The Seattle Star Newspaper, July 16, 1921, Page 11

fo TURDAY, JULY 16, 192 1 AR RICE BURROUGHS’ GREATEST STORY ARZAN THE TERRIBLE Begin Reading This Red-Blood Novel Today (Continued From Yesterday) Refreshed by food and rest, the toward Aur, made in the Of the morning along the bank ‘the joyous river, Tarzan found tful in the extrome. Differen- him from his fellows of the Wage jungle were many character. other than those physical and ital. Not ‘the least of these were @ Measure spiritual, and one that doubtless been as strong as an ier in, influencing Tarsan's love the jungle had been his apprecia of the beauties of nature. The cared more for a grubworm in fotten log than for all the majestic frandeur of the forest giants wa i Above them. The only beauties Numa acknowledged were those own person as he paraded before the admiring eyes of mate, but in all the manifesta- of the creative power of nature which Tarzan was cognizant he elated the beauties, Tarzan neared the city his in 4 became centered upon _ the eture of the outlying bulld- which were hewn from the like limestone of what had once & group of low hills, similar to Many grass-covered hillocks dotted the valley in every di- ui Taden's explanation of Methods of house construc: ee for the oftimes re. pes and proportions of buildings which, during the a. Must have been required for construction, had been hewn the limestone hills, the exter- chiseled to such architectural 1 am eighteen been poem pe: a with Cheap operate on your sell you conversa- dollars w of es re- ty you save Har, I make lar, and our interests are mu- “I both wie 7 and Su who work. D. D. & no! Tgive two work for ‘evenii 2:30 for | Peared around the corner of the pal- Coprright, 1991. A C McClure & Ce, bduildings operations had been util ined in the constryction of outer) walls about each MBilding or group of buildings resulting from a singlo hillock, and later he was to learn | that it had also been used for the | filling of inequalities between the! [hills and the forming of paved | streets thruout the city, the result, | | possibly, more of the adoption of an easy method of disposing of* the! quantities of broken limestone than | by any real necessity for pavements. ‘There were people moving about }within the city and upon the nar jrow ledges and terraces that broke the lines of the butldings and which seemed to be a peculiarity of Ho-don architecture, a concession, no doubt, | to some inherent instinct that might be traced back to their early cliff: dwelling progenitors. Tarsan was not surprised that at} & short distance he aroused no sus picion or curiosity in the minds of those who saw him, since, until closer scrutiny was possible, there was little to distinguish him from & native either in his general con- formation of his color, He had. of course, formulated a plan of action and, having decided, he did not heai- tate in the carrying out of his plan, With the same assurance that you} might venture upon the main street of a neighboring city Turzan strode into the Ho-don city of A-lur. The first person to detect his spurious ness was @ little child playing in the arched gateway of one of the walled buildings. “No tail! no tail!" it shouted, throwing a stone at him, | and then it suddenly grew dumb and its eyes wide as it sensed that this creature was something other than i i aid pel 4 his hand upon bis knife. “There are No strangers that come to the gates of A-dur,” he said, “other than as enemies or slaves. rectly from Jad-benOtho. Look!” and he held out his hands that the Hi | i z tf 2 £83 ELZE j hi g 383 i F ae ; f if Mls Pe | ty biks Int ratil HET E z ft i fl E 3 Hr 7? rE i a is i f | | ii ite : it Hy 4 | ' : - i g See fis se: Hy Bi HY i E z i rz Ey : 3 ag : F : H i i i HE risen to their feet and | formed a barrier across the entrance | way as Tarzan and his party ap- wall, for by this time he had accumulated such « following of the curious as pousibly presepted to the the appearance of a formid able mob. The guide's story told, Tarzan was japon ge into the courtyard where he held while ore of the war- riors entered the palace, evidently with the intention of notifying Ko- tan. Fifteen minutes later a large warrior appeared, followed by sev- eral others, all of whom examined Tarzan with every sign of curiosity as they approached. The leader of the party halted be fore the apeman, “Who are you?” he asked, ‘and what do you want of “I am a friend,” repiied