The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 26, 1925, Page 8

/ ENGAR RICE BURROUGHS BEGIN HERE TODAY > ON WITH THE STORY iA \ Must Sacrifice h the great nur frew his to the oncealment of the thick bushes that pordered the he sent aheada sing trail, and from there was but m later that the returned to the ence again Cadj m his men. E examined it the size of the panized Tarzan. As ocetpied Cadj saw s half concealed by far end of the boma he approached it, for that about it which not only aroused his curiosity but for ft resembled that camp wa bushes at Very wa prompted him ng hud caution the figure upon the ground With ready biudge them approached the had aroused Cadfs cu when they had come they saw ly bef ifeless figure of Apes “The Flaming ¢ fo to 3 desecr altar," cried gh priest, eyes glowing with the maniacal of fanaticism. But another p more practical, perhaps, or at more cautious, kneeled beside figure of th pl his ear against heart He is not d whispered, perhaps he only sleeps. “fleize him, then, quickly,” Cadj, and an instant later Ta body was covered by the hi forms of as many of the frighiful men as could pile upon him. He offered no resistance—he did not even open his eyes, and presently his arms were securely bound be hind him. “Drag him for of the Flaming him,” cried Cadj of a man, ly ie the the man and cried where the eye 1 may rest upon They drageed ‘Tarzan out into the center of the boma into the full light of the sun, and Cadj, the high prigst, drawing pis knife from his loin cloth, raised it above his head and the prostrate form of his inten victim. Cadj's followers formed rough circle about the ape-man and some of them pressed close behind their leader. They appeared un easy, looking alte tely ‘Tarzan and their high priest, and then cast ing furtive glances at the sun, rid ing high in a cloud-mottled sky, But whatever the thoughts that troubled their half-savage brains, there was only one who dared voice his, and he was the same priest who, upon the preceding day, had questioned Cadj's proposal to slay the “Cadj.” he said now, “who you to offer up a sacrifice to the Flaming God? It the privileg alone of La, our high priestess and our queen, and indeed will she be y when she learns what done.” pe-man. are an have “Silence, Dooth!’ cried Cad. Cadj, am the high priest of am the mate of 1a queen. My word, too. law in Opar. And you priest, and you would remain alive, keep silence.” “Your word angrily, high Flaming God, you may another. Jf | you both will be 1, Cadj, would remain a law," replied if you or if you anger Dooth, £ la, the anger the be punished make this angry.” 7 “Enough.” cried Cadj; “the Flam ing God has spoken to me and has demanded that 1 offer up as - 1 fice this dafiler of his temple He knelt beside the ape-man and touched his breast above the heart with the point of his sharp blade, and then he raised the weapon high above him, preparatory to the fatal ‘ the living heart. At a cloud paased before 1 shadow priestess as sacrifice plunge into inatant of the sun and A murmur rome that the rested upon them surrounding priests Dooth, “the Flam He has hidden fave from th “Look ing God ¥ hin face from thy cried anger people of Opar.”* stood over, ¥ ded@presence 1 ‘AND THE GOLDEN _LION higher, hia mus jownward plunge ness and @ lightning her and beh of the leas idly toward him across t Fis demand life of th “Speaker H re commun lev he the with rted La Flan ates his hi often alread hwart the Know, have you attempted te will of that your queen. then Cad), the powe and death which queen Dur ou as another that legendas te las potent over the long ages jing endured, more t joffered upon the al ing © And it that yet another lof the presumptuous your vanity and ye jest. they our that one high priest has bee Flam not“ unlikely the Curb, luat for may way there | fore, power prove your doing Cadj sheathed bis knife and turned | suil venomous look 4 {attributed temp away, casting a Dooth, to whom he evidently undoing That he ar bashes by the f his queen w nt, but to those who knew Cadj there little dou still har intent his bored h m to despateh the ape-man, and if the opportunity eve hat he for Cadj had a strong following and of many who ever dare presented itself would do | x0, among thé people priests: Opar. There that were La displeasure doubted would and anger ot death or to incur of important a portion her the de tion of their high priest, loccupied