Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 April 1920 — Page 2

TARZAN AND THE Jewels of Opar

By EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS

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•YWOPWS. CHAPTER I.—HldtoS in tis after killing hia captain la a fit of broodLngmadneaa, Ltout. Albert Weeper, Watak office la napturad by Achmat Z**j Arab slave raider, who spares hie life and nroMaaa to him a scheme to kidnap SrtfaoTThraan *“ her Into stovory. Werper accepts. T-hmat tM opportunity to seise Lady Greystoke, andfollows Tarsan to learn Che secret of Ooar CHAPTER llL—Spying on Warper sees him toad his bUckawith nM from the treasure chamber of ths Bdn Worshipers. A convulsion of Natura causes tbs collapae of the vault impris•ning both men. " " CHAPTER yhcovera from the shock and finding dead B *****’* about to be offered up as a sacrifice when S? am interrupted by the appearance ofa hUMW-maddened Itoa — oSSuK"’m!WSI t™.-. wounded but recovers and ftoDowa the raiders. CttATOBM V,.—a-ort t>tey»t<»o eonadouaneaa. but the accident has destroyed bis memory Tarsan of the Apen Fleeing from U>e Ura# CHAPTER VH.—Tarsan and Werner watch the former’s party return to the ruined Oreyetoke home and bury the gol*r Taman has no memory of the place. He ma®. 4 * * ss&cteK.'s * the «•”•-

CHAPTER IX. Tarzan Becomes ■ Beast Again. For a moment Werper had stood above the sleeping ape-man hta mpr A derous knife'poised 1 fbr the fatal thrust; bat fear stayed his hand. What if the first blow should fall to drive the point to his victim’s heart? Werper shuddered in contemplation of the disastrous consequences to himself. - 2 • il li ■ T Again came the soft sound of padded footsteps in the reeds—closer this time. Be abandoned his design. Before him stretched the wide plain and escape. The jewels were tn his possession. To remain longer was to risk death at the hands of Tarzan, or the jaws of the hunter creeping ever nearer. Turning, he slunk away through the night, toward the distant forest Tarzan slept on. Where were those mwanny guardian powers that had formerly rendered him immune from the dangers of surprise? Could thia dull sleeper be the alert, sensitive Tar nan of old? ——- 41 ’-' - Perhaps the blow upon his head had numbed his senses temporarily —who may say? Closer crept the stealthy creature through the reeds. The rustling curtain of vegetation parted a few paces from where the sleeper lay. and the massive head of a Hon appeared. It was the beating of the beast's tall against the reeds which awakened Tarzan. Jungle folk do not awaken slowly—instantly, full consciousness and full .command of their fto-' ulty returns to them from the depth of profound slumber. ..■■U** X Even as Tarzan opened his eyes he was upon his feet, his spear grasped firmly in his hand and ready for attack. Again was he Tarzan of to< Apes, sentient, vigilant, ready. Whether it was surprise, fear or • caution which prompted the Hon crouching readv to sprtog upon the man, is immaterial—the remains that he did not carry" otit his original design, he did not spring at the man at ail, but, instead, wheeled land sprang back into-the reeds as Tarzan arose and j The ape-man Birugged pis biroad shoulders and looked about for his companion. Werper was nowhere*!* be seen. At first Tarzan *was puzzled; but presently came to the .conclusion that Werper had. been, the approach the dton and p bad sneaked off in terror. 4 sneer touched Tarzan’s lips as he" pondered act—the desertion of a comrade in time at danger, and without: away—Tarzan would not search for

