The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-09
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I then in quick Cauou Do raised hH
voice above tho Erovliuss ~ the hol,
. Etul
! -J8d.baIB." hc cried pointing TO-
ward tho UoIgaui "KIul kin'
I Scarcely had the woujs been nj
tered Gro the hugc monster, "a Ncri'
table dcyil incaruatr was upon the
/ hairy E0riila.mgu. Aud simullsncs
ously there occurred TO the mind OF
/ the ape man "a daring plan of saliva
lion Cor himself and the Others who
we're dependent upon him,
quick Dc cried 20 the Conan
slnl. -fall upon the Bolsani. Here
"A last is the true Numa. king o.
Beasts and ruler Of an creation. he
Stays his enemies but he viii protect
Taran % the Apes and tho Conan
eani. who are his friends.
seeing their hated masters falling
back before the terrific ouslaught5
og the lion. the Com8usanl rushed in
with tattlc axes and clubs, while
T1ran. casting aside his spear took
. his place among them with drawn
knife. and. keeping close 90 Jad-eal
/ ia. directed the lion from one victim
10 another. lest he fall by mistake
upon the Uomangaui or the little,
. old. white man. or even La. herself
| Twenty % the Bolsanl lay dead upon
I the floor before the balance manAgcd
TO escape from the chamber, and
I then Tarnn. turning 20 Jad'oal'Ja.
called him TO heel.
Coz he said, turning toward tho
Gom8nganL "and drag the body OF
/ tho false Nums from the dais- Re
move Il from the room, Tor the true
/ Emperor has come 10 claim hls
throne"
The old man and la were cycling
/ Tura,n and the lion In amusement
who are you" asked the former.
shat YOU can work such miracles
with savage beast og the iunglcf
Who are YOU. and what do you In
tend to doT'
wait and see said Tarzan with
grim smile Il think that we shall
an b. safe now. and tina, the Co
mangaul may live in comfort ror a
long time hereafter
when tho blacks had removed the
carcass q the lion from the dais and
thrown u from one Of the windows
Of the chamber. Tnrzan sent Jad bal,
ia 70 so IN the place upon the dHi'
that had formerly been occupied By
the lion. Numa.
There. he said. turning 10 the
/ Gomanguui. you see tho true En-
pcror. who does no, have 10 b.
chained 20 his throne. Three OF sou
viii 20 TO the hgtA Of your pcopl,
behind the palace and summon them
TO the throne room, that they. too
] may see what has transpired. Hurry
that We may have many warriors
here before the Bolgani return IN
force"
1 Filled with an excitement which
almost shook their dull minds into d
scmblance Of intelligence. three oi
the Gomangani FASTENED 10 do Tar
Ean's bidding. while the others Htooe
gazing AZ Tarzan with expressions o!
such awe that might only be ongun
dcred by the sight Of deity. La
came then aud stood beside Tarzan,
looking up into his face with eyes
that reflected reverence fully as
deep as that held By the blacks.
Il have not thanked you. Tarsan
OF the Apes" she said. 'for what you
have riskcd and done for me.
know that you must have come here
In search OF me. 10 save me from
these creatures. and know that I;
was not love that lmpclled you 10
this heroic and wcll.nigh hopeless
act. That you have succeeded thus
far Is little short OF miraculous. bu,
(. In the legends Of whose people are
I recounted the exploits OF the Bol
gam. know that there can be no hope
Of eventua escape for US all. and 40
! beseech that you 10 at once and
make good your escape alone. n pos
sible. for you alone Of Us have any
possible chance OF escape"
Il do not agree with you that We
have no chance 10 escape, L." re
piled the ape-man. 1T seems TO me
that now We not only have every
reason to believe that we are prac
tically assured Of escape. but tina,
we may insure also 20 these poor
Gomangani freedom from slavery
and from the tyranny OF tho Boil
gam. But this Is not ali. with this
\ shall not be satisfied. Not only
must these people who show no hos
pltality to strangers be punished. but
your own disloyal priests as well
To this latter end intend 10 march
out OF the Valley OF the Palace OF
Diamonds. down upon the city OF
opar with n force Of Gomangani suf
J ficient to compel Cadj 10 relinquisli
the power he has usurpcd and re
place you upon the throne OF opar
Nothing less than this shall satisfy
me, and nothing less than this shall
accomplish before I leave"
You are a brave man. said the
old man, land you have succeeded
beyond what thought could be pos
sible. but La Is right. you do moi
know the ferocity or the resources oil
the Bolgnni, or the power which they
|, WELD over the Gomangani. Could
you raise from the stupid minds oil
the blacks the incubus Of fear that
rests so heavily upon them yor
might win over a sufficient number
to make good your escape from the
valley. but that. I fear. is beyond
even you. Our only hope. therefore
Is to escape from the palace while
they are momentarily disorganized
and trust 10 fleetness and to luck q
|, carry us beyond the limits OF the val
ley before we are apprehended."
See" cried La. pointing; ever
I now II Is too late-they return"
J Tarzan looked in the direction that
she indicated and saw thru the oper
doorway at the far end Of the cham
Der a large number OF gorllla.mer
approaching. His eyes moved swiftly
to the windows OF the other wall
But walt" he said, behold another