The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-29
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gestures aud the Hlsu language
which he used 90 supplement hiH
meaEcr speech that he was telling
his fsllgsa aG lh% stEaase creatures
hr had seen n the forrest a ahori
time before, and the ape man im
medntriy Judged that this waa rbs
same whom h1 had successfully pat
uff tho scent. The narration ryi
IDENTIFY excited them, Tor some II
them arose. aud lrapinE up and
dawn with hyut knees. slapped iHrlJ
.Bms against their slides ar1Irsuuely
The expressions upon their faces
scarcely changed however and after
a moment each squHitrd down again
la ne had been before
II was while th,y were thus en-.
saEri that there echoed thru the
forest loud scream that awakened
IN the mind ot the ape man msns
savage memories
'Bogaui," he whispered 10 Ia
1T b. our of the srrat apes, ahe
said and shuddsrsi
Presently they saw him. rwiuE
ms down The jungle Trail toward
thr compound a buar gorilla boat
auch gorilla aB Tartan Of ibs
APES had never looked pu sbrforr
.Of almost gigantic stature the Crea
mrr was walking erect With the
stride 81 man. not even once
touching hts luugk'ss 90 thr ground
un head and face were almost
those ~ n gorilla, ard set there
was u difference. as TaEan could
note as the creature came nearer
II was Holsani. with the soul AMI
brain ~ n man nor was this an
that rendered tho creature startling
and unique stranger pnfhnta than
aurht else vas the fact that q
worr ornaments and such orua
mcutt, Gold and diamonds uparkled
against 10 hh1EEy coat. above iia
elbows were numerous grmlcia ana
there were ankirta upon ~ legs.
while from a Eirdlr about iis mid
do ihcr6 depended before and BE-
hind a long. narrow "trip that al
most touched the ground and which
seemed TO b. entirely constructed
~ goldru spanEles nst with small
diamonds Never before had John
Clayton. Lord Grsyniukr, seen such
"a display Of bafbare huery nor
oven amidst the jewels 81 Opat such
4 wealth Of priceless stones.
Immediately after tbr hidsonH
scream had first broken the com.
.4Hfse silence ~ ths forest Tar
gan had noticed its effects upon the
inmate. OF thr compound inHtanth
they had arlncn 90 their feet. tn"
women and children srurrisd behind
the boies of the trees Or ehmbrrr'i
up the ropes into their swinging
.taFts while some ~ lhr mon al.
vancrd 20 SHAT TsrAu nuv PAW
was tho gate u The compound uui
side this gate tho gorilla halted and
again raised ha voice. but this time
in speech mther than his hidcouH
SCREAM
CHAPTER IN
As the huge. man Ike gorilla en-.
- tered the compound the war
riors closed the gate. and tcll back
respectfully as hc advanced 20 tho
center Of the villass where Dc
stood for a moment. looking about
"wherc arr tho shes and the
haiua7- he asked terseiy "Cnll
them"
Tho women and the Children must
have heard the command. but they
dld not emerge from their hiding
places. Tho warriors moved about
uucasny. evidently torn by the con
fIictinE emotions 81 fear Of the crca.
,uro who had issued the order and
reluctance to fulfil his commands.
Call them. he repeated "or 20
and fetch them" But ut last ono OF
the warriors mustered the couu,sc
TO address him.
This village has already furnished
ono woman within the moon" he
said. 1T Is tho turn Of another
village"
"s.lenccr reared the Eorilla.mnn,
advancing threatenIngly toward him.
you arr rash Gomangnnl TO
threaten the viii Of BolEuni i
speak with the voice Of Numa. tho
emperor. obey or die"
TREMBLING. the black turned and
called the women and children, hut
none responded TO his summons.
The Bolgani Restured impationtly.
Go and fetch them" be de.
mandcd. And the blacks. cringing.
moved sullcnly across the com
pound toward the hiding places OF
their women and children Presently
they returned dragging them with
them. by the arms sometimes. but
usually by the hair Altho they
had seemed ieath to give them up.
they showed no Eeutleness toward
them, nor any indication Of affce'
ton. Their attitude toward them.
however. was presently explained
TO Tarzan by the next words Of tho
warrior who had spoken previously.
Great BolEanL" he said. address
ing the Eorilla.man. III Numn takes
away from this village. there will
coon be not enough women for the
warriors here. and there will be
too few children. and in little time
there will be none Of us left"
"what OF thnt7" growlcd the
gorilln.man. There are already too
many Gomanguni in the world. For
what other purpose were YOU created
than to serve Numa. the emperor.
and his chosen people. the Bolgani2'
As he spoke he was examining the
women and children, pinchlng their
flesh and pounding upon their
chests and backs. Presently he re.
turned to comparatively young
woman. strnddling whose hip was
q small child.
This one will do" he said. snatch
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