'?,, p . Sr U V H 20 EVENING PUBLIC LEDGERPHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY. DECEMBER 14, 198 'JL RZAN AND THE JEWELS OF OPA BY EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS : : ; ! m & rmrm una y J WtmSmMmmmWmammmmmmmm & B8" w? K.V.. a' l ; k J ii p 1- .. . i sScJsSafi Hfrttf. 'T m H '" I i I X' a IwiraasssgxKsssaftmajaMtsifgii .vtiisiaa C"J' (Copyright CHAPTER I The Renegade I1KUTE.VANT ALBERT WErU'BH had only the prestige or the name he had dishonored to thank for his narrow escape from being cashiered. At'flrst he had been humbly thankful, too, that they had sent him to this God-forsaken Congo post Instead of court-martialing him, as ho had so Justly deserved; but now six months of the monotony, tho frightful isola- nun, mm me loneliness naa wrought a cnange. The young man brooded continuous ly over his fate. His days nere filled with morbid self-pity, which eventu ally engendered in his weak and va cillating mind n hatred for those who nuo. sent, mm ncre ror the very men ho had at first inwardly thanked for saving him from the Ignominy of de- gradation. Ho regretted the gay life of Brussels as he never had regretted the sins which had snatched him from that gayest of capitals, and as the days passed he came to center his resent ment upon the representative in Congoland of the authority which had exiled him his captain and immediate superior. . This officer was u cold, taciturn man, Inspiring little love in those directly beneath him, yet respected and feared by the black soldiers of his little com- mand. Werper was accustomed to sit toV hours glaring at his superior as the -two sat upon the veranda of their ' common quarters, smoking their eve- '''alng cigarette in a silence which neither' seemed desirous ot breaking. The senseless hatred of the lieutcn- HntTgrcw at last into a form of mania. Th mnMtHn .. t -, tx.. . -.. uyuung jioiuiui wuiiuriiiiy ne mo ciuicnes oi tne moat notorious of distorted into a studied attempt to in- cutthroats a hater of all Europeans, suit him because of his past short- especially those who wore the uniform comings. He imagined that his supe- of Belgium. Kor years the military rlor held him in contempt, and so forces of Belgian Congo had waged he chafed and fumed inwardly until n fruitless war upon this, man and his one evening his madness became sud- followers a war in which quarter had denly homicidal. He fingered the butt nevcr been asked nor expected by ,'( of his revolver nt his hip, his eyes elther side narrowed, and his brows contracted. But Prese""J' In the very hatred of At last he spoke. "ou have Insulted me for the last time!" ho cried, springing to his feet. "Iam an officer and a gentleman, and I shall put up with it no longer with- out an accounting from you, you pig.' t The captain, an expression of sur prise upon his features, turned to ward his juplor. He had seen men before with the Jungle madness upon - them the madness of solitude and '& unrestrained brooding, and perhaps a K. itnnri, nf fvr 'touch of fever, He rose and extended his hand to RjSi fay it upon the other's shoulder. Quiet wards ,of counsel were upon his lips; but theyf were never spoken. Werper .constructed his superior's action into an at,tapt to close with him. His rerolvlPwas on a level with the cap- 'tain's heart, and the latter had taken but a step ivhen Werper pulled the jtrlgger. Without a moan the man sank to the rough planking of tho veranda, win ao 0 .. ,0 .,uBl.a ., r1nllf1w1 WnrnAr'n hrflin Hf f Pl Rn that ,vw ,- -, jfifwhe saw himself and the deed that he 1KW .r. k:'-, ." j j.H. i v.