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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
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