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EDNESDAY, JU THE SEATTLE STAR EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS’ GREATEST STORY | DOINGS OF THE DUFFS BY ALLMAN “s (Continued From Yesterday) “You know him?” cried O-toa,” toward the slave and afford ‘Tarzan an opportunity to raise ing finger to his Ups lest further betray him, for it Panatice indeed who stood be him, no less a source of sur to him than had his presence to her, Questioned by her mistress simultaneously admonished to by Tarzan, Panatlee was ly silemeed and then halt She groped for a way to extri- herself from her dilemma, “I ht-—"" she faltered, “but no, 1 Mistaken—I thought that he one whom I had seen before the Kor-ul-gryt.” Hoon looled first at one at the other, an expres. ‘Of doubt and questioning in . “But you have not an d me, stranger," she contin thy; “who are yout have not heard then,” asked “of the’ visitor who arrived king's court yesterday? Mean,” she exclaimed, “that are the Dor-ulOtho? And now [ hile doubting eyes reflected it but awe. am he,” replied Tarsan; “and am O-loa, daughter of Ko-tan, king.” she replied. this was O-loa, for love of Ta-den had chosen exile rath- Priesthood. Tarzan had ap- more closely the dainty “Daughter of said, “JadbenOtho ts with you and as a mark of 'faver he has preserved for you many dangers him whom you THE TERRIB Begin Reading This Red-Blood Novel Today Copyright, 1991, A.C MeClurg & Co, |her lest a reputation for omniscience |might prove embarrassing turned her face away. “Have / then displeased the great god?" she | asked, “No,” replied Tarsan; “as I told) you he is well satisfied and for your | sake he hag saved Tadén for you.” | “Jad-ben-Otho knows all,” whis | pered the girl, “and bis son shares his great knowledge.” “No,” Tarzan hastened to correct | “1 know | only what Jad-bem-Otha wishes me to know.” ‘The ape-man was giad that he had left himself an avenue of es cape, “I know nothing of the fu ture," he replied, “other than what} Jad-denOtho tells me. But I think you need have no fear for the tu ture if you remain faithful to Ta den and Ta-den's friends.” “You have seen him?" asked Oto-a, “Tell me, where is he?” “Yes,” replied Tarsan, “I have seen him. He was with Omat, the gund of Kor-ul.ja.” “A prisoner of the Waz-don?” in. terrupted the girl, “Not a prisoner, but an honored guest,” replied the ape-man, “Wait,” he exclaimed, raising his face toward the heavens; “do no speak. I am receiving a mossage from Jad-ben-Otho, my father.” The two women dropped to their knees, covering their faces with thelr hands, stricken with awe at AREN'T You COMING IN HELEN P the thought of the awful neagnhess of the great god. Presently Tarzan touched Oloa on the shoulder, “Rise,” he sald, “Jad-ben-Otho has spoken. He has told me that this slave girl is from the tribe of Kor-ulja, where Ta<den ts, and that she is betrothed to Omat, their chief. Her name is Pan-at-lee.” ‘The latter nodded, her simple mind unable to determine whether or not she and her mistress were the victimes of a colosg! hoax. “it is even as he says,” she whispered. Olea fell upon her knees and touched her forehead to Tarzan's feet. “Great is the honor that Jad- ben-Otho has..done his poor serv- ant,” she cried. “Carry to him my poor thanks for the happiness @at he has brought to O-loa.” “It would please my father,” mid Tarzan, “if you were to cause Pan. , |atlee to be returned in safety to the owes it to herself to first grand old medicine, Lydia "3 Vegetable Compound, American wom to health and EALTHY PEOPLE Rioh, Red Blood ‘¢ . at your druggist. © in Ss @ @ e ‘or Rich, Red Blood Mturdee. 005 Second Avenue, Seuttic, Telephone Main 6687. | part with her.” village of her people.” “#what cares Jad-benOtho for such as she? asked O-lo-a, a slight trace of hauteur in her tone. “There is but one god,” replied Tarzan, “and he ts the god of the Wazdon as well as of the Hodon; flowers and of everything that Grows upon the earth or beneath the indeed a shock to her pride, her vanity, and her faith, But who could question the word of the Dor- ul-Otho, especially when she had with her own eyes seen him im ac bey communion with god in heav- en? “The will of Jad-benOtho be done,” said O1oa meekly, “if it lies within my power. best, O Der-ul-Otho, to communicate your father’s wish directly to the king.” “Then keep her