- iit. it... u-... i- ytiu uuno in iiio ukuu t-iiai. inubu wiiu . must judge him would see them He heard excited exclamations from perly ordered military tribunal 'Would do soJust as effectively, though i . th quarters of the soldiers and he W1, guessed that the other had sensed his ,,", ,i, , """"'" the shrubbery growing profusely about permission which Lord Greystoke. : " --'"--"-""""" oy tno earthquake. A few .heard men running in his direction. "And lf you "ave lied to me." said antagonism to the plan. ",,,;,;, , n,i V .u the bungalow, made hU silent way to readily granted. "' , "" '"'""! u"tv-'w, wuu,u OB tpppled from the higher tiers. A fev' They. would seize him. and if they Achmet Zek, "I can kill you at any What would It mean to Werner to .Zl "... ." V-. . . ' ' a point beneath tho window of the The Belgian consumed two days in """' ""' ' ujr .lu -c" uTly "u"' Bio piece of tho rocky celling I&ildn't kill him they would take him time. What return, other than your refuse? His life lay ln the hands of ", ...u.," "".,". ".lCa , ' om ln which his host and hostess completing his preparations, but fin- ran me strange.y snapea gom- cd 0ff and crashed downward to B' th rnn.ro n nn.nt h. life, do you expect for your services?" this sullen reeenade. who esteemed -"""""'". .' :..""" """"'""" slept. ally got away with his safari, accum- e" ,nBOlH ol uPar' in l"6 meantime noor. and the walls cracked t &4- i."" " ---a- -w... .....w - - lllSr iUroncan iiunLer wns RrpKinir iitn .. .... - . . i. . ... . . . . ... hA ivnuiri nv aa munh nt tho i f. . t. -r in. a more regular manner. Werper had no desire to die. Never i.i before had he so yearned for life as " In this moment that he had so effec- .J...1.. t .i..., i.i ii.. i .1... .. 'n-' . ...' .M..M AnWl. VIM P".Zi'nj w , nhm.f a in-i-h WlUt 1VHO h j - f -- o HwH Mluub" !iA archlnc- fop the tansrlbln form nf a t, 3! " , lKitlmate excuse for his crime; Dut 'icpuld find only the body of the v he. had so causelessly shot down, .&3Dalr. he turned and fled from 'u'i ".- ..... ..::.. i- nnrfiminf uriininrv anrnBd t n ,. , ... . -.,. ..v. .u mna he ran, his revolver still ed tightly In his hand. At the a.sentry halted hiim Wnwr dirt not naimn tn wirW nt- $Hexert the Influence of his commis. r ha merely raised his weapon and Jli'tdown the innocent black. A mo- MJMt later the fugitive had torn open Uit'lWtes and vanished into the black- eliof the Jungle, but not before he 'transferred the rifle' and ammuni- .belts ot the dead sentry to his P0"- fluit nli?h wrn n,i fnn,.r. T7.V "?" "" " .-."-. ii; -i '.!. 1 . '.1. - 11 kiu-uoti;;uiwuii uwti ui me wu- Hw'mmI agate tit -voe of tel IttMi b' . wmS MPIK ! fWUlS Is tin ill Tarzan ' L ndvcntur io fifth of tho wonderful stories dealing with tlio turcs of the stcol-thcwcd npe-man In the fastnesses of Ills African jungle. The first was "Tarzan of the Apes," which began In the Even t.Nd Public Lunanit May 15, 1915. The second was "The Return of Tnr7.an." which began July 17, 1915; the third, "The Beast of Tarzan," which began October 23, 1915. and tho fourth, "The Son of Tarzan," which began May 1.1, 1916. In one of his early adventures Tarzan visited the mysterious city of Opar. It dated back to Atlantean times and was Inhabited by a strange horde of blood thirsty, npclikc priests headed by La, the beautiful high priestess, of tho naming God. In tho present story you will learn why Tarzan returned to the mysterious allli what he found there. toit) pushed ahead again, moie fearful of the human huntsmen In his rear than of the wild camivora ahead. Dawn came at last, but still the man plodded on. All sense of hunger and fatigue was lost In the terrors of capture. He could think only of es cape. Ho dared not pause to rest or eat until there was no further dan ger from pursulfT And so he stag gered on until nt last he fell and could rise no more. He had no conception of the length of time he had been flee- lnffi nor (1)d ,,e care. When he could flee no longer the knowledge that ho had reached Ills limit was hidden from him in the unconsciousness of utter exhaustion. And thus It was that Achmet Zek, the Arab, found him. Achmet's