The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17
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tayton was stii haf d4srd ii0m
The sgrlcs az shocks that She had
teen called upon to cnduW Dwarf
Ing 90 uothingucss the menace cf
nor present position was the r
mcmbraueo that her TJrau had DC
sorted her ia her hour ~ need. and
carried oif into the jungle another
woman. Not even the remembrance
Ii what Usuh had told her concern.
ing the accidcut that Tsrzan had
sustained. and which had supposedly
.saia affected his memory could
reconcile her 10 the brutality or
his dessrtion. aud now she las. face
down. In the nth 0t the Arab hut
,obbinE as she had not for many
ttars
As She las thcuc torn hy Efioi
Usuh and his no crvpt stra.th'lN
and silently around the outside ot
tho palisad1 90 the rear OF the va
iagr. Here they found srcat Quan'
tides IL dead brush ictt from the
clcaring which the Arabs had made
when constructing their vilAsc, THIS
they brought and pilyd alous the
ralisadc. close against b. unui
nearly thrcc-qu8rters 10 the p'ils''dc
upon that side ol the vuasc Was
banked high with b.. Fpdins that
b was difficult TO prosecute their
work tn silence, Usula despatched
one on his men 20 the main body
upon tho opposite side or the VII
lagr. with instructions that they
were 10 keep up a continuous jim
Of shouting TO drown the sound OF
tho operations OF their fellows, The
pan worked TO perfection. YET even
thou il permitted Usua and ms
companions 10 labor with rcdouoled
efforts. il was more than an hour
before the brush Pile was disposed
10 his satisfaction.
Luvini. frvm an aperture In the
palisade. watched the main bcdA OF
the wanri. who were now revealed
hy the rising OF the moon. and
nnally he came 20 the conclusion
that they did not intend 20 attack
that night. and Therefore he might
relax his watchtufness and utilize
The time In another and more agree
able manner. Instructing the bulk
Of his warriors 10 remain near the
cato and ever upon the alert. with
orders that he b. summoned the
moment that the wazin showed any
change In attitude. Luvui Impaired
20 the hut In which be had lcft
Lady Greystokc
The black was huge fellow
With low. reccding forehead and
prosnathous java type Of thc
lowest form Of African negro. A.
he entered the hut with a lighted
torch which he stuck In the floor,
his bloodshot eyes gazed grccdily
at the sim form Of the woman ly'
ing prone before him. lie licked
his thick lips and. coming closer,
reached out and touched her, Jane
Clayton looked up. and recoliiug in
revulsion. shrunk away. AZ sight
Of the woman's face the black
looked his surprise.
who are your he demanded in
The pigdin English OF the coast.
Il am Lady Greystoke. wife OF
Tarzan Of the Apes" replied Jane
Clayton. III yon are wise you
viii release me al once"
Surprise and terror showed in the
eyes Of Luvini. and another emotion
as well. but which would dominate
the muddy brain il was difficult,
then. TO tell. For a long umc he
sat gazing at her. and slowly the
greedy. gloatIng expression upon
his face dominated and expunged the
fear that had at first been written
there. and in the change Jane Clay
1on read her doom.
With fumbIins fingers Luvini I'M
tied the knots Of the bonds that
held Jane Clayton's wrists aud
ankles. She felt his hot breath
upon her and saw his bloodshOt eyes
and the red tongue that momeniar.
ily licked the thick lips. The In.
slant that she felt the last thong
with which 'she was tied fan away
she leaped 10 her feet and sprang
for the entrance TO the hut. but
o great hand reached forth and
seized her. and as Luvini dragged
her back toward him. she wheeled
like a mad tigress and struck re.
peatedIy at his grinning. ugly face,
BY brute force. ruthless and in
domitable, he beat down her weak
resistance and slowly and surely
dragged her closer 20 him. OBJ
hvious TO aught else. deaf 10 the
cries Of the Waziri before the gate
and TO the sudden new commotion
that arose in the village. the tive
struggled on. the woman, from the
first, foredoomed 10 defeat
Against the rear palisade Usula
mad already put burning torches
to his brush pile at halfa dozen
different pieces. The flames. famed
by n gentle jungle breeze, had leaped
almost Immediately into roaring
conflagration. before which the dry
wood Of the palisade crumbled in
a shower OF rudy sparks which the
wind carried 10 the matched roof
Of the huts beyond. until in an in
credibly short period OF time the
village was a roaring inferno oi
flames. And even as Usula had
and the West coast blacks swarmed
forth in terror toward the jungle
Upon either side OF the gateway
the Waziri stood. looking for THEFT
mistress. but tho they waited and
watched in silence until no more
came from the gateway OF the vii
Iage, and until the interior OF tht
palisade was seething hell of fire
they saw nothing OF her.
Long after they were convince
that no human being could remain
alive in the village they still waitet
and hoped; but at last Usula gave
up the useless vigil
she was never there" he said