The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-21
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a. va W"N AAi&Ah TURN y" "a
prucncv surprise
And Estctan IS the man who Is
with your he asked
Yes she said. but he has de-
serted me. I could not walk hr
Their on my sorc feet he has gone
and lcn me TO die and he has taken
the diamonds with him.
I'VE shall ind him, said the
ape man Gems
But I cannot walk said the
girl.
THAT Is a small matter he
said and STOPPING lifted her 10 hts
shoulder.
Easily tho apc.man borr the cx-
hausted stu along the trail 1T
IS not far % water he satd 'and
water Is What you need. n will
help 20 revive you and give you
strength and perhaps 1 shall be
able TO find food Tor you soon
why are you so Eood 20 mcF
asked The sirl
lyon are a woman, I could not
leave YOU alone In the jungle TO die
no matter what you may have
done, replied the apcman. And
Flora Hawkes. could only sob a
broken plea Tor forgiveness Tor the
wrong she had done him
Il grcw quite dark. but stan they
moved along the silent trail until
presently Tarzan caught N the dis
lance the reflection % nrvl.ght
Il think We shall soon find your
friend he whispered Make no
noise
A moment later hs Keen ean
caught the sound Of voices He
halted and lowered the giri to her
feet
II you cannot follow he said.
wait here I DO not wish him 20
escape J viii return Tor you. II
you csn follow on slowly. do 50.
And then he left her and made his
way cautiously forward toward the
light and the voices lie heard
Flora Hawkes. moving directly be.
hind him II was evident that she
could not bear the thought of heng
left alone again IN the dark jungle.
Almost simultaneously Tarzan
heard a low whine a few pace. 10
hts right "J~ad-baijar he whe
pcrd IN a low voicc. heel" and
The great black NAMED lion crept
close to him. and Flora Hawkes.
sitting a scream rushed 20 his side
and gmsped hrs arms.
silence. he whispered. "Jad.bal.
ia win not harm YOU"
An instant later the three came
70 the edge Of the ancient river
bank, and thru the tall grasses
growing their looked down upon
the little camp beneath.
Taran, to his condemnation. saw
a coui'terpart OF himself standins
before a little fire, while slowly ap
preaching the man. with oft /.
stretched arms. was d woman.
In flowing white He heard
her words; soft words Of love and
endeamsnt. and az the sound OF
the voice and the scent spoor that
a vagTunt wind carried suddenly to
his nostrils. a strange complex Of
emotion overwhelmed him-happl
despair. rage. love and hate,
lie saw the man at the five step
forward with open arms 10 take the
woman TO his breast. and then
Tarzan separated the grasses and
stepped to the very edge Of the en-
hankmeni. his voice ~shattering the
jungle with a single word.
Jane he criec. and Instantly
the a and woman turned and
IT him. where his figure
was dlmiy revealed IN the light oil
the campfire. ~ sight OF him the
man wheeled and raced for the
jungle OF the opposite side Of tho
river and then Tarzan Icaped 10
the bottom OF the wash below and
ran toward the woman
Jane" he cried. III l. you. It
Is your
The Oma showed her bewilder.
meut. She looked first at the re-
treating figure Of the man she
had been about to embrace and
then turned her eyes toward Tar.
Fan. She drew her fingers across
her brow and looked back toward
E.steban. but Esteban was no longer
In sight. Then she took n faiter.
ing step toward the ape-man.
NY God. she cried. what does
Il mean? Who are you. and IL
Jon are Tarzsn. who was her
Il am Tarzan. Jane" said the
She looked back and Jaw Flora
Hawkes. approaching. Yes" she
said. you are Taran. ] saw you
when you ran off into the Jungle
Flora Hawkes.. cannot
understand. John. 1 could not be-
that you. even had you SUI.
fered an accident to your head.
could have done such a thing
u, u of into the jungle with
Hawkes." he asked. in un.
feigned surprise.
II saw you said Jane.
The ape-man turned toward Flora.
Il do not understand IT," ne said.
1T was Esteban who ran Off into
the jungle with me. Lady Grey !
said the girl. 1T was Este. (
ban who was about to deceive you
This Is indeed Lord Grey.
The other was an impostor.
who only deserted me and left me
to die in the jungle. Had not Lord
Greystoke come when he did I
should be dead by now"
Lady G~reystoke took a faItering
step toward her husband. 'Ah.
she said. Il knew II could
not have been you. My heart told
me. but my eyes deceived me.
Quick" she cried. that impostor