fol- lowers were for running a spear through the body of their hereditary enemy; but Achmet would have it otherwise. First lie would question the Belgian. It was easier to ques- tion a man first and kill him afterward than kill him first and then question him. So he had Lieutenant Albert Wer per carried to his own tent, and there slaves administered wine and food In small quantities until at last tho prisoner regained consciousness. As he opened ills eyes he saw the faces of strange black men about him, and, Just outside the tent the figure of an Arab. Nowhere was the uniform of his soldiers to be seen. The Arab turned, and seeing the open eyes of the prisoner upon him, entered the tent. "I am Achmet Zek," he announced. "Who are you, and what were you.do Ing in my country? Where are your soldiers?" Achmet Zek! Werper's eyes went wide, and his heart sank. He was in ., ... . - .. lSB man r Belgians Werper saw a falnt ray ot ,10pe tov himself. He, ' was an outcast and an outlaw. So far at ,east. tney Possessed a common lnterest' anl Werper, decided to play "iuu it iur an mai it might yield. "I have heard ot you," he replied, "and was searching for you. My peo pie turned against me. I hate them. Even now their soldiers are 9.r,hiJ for me, to kill me, I knew that you W0Uld Protect me from them, for you, too, hate them. In return I will take return I will take service with you. I am a trained soldier. I can fight, and your enemies are my enemies." Achmet Zek eyed the European In sllence- In 'Us mind he revolved many thouSht. chief among which was that the unbeever lied. Of course, there was tne chance that he did not lie. and lt 1,e toId the truth then his proposition was one well worthy of consideration, since fighting men were narai. nvAt.niAnir..i. i.n i.i. mfin lvlth ,ho ,,,,' . ,,.. that a KuroDean officer mnt nni .. - A wi, ..j .. nr . . "-""" " v.uiea ana werper s Achmet Zek scowled and Werper's V,,- nMT.. V.. Tir J, j , "n oiiik. uui ti cruel uiu noL unniv - .....Ct eK, w..o was quite apt to scowl where another would smile and ilV keep, only, at first," replied Werper. "Later, if I am worth more . . i... . . . . WB uil" cumiy reacn an unaerstana- g' Werper's only desire at the moment .- ..... . . was IO Prese" ms ute. Ana so the agreement was reached, and Lleuten. .hi Aiht v- t,,m. o u. -" -. ..w,.v, wv,....o c iireiiiuci of the ivory and slave-raiding band of . ... . the notorious Achmet i5ek. For months the renegade Belgian rode with the raiders. He fought with a savage abandon and a vicious cruelty fully equal to that of his fellow des- .- au.. -r.t, . u. & ucxu.uuv;a. itiiiiicL jcn, nuLi,iiru iiih i tzm ' - - cruu wiui eagie eye, ana wim a 1 tub'" J i unu mill a, satisfaction which finally growing found expression iression in a greater conn- oence in tne man, ana increased inae- Pendence of action for Werner. Achmet Zek took the Belgian Into his confidence to a greater extent, and at last unfolded to him a pet scheme which the Arab had long fostered, but which he never had found an oppor- tunlty to effect. With the aid of a European, however, the thing might b0 caslly c"mpllshcd. He sounded Werper. , iVrtli linva nnni-il rT thn mgn m.n -- - .- v.. o" Trn? he asked., j K8a,i j - h. jymtper him; but 4 Mt' .!!. 1 ., ' . tlln llHln nnrlV uu If m...n.l ka. .io - tvnlH 4Via ll.flullra I'nlltl IfnninlnN ll.nl "But for him we might carry on our trading in safety and with great I)ron(" continued the Arab. "For cars ho has fouBht us, driving us '" "-""- "" " "' vuuhw,, harasslnS us. and arming the natives that tney may repel us wll9n ,ve come to 'trade He Is very rlch- If wo could nniJ some way to make nIm nay Us tnany P'cs of gold we should not ,' ".. u i uu,,:rm ' "' """, "D '" T. , his protection." Werper withdrew a cigarette from a Jeweled case and lighted It. 