jt O' 3® W wl OpehedMHß byes, stretch«l hrs giant thews. yawned, rose and gazed about ( him through the leafy foliage of his retreat. Across the wasted meadowlands and fields of John Clayton, Lord Greystoke, Tarzan of the Apes looked, ~a»< stranger. upon the moving figure* of Basull and his bravgs as they pared their morning 'meal and made ( ready JUT tat out ufton fhs expedition which Basull bad iHanndd after dis-1 eovefifiß tile hayor nnd disaster had befallen the estate of his deadj master. j 1 The ape-man eyed the blacks with curiosity. In the hack of his ( lettered a fleeting sense of familiarity with all that he saw, yet he could 'not | connect any of the various forms Jof life, anfpgjnte and Inanimate, which had fallen Within the range of his vlsgm since he had emerged from the datkness of the pits of Opar. with Spy particular event of the past I, He watched the blacks scatter their cook Are and depart; hut though the face of each of them bad but recently been as familiar to him as his own they awakened within him no redbllectlons whatsoever. When they had gone, he descended from the tree end sought food. plump young zebra mare and a stallwn grazed nearest to bhn aS he neared the herd. It was Instinct which Selected the former for his meat. lA. low bush grew but a few yards from the unsuspecting two. The ape-man reached its shelter. He gathered ah spear firmly in his grasp Cautiously he drew his feet beneath him. In a single, swift .ipove he rose and cist his tefvy weapo* at the mare’s sife. Nor did. be wait to note the effect of Ms itsshun, 4mt' leaped catlike after his spear his bunting knife,, in |ls hand, ' ' For an instant the two animals stood nfdtlonlehs. The tearing of the cruel barb Into her side brought a sudden scream of pain and fright from they; |)flth wheeled and broke for safety; but Tarzan of the Apes, for a distance. at a few yards, could equal the speed of even these, and the first stride of the mare found her overhauled, with a savage beast at her shoulder. She turned, biting and kicking at her foe. Her mate hesitated for an Instant, as though about to rush to- her assistan<ye; but a backward glance revealed to him the flying heels of the balance ot the herd, and. with a snort and a shake of his bead he wheeled and dashed away. ! ’’Clinging with one hand to the short mane of his quarry, Tarzan struck again and again with his knife at the unprotected heart. The result had, from the first, been Inevitable. The mare fought bravely, but hopelessly, and presently sank to the earth, her heart pierced. The ape-man placed a foot' upon her carcass and raised his voice in the victory ,call of the Man-

Tarzan grasped his kill and dragged it to the partial seclusion of the hush which had hidden his own near approach, and there he squatted upon it, ent a huge hunk of flesh from the loin and proceeded to satify his hunger with the warm and dripping meat. Attracted by the shrill screams of die mare a pair of hyenas slunk presently into view. They trotted to a point a the gorging, ape-man and halted. Tarzan looked up, bared his fighting fangs and growled. The hyenas returned the compliment, and withdrew a couple of paces. They made no move to attack; but continued to sit at a respectful distance until Tarzan had concluded his meal. After the ape-man had cut a few strips from the carcass to carry with him, he walked slowly off in the direction of the river to quench his thirst. His way lay directly toward the hyenas, nor did he alter his course because of them. With all the lordly majesty of Numa, the lion, he strode straight toward the growling beasts. For a moment they held their ground, bristling and defiant ; but only for a moment, and then slunk away to one side while the indifferent ape-man passed them on his, lordly way, A moment later they were tearing at the remains of zebra. At the river, Tarzan drank his fill and bathed. During the heat of the day he lay up under toe shade of a tree neat the ruins of his burned barns. Hip wandered out across the plakr toward the Bordet; and a longing for the pleasures of its mysterious depths possessed his thoughts for a considerable time. With the next snn he would cross the open and. enter the forest I There was no hurry —there lay before him ui endless vista of tomorrows with naught to fill them hut th*»<a*H««fying of toe appetites and caprioM* of the Recalling only dimly Other ’existence, toe apeman was happy. Lord Greystoke had 1 ceased to exist. - i « For several hours Tarzan lolled upon h|| swaying, leafy couch until onee again hunger and thirst suggested an excursion. Stretching lazily he dropped to toe ground and I moved slowly toward the river. Tarzan had almost, reached toe point ' where Ahg trail debouched upon toe । open river bottom when he saw a । family of Hons approaching along the path from toe direction of the river. । The ape-man counted seven —a male | and two Honesses, full grown, and four young lions as large and quite as I fornddS Me W their parents. Tarzan halted, growling, and the lions paused, the great male in the lead baring W fangee and rumbling forth a warning | roar. In his hand toe ape-man held t Mb heavy spear ;but he bad no intdnHhh* As spirting his puny weapon against he stood there.grow I tag and roaring and the Hons did wise. It was purely an exhibition of *• «> — w ’ "7—-—- . jji .

