B& ,- 'H-ws ; -:' i""; ;?''. .,rw- o -;-. y-: Aw- e Vf . . i - -& ' fARZAN THE TERRIBLE By EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS Author of the "Tarzan" Stories and the "Martian" Stories rBEOlNS TIIK 8T0KY .a . t'lininn fit ttJ'hi" idc, thought dead ' 'T.hrhcr He h raptured and V '?r.t into a tavern inhibited ova 'T armored mon er nftowl Me r . .. . tt nrirjfif Jf x. a ml ninu nmm V vim the memtnvcr, a brave man, ifaveiat 0.11 the hiph priest may urtorm the ceremony. 'AND HHRR IT CONTINUES CHAPTER XV "The King I Dead!" A a TIIKY conversed Ja-doh had led u. Jitwn the "tone stairway that La, from the upper floor of the Temple "" . i tt. nhnmhorN nnil the Irldofg that honeycomb the rocky S from which the temple and the i arc known, and now they pftcd Cone to the other through a door T,Xn one aide of which two prletH lfUP . . il. ntl.ni. twn J maril anil up"" ',,v- " - " to? The former would have m!wi Ja-don when they niw who It accompanied him. tor wen oughout the tcmplo wns the ween king nnd high priest for n of this beautiful Htrnngcr, wit Ofllr by order of Lu-ilon may she 1, ..1,1 nne. placing himself dl- Sta In front of Jane Clayton, hnrrlng .A.d 'i iirviiiuri ii: " ww. Vthe hideous mask the womnVi could " . i. ...inof hnnnntli cleam- w those 01 u.u i""-" -- iwltli the flres of fanaticism. Jn-don 7lUi n arm nbout her shoulders nnd Lid his hand upon his knife. ''She paes by order of ko-tnn. the Mm" be said, "nnd by ylituc of the fart' that Ja-don. the chief, Is her J e. Stand aside!" Th two warriors upon the palace M, pruned forward. "We arc here, nnd of Ja-hir," said one, nddresslng Ji-don. "to receive nnd obey your com- " ' 1 Mini, nnti t .. t n.DAf1 TJ6 BCCOIHl jiiii-ai. ...... iiuy!. "Ut them pass," he admonished his companion. "Wo have received no m rtct commands from I.u-don to the wntrary nnd It is n lnw of the temple and the palace that chiefs and priests BIT Come and go whiioui imciicr W." "Bat I know I.u-don's wishes," in attted the other. .... '? to d vou then that Ja-don must sot pais with the stranger ?" 'Vft but " "Thm let them pass, for they arc ftrw to two and will pass nny way we kin .done our best." Grumbling, tnc priest stepped nmuc. "Ln.don will exact an accounting," World angrily. Ja-don turned upon mm. "Ana gei Mwhenand where he will," he snapped. They camo nt last to tiie quarters f the Princess ()-lo-a, where, in the Mia entrance-way, loitered a small mini of oalacc warriors nnd several tUlfart black eunuchs belonging to the ttioctM, or her women. To one of the alUr Ja-don relinquished his charge "Take her to the princess," he com auded, "and sec that shc does not ape. Tbroueh a number of corridors and apartments lighted by stone cressets the arach led I.ady Greystoke, halting ut jut before a doorway concealed uy lutings of jato skin, where the guide teat with his staff upon the wall beside tie door. "0-lo-a, Princess of Pnl-ul-don," ll tilled, "here is the stranger woman, tie prisoner from the temple." "Bid her enter," .Tnne heard n sweet tolce from ultliln command. The eunuch drew nsidc the hangings lad I.ady Greystoke stepped within. Bo- nrenerwasa low-celled room of mod uli elic. In each of the four cor- Mn a kneeling figure of stone seemed M be bearing Its portion of the weight ef the celllntr unon lt.s HlinnIHprn. T1iphi finres were evidently intended to rcp twent Waz-don slaves and were not Jtitiout bold artistic beauty. The cell ar Itself sns slightly nrclied to a cen trudome. hlch was plorcel to admit mi oj day, and air. Upon one side M the room were many windows, the Jr three wnlls being blank except w a doorway In each. The princess Irppon a pile of furs which wcro nr fUted over a low Ntonn dnls in one turner of the apartment and was alone Wept for a slnglo Waz-don slavo girl Wo nt upon the edge of the dais near w feet. Aa Jane entered O-lo-n beckoned her .MS?. C0UCQ. the girl half rose upon nn r; a Burveyca tier critically. Ma .1? smllecl sauly 5 for 8,le had found B!ir?Mut' n,ay 00 a curse. ,!! j '""Ken u compliment, biic mm quickly, "from one so radlnnt ns 1 "Fkm"8 O-lo-a." mviJ ""claimed the princess de ? RVfm BPeok my language! I rJ Jol1 that you were of another race m 1 from Borne far land of which we wi-ul-don hac never heard." L.. Sn en,v t0 lt 'hat the priests pwucted rne," explained .Inne; "but I Jf 'f0 a far country, Princess : one "WHlcIi I long to return nnd I am m 'onhnppy.