'And you have a plan to make him pay?" ho asked. "Ho has a wife," replied Achmet Zek, "who men say is very beautiful, She would bring a great price further north, if we found it too difficult to uu"cl-1 '"' muiiey irum una lap n v emer bent his head in thoucht. Achmet Zek stood awaiting his reply. WTVll f rmnA fnmnlnAil In AHAi llf.u vnai gooa rcmainea in Aiuen wer- nao atnUA f V.n liAaU. llt..M 'V4 ,u,uucu l" wiuuBiit, yJL ocuiut, wi,it0 woman Into thn slaverv nnd . " j -,..- . .. . uegruuuiion vi a Aiosiem narem. Ho looked up at Achmet Zek. He saw the Arah'a Tmn-ow. nn.l h the life of an unbeliever less highly than that of a dog. Werper loved life. Tiri.. .... ii . ,., " "v ""a wuniun io mm, uny way? She was a' European, doubtless; a member of organized society. Ho u.ao n ,,,.,. rri, i,.i ... ,.. ,., "..!." iTlllli? mail lltto UBHIIIBI 111111. OIIB WHS his natural enemy, and if he refused . . t0 lend himself to her undoing Ach- mpt rS.fl wnnlii nfli'A Vilr L-lllnH met Zek would have him killed. "You hesitate," murmured tho Arab. ... ... "I waa but welchlnir the chancer of success," lied Werper "and my re- ward. As a European I can gain " "" '-r.JJT",n l "" . . .'" -..,.. ..... .... aomlnca l tneir nome ana taoie. tou hav o , 1V. ...in. i. .. uuu, ,T,ii, ,uu unu ,,i 1 j. . ....1. mL 11 11. , !"'d d !P.m"C' .,V 71" b! "" ",7 """'u "" "c" 1Jttm' ""lel A smile of relief passed over the raider's face. , , "Well said. WirnM-" nnd Ai-hm.i Zek slanned hl lieutenant tmnn tho shoulder. "You ehoufd be well paid., and you shall.. Now let us sit to- gather and plan how best the thing may be done." and the; two 'men squat- Vim if liSnt Vt a. 1,IM ed upon a soft rug beneath the faded Blk of Achmet's once gorgeous tent, and talked together ln low voices well ....... nIA th. nlffht - . ..-o- t, Beth .were, tall, and bearded,, and the, ,mniMre. :ut''yf';m- ,wd'''wii4-.had sth were, talLand bearded,, and the ONE GLANCE CONVINCED HIM THAT THE MAN WAS DEAD pean's complexion. In every detail of dress, too, he copied the fashion of his thief, so that outwardly he was as muci, an Arab as the otler. u was late when lie arose and re- tIred to hH own tent The following day Werper spent in overhauling his Belgian uniform, re- moving from it evcrv vestlim nf mm. denc0 that mlght lndlcate ,ts military Purposes. From a heterogeneous col- lectIon ot l00t' Achmet Zek procured a plain helmet and a European saddle, and from his black slaves and follow- ers a party or porters, askarls and ""'" " - "i v iiiuucai. oumii for a big-game hunter. At the he.ad of his party Werper set out from camp. CHAPTER II, The Priests of Opar TT WAS to weeks later that John - IWvtnn. T.nrrt rSmvotnV, -l,ll., i from a tour of Inspection of his vast , --.ju.wf.v, i.uiitf, 111 African estate, dimnsml th l,nrt nr . n C0 UITin Of mpll prnsft nn- tVin ntnfn .1... ,.. .... .... ..... . . lllilV Ilea UCUVKt 1 1113 nUllf-H OW flnrt .. the forest to tho north and west. He reined In his horse and watched ,,. ,, ,,,,ji . , , . rodB slowIv forwaril , tVlo . " "- ...-.. ... ....- comer. A half hour later he waa mounting the steps leading into the Veranda of -- " " " ,v...v.. ui his' bungalow, and Introducing "M. TiiIao Vi.ai.niiU" Ii. T .... r ... I. -u.j.o . .uu.v ,u 'u) umfoiunu. I was completely lost," M. Frecoult oxnalned v-i-.w...v-. "a" "uu "ovcl llt II ii ri ,-f (mraa. Iin aia..A " Za T the guides who were to have unu U1 KUiues WHO Were IO nuVO t-i ,- . . t ... lt nLspA' knfW Z' ' ,1.: . ', .11 JiZ YLr, . . I, ' 7 u J tt.wuijjjiiicu nit; ii um mo mai viuago vtllnrrA . "V "! v"" Berted us two days aero. I am vei-v . fortunate indeed to have Htumhled sn ---- -- P"vldentlally upon succor. I do not know what I should have done, had it was decided that Frecoult and his party should remalrt several daysor ... .i.., .. 1.,.. -..... X 11UL 1UUUU JUU, ,i. t n n...i ..u ...