Show Z aim D ir THE TALIM RE i W el L an OF aj I 1 edgac RICE BUR BURROUGHS www or OF VE APES S e Or TARZAN WA 0 A CH 11 A WH W H THIS LAST CHANCE I 1 GIVE YOU j in the juggie oner killing lila ills cilip captain tain in a tit U of bro brooding madness albert delghan officer la Is captured by mek eki arab slave raider who pares hla his lire 11 r 0 and proposes pro to la hibit a eilleine Bil leine to kidnap june jano wife of tarzan lord Groy and sell nelt tier her into slavery nc repts lepla posing its jules julas 1 I traveler 1 Is iop laly ro re delved d by tile Orey lie learns ills hl host alost in IB in ili lanni linane int and tit Is alar ning tin till expedition to lo tile lie treasure tria gura vaults of opar to procure golt gold eruti informs kilimet zek ot of the lie opportunity to folze and follow B tarzan to learn tile secret of oar amr spying on tarzan aeed ce film loail load liln its blacks with got goli from rom tile treasure ipa clin niber of 0 khe sun still i I 1 peril A of nature causes tile coll nilso 0 of tho the imprisoning both men man wolper eipur recovers rec ovora lie shok shock and leaves tarzan appi wently dead beek ing tt it ian way to safety verper 1 Is seized by priests of tile hit I 1 Fla laming flanning soil joil tt a degenerate race ho he Is about to be offered up an aa a sacrifice weijen the ceremonies cert are interrupted intel erupted by tile appearance of it i hunger lion tarzile tarzan dead his black folla followers return home ibi the kold gold 1 zek ac on werners pers information Intorn mUon halt attacked he home burned it and carried orf off bady murnell Tar lieutenant la Is Bee lieve iely wounded wound cl 1 but it r reco c covers and follows fol lofta tile tho raiders tord Groy greystoke stoke recovers consciousness but bu it the t he nc trel clIent dent ima destroyed hlf bill tin nn lie ito in ili again tarzan of the apes lie ile finds himself in tile jewel jel room loom 0 of opar lie he lilii lil ills pouch with pretty pebbles cut diamonds of great value aut ito ifa teaches the chamber just nr an the he lion balto the of by la lie is in lecog nihed by la high priestess whom rhonl he lidid known knon in previous pr eloiie yara lie ho fifty the lion lon and aad releases tarzan and vemer wat formers for mern pa baity 1 tl ty return and bury tho the rold gold lina fills no memory of the lie place ste Is tile the diamonds amonda dl and to Avii ean stronghold jady lit Is t there ere a pr loner tells lulls the arab of the rold gold but not of tile the Aclin iet discovers Nil erper has lh tile jewels find and the belgian fearing for its ilia life escaped with the gems tarzan misses hut but does doea not discover the theft of f the jewels lie ho re res unies tile the life ut of ft a wild man mail li lil and mie hie priests of tile the aming I 1 alook tarzan and erper to recover the III knife which tle tile latter had find carried carr lerl off abay capture tarell CHAPTER X X continued how beautiful lip lie vas wasl ln lit bent row low over ailin in looking lookin into lilt ills eye 1 vow how perfect was ids figure silo bw eom compared pared it with those of the and knotted men from whom sha must choose it 11 mate find ln lit Ph tit llie ilia thought dust dusk came find after liml came night A bruit on blawd the lie little thorn lipinn about lh alic camp iha 1110 claims played upon HIP new ilar altar erected lit in uio file center of lie file cN cearing aring arousing in ili tile mind od oc f tile the hekli of f the Flain hig a picture of the ali event of tho the online coming davi ian davia a site she saw this giant tind and perfect furin form timid the clatues s of the fo pyre gho bile haw those smiling lips burned find blackened foll fulling IlIg it ily from tho strong white teeth she it row paw tie shick of bandt imir toti toil ailed upon wet ish I sh a ped licile in ili it spurt of ol 01 lintn lenino six the thre find and ninny other frightful liliUm tt is an stood with cload eyes und blanched blenched blen Clen ched clied iian alts lullove aloo tile object timer linton aej lil avas ass it hitov that jn im f opar falt atha ot of the jungco night flight lind settled dowil don upon tile the laina re decd ahe of the 0 firc re that was vas kept up to warn nin off on the inan eaters lay quietly indis in hl bonds ito iio suffered