The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-19

In the middle OF the following
morning Tartan. with tho four Lon
doncrs. approached good sisci
stockadcd VILLAGE, coniainias many
huts He MAS received not pnlA
graeiously. but with the defsrvncs
duo an emperor.
The whites were aWcd by the
attitude OF tho black chief and his
warriors as TarEan was conducted
into their presence,
After the usual ceremony had
been gone thru. Tarsan turned and
waved his hand toward tho -four
Europeans. These are my friends,
he said to the black chief "and
they wish 20 rcaCh the coast IN
safety. send with them. then
sufficient warriors TO feed and guari
them during the Journey. Il IS l.
Tartan OF the Apes. who requests
this favor"
rarzan Of the Apes. the great
chief. lord Of tho jungle, has but
10 command" replied tho black,
Good exclaimed TauEan. iced
them well and treat them we'll
have other business 20 attend 70
and may not remain"
Their bellies shall be filled. aud
they shall reach the coast un.
scathcd." replied tho chief.
Without word OF farewell. with
out even sign that he realized
their existence. TarEan OF the Apes
passed from the sight 81 the four
Europeans. while az his heels paced
Jad.hal ia. the golden hon.
CHAPTER XIX.
\ Barbed Shaft Kills
TRAsKI spent slecpless night-
N He could not help but realize
that sooner or later Tarzan would
discover the loss Of hts pouch OF
diamonds. and that he would return
and demand an accounting Of the
four I.ondoners he had bcfriended
And 50 Il was that as the inst
streak OF dawn lighted the Eastern
horizon, the Russian arose from his
pallet Of dried grasses within the
hut that had been assigned him and
Bluher by the chief. and ercpi
stealthily out into the village street.
Cod he muttered TO himself.
There Is only one chance in a
thousand that can reach the coast
alone. but this and he pressed
his hand over the bag OF diamonds
that lay within his shirt but this
this is worth every effort even 10
the sacrifice Of llfe-the fortune Of
a thousand kings my God. what
could / not 40 with IL IN London.
and Paris. and New York
steathlly he skunk from the Nil'
lase. and presently the yerdurc Of
the mnrlc closed about Carl kruski
the Russian. os he disappeared for
ever from the lives q bis cont
panions.
Binber eas the FIRST 70 discover
the abscuce ot Kraski. for. altho
there was ne love between the two.
they had hecn thrown together
owing TO The friendship Of PEBBLES
and ThrucN.
'Havr you seen Carl this morn
ingg. he esked Pebbles as the three
men gathered around The 20, con-
tanning the uusavory stew that had
been brought 10 Them for their
breakfast
ne" said Peeblss. "He must
be asleep yet
'Hc Is not in the hut. replied
Bluber. HE vas not deere ven
woke up"
Tie can take care OF himself I"
growlcd Throck. rcsuming bis break
fast. You'll likely find him with
some 81 tho ladies'. and he griuued
IN appreciation ot his little Joke oH
Kraskfs wellkHown weakness.
They had finished their break.
fast and were attempting 20 com.
municate with some OF tire warriors.
In an effort 10 learn when the chief
proposed that they should set forth
for the coast. and stili Kraski bad
not made an appearance. BY this
time Bluber was considerably con
cerned. not at all for Kraskl-s SAT.
ETY., but for his own. since. II some
thing could happen to Kraski in
this friendly village in the still
watches OF the night, a similar fate
might overtake him. and when he
made this suggestion to the others
IT gave them food for though. too.
30 that there were three rather rp-
prehensive men who sought an
audience with the chief.
BY means of signs and pidgin
English. and distorted native dialect.