-...' guides to lead them safely back into the country with which Frecoult's a -5 ...... ... head man was supposedly familiar. In his guise of a French gentlemdn of leisure. Werner found llttln dim. culty in deceiving his host and In- Hilni i,im.eir ,ii, vn. ma-.n O.....o ...... w,., ..... . 11 . . t... .. . aQ jonii' -iuyiuii; om me longer ne Temamed the les .hopeful he eoame. remained the lain hopeful he Jbepame. 'or,efMwoWmeHt 'Mi'Mt' Lady Greystroke never rode alone at any great distance from the bunga- low, and thesavage loyalty of the ferocious Wazlri warriors who formed a great part of Tarzan's followers seemed to preclude the possibility of a successful attempt to forcible abduc- tion, or of the bribery of the Waziri themsolvi,,. A week passed and Werper was i, no nearer tho fulfillment of his plan, t so fa l 1U 11C LUUIU JUUBC, llIUll UIJUU 11U r K ,. ', 1.1 4..,3n UnH ,,. Jt, day ot his arrival; but then some- thing occurred which gave him re- newed hope and set his mind upon an even greater reward man a woman's ransom. A runner had arrived at tho bunga- nrgument was futile, and so she disappeared. " next, and the world rocked, the tor low with the weekly mall, and, Lord abandoned the subject. Tarzan, halting upon the kopje's tured sides of the narrow passageway Greystroke had spent the afternoon In Werper remained listening for a edgei raised his voice ln tho thunder- 6p!' nnd crutnbled, great blocks of his study reading and answering let- short time, and then, confident that he oug roar 0f a Hon. Twice at regular Granite dislodged from the celling, tors. At dinner he seemed distraught, had overheard all that was necessary infervi, he teneated ttm'pjiii ntnnrt. tumbled into tho narrow way, choking ad rly in the evening he excused llimseir aim reiirea. Ijauy urejHluno - following him very soon after, Werper, sitting upon the veranda, iii i..l I--.,, t., An .nn- ilia. OUIQ HViXV lllUir VU1TOB ill vawiuow viio- i.ni,n n,,H lmvlnir realized that - -.-.-v.., .. ..n...-c --. -- something ot unusual moment was afoot, ho quietly rose from hla chair, result, for ulmost tho first words he overheard filled him with excitement, Lady Groystoko was speaking as Wer- per came within hearing. ..r ni,..v rpnrrvi fnr tun siaiiiiitv f , ,.. ,, n'.hviinr- -hut w...,...rf i ... .... -. c. i, Ketni, inI.rPdiblfi that they should bave faUcd for Ba cnormous a sum ... .... unless there has been somo dishonest ma",1puIa)Ion'" T lB . Thuf 1u ulmt T miunnpr" rnnllArl -. - "..- . wl,vv -- m .....4. i a iL. -..-. v.i '"n; "vul wnulever l,, cauBC' y" fact rcmalns that-l liavo ,ost cve"" tniiiE. ana there is nothing tor it dui i.. ........... , n..- ... ... ,-'' uiuiii lu wjmi unu uui. iimiv. im. iu.. i.i t ...1.; uiii uunii, ui icu xii and Werper could feci tl Oh, John, cried Lady areystokc, 10 anUUUCr through her voice; "Is there no other U'UV? T rtonnnt tiAl rt til In W nf Vft f reltirnlniTto thW frightful city I ud rather remain in Poverty al- . u,u 'aw,,r """ '"" .. ayB. . lan . avo y.? r " l ' "You 'need0 have no fear" replied Tarzan iimrhinir i'i am nrettv well nnrl lmmilMn- woll lii tliii Hliannw of in thA vnx!r! rollntrv on h!M wnv nut llnn lm llnlnntrl iiHi tfT liriruniir ImHlAri - r nlnrvlA lirnnlxl tIM nil.Iol. 1W "WM1U - t J lliuvil l& VIIU able to'tako I not thn 1 care ot myaeir, ana wero iirnM(Hi.. .,!,, win onnm. nn ' ,.i .n ,h i,rm !.. fall m. rt,.., .., frr.m n- nnna ...c uu imj iiu.i, w,..n w..v j i .... ....-....