from thirst tind and from firul tile the cutting of tile tight light st strands randa about ills hta wrists nud and ankles but ho 1 I inide eliude no complaint A jungle bei beast 1 tit was tarzan with alth the stoicism of the alje and tilt th intelligence of ninn ills anew that his fits doom was scaled bluit no 10 supplications ions would avail to teal per lier the severity of ills ids end nd and so lie he I 1 wasted ousted no breath in ill I 1 lat waited united patiently in tile firm coila tion that ills his sufferings could not en n dure forever lit in the darkness dm lu la stooped above abue lilia liliu lit in tier liei hand was u knife und in tier mind the determination to initiate ills hla tor titre without further tie dela lay the knife was vas against ills hla side and lna face wits filoso fo 4 ills when it sudden burst of fianco fiodi vow i cw bran clies ll leiron iron upon tile llo tire sire without lighted up tile alio interior of if tin the shelter close beneath tier lips ln lit saw tit he perfect t ures of the foiest god und find into her womans comans libart welled veiled nil all tle giant 0 o she had felt ailt for Tarza til since lit tit ilic had seen out tind find till nil the ace pait sion tit of the years that she lind had dreamed ot Ill liim itil dagger lit in hand ln la tile hilgh priest 0 tw 9 towered above nuovo tile tho helpless crea jiin tire that had dared ditled to vl violate tho the of hor delty there should 6 he no torture there should bo be instant ilan ih A single stroke of t tile ho heavy blittle und and then tte tile corpse to 0 tho ilia linta ing pyre pre without the knife aria salt fe fenta ned ready for tile the downa downward 1 hird plunged inge api upi then la the woman y weakly upon ilia body ady of tile the man inan the she loved mie mic run ran tier her hands in mute carets caress liver ills hla naked flesh site covered his hl forehead firc licud his eyes ees ill lilt 4 lips with hot hissa hlf cat 1 she covered him with tier her body i to protect bilm froidl tile tho 11 ous into slip she hid had ordained for film suld it in trembling tones tolles slie site 11 el Phlin for ills love oc for hours houri tin freay y oi of tier tho handmaiden ot of tile flat I 1 aftin I 1 soil ll nt at last sleep oy rp N i crid lier her und find site lie lapsed into int I 1 arkon beside tile lie man sie hite lint lind amorn to 0 o torture and to and cillian Cil liin fly bi thought noughts bof of tile he fumire slept in J ans elu ciu banc at tho ho first lint hut of dawn tilt the chant ing of flie prints priests of opar br alight light barzun to 0 o in lit in low all and subdued tones the sound bound soon rose in ili volume olumn t alio lie open clutia von tw of df barbaric blood lust ln la stirred clr pv arm pressed closer 0 her a amui i pirtel ell her lips anil and then slip she awoke aake fill ahl slowly tin the smile faded and tier lier eyes ees went wide lit n tier roi its as the significance of the hie death chalat impinged upon liev understanding love inc file Turn nl I 1 site she caled love HIP I 1 1 ciul I you oil shall lie ile saved Tarm iii 4 biondi hurt idin film lie hi wilm van suffering buffering ilia tortures of long ions restricted circulation ill illation with jilt an magry growl lip lie rolled over ner with lils ills back toward ln that hint af was tier lier answer I 1 tito the high priestess leaped to her feet A hot flush flum ft shaine mantled tier cheek check and then site went dead and stepped to tho the entrance come cino priests of lie Fin ining god I 1 she cried and make ready the site relice file warped things advanced and entered the shelter they hild hands bands nod horo bore blin forth unit und it us they they kept time with their crooked oodles bodies swaying to and fro to the hu rhythm of their song bong of blooml and death keland them came ln la swaying too but wit lit in unison wath etli tile tha chanted clidence white und and drawn was the face afifie of the hilgh priest pi lest esa white and drawn with flu requited loo and hideous terror of the me ino fuents to come colue yet stern irk in her resolve was ln la tito tho should dlee die I 1 the scorner of tier lier love should pay alib irico upon the lie flery fiery altar slie bile saw them lay the perfect body there hero upon the rough frough lift nelies sho she