The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-24
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bis WuoliN hraA
rhon." exclaimed obebe trnm-
phantiy 1Ur win know that sou ate
right. and that no was. indeed tho
river devil"
Obebs went and ordered women to
take food 90 the Spaniard while the
witch doetor stead. where ohchc had
LEFT him. In the middle ~ the street
stnl scratching his head In thought
And thus was Estehan Miranda.
possrvsor u the most fabulous for
tune in diamonds that the world had
ever known. condemned a. life I'M
prisonmsnt In thc village Of onehe.
the canultaL
While he had been lying in the
nut his traitorous confederate oWa-
"A. from the opposite hank 81 the
DIVER from the spot where he and
Estcban had hidden the golden IN.
cots. saw rarnn and hts Wariu
come and search Tor the sold and SO
away again. aud the following morn
ing Ovara came with so men whom
he had recruited from "a ncigbbogius
village aud dug up The sold ana
started with Il toward thc coast
That night oWaEa made camp Just
outside tiny village % a minor
chief. who WAS weak Ia warriors
The old fellow invited owan into
hts compound. and there lac fed him
and gave him native beer while tho
chiefs people circulated among owa'
sa's boys plying them with innum-
erBhle questions until az last the
truth leaked out and the chief knew
that OsaEa's porters were carrying
a great store OF yellow gold.
When tho chief learned this for
certain he was much periurbcd. but
finally smile crossed his face as he
talked with the half drunken owaAa,
"You have much gold with YOU
said the old chief and Il Is very
heavy I, viii be hard 10 get your
boys 20 carry Il an the way back
10 the coast
yes" said oNaza. but shall
pay them we'll"
III they did not have % carry
Il so FAR from home you would
not have to pay them 80 much.
would you're asked the chief
"No.' said uwaEi. hut I cannot
dispose Of It this side Of tho coast
Il know wherc you can dispose
OF h within two days march. rc-
piled the old chief.
'WheruT' demanded Owaza And
who here In the interior will buy
itg~
There is white man who will
give you a little piece OF paper Tor
IL and you can take that paper
to the coast and set the full value
Of your gold"
who is this white MAN." Dc
handed owaza. ''aud where Is hs7"
He is a friend OF mine" said
tho chief. and II you wish I will
take you TO him on the morrow. and
you can bring with you all your
gold and get the little piece OF
paper
GOOD, said Owazl. and then
shall no, have to pay the carriers
but a very small amount.
Tho carriers were glad, indeed.
TO learn the next day that they VEN
not to 20 all the way to the coast.
for even the lure Of payment was
not sufficient TO overcome their dis
Ike 10 80 long a journey. aud thslr
fear Of being at 80 Ercat dia.
lance from home. They werr ysry
happy. therefore. as they set forth
ON n two days march toward the
And owaza was happy
and 80 was the old chief. who &C.
eompanied them himself. tho why
he was happy about Il owaza could
not guess.
They had marched for almost two
days when the chief sent one OF
his own men forward with a mes.
sage.
1t Is 70 my friend" ne said. 10
tell him to come and meet US and
lead US to hts village" And a
few hours later. as the little cara.
van emerged from tho jungle onto
a broad. grassy plain. they saw
not far from them. and approaching
rapidly. a large band OF warriors.
owaza halted.
Who are those2' he demanded.
Those are the warriors OF my
friend" replied tho chief. 'and he
is with them. Seer and he pointed
toward figure at the head Of the
blacks. who were approaching at a
trot. their spears and white plumes
cleaning in the sunshine.
They come for war and not for
peace" said owaza fearfuily.
That depends upon you. owaza. .
replied the chief
II do not understand YOU" said
owaza.
But you viii in a few minutes
after my friend has come"
AS the advancing warriors ap.
preached more closely. owaza saw
a giant white az their head-a white
whom he mistook for Esteban--the
confederate he had 80 traltorously
deserted. He turned upon the chief.
You have betrayed mo" he cried.
wait" said the old chief: moth.
ing that belongs TO you shall be
taken from you"
The gold Is not his. cried
owaza. He stole II. and he pointed
at Tarzan who had approached and
halted before him. but who ignored
him entirely and turned to the
chief.
Your runner came" he said TO
the old man. and brought your
message, and Tarzan and his wa.
ziri have come 10 see what they
could do for their old friend"
The chief smiled. Your runner
came 10 me, o Tarzan. four days
since. and two days later came
this man with his carriers. bearing
golden ingots toward the coast.
told him that I had a friend who
would buy them. but that. OF
course. only in case the gold be.
longed TO owaza."
The ape.man smiled. you have