- :. ana ii you 10 your laie, iauy uroy sioke rc.mlndedi him. ''THy ym'iai'MpJk Wupmah ni llurl stoke reminded, him. ' s,ntaWB. "Remain, here in wsi' awaiting M'Aifa'1i W , ashamed of themselves, and were corn- Ing back when I met them." "But there must be some other way," insisted the woman. "There Is no other way, half so easy, to obtain another fortune, as to go to the treasure vaults of Opar and bring it away," he replied. "I shall be very careful, Jane, and the chances are that the inhabitants of Opar will never know that I have been there n irn I n n n rl flannnltnil tiiBtri rf nnntriA1 U1I1 aim Ul" l.l.o... ui CMUI..U. portion of the treasure, the very ex- istence of which they are as Ignorant of as they would be of Its value.' The finality in his tone seemed to assure Lady Greystoke that further and fearing discovery, returned to the ' aanuu, mine uo wnuncu uunrauuo ...... ... cigarettes ln rapid succession before retiring. niltn fA1lAtrlnr mnrnlnw n t. VivAnirMict .. v.witm.h .. m6- iwv Werner announced his Intention of making an early departure, and asked . - Tarzan's permission to hunt big game Lord Greystoke had loaned him. Tho party had made but a single short march when Werper simulated illness, and announced his intention of ro- maininv u-ima io wao imiti Vio hoi ,.i., .-".,- . ..,.. .., x.... ..j .uhito. n.cj iuui feUHO uui n n1inrt riioimifo rum iho R,inb. bungalow. Werper dismissed the Wazlri guide, telling the warrior that would or. Mm wl"n he was nku H-An,i HUIO lM jhuwto. .... ... . ...... ll,e wazlr sone, tne Belgian sum- moned one of Achmet Zek's trusted hinnVo tr, i,i ,.( nnr? i.n-,tnh.rf i.u to watch for the departure of Tarzan, returlnng immediately, to advise Wer- . f lh ,-vnnl and tlio 1li-ollnri Jak b . Kl.,tohman .... -. ... -..,.. -.. ...- ..wv.... . Th BeIs1" dld "0t haVe lonS t0 Walt' for O10 "tow day hls emla- nary returnod' wlthAvord that Tarzan and a party of fifty Waziri warriors had set out t0WarQ iho southeast early m t,,B morning. - ttr ... i.i- j . . , ',.. wiiur wiiiiiiK ii lunc icucr iu Aciuui Uek, This letter he handed to the head man. ar.A ..... .1 , i.hm.i ui.v. . luuwi wi.v - " .. .. ........ . ,. . .. . . .. ... x.iK witn tins," ne insiruciea -me neaa ikfWUyuahM-.''iiutrua4laBlii Mm 'Uo'Mr ttan Si . " " jrulKSFliTi' -ITZ' u my vstmmammkwimm, of the Englishman, tell tlicm that I am very' 111 within my tent and can see no one. Now, glvo me six porters and six nsltarl the strongest and bravest of the safari and I will tnarcji, after the Englishman and discover where his gold Is hidden." And so It was that as Tarzan, stripped to loin cloth and armed after the primitive fashion he best loved, led his loyal Waztrl toward the deadclty of Opar, Werper, tho renegade, haunt- ed his trail through the long, hot day.s, and camped close behind him by night, And as they marched Achmet Zek rode with his entire following south ward toward ihe Greystoke farm. At the ettgo of tho desolato valley, overlooking the golden domes and minarets of Opar. Tarzan halted. By night he would go alono to t,ho treos- ure vaun, reconnoiiering, ror ne naa determined that caution should mark his every move upon his expedition. With tho coming of night he set lorm. ana werper, wno naa sca.ea mo cjlffs alone behind the ape-man s party and hidden through tho day among the rough bOTldcrs of tho mountain top, slunk stealthily after him. The boul- der-strewn plain between the valley's edge and the mighty , granite kopje outside the city's walls, where lay the entrance to the passageway leading to the treasure vault, gave tho Belgian ample cover as he followed Tarzan toward Opar. He saw the giant ape-man swing himself nimbly up the faco of tho great rock. Werper, clawing fear- fully during the perilous ascent, sweating in terror, almost palsied by fear, but spurred on by avarice, fob lowed upward, until at last ho stood upon the summit of the rocky hill. Tarzan was nowhere ln sight. For a tlmo Werper hldbehlnd one of tho lesser boulders that were scaiterea over the top of the hill, but, seeing or hearing nothing of the Englishman, he crept fpm his place of conceal ment to undertake a systematic search of the surroundings, in tho hope that he might discover the location of tho .., o,, imo . mi,. ,,. . cape before Tarzan returned, for It was tho Belgian's desire merely to lo cale tho gold, so that after