the ape- man, “and I have cofhe trom ti country of Jad-ben-Otho.” The warrior &nd his followers seemed impressed. Tarzan could see the latter whispering among them- selves. “How came you here,” asked the “and what do you want Tarzan drew himself to his full height. “Enough!” he cried. “Must the messenger of Jad-benOtho be subjected to the treatment that might be accorded to @ wandering Wazdon? Take me to the king at once lest the wrath of Jad-ben“tho fall upon you. . There was some question in the mind of the ape-tman as to how far he might carry his unwarranted show of assurance, and he waited therefore with amused interest the result of his demand, He did not, however, have jong to wait, for al- most immediately the attitude of his questioner changed. He whitened, cast an apprehensive glance toward the eastern sky and then extended | his right palm toward Tarzan, plac- ing his left over his own heart in the sign of amity that was common among the peoples of Palul-don, SEATTLE STAR DOINGS OF THE DUFFS OH, WE'RE GOING “To BE HERE FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS YET - PLL TEACH You HOW ‘To Swim ! YOU'RE A WONDERFUL TEACHER! OH, THERE'S AND HE’ Duck YOUR HEAD UNDER Qvui¢K, FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS Ou-S6E “t' MOON FRECKLES 4 a Jt THE CRAZY QUILT Gte-rs 4, k WANT Yo SPRING A LE FRENCH IN THIS LeTTeR to Jones! Xk UNDERSTAND WU TALK FRaencH, t NANT TELC HIM TO “NEVER WALK THROUGH WCOOPS WHERE THE SQUIRRELS CAN HIM? How Do You SAY THAT € S@quirre. — MQuineac — wooDs — ER~ Wwoovs — en-- TS WALK — cA- —— Tarzan stepped quickly back as tho from a profaning hand, @ feigned expression of horror and) disgust upon his face. “Btopt" he cried, “who would dare touch the sacred person of the mes wenger of Jad-benOtho? Only as @ special mark of favor from Jad-ben- Otho may even Kotan himself re- ceive this honor from me, Hasten! Already now I have waited too long! ‘What manner of reception the Ho | don of Alur would extend to the son of my father!” At first Tarzan had been inclined to adopt the role of Jad-benOtho himself, but it occurred to him that it might prove embarrassing and considerable pt a bore to be com pelled constantly to portray the character of a’ god, but with the growing success of his scheme it had suddenly occurred to him that the authority of the son of Jad-ben- Otho would be far greater than that of an ordinary messenger of a god, while at the same time giving him some Jeeway in the matter of his acts and demeanor, the ape-man reasoning that a young god would not be held #0 strictly accountable in the matter of his dignity and bearing as an older and greater god. ‘This time the effect of his words was immediately and painfully no- ticeable upon all those near him. With one accord they shrank back, the spokesman almost collapsing in evident terror. His apologies, when finally the paralysin of his fear would permit him to voice them, were abject to a degree “Have mercy, O Dor-ulOtho!’ he cried, “on poor old Dak-lot. Precede me and I will show you to where Ko-tan, the king, awaits you, trem- bling. Aside, snakes and vermin,” he cried, pushing his warriors to right and left for the purpose of forming an avenue for Tarzan. “Comet” cried the ape-man per: | emptority, “Yead the way, and let | these others follow.” The now thoroly frightened Dak- lot did as he was bid and Tarzan) of the Apes was ushered into the pal ace of Ko-tan, king of Pal-d)-don. CHAPTER IX Blood-Stained Altars The entrance thru which he caught hy first glimpse of the in terior was rather beautifully carved in geometric designs, and within the | walls were similarly treated, tho as jhe proceeded from one apartment to |another he found also the figures of animals, birds and men taking their places among the more formal fig- ures of the mural decorator’s art. | Stone vessels were much in evi |dence as well as ornaments of gold and the skins of many animals, but nowhere did he #ee an indication of any woven fabric, indicating that ‘n that respect at least the Ho-don were still low in the scale of evolu- jtion, and yet the proportions and |symmetry of the corridors and lapartments bespoke a degree of. civ- | ilization. The way led thru several apart ments and jong corridors, up at least three flights of, #tone stairs and finally out upon a ledge upon the western side of the building overlooking the blue lake, Along thie ledge, or arcade, his guide led jhim for