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Leaving BITS wife jane ard his sPn
kalak AZ che 0rrNst'gH estate. Tar
Eau abe ape man. pUcr usalu hrta
aut Tor Opar lu harahH ghsrEg
Tarzan leaves IaIH balais. htautful
-uldrn son trained by thr aprrwan
b. obey his rNers command shortly
AFTER Tarsau.s departure the Hon
About the third week so bis trip
% bpar rarEsu discovers white men
ale ruthlcssly slauEhtcrinE thc iuu-
sic beasts. he tracks them and
yomCs across tuHr mon ulAkins camp
To drops fr1m q tree into their
midst Tartan becomes angry hon
they insist upou calling him tstr-
han and refuse 90 believe that a.
Is rarzau gf thc Apes
NOW go oN VIM rtiE STORY
From the dark shadows ot the
tents interior Fiona Hawkes. looked
ncgNOusly out upon the sccne before
her she was terrified AZ the posi-
bility of discovery by her former
employer Tor she had been "a u,aid
In the Grcystokrs London town
house as wei as az the African
bungalow and know that Toni Grey
stoke would rrvoEuiEo her instantly
should he chance 90 SEQ her, She
entertained FOR him, now, In his
jungle haunu, a fear that was pos.
sibly greater than Tsr2ns true
character Warranted. blt meme the
lcss rvu was It TO The girl whose
guilty conscience coniurcd all sorts
ot possible puuishmcnts for her ais
loyalty 90 those who had always
treated her with uniform kindlincss
and consideration,
Constant dreaming % the fabulous
wealth Ot the treasure vaults o.
Opar. concerning which sho had
heard 50 much In detail from the
conversations 90 the Grvystukrs,
had aroused within her naturally
crafty and unscrupulous mind a
desire for possession. and Ia cousc-
qucncc thereof shc had slowly visual
ired scheme whereby aha might
loot the treasure vaults % suffi'
Gent number u the golden ingois
20 make her iudcpe ndently wealthy
for life. The entire plan had been
hers. she bad nj FIRST interested
Krasd. who had In turn enlisted
the cooperation Of the two English
men and Bluhcr. and these four had
raised the necessary money 10 d.
frty the cost % the expedition. It
had been Flora who had sc.,rvhed
for type Of man who might sue,
cessfuliy imp,rsonatc TarEin Ia his
own jungle. and she had found
Estchan Miranda. handsome,
powerful. and INSCRIPTIONS Span
lard. whose hEtrionic ability, shigi
by the art OF makeup. OF which he
was "A past master. permitted him TO
almost multlessly impcuonate the
character they desired him to por-
tray. insofar. az least. as outward
appearances were concerned.
The Spaninrd was not only power
full and active. but physically eour'
ageous as well, and since he had
shaved his beard and donned the
Jungle habillmcnts OF Tarzan.
he had lost no opportunity for
emulntiug the ape.man In every
way that lay within hts ability. OF
jungle craft he had none. OF course.
and personal combl's with the moro
savage jungle beasts caution prompt
I'd him 20 eschew. but he hunted
the lesser game with spear and with
arrow and practiced continually
with the grass rope that was a part
Of his makeup.
And now Flora Hawkes. saw all
her well.laid plans upon the verge
Of destruction. She trgmbied a.
she watched the men before the
fire. for her fear OF, Tarzan was
very real. and then she bacams
tense with nervous anticipation ~
she saw Krslski approaching the
group with the coffee pot in one
hand and cups ia the other. kraakI
set the pot and the cups on the
ground. a little In the rear OF Tar
zan, and. as he filled the latter
she saw him pour portion Of the
contents Of the bottle she had given
him into one OF the cups. \ cold
sweat broke out upon her forehead
as Kra4ki lifted this cup and Of
fered It to the sps-man. Would he
take Il? Would he suspect? II he
DID suspect what horrible punish
ment would be melted to them all
for their temerity? She saw Kraski
hand another cup TO PEBBLES. Throck
and Bluber. then return TO tbs
circle with the last one for him
self. As the Russian raised II be
fore his face and bowed politely "a
the ape.man, she saw the five mer
drink. The reaction which ensuet
left her weak and spent. Turning
she collapsed spon her cot. and las
there trembling. her face buried ir
her arm. Aud. outside. Tarzan Of
the Apes drained his cup to the last
drop.
CHAPTER VI