Tarzan had rismirlcil hn tnleht come In safelv with his followers and carry away as much Bold that they could stagger under, as he desired. The Wazlrt had reached the outer He found the narrow cleft leading end of the tunnel, and were winding downward Into the heart of the kopjo upward toward the fresh air and the along well worn granite steps. He welcome starlight of the kopje's sum advanced quite to the dark mouth ot mlt, before Tarzan shook off the de- the. tunnel into which the runway dls- talning hand of Reverie and started' appeared; but here he halted, fearing slowly after them, to enter lest he meet Tarzan return- Once again, and, ho thought, for the ing. last time, he closed the massive door The ape-man, far ahead of him, of the treasure room. In the darkness' groped his way along the rocky pas- behind him Werper rose and stretch sage, until. he came to tho ancient cd his cramped muscles. He stretched wooden door. A moment later he forth a hand and lovingly caressed a stood within the treasure chamber, golden ingot on tho nearest tier. He where, ages since, long dead hand had ratsed lt from tts immemorial resting, ranged the lofty rows of precious in- place atld welghed it in his hands, He gots for the rulers of that great con clutched lt t0 his bosom in an ecstasy tinent which now lies submerged bd- ot avarice neath tho waters ot the Atlantic. No sound broke the stillness of the comlng llIch lay before ,, ot dear ibterranean vault. There was no' .,(k b., , subterranean evidence that another had discovered the forgotten wealth since last tne ape man had visited Its hiding place. Satisfied, Tarzan turned and re traced his steps toward the summit of the kopje. Werper, from the con cealment of a jutting granite shoulder, watched him pass up from shadows of the stairway and advance toward , J ,!, 1.111 ,UI-U ,! ,1 he valley where the Wazlri nwltpl, th ,, of thplr .,,. Thejj Werpe,( BlppinB stealthily from hl3 nidjng place, dropped into tho .nmiio,- .ioi-h, nf th ninn nn ,ng ,n attentive silence for several !, oi. i.. l - 4U'. 11.1.J caU had dIed away And then rom iiimunia unci mo uvimra ui tlia kill! u far across thevvalley, faintly came an answering roar once, twice, thrice. Taiilf Ilia Wovlrl rhftnlr t.o.1 neard and rerjiCd ' Satisfied, Tarzan turned again to. nro. i-- c,qUs metal to tne summit or the kopje as he could. slx trips ho made In tho five hours before Basull reached the kopje, and at tne ena ot mat time ne naa trans- nnrin fnrtv.elht inCm. tn h PHff o.f -- -...- ...-. . .. av w. the creat boulder, carrvlncr unon eanli trip a Wad which might well havei Btaggcred two ordinary men. Yet his giant frame showed no evidence of i u t,.i - -i ui.. iuubuo uo iw hciijcu vu laioo ma euuu : ...... warriors to the hilltop with the rope that he had brought for the purpose. Six. times he had returned to" the treasure chamber, and six times Wer- per, the Belgian, had cowered In tho l,lnr.V nlinHnun nt tlio 1,1 .nj nf V,D .-.... ..- . .. .-. v..u ui i,.o long vault. Once again came the ape- . ma"iand tnIs tlme tnere 9ame wllh Mtn-Miy RgMinB men- turtcd Prters for love ot the only creature in the world who might command of their fierce and haughty nature bucIi menial service. Flfty-two moro (ngots passed . t 11 i.t il. , - - ..... r . uiio nuiiurcu vuiu4i luiuiu inienaeu taking away with him. Aa the last of the Wazlri flea from tu i,a,i, ipnrn t,v .. " ""'" .. -. ..v uvi u. a last glimpse 01 ine xauuious weaitn upon which hlstwolnroada had.made nn antu-Aebikla fannragala-1 flrfnnl lia ' .. "'. TTTJTTV . ir'-'y v; MtmwwMt. www W V brought with him for tho purpose, and tho flickering light of which had cast tho first alleviating rays. Into tho inv penetrable darkness of the burled chamber that It had known for th countless ages slnco It had lain for. gotten of man, Tarzan'a mind ro- verted to that first occasion upon which