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way ’ "° r dJ la eltik|rS£Mifwßire W precipitate ari l pucounteif^Th^ lions tSere fed up suf-H fid&tly so as not to bo goaded by” pangs of hunger and as for Tarzan be seldom ate the meat ofJfee carniy-_ ores; but a point of ethics was at stake and neHMwF’sldh Wished to lAfek town, So they steed these-raeiag| There came an interruption which put mi end -to the deadlock : and M' ’ came from Tarzan's rear- He and the Hons bad been making so mu<jh noise that neither could bear anything above their concerted bedlam, and bo It wat that Tartan did' not hear the greai bulk bearing down fronj behind until an instant before it was upon him, and then he turned to see Butd, the rhinoceros, his little pig eyes blazing charging madly toward him and already eo dose that escape seemed impossible; yet so perfectly were mind and muscles co-ordinated In this unspoiled. primitive man that almost simultaneously with the sense-percep-tion of the threatened . danger he .wheeled and hurled his spear at Bute’s chest It was a heavy spear shod with iron, and behind, it were the giant muscles of the ape-man, while coming to meet it was the enormous weight of > Buto nnd the motaentum Of Mb rapid rush. All that happened in the in Utant that Tarzgn turned to meet the charge of the Irascible rhinoceroe might take long to tel), and yet would have taxed the swiftest lens to record As his spear left his hand the ape man was looking flown upon ths mighty horn lowered 'o toss him, so close was Buto to Mm. The spear en- ! tered the rhinoceros’ neck at its June tion with the left shoulder and passed almost entirely through the beast’s hady, ami st InstHnt that ht

Tarzan Leaped Straight Into the Air.

launched it, Tarzan leaped straight into the ‘ air, alighting upon Buto's back, but escaping the mighty horn. Then Buto espled-thn lions and bore WQ of the Apes leaped nimbly Into the tangled creepers at one,-.side of the trail. The first Hon met,Buto’s charge and Was tossed high over the back of the maddened brute, torn and dying, and then the six remaining Hons were upon the rhinoceros, rending and tearing the while they were being gored or trampled- < From the safety at his parch Tarzan watched the battle royal with the keenest interest. For a time it seemed that Buto, th| rhinoceros, would prove victor in We gory battle. Already: had.be accounted for four of the seven Hons and badly wounded the three remaining when, in a temporary lull in .the encounter, he sank limply to his knees and rolled over upon his side. van’s spear had pierced the great Jungs, and Buto, with victory almost in sight, succumbed to internal hemorrhage. jiffb ""'i' ■: Then Tarzan came down from hip, sanctuary and as the wounded' Hons, growling, dragged themselves ' Sway, J the ape-man cut his spear from the body of Buto, hacked offa steak and vanished into the Jungle. episode was over, ilt had been allin the work —something which you and I might talk abdat ton a lifetime Tarzan, dismissed from his mind the moment that the scene passed from bis sight. Swinging to ck through the Jungle to a wide circle the ape-man came to the river at another point, drank and took to the trees agaia and. while he huntless of his future, there eame through ♦W daVk jungles and toe open, like places and across toe wide A weird and terrible of' him. There were fifty* frightrui J menwlto hairy bodies and and crooked legs. They were armedß with knives and great bludgeons an®| at woman; beyond comj pare, ft of .ad the. Flaming God, am^fif ty at horrid priests searching for toe loiner of the sacred sacrificial knue.’H Never before had La passed beyotolj the crumbling outer watib of 'Oper« but never before had need been so inj c sabred • was ® fir*had cdmrto^wS^ an insignia of her religious office aq<H .14 Inst And' AU tia When that continent, mighty cities and its cultivated THd» and groat commerce and culture tom riches sank into the sea long ages it tot* tokl »H ft

