Evening Star Newspaper, December 16, 1934, Page 123

Eight Pages in Color he Saunday Star WASHINGTON, D. C., DECEMBER 16, 1934 'DGAR RICE BURROU W~ WHEN DESTER MOLU, WHITE GOD OF THE WAI- ORI1S,ACCEPTED TARZAN'S CHALLENGE TO A DEATH- DUEL , THE APE-MAN SWUNG EARTHWARD THROUGH THE TREES. THE WAIORIS CAME WARILY , FOR THEY FEARED TARZAN. BUT THEY WERE EACER TO WITNESS THKIS MIGHTY COMBAT OF SUPERNATURAL TITANS. TARZAN TOOK HIS STATION CON- FIDENTLY, FOR HIS SKILL AS AN ARCHER FULLY OFFSET THE AD- ; -VANTAGE OF DESTER'S REVOLVER. HIS ANXIETY, HOWEVER , SPOILED HIS AIM, THE BULLET SCREAMED PAST {TARZAN'S. EAR./ {DRE ITHR §.1934 Bagar mics Burruge tne —Tm Rey T 8 Pay o ane e ovies Oy NH!D FEAIURE SYNDICAT!. Inc. BOHCDU, THE APE,FOLLOWED, BUT TARZAN COMMANDED: A“STAY! IF 1 DONOT RETURN, L. YOU MUST RUN AWAY TO 4 THE FOREST. "WE STAND AT THIRTY PACES,OUR WEAPONS ON THE c.Rouno, DESTER SAID TO TARZAN.THEN HE POINTED TO A.GREAT CEREMONIAL DRUM. THE DRUM BOOMED OUT. TARZAN BENT OVER 'TO PICK UP HIS BOW AND ARROW, BUT WETODISPATCH AN ARROW HESHEARTROFTHIS-DECEITFUL WIT%‘GHTNING’SPEED. THE APE-MAN Eight Pages ‘in Color NOW DESTER CALLED TO THE SAVAGES: COME FORTH AND BEHOLD THE POWER OF YOUR GOD TO DESTROY} THE EVIL ONE '™ “AT THE FIRST BEAT OF THE DRUM," HE CONTINUED; “WE SEIZE OUR WEAPONS. AT THE SECOND,WE DRAW - AND FIRE!" ....WHEN THE TREACHEROUS DESTER GRIPPED HIS REVOLV.' ER,HE FIRED AT ONCE WITHOUT AWAITING THE SIGNAL. ....DESTER PRESSED THE TRICCER AGAIN, A BULLET SPLINTERED THE BOW. AND TARZAN STOOD DEFENSE.4 LESS+IN THE FACE OF DEATH !