The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-03
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strange Incense Burn,
A ) TARTAN carried the dead BIOL
~ Eanl from the ylllaEc 90 IN,
Gomangani. he set his steps In th'
dlrvction OF the building he Ia,
seen from tho rim Of the valley
the curiosity ot the man uycrtom
ing the natural caution OF the beast
lie was travelling up wind aud tbs
odors waited down 20 his uostrib
told him that he was approae hins
the habitat % the BolganL Inter
mingled with the scent spoor ~ tht
Eorilla-mcn was that OF Gomangan
and the edor OF cooked food. and IN,
suggestion Of a heavily SWcct scent
which the ape man could connect
only with burning incense, tho Il
seemed impossible that such q
fuugrancc could cmauate from IN,
dwellings OF the BolEanL Porhap,
Il came from tho great cdinec he
had sceu-a building which must
have been constructed by human
beings. and in which human beings
might stiu dwell. tho never among
the muliitudlnous odors that assailed
his nostrils did be once catch the
faintcst suggestion OF the man
scent Of whites.
when he perceived from the m,
crcaslng strength % their Ddor, that
he was approaching close to the Boil
gam. Tarzan took 20 the trees with
Is burden, that he Nigh, thus stand
better chance Of avoiding discoy-
cry. and presently. thru the foliage
ahead. he saw n lofty WALL and.
beyond. the outlines Of the weird
architecture Of a strange and mys.
terious pilc-outllnes that suggested
a building Of another world. so un'
earthly were they. and from beyond
the wall came the odor Of the Bol.
gani and the fragrance Of the IN
ccnse, intermingled with the scent
spOor OF Numa. the lion. The jun.
Gle was cleared away for so feet
outside tho wall surrounding the
building, so that there was no tree
oyerhangiug the wall. but Tarza1
approached as closely as he could
while stu remaining reasonably
well concealed by the foliage He
had chosen point at a sufficient
height above the ground TO per.
nit him to see over the top Of the
wall
The building within the enclosure
was Of great size. It's different parts
appearing to have been constructed
al various periods. and each with
utter disregard TO uniformity. result.
ing in conglomeration Of connect
ing buildings and towers. no two
of which we're alike. tho the whole
presented a rather pleasing. II some.
what bizarre appearance. The build.
ing stood upon an artificial eleva.
ton about 10 feet high. surrounded
by a retaining wall OF granite. n
wide staircase leading to the ground
level below. About the building
were shrubbcry and trees. some Of
tho latter appearing to DO OF great
antiquity, while one enormous tower
was almost entirely covered By ivy.
BY far the most remarkable feature
Of the building, however. lay in It's
rich and barbaric ornamentation.
Set into the polished granite OF
which 1t was composed was an in.
tricatc mosaic OF gold and diamonds;
glitterinz stones in countless thou.
sands scintlllated from facadcs. min.
arets. domes and towers.
The enclosure. which comprised
come Is or 20 acres. was occupied
for the most part BY the building.
The terrace upon which II stood was
devoted to walks. flowers, shrubs.
and ornamental trees. while that
part OF the area below. which was
within the range Of Tarzan's vision,
seemed to be given over to the rails.
Ing OF garden truck. In the garden
and upon the terrace were naked
blacks. such as he had seen in the
village where he had left La. There
we're both men and women, and
these were occupied with the care
OF growing things within the en-.
closure. Among them were several
Of the gorilla.like creatures such as
Tarzan had slain in the village, but
these performed no labor. devoting
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directing the work Of the blacks.
toward whom their manner WAS
naughty and domineering. some.
times even brutal These gorilla
men were trapped in rich orna.
ments, similar to those upon the
body which now rested in crotch
Of the tree behind the ape-man.
As Tarzan watched with interest
the scene below him. two Bolgani
emerged from the main entrance.
a huge portal. some 30 feet in width.
and perhaps Is fec high. The two
wore head.bands, supporting tall
white feathers. As they emerged
they took post on either side OF the
entrance. and cupping their hands
before their mouths gave voice to
a series Of shrill cries that bore
marked resemblance to trumpet
calls. Immediately the blacks
ceased work and FASTENED 10 the
foot Of the stairs descending from
the terrace 70 the garden. Hero they
formed lines on either side Of the
stairway, and similarly the BoIgani
formed two lines upon the terrace
from tho main portal 10 the stair
way. foring n living aisle from