The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-17


brush. scarca a lear rustliuR 10 their
pasSlse. until az last they Looked
doRn into tho sNale ufon ANAL
herd q antelope grazing peacefully
hehw, t'loaaat % them Haa an old
buck. aud him rarssn pointed out Ia
some myatcTioua manner 70 Jsd.
bahia.
''f'ctch hlnl. he whispered. and The
solisn ION rumAled a scareo audible
acknowledgment " the command
Stealthly hr worked hts way thru
The brush, The antelope led on, uu
suspcctlug The distance separating
the lion frum hs prey was oycrgrvat
for succr->rul charse, and so lad-
bahia waited, hiding in the brush,
until the antelope shpuld either grass
closer to him or turn be- hack Co.
ward him. No sound came from the
four watching the grasing herhlvora.
nor dil The latter gtNv any ndica.
tiou 90 suspicion Of the ucarnosz uf
dAnFeF Tho pld buck moycd slowly
cioser 90 lad-bai-ls Aimos, imp5r-
erp,ibly The hon Was gathering foF
tho charge The only notlccahlc
movement WAS the tvltrhing ~ his
tails zip anl then. az lightning frpm
tho sky, las an arrow from a bow, he
shot Nom mmohllity 10 tremendous
speed Ia au instant tie was almost
upon the buck before the hitter
realised The proximity % danger. ana
then Il wac too late, Tor scaroely had
the antelope wheeled than The lion
rose upon rs hind less and aelzed IL.
while the balance % the herd broke
Into Prccipltate flight
Vow" said Koruk. we shall see.
Tile Win bgiag the antelope 10 me,
said Tarzan confidently.
The goldon ZION heaitatsd a mo.
ment. growing over The cstrcass 81
his Kill. Then be seized Il hy the
hack and with hls head turned 20 one
eide dragged u along the ground b..
side him. a. he made hts way slowly
back toward Tarzan. Thru the brush
he dragged the slain antelope until
he had dropped u az the feet Of biz
master. where be stood. looking up
az the face % the apc-man with an
expression that could ues have been
construed into aught bat pride In his
achievement and pisa for CONF
incubation
Tarzan siroked bis head and spoke
10 him In a iogr voice. pFaislnE him.
aud then. drawing his hunting knife,
be cut the jugular q the antelope
and LEI the blood from The cuFvasN
Jane aud Korsak stood close. watching
Jad.bai- la--what would the hon DO
with the smell Of fresh. no; blood IN
his nostrilsf RE shifted at L and
growlsd. aud with harcd fanKs Do
eyed tho three wiekedly. Tho ape
man pushed him away with hts open
palm and the lion gvowied again
anxrily and snapped NJ him
quick Is Numa, quick Is I,ara, the
deer. but TarEnn III The Apsa Il light.
ming. SO swiftly dld he strike. aud
SO heavily. that Jad.hal.ia was falling
on hts baei. almost In The very In
slant that he bad Erowled AZ his
master. swiftly be came 20 his feet
again and the two stood facing one
another.
Down commanded the apeman.
LIE down. Jad bal-la Ills voice was
low and firm. The lion hcAisaied but
Tor On instant. and then lay down as
Tarzan Of the Apes had laugh, him
to do az tho word Of command. Tar-
ran turned and lifted the carcass of
tho antelope 20 his shoulder
Come" he said 20 J0d.hal-!a-
HEIR and without another glance
al the earnivorc he moved OF toward
the horses.
Il might have known H." said
Rorak. with n laugh. and saved my
I hundred pounds"
''of course you might have known
[ Il. Haid his mother.