The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-14

among the firat 20 reach the summit,
4 hairy. crooked warrior struck al
him with a biudgrou. and, hanging
10 the summit Of the wall with ont
hand. Tarzau caught the weapon
In the other and invested Il from his
auallani. A. tho same time he
saw Cadj turn and disappear into
the courtyard beyond Then Tarzan
drew himself up to Tho top. where be
was Immediately engaged hy tao
other warriors % opar. With the
weapon he had wrestcd from their
fellow. h. knocked them 10 the
right and left. 20 great an adj
vantage his great hslEh, and
strength gave him uyes them. and
then. remembering only that Cadi.
who was tho rinEleader Of the -.
volt against In. must not b. per
mitted 20 escape. Tnran leapcd IN
the pavement below. just as the
high priest disappeared thru an
archway al the opposite end 81 the
courtyard
Some priests and prisstssass
sought 10 impede his progress.
SEEKING ono u the former by the
ankles he awunK the body In circles
about him. clearing his own path
way as he ran for the oppoalie end
of IN. courtyard. and there he
halted and wheeled and. putting all
the strength OF his great muscles
into the effort. he swung the body
Of the priest once more and hurled
h back into the faces Of his pur
Sucrs.
without waiting 10 note the effect
Of hts act he turned again and con-
tinued In pursuit Of Cadj The Eel
low kept always inst ahead Of him,
because cadI knew his way thru
the iabyrinthian mazes of the pal
ace and temple and couftyards be
ter than Tarzan. That the trail
was leading toward the inner courts
OF the temple Tarzan was convinced
There cadJ would find easy ingress
to the pits beneath the palace and
a hiding place from which Il would
be difficult 10 dlslodEe him. 40 nu'
merous and winding were the dark
subterranean tunnels. And 40 Tar
zan put forth every effort 20 reach
the sacrficial court In time 20 pre-
vent Cadj from gaining the COM
paratiye safety Of the underground
passages. but as she finally leape
thru the doorway into the court. a
moose. cunnlngiy laid. closed about
one OF his angles and he was hurled
to the ground Almost instantly
a number Of the crooked little men
Of opar loaped upon him. where he
lay. haif.stunned by the fall. and
before he had fully regained his
faculties they had trussed him &C.
curcly.
Only about half conscious. he felt
them raise him from the ground
and carry him. and presently he was
deposited upon n colo stone surface
Then il was that full consciousness,
returned TO him. and he realized
that he lay outsire'ched once moe
upon the sacrificial alta OF the
inner court Of the Temple Of the
Flaming God and above him stood
Cadj. the high priest. his cruel face
oontorted in n grimace OF hate and
the anticipation Of revenge long de-
ferred.
at last gloated the creature OF
hate. This time. Tarz.,ii OF the
Apes. you shall know the fury NO,
Of the Flaming God, but OF CadJ
the man; nor shall there be any
wait nor any interference.
He swung the sacrlficial knife
high above his head Beyond the
point Of the knife Tarzan Of the
Apes saw the summit Of the court
yard wall and just surmounting it
the head and shoulders Of a mighty,
lblack-maned lion.
Jdn-bdilhs ne iIi'u' Mn
kin
Cadi hcsitated. his knife poised
on high. He saw the direction OF
the ape.man's eyes and followed
them. and in that instant the golden
lion leaped to the pavement, and
with two mighty bounds was upon
the high priest Of Opar. The knife
cIattered TO the floor and the great
Jaws closed upon tho horrid face.
The lesser priests who had seized
Tarzan. and who had remained ia
witness his death at the hands Of
Cadj. had fled screaming from the
court tho instant that the golden