his office by virtue land customs so old that their origin |nad cause who of laws been long lost in antiquity she and ceremonie For years had then found first one another to th She had furth delay that would high ed the palp for unite in ma to her priest nroU antagonlam of her people by proofs of her infat the ape man en tho a she had to mate with Cadj no effort whatsoever her hatred lothing man. — How further could go with impunity was a question that often troubled those whose position jn |Opar depended upon her favor, and, knowing all these conditions as 1 did, it was strange that Cadj jshould entertain treasonable |thoughts toward hia queen. Leagned |with him in his treachery was Oah, @ priestess who aspired to the power and offices of La. If La could be done away with, then Cadj had the infiuence to that high priestess, He promise to mate w mit him to rule both tious able ion and e been compelled she had made to conceal for she and the much not sen Oah became | also had Oah's| ith him and per. king, but aw yet| the superati- flaming deity fact was the made CG , but the slight. ignite the smoldering about were bound fear of and because life of La It required, park om that by their of this howey eat to | trea ther Bo far, were he was well within her last | flames oe bear him back to Opar. THE SEATTLE STAR * Daily Doings of The Star’s Funny Folks + . WAY , WHY MOTHERS GET GRAY tm BY WILLIAMS ei eee . HELO | TE ACh mn NOnNT 7 BEcut LT FER ME CU? My LOOKS Bena / Me OontT APPLES ATS HOW NO Eg GET EVEN with J a FELLER ¢ JRwllaw > ~< MOM’N POP Say SONNY - I WISH You WOULDN'T WHISTLE WHILE WOU WORK ¢ = STA WELL GET BUSY UM NOT WORKIN’ AND DO SOMETHING! MAC - LUM JUST YOu'vVE Gor A FINE WHISTLIN’ = CHANCE TO MAKE Good HERE IF PROF. TUTT GAYS THE LETTERS BOOTS = WHAT WAS TRE REAL MEANING OF THAT AFFAIR hold is YOU'RE WILLING ‘id,\ US SAW IN TH PAPER WHERE SHE WANTED A HUSBAND AN’ | FELT SO GORRY FOR WER ! ALL 1 DD “RECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS TeLea a OFice fol oR NONBER To THE Ou,TAG! t FoRsoT TD | ) ¢ PUT OUR ADDRESS ON J“ r THE BOTTOM OF TuAT J TELESRAM= RUN 4 BACK AND GNE ¢ STREET NAN rights the high very lif her Tarzan priest her fate, h perhaps, de many treatment pended future of the StHould him, should she evidence in any way great love she had sit she spare opened bi ides we 7 Re was bewi the silenc a return of the publicly likely avowed — for that her wan even ques not # might |, hin life and se once almos Hela him, it was doom would be sealed. It ti tionable whether or with imunity him at liberty Cadj and the spare others watched her to the! there she realized she croased Standing eral moments, looked down upon him “He is already dead?” “He was not dead when Cadj sent Dooth. * closely now as of silently ‘Tarzan. for side had been se then was she asked. quite hin us away,” volunteered he Is dead now it In because Cad, killed him whi were away.” “{ did nol kill him ‘That remains, as La, has told you, for her to do leye of the Flaming God looks down | what he upon you, High Priestess of Opar.| room in The knife Is at your hip, the sacrifice fononings, lies before you." | La ignored the man's turned toward Dooth jlives,” she construct a litter ways Cad). | rooting. said opbosite first Thus, once mor the Apes into t city of the Atlantians ne ane The effer’ irr’ with in forbidding the sacrifice of;of the narcotic ministered to him did not wear oft for hou that he could scent at first was that upon a pile o was uinjured there broke thru the fog of | his drugged brain, recollection of the |ed the Fairy Queen last moment before unconsclousness | |had overcome him, and presently he | snow played upon him, |by he arone to his feet, finding that lexcept for a slight dizziness he was} around In the darkness, moving with a hand outstretched, fooling hits his feet for a secure | his ollactory organs—a haunting sug: ords aNd |touch and smell “If he still | him here. that he was imprisoned |subterranean chamber, an Of effects of the nt colonial the keenness of the latter returned, Ineath Opar. THE OLD HOME TOWN ' =— | || SHAVE 10% AAAWR_CU f AS IF 1AM Goin ( To BE ‘Nn } THERE Act} DAN | HORE 7 THE SHOPS You SAY OLD MAN FOSDICK Is Goin” TO UNCOVER. y, (O-NO- 1 SAY JIM DONT WAN To TAKE NO CHANCES ON Lo. SHEARS JIM WATSON, THE BARBER,LOCKED OP HIS SHOP AND SNEAKED HOME -WHEN HE SAW PoP FOSDICK GET OUT OF HIS BUGGY EARLY TODAY 1 KNEW A YOUNG MAN ONE TIME - WHO BY