The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-30
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excited Njtlr Ernup "a trH pa,fH
away. As they saw him adNsuN,us.
tbty sprctd into q semi girrie and
rt1od Uttng HIM
'Tbe B1Isaui viii send and shay
has AM" they said. 'yyhvn they learn
What has happened boz uur Niilagc,
unless yt can take 90 him the err1.
uru ttat east tbe aFeas, There
fore. Tarmaug1uL sou shall SO with
as 10 thr Palace of Diamonds. and
There We shall givv sou over To the
Holsaui ana perhaps Numa viii for
gyr U.S.
The apemau smiieI What Kind
of creature ala the simple blacks
think him. 20 believe that De would
permit himself 20 be- easily led into
the ayynstug hands 81 Numb. the
emperor OF the BolEsni Altho he
was fully aware OF tho risk that Dc
had taken in entering the vlllaEc
no know too that because De waa
Tarnu OF the Apes there w.G "a
greater chance that be would Dc
able 10 ESCAPE than that they could
hold him. he had faced savage
speanurn before and knew precisely
what to expect In the event % hos
Utilities lie preferred, however. Go
make pvasy with these prople, tor
h had boon In hits mind Go find
some means OF questioning them thr
moment that he had discovered ihcir
village hidden away in This Wild
forest.
wait" De said therefore Would
you betmy friend who enters your
village TO protect sou from "n
enemy
I'VE will NOT siay sou, Iaman'
guni, We will take sou 10 the
Rolgaui for Num3. the emperor"
"But that would amount 20 The
same thing, returned Tarmu. FOR
you we'll know that Numa, The cm
peror. viii have me slain
That We cannot help replied
Tho spokesman. III We could save
you We would. hut when the Bol.
gani discover what has happened In
our VlIlagc. Il Is We who must
suffer. unless, perhaps, they are
satisfied TO punish you Instead"
Hut why need they know that
the Bolnnl has been SLAIN In your
village asked Taratn.
~win they not see his body neat
time they Gomez asked the spokcs
man
Not ig sou remove bis body
replied Tarzau,
The bipcks scratched their heads
Into their DUN. ignorant minds bad
ercpt no such suggestion o. q solu
ton % their problem what the
stranger said WAS true None but
they and he know that <Bolsani had
been slain within their palusadc. To
remove the body. then, would be
to rcmoge all suspicion tom their
village. hut where we're they 10
take IT, They pa, the question 70
Taran-
II viii dispose q him FOR you. "
replied the ThumangHni Answer
my questions truthfulIy and I will
promise TO take him away and DIS
pose Of him In such a manner that
no one will know haw be died. Of
where
what are your questions" asked
The spokesman.
II ann a stranger IN your coun'
try. / am lost hcrc. replied the
'ape.man. "And I would find a way
out or the valley In that direction %
And he pointed toward the south.
east.
The black shook his head There
may be way out of the valley
iin that direction he said. but
what lies beyond no man knows,
nor do know whether there b. a
way out or whether there BE- any
thing beyond. II is said that an Il
fire beyond the mountain, and nc
one d1res 10 go and see. As foI
myself. have never been far from
my village az most. only days
march. to hunt for game for th'
Bolgani. and 10 gather fruit ant
nuts and plantains for them. Il
there Is a way out / do not know
nor would any man dare take Il i
here were"
Docs no one ever leave the val
lley?'' asked Tarzan.
II know not what others do. re-
piled the spokesman. hut those o
this village never leave the valley.
what lies In that direction? ?
asked Tarzan. pointing toward Opar
FL do not know" replied the black
only that sometimes the Bolgnn
come from that way. bringing will
them strange creatures little mel
with white skins and much hair
with short. crooked legs and loni
arms, and sometimes white shes
who do not look at all like m,
strange little Tarmangani Bu
where they get them l do not know
nor do they ever tell us. Are thes'
IAN the questions that you wish {,
ask?'
Yes. that is ail" replied Tarznn
seeing that he could gain no infor
Imation whatsoever from these ignor
ant villagers. Realizing that h
must find his own way out Of IN,
valley, and knowing that he coult
do so much more quickly and safely