Show tarzan and the th jewels juh of 01 JP opar opa db d b r by EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS author of TARZAN orthe APES SON OF TARZAN copyright A C mccloin CO C I 1 TO HIM THEY WERE BUT PRETTY PEDDLES PEBBLES in ilia jungle after killing his captain in a fit it of brooding madness albert I 1 lie lelan officer Is captured by achmet zek arab slave slave raider who spares ills his ufa life anil and proposes to him a scheme to kidnap jane wife of tarzan lord greystoke and sell her into slavery accepts posing its as jutes jules Ire Fre coult french Iren cli traveler la Is hospitably received by the Grey stokes ile he learns hla his host Is in financial and to Is lAa an expedition to tho the treasure trea Bure vaults of opar to procuro procure gold fold informs achmet zek of the opportunity to eelco lady greystoke Groy stoke and folio follows w 8 tarzan to learn tho the secret of opar spying on tarzan sees him load his blacks with gold from the treasure eaura tr chamber of the sun bun worshipers A convulsions of nature causes the collapse col lapso atthe vault imprisoning both men recovers from tho the thock shock and leaves leaven tarzan apparently dead seeking reeking a way to am safety ety werdot Is seized by priests of the flaming god it a degenerate race ile ho Is about to bo be offered up as a a sacrifice sac when the c ceremonies are ara interrupted by tile tho appearance appo aranca of a hunger maddened lion 41 CHAPTER V 4 tho the arab raid after their first arst terror lind subsided subsequent to the shock of the earthquake basell and ills warriors hastened back into tile tho passageway in carch of tarzan fund two of their own humber dumber who ft ho were also missing they found ilia way blocked by Jain ined and distorted rock for two dilys days they to tear a way th through to their imprisoned friends but bill when after efforts they alicy had unearthed but a few ards of tile the choked passage and discovered the mangled remains of ono one of their fellows felloes they were forced to ilia conclusion that and tile tho second wn wa aarl irl also lay dead beneath tile the rock tunes further farther in beyond human old aid and no longer susceptible of it they gave up tip tho ilia search soar cli tearfully they vast cast ft a last just too look at tho ilia shattered tomb of their master shouldered the heavy burden of gold that would nt at least furnish comfort if not to their bereaved rind beloved mistress and made their ino mournful way back across tile desolate valley of opar end and downward ill through rough tho ilia forests beyond toward tho the distant bungalow and as they marched what sorry fate wong na already drawing upon that peaceful happy homot homo I 1 from the north came achmet zek riding to tile tho summons of its his lieuten euten ll nuts letter with him canio came his horde of renegade arabs outlawed marauders these theme and equally degraded blacks garnered from the lie more debased and ignorant tribes of savage through whoso choso countries tile the raider passed to and fro with perfect impunity tho the ebon IIer Iler culos cules who hod find shared tho ilia dangers and vicissitudes of ills his beloved swann alwina from jun glo island almost to the headwaters of tho the Uga was tho the first to note the bold approach ot of the sinister caravan no ile it was waa whom tarron lint had left in charge of tho the warriors who remained to guard lady greystoke nor could a braver or more loyat loyal guardian have been found in any allme or upon any soil boll A giant in stature a savage fe fearless arloss warrior the huge block possessed also soul and judgment in proportion to life hla bulk and its his ferocity tito tho raiders were still n long way oft when tile tho warriors keen eyes byca discovered them rie ile issued orders rapidly in compliance with them the men man seized upon their went weapons ions tind nad their shields some ran to call in the workers front from tile ho fields and to warn tho the tenders of tho the flocks and herds berds tito tho majority followed back toward the bungalow the dust of tho the raiders was still a long loag distance away could not know positively that it hid on an en emy chuy but lie he had spent a lifetime of savage alfe lu savage africa and lie he had seen parties before come thus unheralded he heralded sometimes they had come in pence peace and sometimes they had come in ono ona could never tell it was well oll to bo be prepared tho the greystoke Grey bungalow was not well adapted tor for defense no palisade surrounded surround pil it for situated ns fis it was in tile heart of loyal its master had anticipated no possibility of an attack in force by any enemy heavy fooden shutters thoro there were to close file window apertures aper tures against hostile arrows and these wits was engaged in lowering when lady greystoke appeared oppen red upon the veranda why she exclaimed what has happened why tiro are you lowering tile tho shutters pointed out across the pla plain into to where a white robed force of mounted men was now distinctly visible ibi e arabs lie ho explained diey they como come tor for no good in tho the absence of tho the great deann the raiders bad halted a hundred yards out upon tho the plain had hastened down to join join tits hla warriors giors ue ile