CAREFUL PLANNING AND DILIGENT WORK SOON OWNED A LARGE COMPANY Now QUIT KIDDING ME AND FINO : SOMETHING 00 THE WORK WAS Hi A : AND FIND (T STREET CAR CONDUCTOR e 1 206 THOUGHT IT WOULD MAKE HER HAPPY! \F SHE HAD 00S’ STAYED AWAY BUERYTHIAG WOOLD HWE BREN ALL RIGHT!) DIDNT KNOW SHE Wag, COMIN’ 2 XES YES INDEED ! My onty REGRET IS THAT THE HASNT YouR (TWAS REALLY VERY GWEET AND KIND OF Yoo | WASN'T \T., PROFESSOR? AY NOM SAID SRE FORGST To PUT ON TH ‘BOTTOM OF THAT TELEGRAM OUR NUMBER WHERE TELL US WHERE You UNE IF You EXPECT that Kraski had ad. ! irs, It was night when he f OA TANS is eve and for a moment he the rkness and ¢ that surrounded him. Alt Idered b furs and ini 6c people ask 0 you know any more who are wishing things?” for he felt no pain. yes! Lots!" said Nick. “The Man was Wishing that he that had been |could be inside where the children For how long he | piny and where the fire Is. He sa unconscious and where he! tie gets lonesome outside in the he could not imagine. Slow No one ever stays to keep “Oh, the trick yard, in upon ‘Tarzan‘’s brain an insistent |!mpression of familiarity In certain fragrant odors that impinged upon mself, Cautiously he felt and al Almost immediately a stone |@estion that he had known them be: our aueen, wall stopped his progress, and this |fore under similar circumstances, The he followed around four sides of |Presently from above, thru earth soon realized wan a small| 4nd masonry, came the shadow of an which there were but two/¥Meanny sogeam—juat the faintest a door upon each of the|Suagestion of it reachéd the keen Only his senses of |¢@rs of the apeman, but it was suf. were of value to|ficient to flood his mind with vivid told him only at|recollections, and, by association of in a|idens, to fix the identity of the fa but as miliar orders about him, He knew at sides. These na LURES TY & Olive Roberts Barton NO. 11I—THE SNOW MAN'S WISH |More lesson to learn, Wishes usual- the otle diminish, that he was in the dark pit be it¢ return there was borne (Continued in our neat issue) But children ge! strange things happening, asked no more questions. They got thelr sted and down the hill to the place where © Snow Man stood. o you - “Don't you know,” said the Fairy Queén, “that you are not really cry- but melting, my dear sir. That |you cannot stand heat at all! Yet |the children say that you told them |that you would like to live indoors jand be like other people.” him company.” Mr. Snow Man's eyes still looked merry, but he answered sadly, “That's true," said the Fairy )wWell, 1 would rather die happy Queen, “but then there ts a place|than live miserably. I want to be for everybody in the world, and I'm |where there are People and children | Afraid that indoors is not the place |in the house. I don't want to stay |g for Mr. Snow Man. out here with nobody but the moon “He was so lonesome,” said Nan-/and stars at night and the sun by ey, “that we promised to speak to |day, with only the children coming you about it.” to see me once in a long while.” “That was the| The Fairy Queen's heart was Fairy Queen, |touched. “Ail right," said she. “I I can. {shall arrange to have you taken in doors, But remember, if anything happens, I have warned you.” | | “Come, children,” said the Fairy [Queen to the Twins. So they all |flew away on Two Spot toward the house where the children lived. right Into the hou | and te “We're going to take they shouted joyously. Mr, Snow Man's little eyes Si kled and twinkled, r Copyright, 1925, NEA 8¢ GLO-GLAN| TSS i. will put you in high gear. No more AY: Gas, BS right,” nodded “and I shall do what But I'm afraid it's just one ly turn out that way,” They all on Two Spot, the blue-velvet butterfly, who didn’t mind winter weather, and flew away to the place where Mr. Snow Man was standing in a field. | And right on the smooth snow on | In spite of his loneliness he was. the lawn where everybod ould see smiling pleasantly is little pel. jit, the Fairy Queen wrote a mas: ble eyes under his @ish-pan hat |S*5° seemed to say, “No matter what| ‘Please take me into the house, | happetia; we'll Ke ‘erty. Jam very lonesome out in the field. | “Mr, Snow Man” | At ewes to pne you IN! When the children saw the mes. | ; he Fairy Queen. sagé they cried, “Oh, ho! If the} only cry when the sun {Snow Man can get this far to write | adam," sol hn SRB otto. why didn’t he come got comes out, SESaEets _Ee EES BD eee REGRESS ETE =D FT. ® FPL LET LZRER .