with you,” said Tarzan, “and seo that no harm be- falls her.” Oloa looked ruefully at Pan-at- lee, “She was brought to me but yesterday,” she said, “and never have I had «lave woman who pleased me better. I shall hate to “But there are others,” said Tar- zan. “Yes,” replied O-loa, “there are’ others, but there is only one Pan. atlee.” “Many slaves are brought to the elty?” asked Tarzan. “Yen,” she replied. “And many strangers come from other lands?” he asked. She shook her head negatively. “Only the Ho-don from the other side of the Valley of Jad-benOtho,” she replied, “and they are not strangers.” “Am I then the first stranger to Eyes Inflamed? If your eyes are inflamed, weak, tired or overworked; if they ach picture shows make them feel dry and strained, get a bottle of BonOpto tablets from your druggist, dissolve one in a fourth of a glass of water and use as an eye bath from two to four times a day. Bon-Opto allays in- filammation, invigorates, tones up the eyes. N Doctors say Bon-Opto strength- ons eve sight 60% im a week's time io many Inatances.—Advertisement. mY esTeeneD ™ AFRAID IT" RATHER coo! PLL COME IN AFTER’ Awnite! ‘THERE'S NO USE OF SITTING AROUND OW THE BEACH! 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Yuu see WHAT 1 CAN Do AGouT (TF BEFoRGS IL BoTHSR ths BoaRD OF enter the gates of A-lur?’ he asked. she parried, “that the Otho need question «| ignorant mortal like O-lo~ As 1 told gou before,” replied Tarzan, “Jad-benOtho alone is all- knowing.” “Then if he wished you to know this thing,” retorted O-loa-a quickly, “you would know it Inwardly the apé-man smiled that this little heathen’s astuteness should beat him at his own game, yet in @ measure her evasion of the question might be an answer to it. “There have been other strangers here then recently?” he persisted, “I cannot tell you what I do not know,” she replied palace of Ko-tan, my father, filled with rumors, but how much fact and bow much fancy how may a woman of the palace know?” “There has been such a rumor, then?” he asked. “It was only rumor that reached the Forbidden Garden,” she replied. “It described, perhaps, a woman of another racé?” As he put the question and awaited her answer he thought that his heart ceased to beat, s0 grave to him was the insue at stake. ‘The girl hesitated before replying, and then: “No,” she said, “I cannot speak of this thing, for if It be of sufficient importance to elicit the interest of the goda, then indeed would I be subject to the wrath of my father should I discuss it. “In the name of Jad-benOtho I command you to speak,” said Tar- an. in whose hands lies the fate of Ta den” .The girl paled, “Have mercy! she cried, “and for the sake of T: den I will tell you all that I know. “Tell what?” demanded a stern voice from the shrubbery behind them. The three turned to see the “Always is the} “In the name of Jad-ben-Otho | figure of Ko-tan emerging trom the, foliage. An angry scowl distorted | his kingly features, but at sight of Tarzan it gave place to an expres- sion Of surprise not unmixed with fear, “Dor-ul-Otho!” he exclaimed, “I did not know that it was you,” and then, raising hie head and squaring his sboulders he said, “byt there are places where even the son of the Great God may not walk and this, the Forbidden Garden of Ko- tan, is one.” It was a challenge, but despite the king’s bold front there was a note of apology in it, indicating that in his superstitious mind there flour- ished the inherent fear of man for his maker. “Come, Dor-ul:Otho,” he continued, “I do not know all this foolish child has said to you, but whatever you would know Ko- tan, the king, will tell you, O-lo-a, go to your quarters immediately,” and he pointed with stern finger to: ward the opposite end of the gar- den, The princess, followed by Pan-at- lee, turned at once and left them. “We will go this way,” sald Ko- tan, and preceding, led Tarzan in another direction, Close to that part of the wall which they ap. proached Tarzan perceived @ grotto in the miniature cliff into the in- terior of which Ko-tan led him, and) down a rocky stairway to a gloomy corridor, the opposite end of which} opened into the palace proper. Two} armed warriors stood at this en- trance to the Forbidden Garden, ev- idencing how jealously were the sa-| ered precincts of the place guarded, | In silence Ko:tan led the way back to bis