advanced n few yards before thorn them and raising ills voice hailed the ile strangers str angera achmet zek eat bat straight in his bis saddle before ills hla henchmen araba cried bt what do you want hero here alve we come coma in pence achmet zek called bock back then turn and go in pence peace replied va do not want you hero here there raa pita bo no caco between arab and zek drew to one side of ills his hordo horde speaking to tits his men tit in u iv ap n A moment later without worn ing d n ragged volley was poured into tile lie ranks ranka of the A couple of the lie warriors foil fell tho others were for charging the attackers but was a cautious ns to well ns as a bravo binco lender leader lie ile know knew the futility of chang lne frig mounted men inco armed with muskets ts ile ho withdrew ills his force behind the shrubbery rubbery sli of the garden half a dozen ito lie sent to tile the bungalow itself with instructions to keep their mistress within doors and to protect her with their I 1 I 1 v 03 adopting tho the tactics of tho the desert fighters from which lie ho had sprung achmet zek led ills his followers nt at a gallot gallop in a long thin line describing a great circle which drew closer and closer in toward tho the defenders the justly famed for their archery chery nr found no cause to blush for their performance that adny time and again somo some swarthy horseman threw hands above his head and toppled from tits hla saddle pierced by a deadly arrow but tile tho contest was uneven tito the arabs outnumbered the their bullets penetrated tile tho shrubbery arid found marks that the annb riflemen had not even een seen and then ach aali met zek circled inward a halt half mile above the bungalow tore down a section of tile tho fence and led tits his marauders de ra within tile the grounds gio unda saw them coming and calling choso of tits his warriors who remained Inal ned ran rail for tho the bungalow and the last stand upon tho the veranda lady andy greystoke Gre stood rifle in hand more inform than a single raider had accounted to her steady nerves and cool alm aim for tits his at outlawry more than a single TA pony ny raced tn in tho the wako wake of the charging hordo pushed ills his mistress back into the greater security of tho the interior and with his depleted fuce prepared to make a last stand against the too on came the arabs shouting and waving long guns above their heads bends past the veranda they raced pouring a deadly fire into the kneel ing who discharged their volley of arrows from behind their long oval shields shields well adapted perhaps pei haps to stop a hostile arrow or deflect a spear but futile quite before the lenden leaden missiles of the riflemen mn ain gambl withdrew tits his force within the building bull ding again and again the arabs charged charge nt at last forming a stationary circle about the little fortress and outside the effective range of tile tho defenders arrows from their new position they nt at will nt at tho the windows ono one by ono one tho the fell fewer find and tower fewer in tho the forefront of her protectors Protect ora stood the giant Mu gambl wore were the arrows that replied to tile the guns buna of tho ilia raiders cra and nt fit last ach me met t zek felt safe in ordering an assault firing as aa they ran tho ilia bloodthirsty horde raced for the veranda A dozen of the hem in fell to the arrows of tho the tie lenders fenders but tile tho majority reached the door heavy gun butts butta fell upon it the crash of splintered wood InIng mingled led with the report of a rifle as jane clayton fired through tigh the panels upon tile tho relentless foe fc upon loth both of tile tho door me men fell but nt at last the ho frail barrier gave to tile tho vicious assaults or 0 tile the land bened it crumpled d arid and a dozen L e r r leaped into alip living room at the sio far end stood june clayton surrounded Bur rounded by tho the remnant of her devoted guardians the floor cyns covered by tho the bodies of those who already had given up their lives in her defense in tle tl 0 forefront of her protectors stood the lio giant blu biu gambl gambi tho the arabs raised their rifles to pour in fit the last volley that would effectually end nil all resistance but achmet zek roared out it warning order that stayed their trigger angers fire not upon the woman I 1 ho he cried who harnis harms tier her dies take ilia lie woman nelvel the arabs rushed across the room 5 the met them with their heavy spears swords flashed long pistols roared out their sullen death doom launched ills his spear at tho ilia nearest of the enemy with a n force forca hint float drove tho heavy shaft completely through tho the arabs body then lie he seized a pistol from another and grasping it by the barrel brained nil all who nho forced their way too near his mistress un stress emulating lug its example the few warriors who remained to him filin fought like demons but one by ono they fell until only Blu gambl remained to defend tile tho life and honor of tho ilia ape mans no mate ate F from rom across tho ilia room achmet zek watched the unequal struggle glo and anil urged on tits ills minions in his hands was a jeweled musket slowly lie he raised it to his shoulder waiting until another move should place nt at tits his mercy