a hundred yards, to stop at last before a wide entrance-way lleading into another apartment of | the palace. Here Tarzan beheld a considerable concourse of warriors in an enor mous apartment, the domed ceiling \of which was fully 50 feet above the floor. Almost filling the chamber was a great pyramid ascending in broad steps well up under the dome in which were @ number of round apertHres which let in the light, The steps af the pyramid were Wilbur Tried to Be Obliging MY BEAL ' S AWFULLY JEALOUS BEFORE WE SEES You! Somebody else was planning for night While Sprinkle-Blow and the | Twins were talking to Biddy Bantam about her nest in the hay stack, nomebody else was planning for night. That was Chris Crow. | Chris was mighty hungry and all |the green things growing around everywhere didn’t interest him at all | He was watching for Munchie Mouse lor Tillie Toad, or Lazy Lizard or somebody that would make a meal | worth while. He had to keep alive |some Way until corn planting time, land the oats Farmer Smith had just |put in didn't appeal to him a scrap. Oats, Chris never ate, altho oat- sprouts and wheat«prouts he might |sample if he found them without too much trouble Suddenly something scurried along right under bis nose, something very little and brown and soft, with two |by warriors to the very pinnacle. }upon which eat a large, imposing figure of a man whose golden trap- pings #hone brightly in the light of the afternoon sun, a shaft of which poured thru one of the tiny aper tures of the dome. “Ko-tan!” cried Dak-lot addressing the resplendent figure at the pin. nacle of the pyramid. “Ko-tan and warriors of Pal-ul-don! Behold the honor that Jad-ben-Otho has done | you in sending as his messenger his own son,” and Dak-lot, stepping anide, indicated Tarzan with a dra matic sweep of his hand. Ko-tan rose to his feet and every warrior within sight craned his neck to have a better view of the now- |comer, ‘Those upon the opposite wide |of the pyramid crowded to the front |as the words of thé old warrior |reached them. Skeptical were the lexpressions on most of the faces; |but theirs was a skepticism marked | with caution, No matter which way |fortune jumped they wished to be upon the right side of the fence. For @ moment all eyes wore centered upon Tarzan and then gradually they drifted to Ko-tan, fer from his attitude would they receive the cue that would determine theirs. But Ko-tan was evidently in the same quandary as they-—the very attitude of his body indicated it—it was one of indecision and of doubt. The ape-man stood erect, his arms folded upon his broad chest, an ex- pression of haughty disdain upon his handsome face: but to Dak-lot there seemed to be indications also of growing anger, The situation was becoming strained. Dak-lot fidgeted, casting apprehensive glances at ‘Tarzan and appealing ones at Ko- tan. The silence of the tomb wrap- ped the great chamber of the throne- room of Pal-uldon. (Continued “THANK GOODNESS HE'S cComiInG OuT! long ears and the weentiest nothing of a tail. “Ummm? sniffed Chris. “That was little Cutie Cottontail!” Where did he go?” Chris looked up just in time to see Cutie’s little nubbin | of a tail disappear under the root of | jan old, old oak tree, and he nodded | |knowingly. “I'll stand herés and | not move and catch him unawares, | But Cutie didn’t come. Chris had an idea. “I'll mark the! place and go home,” said he, “and | |tonight I'll come back. Rabbits al ways run around at night, partiou- larly if they are going to get pro visions out of Farmer Smith's sass. patch garden. I've an idea that j Cutie’s ma sends him because he's 80 little he can craw! thru that new jwire fence Farmer Smith has put up.” Chris went home and took a nap, and by and by when he opened his eygs, the moon was u le started for Cutk house at the same minute that Biddy Bantam flew into the plum tree to roost. ‘0 Be Continued) | | For the first time in my life I found myself in a position where T could not pay bills as they became due, Bobbie's illness had been yery expensive. It had more than eaten up our small savings. The druggist’s latest bill was be- |fore us today. If I paid it I would not be able to pay the rent. If I paid tha rent I would have to put loff the druggist—and probably the |butcher and the grocer as well, Rather than make trouble for Dot in our neighborhood I decided to try what @ visit to the real estate firm could accomplish. I snatched a bite