The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-03

portal and tho stairway Indicated rNa
trcmc Difference, for they bent their
bodi,s from their waists la PRIV
found bow while Numa was passins
between their tines Whcu The
beast REACHED the top % fhe stair
way the procession halted, and im
mrdatriy the Gomlnsaui ranged
below prostutrd themselves and
placed their iorchcads on the gruun4
Nums. no was evidently au old
lion. stood with Iurdy micu sur
ycyins The PROSTATE humans bvturJ
him His ryil eyes glarrd classify
the while he barred bis tusks iu "a
sayaEc ErlmAcc. and from he drep
lungs rumhled forth an omiuous
roar. at tho sound OF which the
.GomanEani trymhlei IN untcisned
terror Never before had be been
called upou 10 witness no remark
able a scene Of the ablsemcut oi
man before a beast Presently the
procession continued upon its way
descending the staircase and turning
10 tho nght along a path thru the
garden, and whvn d had pissed
them tho uumhnEsni and the liu'.
guni arosc and resumed their Inter
ruptcd duties.
TarAn remained ,u his conceal
ment watching them. tryins 10 dir.
coyrr some explanation Tor the
strunge. paudoSical conditions that
he had witnessed The lion. with
his rctinuc, had turned the far cor
ner OF tho palace and disappeared
from sight. What was he 90 these
people. 90 these strange crr1turvsf
what did he represent Why this
topsy turyy arrangement Of species
Hcrr man ranked lower than the
half bSast. and above all from the
Difference that had been accorded
him. stood u true beast--a Sayase
carnivorc.
he had been occupied with hia
thoughts and his observations for
some Is minutes following the dia
appearance Of Numa around the
Eastern end Of the palace, when his
attention was attracted to the oppo-
site end Of the structure by the
sound OF other ahrill trumpet ccnlls.
Turning his eyes IN that direction.
he saw the procession emerging
again into view. and proceeding
toward the staircase down which
they had entered tho garden. I'm.
medatciy the notes of the ahrill
call sounded upon their ears the
GomanFani and the Bolgani resumed
their original positions from below
the foot Of the staircase 10 the on.
trance to the palace. and once again
was homage paid 10 Suma as he
made his triumphal entry into the
building.
Tnrzan Of the Apes ran his I'm
gers thru his mass OF tousled hair.
but finally he was forced TO shake
his head In defeai-hc could find
no explanation whatsoever for all
that he had Witnessed. His curios
ity however. was so kcenly piqucd
that he determined 10 investigate
the palace and surrounding grounds
further before continuing on hla
way in search Of trail out OF the
valley.
Leaving the body Of Bolganl
where he had cached ", he started
slowly 10 circle the building that
he might examine it from all sides
from the concealing foliage OF the
surrounding forest He found tho
equally unique upon
all sides, and that the garden cx.
tended entirely around the building
tho portion upon the south side
Of tho palace was given over to
corrals and pens in which were
kent numerous goats and a consider
able flock Of chickens. Upon this
side. also. were several hundred
swinging. beehive huts. such as he
had seen In the native village OF
the Gomangani. These he took to-
be the quarters OF the black slaves,
who performed All the arduous and
mental labor connected with the
palace.
The lofty granite wall which sur
rounded the entire enclosure was
pierced by but single gate. which
opened opposite the east end OF the
palace. This gate was large and OF
construction. appearing tol
have been built to withstand the as.
sault Of numerous and well-arIneh
forces. So strong did II appear
Ibnt the npe.man could not but har-
por the opinion that II had been
nonst ructed to protect the Interior
,gainst forces equipped with heavy
,attering rams. That such a force
,ad ever existed within the vicinity
IN historic times seemed most un-
likely. and Tarzan conjectured'
therefore. that the wall and the
,ate were Of almost unthinkable
,ntiquity. dating. doubtless. from
he forgotten age OF the Atlantians.
md constructed. perhaps. TO pro-
oct the builders Of the Palace of
from the welIarmed forces
hat had come from Atlantis to work
he gold mines Of opar and to col.
,nize Central Africa.
While the wall. the gate, and the
palace itself. suggested in many /
yays almost unbelievable age, yet
hey we're in such an excellent state
II repair that II was evident that
hey were still inhabited by IN.
lonal and intelligent creatures; while
Upon the south side Tarzan had
seen new tower in process Of
where a number OF
blacks. working under the direction
IF Bolgani were cutting and shap.
ng granite blocks and putting them