dare to ask f1r for.
gisvnes.
Jane Clayton put her arm abou,
the girls shoulder. "Avartcc has
hccn the cause % many crimes since
the world BEGAN. she said. "and
when crime Is invoked and brings
most often is own punishment. as
you. Flora, may well TESTIFY Eos
my part forgive you 1 imagine
that you have learned your lesson
You have paid a heavy price Tor
your folly said The apcman. I'VE
viii take you 10 your friends who
are OF their way 90 the coas, under
escort Of a friendly tribe, They can.
not b. FAR distant. for. from the con.
dition % the men when I saw them.
long marches are beyond their phys.
teal powers
The girl dropped 10 her knees al
his feet How can 1 thank you Tor
your klndnesSg' she said. "Buy
l would rather remain here in Afr.
ca with you mad LADY GPcystoke. aud
work Tor you and show by my 10y,
atty that I can redeem the wrong
did you"
Tartan glanced al his Wifs aues.
tioniugly. and Jane Clayton signi.
fled her assent 10 tho girls request.
VERY we'll then. said the ape,
man, 'ySi may remain with Us.
Flora
You win ncvsr regre, It. said
the girL ~ will work my nngers
off for you
The three. and Jad-bal,h. had been
three days upon the march toward
home when Tartan. who VAS In the
lead. paused, and, raising his head,
shifted the jungle air. Then he
turned 70 them with a smile. My
Waxiu are disohcdisnt. he said II
sent them home and set here they
arc. coming toward uz, directly away
from home"
\ few minutes later they me, the
van Of the waEiri. and great was the
rejoicing Of the blacks when they
found both their master ana mistress
alive and unscathcd
And now that We have found
YOU" said Tarzau. after the greet.
ings were over. and innumsrahle
questions had been asked and an.
swercd. tell me what you did with
tho gold that you took from the camp
OF the Europeans.
I'VE hid n. o ByvRua. where you
told US 10 hide H." replied Usuia.
Il was no with you. usula." said
the ape-man. 1T was another. who
deceived Lady GreyBtokc even "a he
deceived you-a bad man-who I'm.
personatcd Tarzan OF the Apes 40
clevcrly that Il Is no wonder that
you were imposed upon"
Then Il was not you who told us
that your he&d had been injured and
that you could not remember the Ian.
guago OF the wazin7" demanded
Usuia.
1T was not l." said Tarzan. for
my head has not been injured. and
I remember well the language Of my
children"
All" cried Usula. then it was
not our Big Bwsna who ran from
Buto. the ~rhinoccros7"
Tarzan laughed. Ibid the other
run from Buto7"
THAT he did" cried Usula; "hs
ran In great terror
II do not know that I blame him.
said Tarzan. for Buto il no pleas
n phyfeliow."
But our Big Bwana would not
run from him" said Uauia. proudly
Even " another than / hid the
gold Il was you who dug the hole.
Lead me TO the spot. then. Usula.' y
The waziri constructed rude yet
comfortable litters for the two white
women. tho Jane Clayton laughed at
the idea that Il was necessary that
she be carried and insisted upon
walking beside her bearers more
often than she rode. Flora Hawkes..
however. weak and exhausted ne she
was. could not have proceeded far
without being carried. and was glad
Of the presence OF the brawny Wa
ziri who bore her along the jungle
trail so easily.
II was a happy company that
marched in buoyant spirits toward
the spot where the waziri had
cached the gold for Estsban. The
blacks were overlooking with good
nature because they had found their
master and their mistress, while the
relief and Joy Of Tarzan and Jane
were too deep for expression.
When at last they came TO tho
place beside the river where they
had buried the gold. the Waziri. sing.
ing and laughing. cOmemnced TO dig
for the treasure. but presently their
singing ceased and their laughter
was replaced by expressions OF puz.
zled concern.
For a while Tarzsn watched them
in silence and then a slow smile
o~yerspread his countenance. You
must have buried II deep. Usula."
he said.
The black scratched his head.
NO, not so deep as this. Bwana."
he cried. II cannot understand II.
We should have found the gold be-
fore this"
Are you sure you are looking
in the right placer asked Tarzan.
This is the exact spot. Bwana."
the black assured him. but the
gold Is not here. Someone has re-
moved II since we buried H."
THE spaniard again" commented
Tarzan. He was a slick customer"
But he could not have taken
1t alone" said Usula. There were
many ingota 81 H."