ho had entered tho trcasuro vault, coming upon It by chanco as ,o fled fromUho pits beneath tho tern' Pe, where he had been hidden bj La( tno ng, priestess of the sun wor snipers. Ho recalled the scene within the temple when ho had lain stretched upon the sacrificial, altar, while La, with high-raised dagger, stood abova him, and tho rows of priests and .,..,. nwnprt , .h Pf.HtflnP. hvl te,.a of fknatlciam tho flrat gush ot' the,p vlctlm.g wa-m blood( that they might fill their golden goblets and drink to the glory of their flaming god. T1e bruta, nnd ,,,oody lnterrupllon by Thl U)0 mad leat passc vlvlmy., before ,he npe.man-8 recoiiectIvo eye, the n,ght of ,he V0tarIc8 before th9 Insane blood.lust ot tll0 hideous Crcat. ure tho bruta attack upon La and hla own part ln tho grlm tragedy- when he had baUieu with the lnfurt nted oparian and le(t him dead at the feet ot the prieatcs3 ho would have profaned. This nnd much more passed through Tarzan's memory as ho stood gazing nt tno ong tlerl ot duU yeuow metal, He wondered If? La still ruled in the temples of the ruined city whose' crumbling wa" rose upon the very" foundations about him. Had she' flnally- becn forccd lnto a unlon wlth , onB of , rotea(UC nriests? It seem. ed a h,dcoU3 fate ,ndeedi for one so ttfui. With a shake of his head Tarzan stepped to the flickering candle, ex tinguished Its feeble rays and turned -toward tho exit from the darkened chamber. Behlrul him the spy waited for him to be eone. He had learned the secret could return at his leisure to his wait- ' Ing followers, bring them to the treasure vault and carry away all the Tarzan dreamed of the happy home- arms about his neck, a soft cheek pres . , , , , And then, In the span of a few brief seconds, the hopes of both these men were shattered. The one forgot ovea his greed In the panic of terror the other was plunged into total forget fulness of the past by a jagged frag ment of rock which gashed a deep cut upon his head. jf It was at the moment that ,Tarzan turned from the closed door to pur- BUe hls way to tho outer worId- The lm"B camo wunout warning, one in stant an was quiet and stability the ii, ami iiiu wans uem inwaru upon tne wreckage. Beneath the blow of a fragment of the roof Tarzan staggered back against the door of the treasure room, his weight pushed lt open nnd tri- body rolled Inward, upon the floor. In tho great apartment wheV 'he treasure lay, less damago was broVht IngTita sin- splinter- the hough 4l.n.. .11.1 .t it nicy um uui uuuapse. There was but the single shock, no other followed to complete tho damago begun by the first. Werper, thrown to his length by the suddenness and violence or tne ciisturiiancp. xnirirnr. ed to his feet when i.n fn.mH v,imuiP -- -- f ..- . ,. .. unhurt. Uropinc his miv toward thn far end of tho chamber, ho sought the 1 .... - candle which Tarzan had left stuclt In its own wax. upon the protrudlne find nt tho Incnt:. -..- . .. . ay striking numerous matches, the Belgian at last found what ho sought, and. when, a moment later the sickly rays--relieved the Stygian darkness about him, he breathed u nervous sigh Of relief, for tllO lmne'netl-ahlA frlnnin -. a- "t" accentuated the terrors of. hs Bit' ...!. """"" ' " A I accU8tbmed to th. light tho man turned his oyes toward the door his olio thought now was oC escape from this frightful tomb " aa e did so ho saw the body of thft nnkpd n-lnn lvln uttAtnlw . tho noor iKt within ti. h v " " " virM.y. Werper drew back in sudden ar of Wct.l0.n.! bUt a.Pond glance con- vlnceu "ln tnat tno f-ngllshman waa ir ,1J t,'m ,. ..., ,ul, l ,u : -"---. .., bvv bumi in um II1U11 uaj ,.it t.i-,, u..a njt'f Krl h' JmWiii. n-i" -TWf i s 'i'l ,. - -'; ?'',,wV-' -A . ". "A irr -"'-' j . ro aaQQxrmvmi " I ,. l 5 m M ?l S-Im. j V . .. F ft i , f !M .. -. . ... , 'jf...A .. . ' ' rT
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