own quarters in the palace. A large chamber just outside the room toward which Ko-tan was leading his guest was filled with chiefs and warriors awaiting the pleasure of their ruler. Ab the two entered, an isle was formed for them the length JES TWINK TAG = WAT BLACK Cow HELEN, | THINK WE'D | BETTER GOIN Now! ADV woe OF THE: The dense fog rushed out of WIN the bags that Nancy and Nick and Mr. Sprinkle-Blow had brought. The dense fog rushed out of the bags that Nancy and Nick and Mr. | Bprinkie-Blow had brought, and set- | tled like thick smioké.all thru the valley. Farmer Smith's sxss-patch garden was completely covered, #o were the swamp and the plum tree where| Biddy Bantam was roosting (#0 that whe could keep one eye on her neat hidden in the hay stack), You know | she was going to cluck very soon, #0 | she found a safe place to keep her | egen until she was ready to sit on) them. Mr. Moon, looking down with a kindly smile, was ever 90 surprised | to diseover all at once that he could no longer see a thing that was going | on in the valley. He'd seen Fleet | Fox sneak out of the woods. toward the plum tree, and he'd seen Cutie | Cottontail lop off toward the garden, and he'd seen Chris Crow follow of the chamber, down which they passed in silence. . Close to the farther door and halt hidden by the warriors who stood before him was Lu-don, the high priest, Tarzan glimpsed bim but briefly but in that short period he was aware of a cunning and malevo- lent expreskion upon the cruel countenance that he was subcon- sciously aware boded him no good, and then with Kotan he passed into the adjoining room and the banging dropped, At the same moment the hideous headdress of an underpriest ap- peared in thg entrance of the out chamber, Its owner, pausing for a moment, glanced quickly around the interior and then having him whom he sought, moved rapidly in the direction of Lu-don, was a whispered conversation which was terminated by the high priest. “Return immediately to the quar. ters of the princess,” he said, “and| see that the slave is sent to me at) the temple at once.” The under- | priest turned and departed upon his mission while Lu<lon also left the apartment and directed his footsteps toward the sacred enclosure over which he ruled, A half-hour later a warrior was ushered into the presence of Ko-tan, “Lu-don, the high priest, desires the presence of Ko-tan, the king, in the temple,” he announced, “and it is his wish that he come alone.” Ko-tan nodded to indicate that he accepted the command which even) the king must obey. “I will return esently, Dor-ulOtho,” he said to n, “and in the meantime my warriors and my slaves are yours to located | command,” (Continued Tomorrow) Cutie, but now he couldn't see any- thing at alk It was exactly as though someone had laid a nice clean white sheet over that part of the world. But Mr, Moon wasn't the only onfe who was surprised. Biddy Bantam suddenly opened her eyes wide an squawked, “What's wrong? Where's the hay stack gone that had my nest in it? Where's everything gone?" And she flopped down out of plum tree into the fog. saw her go, but how could he follow when he couldn't see two inches in) front of his sharp nose. Chris Crow, snooping after Cutie, | had just got as far as the plum tree when the fog settled down, “Caw! he croaked, “Where's that bunny gone? I can’t see anything. What's happened?" Chris flopped into the plum tree just as Biddy flew down. Fleet Fox coulin't see very well, but he could hear and he thought that Bibby had come back. (To Be Continned (Copyright, 1921, by Seattle Star) the | Fleet Fox | HELEN, OH, HELEN! You BETTER COME JN! CAN You BEAT IT? \T TAKES AN HOUR TO GET HER IM AWD ABOUT FouR HOURS OF COAKING “TO GET HER OuT: ar * * * EES THE GHOST OF THE ENCHANTED PRAIRIE Page Daddy had been reading tn the downtown library and had as usual been rummaging around among the pioneer literature, ‘When he came home he called the children and said, “Kiddies, I've « grand new ghost story for you, @ true one, and it’s about a pioneer of 1855, too.” “That was the year of the In- dian war, wasn't it?” David asked. ° “Yes, son, all over Washington and Oregon the Indians were on the warpath. . Almost all the tribes had agreed that the “Bos- tons,’ or white men, were\a dan- gerous lot and needed to be killed off. “The savages planned to at- tack every