The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28
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raUIpE nom hftI. AtlNA' iAAs'
some 0jugr way
There b. uo other Va6 1aFrau
or che Apys" she replied The
avenues arros che valley arr
ruaulcd by CadIs people. out ouiS
chance of escape lies m this dirre
lion. and I have brought you alous
|the ouIy TRAIL that ptrvvs tho pre-
'glpit1us cliffs that stard upar upon
the south Acrozs ct around this
VALLEY we must 80 ln an attempt
10 und au avenue aerosa the noun.
italns ana down upon the other side
The ape man stood gaEins down
Into the wooded tssln below them
Ibis mind occupied With the prob
Items IL the moment Had ha been
alone D., would not have come thH
iway. tor nc WA sutuctCutly cont.
dent 81 hts own prowcss 90 believe
that he might easily hav, crossed
1.-The valley vf Opar In comparative
safety. rcEariIsss ~ Cabs plans
10 The contrary, hut he wsa NOT
alone. re had now 10 think OF Ia.
land hr ryalized that in her efforts
|to save him she had played him
under a moral obligation which ne
might not disregard
To skirt the BASIN keeping al
liar as possible from The bui'dins
which De- could sec IN tho distance,
scented tho wisrst course 90 pumue,
since OF course. ha sole purpose
Twas 20 find "a way across the noun.
tain and out ug lhH iuhuspitah'e
country. HUT the glmpsgs be- caught
of tho ediiicc, haif concealed as u
was amid the fnl3sc Of Errat trees,
plqued his curiosity 20 such an ca
tent that he felt an almost ifrcsist.
liblc urge 20 Investigate Tie did not
believe that the basin was inhabited
by other than Wild beasts. and he
.nttributcI the building which be saw
TO the handlwork OF an extinct OF
departed people, either contempt.
.ariys with the ancient AuantiBna
who had built Opar or. perhaps.
built by thr original optrians them.
selves. hut now forgotten by their
descendants. Tho glmpseH whic'
he caught % the bylding suggvs,ed
such sire and maEnlfievnyr az
might belong TO a palace,
! Tho upc.man knew no fear. tho
he possessed TO a reasonable extent
that caution which Is Inherent N
lain Wild beasts he would not have
hssl,Atcd 20 pr his cunning ans
his provcss against the lower Ut
dcrs. however fcucious thsy Nigh
be. for, unlike man. they could MOI
band together TO his uudning, Bu
should men elect % hunt him ir
numbers be know that q real dan
ser would confront him. and that
In the face % their combine,
strength and Intelligence. his owl
might not avail him There wai
little likelihood. however he rca
soucd. that the basin was inhnb.tcs
by human bcirs Doubtless clos~I
investigation OF the building be aau
would reveal that it was but dc
serted ruin. and that the most for
midablo foes he would encounter
would BE- the great apes and th'
lions. or neither Of those had h
any fear. with the former u wa
even reasonable to imagine that h
might establish amicable relations
Believing as he did that he mus
look Tor eRrcss from the hasin upon
It's opposite side. Il was only nAtu1
that be should wish 10 choose ID,
most direct route across the basin
Therefore his inciimtions to cHplor,
IN. valley werr seconded BY consid
crttions OF speed and expediency
Come" he said 10 La. and started
down the dcciiviiy which led int,
the basin In the direction q tbs
building ahead o. them.
You are not going that wayT
she cried in astonishment.
why notr' he said 1T Is m
shortest way across the valley. Rns
insofar as can Judge our tmi
over the mountains Is more likely
to lie in that direction than else
where"
But am afraid, she said The
J Flaming God alone knows what
. hldeous dangers Turk IN the depths
Of that forest below us
only Numa and the Maugani,
he said. "Of these we need have
no fear"
You fear nothing" she said. but
I am only woman"
I'VE can die but once. 70 replied
Tarzan. "and that once We must die
. To be always fearing. then. would
, not avert il. and would make lif'
J miserable. We shall so the short
J way. then. and perhaps we shall
J sec enough to make the risk wei
worth while
They followed wcil-worn trai
downward among the brush th'
: trees increasing In both size ans
number as they approached the floor
Of the basin. until at last they wer,
walking beneath the foliage Of 9
great forest. What wind there wa
; was at their back. and the ape.man
: tho he moved at n swinging walk
was constantly on the alert Upor
the hard.packed earth OF the trai
there we're few signs TO indicate ths
nature Of the animals that had
! passed 10 and fro, but here and
} there the spoor Of a lion was in
evidence. Several times TarzBr
stopped and listened. often he raised
his head and his sensitive nostrlls
= dilated as he sought for whatever
the surrounding air might hold FOR
him.
~ think there are men in this
. valley" he said presently "FoT
some time have been almost posi-.
tive that We are being watched
But whoever is stalking us Is clever
beyond words. for It is only the
! barest suggestion Of another pres