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Qf’TolQulHtß ’ wbrking the vast gold 1 mines;Xceatwl’ Africa, from these and their degraded slaves and a later | intermixture of the blood of the anthropoids ! sprung the. gnarled men of Opar; but by some queer freak of fate, aided by natural selection, the old Atstrain' fiad remained pure and undegraded in the females descended from « single princess of the royal house of Atlantis who had been in Opar at the time of the great catastrophe. Such was La. H 5 Burning with white-hot angej* was the high priestess, her heart a seeth Ing, mbiten mass of hatred for Tarzan of the Apes. The zeal of the religious fanatic whose altar has been, dese- t crated was triply enhanced by the rage J of a woman'*scorned. -Twice had she, thrbwn her heart at the feet of the । godlike ape-man and twice had she ( been repulsed. Before Tarzan came that first time to Opar, La had never , Seen a human male other than the gro-| tesque and knotted men of her clan.: With one of these she must mate soon- , er or later that the direct line- of high priestesses might not Me broken, unless fate should bring other men to recently; but these latter had bden enemies who LM and robbed. And tod; these Mdgen** always held forth thji day tfiat Ott-t from their racebad ZSSfii earreh. packed galleys forth to succor the . r r r /p d wSn'lA hope that prophecy was at hand; but strongly abased the hoi fiSof idVein a heart that never oth erwteewotridbave known the meaning of that all-consuming passion, for such a Wondroua creature as La eonid have feltilwre for any of the repulaivt pHtsta of Opar. Custom, duty and. religious zeaL might haye. commanded the union: but there could, have been, nd love on La’s part. She had grrfwn to a cold and heart daughter of a thousand Sther cold, hearties*beautiful worker when W&Se to her it liberatedXal a thousand gen erations, transforming La into a puls Ing. throbbing volcano of desire, inc wit¥ of love and gentleness and sacrifice fires fate one of hatred >and revenge. ', F, forth her trieve the sacreo em and wreak vengeance upom** n>»

autnor of ner wrongs. Ue should be tortured. His should be a slow and frightful death- His punishment should be adequate to the immensity of his crime. 1 ' He Nad wrested: the sacred knife frdm ti; he had lain sacrilegious hands upon the High Priestess of the Flaming God; he had desecrated the altar and the temple. For these things he should die; but he had scorned the love of La, the woman, and forthishe should die horribly with great anguish. The march of La and* her priests was not without its adventures. Unused were these to the ways of the jungle, since seldom did any venture forth from behind Opar’s < crumbling walls, yet their very Numbers protected them and so they came without fatalities far along the trail of Tarzan and Werper. Three great apes accompanied them and to these was delegated the business of tracking the Quarry, a feat beyond the senses of the Qparians. La commanded. She was a hard" taskmaster; : too, for-she looked down with loathing and contempt upon the misshapen creatures amongst which cruel fate had thrown her and to some extent vented upon them her dissatisfaction and her thwarted love. She made them build her a strong pnor|ectfop >n<V shelter, each night and keep e great ffrO binning before it front dusk to she tired of walking they, were forced to carry her upon in ih/piidVlsOd litter, nor did one dare to question her thority or her right to such services;

For many days they marched,.Jhej apes following the trail easily and, going distance ahead, o$ tiyj body|afthe.<y I others of J It was during a noonday halt while all \<fere lying resting after a tiresome march' that one of the apes rose suddeply, guttural he cautioned the oMiiSwl silence and a moment later waygwi|j | Lag up’Wioa h»to theMunpS La and the priests gathered silently togfether. Bering their mfopoa, ft » -»©bsjj 2«V3-j W» they saw him .topM* W*! thicket, and approach them. Straight, to. La he came and in the language of the ’greaf Japes; fwhjA-WW rinatM; language of decadent Opar, dressed her. uw Tarmanganlltos MtoV there,” he said, pointing in the direc tion from which ha had just come. “Come and we can kill him?’ YAGHI in cold tones. “Bring the manga ni to me alive and vengeance is La’s. Go ; but faikrW ahji aia■ad ter bandit tn Include nil her followers, x " ' Cautiously the weird party crept

through the jhngle in the wake of the gredt ape until at last he halted with a raised hand and pointed upward a little ahead. There, they RW the giant fpnn ■of the ape-man stretched along a low bough and even In sleep one hand grasped a stout Umb and one strong, brown leg reached out T and At ease jay Tarzan of the Apes, sleeping heavily upon a till and dreatrilpg ol Numa, the lion,an,d ,Horta, the boar, and other, creatures of the jungle. No Intimation.of danger, assafled the dormant faculties of the ape-man—-he saw no crouching hairy figures upon the ground beneath him nor the three apes that swung quietly into the tree beside jhim. s : The first intimation of danger that came tmiXarzan was the impact। of three bodies as the three apes leaped upon him and hurled him to ‘ the ground, where he alighted s hats stunned beneath their coniblned weight, and Was idhriediateiy set upon by the fifty hairy men or as many of them qs- could swarm , upon his person. In•tantly the ape-man becmne the center of a whiriipg.-striking, biting maelstrom of horror. He fought nobly, but the odds against him were-too great Slowly they overcame him, though tkera was scarce one of them did not (TOAMNTINUED.) ■

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