settlement in the two territories, except that in the Willamette valley, They thought there were eo many settlers in this valley that »¢ would be better to kill off all the rest first, those in Port Townsend and Olympia and Seattle, in the White River valley, all the rest, then attack the Willamette valley. “The Rogue River Indians had joined with the Umpaqnas and the South coast tribes, and the Rogue river massacre is one awful bit of history. + 420 : “Of course there were-no morn- ing papers with flaring headlines to tell people everywhere that war was on between the Indians and the whites, “When one settlement was at- tacked the next knew nothing of it unless gome brave runner slipped thru the great forest and warned the settlers that they ‘would be struck next. “So it was at Coos bay. Some one ran quickly with the news and they got ready for defending themselves, but ‘What about the Umpqua coyntry? they asked each other, ‘Who will brave the dangers of the forest at this time of savage warfare and carry a warning to them? They are our neighbors.’ “They got together and talked it over and Enoch Anderson stood forth and said, ‘I will carry the warning.” “Now Enoch was & friend of al the men present, and they liked him. He was tall and straight and strong and more than usually brave, and they knew that of them all, he could best endure the dangers of the undertaking. So Enoch was chosen,” (To Be Continued) BEeee Confessions of a Husband ‘The next evening when I got home Dot was waiting for me impatiently. Hardly stopping to kiss me, she burst out with: ‘om, there's a letter here for you from father. I ean't imagine what he's writing to you about. I was you'd be angry.” “No, you could have opened it,” 1 told her, for I couldn't picture my) father-in-law writing confidentially to me about anything—in fact, I didn’t think I had ever before re- ceived a letter from him. “If mother were sick they'd tele- graph, I'm sure,” Dot wert on, “but I can't guess what he can be writ- ing to you about. Do hurry and open it.” This is what I read: “My Dear Son—I hope this letter finds you and Dot and the boy in the best of health, which I can say of us here, thank heaven, ‘our mother tells me that she has heard from Dot and that you have a new position, and @ very good one, too, I am glad to know that, because I always said you would make good and I never for one moment doubted your success. @or my own part 1 was glad to (opyright, 1981, by Seattle Star.) 65. AGENEROUS OFFER learn that, tho I thought his an- nouncement a trifle tardy). “Let a man much older than your- self give you one word of advice, If you listen to women you will never save any money. It is always a new | dress or a new rug or a now set of There} tempted to open it, but I thought | furniture for the dining room, or maybe a new house when the old house is good enough, I know that, because I've been married a great many more years than you. “But a man can neyer get ahead in this world unless he saves, The women don't see the sense of that; a new hat or some kind of knick-nack for the mantel makes a bigger hit with them than a good, sound in- vestment. “The trouble with most invest: ments is they don’t bring tn enough money to make them worth while. What's four or five per cent to a man with a family? “Now I've got a fine A Number One proposition to make to you. I've got a good paying business here, as you know, but it could use more capital and the more capital I get, the faster I can make it grow. “You ought to be able to save two or three thousand a year easy out of your new salary, and I'll give you ten per cent on every dollar you put into this business, “I guess that sounds pretty good to you, hey? Well, I wouldn't do it for everyone, but you're my son- | inlaw and blood is thicker than wa- jter, If T don’t look out for you, who should I look out for, anyway? “T guess Dot will want to spend | your whole salary right off, but a |man understands business better than any woman, and if you take |my advice you'l save your money and let your old father-in-law put it where it'll do you the most good.” Dot had been reading the letter over my shoulder. Her expression was a study. I burst out laughing. “Your father has ideas of his own about what we should do with our money,” IT told her, “Can you see us getting the 10 per cent? I can’t,” (To Bo Centinued)