- "uuvo-tan, my father, would make luJt" erlcd ,l'o Kirl! "that "r,i u"? you verJ' "appy." Hf 1 lOVA ntinllwn. f ...!.. 1 n UI wea. Ah. lr nnnui. If .. I...1 7 .-.hat " nH t0 I"" and to be r ,u'u mnrrinca u'lth mmtiig. mn aWPthlttwlthine." 1' lncc8s O-lo-n was silent for ! m lirt "..it ' "now. hc said 3li2ffemk,.n Bter cannot saye w woman? for such In fact you is am MlBl i.. "iiciii.ni curlier inn SelmtlsVT!!11 u'uM' for 11,c kl" a So-lit k 1. 'V 1"-'ot. sou nt tttr hS ,chlef',V,10l'e Brent-grnnd- 4hAViT. . " ,k1"b 01 i'u -u -dnn SsfiLtJ0i?t.t,,"l """"'d he king. rt'Jri. ,on- For that m-.., nn.i.. & Wi1 ,1,lcIl'l""8 king ?! or a. t" ""ATS'J .?!! f0 .?10- ? the kln T- . ' l,l,llr l "KW'l ti to h hlV41,1!' y!"" ?lvlnBhls " lulancB u..,1 ' '" u' nP innt 14E?1 V7vc,,t M,,r from 1 "ul Upon Ills plnlmu l.. u ' next tn 7. 1 " "'c iiiri'iic, it ,vft;?,,1J";tlP,n. Mp.ar was tin- lv., 1 hA Weh , SPtit0 bcl'',, tl,c tl,ron' lnS.,n be would throw hla K Mo-urV .r.r"0. . ' the event U?, Si Ploma v ne'1 tC'nr" '"ll,r t?tdninVlL.mn, ''Veil When t.!i,i- ratji u u ,u,s wy "u-iot who Riilp. "And llils." sclr.lng n full one Iron, n neighbor, "to her son nnd mlno who will bring back the throne of Pal-ul-don to Its rightful owners I" "Tho king Is not yet dead!" cried Ko-tan, rising to his feet; "nor is Hit ot yet married to his dniighlcr nnd there In yet time to save 1'al-ul-dcu "''n tho spawn of the rnliliit breed." lho king's nngry tone nnd hla In sulting reference to Ilu-lot's well known cowurdlec bmurht a suddon, sobering silence upon tho roistering rompnny. Kvery eyo turned upon Hit lot nnd Mo-Rur. who .-nt together di rectly oppoilto tho king. The llrst was very drunk, though suddenly ho seemed finite sober. He wns so drunk that for nn instant ho forgot to be a cownrd. since his reasoning poweis were so rflcotiMly patljzed by tho fumes 0! linunr that he could not- ilni.ninnit, weigh the consequences of bin net. It Is reasonably conccivublc that n drunk nnd nngiy rabbit might commit n rash deed. Upon no other hypothecs is tho tiling thai Uu-lot now did explicable. He ross suddenly from the sent to which he had sunk after delivering his toast and, elilng the knife from the sheath of the warrior upon his rlglit. hurle.I It with terrific fore at Ko-tnn. Skilled In the nrt of throwing both their knlvis nnd their clubs are the wnrrolri 01 rni-ui-iion, nnd ut this hhort dis tamo and coining ns It did without wnrnlng there was no defense and but imp possible result Ko-tnn. the king, lunged forward across the table, the blade burittl In his heart. A brief silence followed the assassin's cowardly act. White with terror, now, Ilu-Iot fell slowly back toward the doorway nt his rear, when suddenly nngry warriors leaped with drawn knives to prevent his escape and to avenge their king. Hut Mo-sar now took his stand beside his son. "Ko-tnn is dead!" ho cried. "Mo sar Is king ! Let the loyal warriors of Pnl-ul-don protect their ruler!" Mo-snr commanded n goodly follow ing nnd these quickly surrounded him and Hu-lot, but there were mnnv knives against them and now Jn-don pressed forward through those who con fronted the pretender. "Take them both" he shouted. "Tht warriors of Pnl-ul-don will choose tlirlr own king uftcr the nssassln of Ko-tnn has paid the pennlty of his treachery." Directed now by n lender whom they both respected nnd ndmircd those who hnd been loyal to Ko-tan rushed for wnrd upon the faction that had wir rounded Mo-snr. Fierce and terrible was tho fighting, devoid, nppnrently. of all else than the ferocious lust to kill nnd while It was nt Its height Mo-snr nnd nu-lot slipped unnoticed from the banquet hall. To that part of the palace nsslgned to them during their visit to A-lur thev hastened. Heie were their servants nnd the lesser warriors of their party who had not been bidden to the feast of Ko tnn. These were directed quickly to gather together their belongings for Im mediate departure. When all was readv, and it did not take long, since the war riors of Pnl-ul-don require but little impedimenta on the march, thev moved tovvard the palace gate. ..JS"('tJl'n'r M-ar approached his son. The princess," he whispered. "We must not lenvc the city without her she is half the battle for the throne." Bu-lot, now entirely sober, de murred. He had had enough of fighting nnd