of lunch at noon and hurried to the firm's offices. was received by a person whose name sounded ike Toucher or something of the sort. His manner was cordial, but when I mentioned the purpose of the visit his face clouded. “My rent won't be due for three more days,” I explained, “but f want | jto inform you in advance that it} will be a little late this month, “I have been a pretty good tenant for over two years, as your records will show, but during the past month my child has been ‘sick and 1 have been under unusugllv heavy e@x- Denses,” HE'S GOING BACK FOR SOMETHING! * Cop: t, 1921, by Seattle Star) NOT GONE N dear went on with the tradi- tion, “and the sun shone as be fore. The flood receded rapidly, but stilt the antmals and/the sav- age beasts and snakes and birds were afraid to come down out of the great tree. “It had been a strange and awful time and they dared not trust themselves again to the earth, “Many days passed and still no one would go down and try the land and see if one could safely stand upon it, and if it looked as it had before the flood. “So O-la-qua again spoke to his wife. ‘Come,’ he said to her. ‘Let us take with us our children and our faithful dogs, and return to the earth, for now we can see that the Great Spirit has with- drawn his wrath from the earth. Let us g6 down and see if it is washed clean.” “Now, the little garter snakes were so near that they heard what O-laqua said, and they slipped past him and quickly scuttled past the Indians and bid) themselves in the rocks and among the caves and underbrush. “Now, the wife of O-la-qua was very wise as well as very good, and when she saw the little garter snakes gliding away she said to her husband: ‘1 am grieved, O, ae 2. “That's very unfortunate.” The other seemed to reflect upon the sit- uation, then added: “Of course, you know, Mr. Howard, that we can get at least $20 more a month for your apartment than you are paying. I am just mentioning that—" “But you raised the rent 25 per cent in October,” I protested. “That was as much as the law permitted.” “That isn't quite to the point,” he returned, ‘The fact is that you are getting an extremely desirable apart- ment at a very low rental—such an apartment as we have hundreds of applications for each day. “We are under a very definite obligation to our prmeipals. in this matter; we are compelled to get @ fair return from the property for them. “Under the circumstances there 1s | little that I can do. However, you have been a tenant for two years, and I think I can promise that we will wait until the 15th of the ‘That was all there was to the in- terview. It hadn't much, Now I was faced by the dreary necessity of persuading the druggist and the other storekeepers | to accept part payments on their month before we take any steps.” i accomplished | PAGE 11 BY ALLMAN COME ON UP! HE'S ow! HE’S GOT NOTHING ON ME. SO <a 4 —e BY AHERN my husband, that Great Spirit has tried all the harmful things wit | flood of waters, we have in the magie tree savage all watching, all afraid to come down. “Now, two of the rattlemakes were very old and very wise, and they said, ‘If we go down O-la qua will surely kill us with his ax, be cause he fears us, and if we do not go down we shall be crushed in the falling of the tree.” “Then they whispered to each other, and gliding swiftly along the branches, they reached the vultures and twined themselves each around a leg of the great birds. “And when the great tree went crashing down the mountain all the other reptiles and savage beasts were killed and crushed. (To Be Continued) Bee I OBTAIN A REPRIEVE {bills so that T could keep enough money on hand to be able to meet | the rent by the 15th. But what would happen next month? My “valuables” consisted of a watch worth about $20 and a few searfpins worth nothing at all, Of course, Dot still had the ring }that I had given her when we be came engaged, but I wasn’t ready to admit that things were so dad I would have to pawn that. There wus also the possibility of swallowing my pride and applying to my father-jn-law for a loan, but I was ready to go thru a great deal before I came to that, (To Be Continued) THE CORNISH Rey Street at Harvard: Avenve THE TORY COMPANY OF MAURICE BROWNE AN! ELLEN VAN VOLKENBURG IN “THE PHILANDERER” New York Onst Season 1921 opens Thursday eve- ning, July 14, Friday and Satur- Beat wile gelnamee matinee, 2: ric 14 che at the ‘okies Ps war tax. Box ish open ltoe