without endangering the lives of the woman or any of ills his own f followers 0 at last the moment came and ach met zek pulled tho the trigger without n R sound bound tic the bravo brave blu gambi sank to the floor nt at the feet of jano jana clayton an instant later she was wag surrounded surrounded and disarmed without a word they drugged dragged her from the bungalow A glant giant negro lifted her to the pommel of ills his saddle ond and while the raiders searched tile tho bungalow and outhouses out houses for plunder lie he rodo rode with her beyond the gates and waited the coming of lila ills master when tho raiders rai raiders derl assembled after glutting their fury and their avarice and rode away with jano jane clayton toward the north she raw caw the smoke ind flames rising far into the heavens until the winding of the trail into the thick forests hid bid the sad view from her eyes agthe As the flames ate their heir way into the living room reaching out forked Itt ingues to lick up the bodle bodies of tile the dead ono of that gruesome company whose bloody welte rings ila had long since been stilled moved again it was a huge black who rolled over upon ills his side and opened bloodshot blood shot suffering eyes 1111 gambl whom tho the arabs ila had left for dead still lived tho the hot flames were almost upon him ns as he raised himself painfully upon tits his hands handa and knees find crawled slowly toward the doorway after what seemed to him an interminable time during which the flames had become a veritable fiery furnace nt fit tho the for far side of the room tile the great black managed to rench reach the veranda vernn da roll down tho the steps and crawl off into tile cool safety of some nearby shrubbery all night lie he lay there alternately unconscious and painfully sentient and in the latter state watching with savage hatred the lurid flames which still rose from burning crib and hay cork A prowling lion roared close tit nt hand but tile tho giant black was tin unafraid there was place for but a single thought in tits tile savage mind rc gengol ro revenge vengel I 1 re revenge vengel I 1 CHAPTER VI the jewel room of opar for borne time tarzan lay where lie ho lind had fallen upon the floor door of the trens treas we lire chamber beneath tile tho ruined walls of opar ile he lay us as ono one dead but lie he was not dead at length lie he stirred slowly low 7 ho 0 rose to a sitting posture Il listening no sound reached to the burled depths of his sepulcher lie ile staggered to his feet find groped his way among the tiers of ingots ingols what was lie he where vas lie ills head accod but otherwise lie ho felt no ill effects from the blow that had felled him the accident lie ho did not recall nor dirl lie he recall ought aught of what had led up to it no ile let his lands grope unfamiliarly oyer ills his llinus his torso and his head ila iia felt of the quiver nt at ills back the knife in his loin cloth something struggled tw for recognition within ills brain alit ah I 1 ho he had it thora there was something missing ile ho crawled about upon ilie floor feeling with his hands hir for the thing that instinct warned him was as gone at last ho he found it the heavy war spear that in past years had for ineil so BO important a n f e n t u re of ills his dally daily ufa life almost of tits hla very existence tarzan was sure that there was another end and moro more lovely world than that which was confined to tho the darkness of the four stono itono walls surrounding him no ile contini ici hs 10 search end and lit at lost last found founie the hp doorway lending inward beneath the city arid tile alie temple this lio lie followed most incautiously ito iio came to 0 the lia stone steps lending leading upward to tho the higher level ito ascended thew thein and contini fM onward toward ho well on through uie the darkness na as though lie he were tr transfers tug trig an aa open plain under tile the brilliance of a noonday sun and suddenly there happened that which had to happen under tho the circumstances of oc hla his rush rash advance lie ile reached the brink of tho the well stopped stepped outward into space lunged forward unit and shot downward into tile the inky depths below still clutching ng his spear lie he struck tho the water and sank beneath its surface plumbing the tha depths the fall had not injured him and when lie he rose to tho the surface lie ho shook the water from tits his eyes and found that lie he could see tarzan gazed about him 0 on ri tho the level with the surface of t the water lie ho haw a large opening in the dank and slimy wall lie ile sworn swain to it ft find and drew himself out upon the wet floor of a tunnel along this he be passed but now he went warily for tarzan of the apes was learning the unexpected pit bad 0 T ta let the priceless gems filter through hla his fingers taught him core care in tile the traversing of dark passageways eways he needed no second lesson for a long distance the passage went straight as an arrow the foot of a stairway ended it up this he made ills his way vi ay it turned back and forth many times leading at last into a small circular chamber curiosity prompted tile the nj cipe roan emo to investigate ills hla surroundings several metal bound copper studded chests constituted the solo |