of risk. "Ict us get out of A-lur quickly," he urged, "or we shall have the whole city upon us. She would not come without a struggle and that woum delay us too long." "Thore is plenty of time." Insisted Mo-sar. "They nre still fighting in the pul-e-don-so. It will be long before they miss us nnd. with Ko-tnn dead, loiiR before any will think to look to the safety of the princess. Our time is now it wns made for us by Jud-ben-Otho. Come!" Reluctnntly Pu-Iot followed his father, who first instructed the wnrriors to nwnlt them just inside the gntewny of the palace. Itnpldly tho two ap C?J.Ci ..t,,e "garters of thu princess, uithin the entrnnco-wny only a hand ful of warriors were on guard. The eunuchs hnd retired. "There Is fighting in the pnl-c-don-so, Mo-snr announced in feigned ex citement ns they entered the presence i me gunnis. -Tnc King desires you to come nt onco nnd hns sent us to guard the apartments of the princess. Make haste!" ho commanded as the 1111:11 ncMtntea. The warriors knew him nnd that on the morrow the princess wns to be bo tiothcd to Bu-lot, his son. If there WnH trouble Whnt mnrl n.ltnvnl IIiiim that Mo-sar and Hu-lot should he In trusted with tho safety of the princess. And then, too, wns not Mo-sar n powerful chief to whos'e orders dis ii. mi8ht prove a dangerous thing? They were but common fighting men disciplined in the rough school of tribal wnrfnre, but they had learned to obey a superior, nnd so thev departed for the hnnquct hall the place-where-men-cat. Unrely waiting until they hnd disnp penred Mo-snr cros(-cd to the hangings at the opposite end of the entrance hall nnd. followed by Uu-lot. made his way toward the sleeping apnrtment of O-lo-n, nnd n moment Inter, without warning, the two men burst in upon the three oocupnnts of the room. At sight of them O-lo-n spinng to her feet. "What i the monnlng of this?" she demanded angrily. Mo-snr advanced and hnltiil before her. Into his cunning mind had en tered n plan to trick her. If ia sue (ceded It would proe easier thnn tnk Ing her by force, nnd Jhen his eyes fell upon June Clayton, and he nlmost gnsped iu nstonWhmont and ndmlrn tion, but he cnuglit himself nnd returned to the business of the moment. "O-lo-n," he riled, "when jou know the urgency of our mi--Hlnn you will forgive us. Wi have sad news for jou. There hns been an uprising in the palace nnd Ko-tan, the king, lias been slain. Tho reb.'ls nre drunk with liquor nmi now nn tho waj hero. Wo must get ou out of A-lur nt once there Is not n moment to lose. Come, nnd qulcklv!" "Mv father dftidV" cried O-lo-n. nnd suddenly her eyes went wide. "Then my pl-ice In here wit.li my people," she cried. "If Kotnn Is dead I am queen until the wanlors choose n new ruler that Is tho law of Pnl-ul-don. And if I am queen none enn make me wed whom I do not wish to wed nnd Jnd-ben-Otho knows I never wished to wed th cowardly sen. flo!" She pointed n slim forefinger Imperiously toward the doorw ny. Mo Kir saw that neither trickery nor persuasion would avnil now, and every precious minute counted. He 'naked again nt the beautiful woman who stood Inside O-lo-n. lie hnd m-uT beforo wen her, hut he well knew from palace gowdn that she cuild be, no other than the godlike Btrnnger whom Ko tan had planned to make his qiif-eu. "Ilu-Iot." he cried to his son. "tako jou your own woman nnd I will take mine!" and with that he sprang sud denly forward and telriug .lane nbout the walsl lifted her in his arms, so Unit before O-lo-n or Pnn-ut-lee might even biichn his purpose lie had disap peared through the linngings near the foot of tho dais and wns gone with the stranger woman struggling and fighting in his grasp. ' CONTINUED TQMOnnOW EVENING ' PtJBflf (X LEDtiEBr-PHIADELPmA, THURSDAY,' JULY 2i, 1021 THE GUMPS Wea Simple Twist of the Wrist : : : -4' t tr 4CV V uSe ) ( HOW HOW 10 t AKJJjJHJ JJirV ( s I Get -wt ooi J V rx ooy- JL WffifoThilf V , - 1 MORC THAN J s 7 - S CAN Ttt, ""gl s r i O V ' 1 i T "A WW &S2&S I f s rf km fa hsa i wmm rcV. f iK. s ZJ? sB v 0 I ' " X&lom . i l i .. t fjr laaaaal THt'BE vb Nvr twvc Tnv wr.t wme yo come fV&wb "rvm PAY FOR IT- XVE 60T NO PRCtU PoY TSTMr on t I s-AVW THROW A Tort ot coal T'A.rrrWEfc. TWArt V CAK "WROVW THIS M.Y- jiofiteigigl SOMEBODY'S STEI$pGA Wonderful Night Copyrleht, 1021. by Publlo t.tdnr C. 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