saw tile the hekli priest lio lie to choin hoin cus join would unito tuilio her bent crooked loll stunted hideout tit ivance avith the flaming torch lind stand waiting n lilting her command to apply i to tin tilt maggots faggots surrounding tile thu pyre ills 1118 halry bestial face was distorted lit in it yellow buo fanged grin of nn art enjoyment ills hands were cupped capped to dolve reecho the life blood ot of the ilia tho reil red nectar that lit at Q opar 1 r li would have filled tin the goldon golden alle rifle 1 0 goblets la approached alth with knife tier her face turned toward tile cho rising sun still und iiii upon tier lips a prayer to tilt the burning delty deity of tier lier people the high priest looked questioningly toward heithe hei bior the tho brand avas as burning burn liiK close to ills hta liand and tile tho fligg otil lay temptingly near closed lila ills eyes and awalter the end lip kao that hat lie would mould stiffer for lie ho recalled tile the faint nie memories of burns lie ilo linew know that tie lie well would suffer find and lie die but lio to lid did not flinch death li Is no 1111 great adventure to tho the junkle jungle bred bied who hi walk alk hand lit in hand with tile the grini spec teli liy by day kind lie down it at t lila ills side by night through nil tile the years of their lives As tt ft matter of fact as ills s end approached ills his mind haep aa oct oc coupled by thoughts of the pretty peb bles blei lie had lost yet ids every faculty wits aa stell olien cwi to alint bussed ad around I 1 jilin him lie he felt fi lt ln la lean over iahn antl and ho opened hla his eyes cies lie saw tier lier white bilte lil te dran faro face and lio lie saw tile thu tears opma blinding her eyes tarzan ui my tar datil elio moaned te alit 1110 tint you love mathat ille mo that you sou wll will retugio to opar opal with nv jilt anil you shall jave in tho the face of thu tho finger of my people I 1 will mill save you tua tills last chance I 1 g glou NO you OU what Is s your ioup answer at the last moment tile woman in ili lit la lind triumphed over tile tho high priestess of a cruel cult with he deriving riving bosom iho leaned loso above him yes or no site 10 lo whispered through the jungle out of 1110 ills dla lance cume caine faintly it a sound that hi ought brought a budden fight of 0 to to farzana tarzana Tar zana eyes ca lie ile rals fi ids ls olce 1 lit in it weird that sent bent la back from ft aiu him a step or tr hitik j the bizilia tit nt fit priest grula bled nn alit switched tile torch from onu one liand to ilia other tit at tho the same time holding it closer to the under nl lit tile base bafs of ilia litt pyre your answer I 1 insisted ln la vital is s your answer to botho the love of la of oearl closer came caine tile sound bound that had find attracted Tar attention and now lie others heard it atthe ilie shrill trumpeting of till nn elephant As ali la looked alde cyca into taw face there to read tier her fate for liap ur or heartbreak she saw nn fin of concern shallow shadow lila fits beati features ires biow w for the III lloyt st time she gu guessed essell li illenyi ing of shrill lilt libil summoned tho ilia to hn bli croscut re I 1 las baws coll contra I 1 rag c nit I 1 i in n a bavage scowl you ayou refuse 11 billal I 1 ille in cried then tile did I 1 the 11 vitte die commanded og towards towar dj prie it tarzan looked up till into gilr ance Is lio lie still bield 10 hought that lie would rescue tle tins tile goow now from ills voice that hint viii slay y nio file ond find you rind find fill fit I 1 t il billith ching out nut with tile tho 6 ing or of I 1 sh abt tile the panther those wit bould hide from I 1 him tot for W milt nil ahe lio of love lore of 1 I cannot lovo love you wint went on in it low voice s 1 ado I do not t know hy for you tire nrc very 4 b I 1 could not RO go buck back fill li jimr I 1 who liine have tile lio holc liboa it d jill igle for my illy malige no N I 1 noll il lint bill I 1 cannot bee you ile iella tilt gerlog haw tasks of inrid cail cut my illy balis before lic fori it 14 too file arrendy lie li 19 hupoll alls cut elleni and I 1 iino yet you A little spiral of calling row frolo our corner coi of pyre alk alck cil uI nvard lit ii stood luiere like it stil tile of dest desimir mir gazing tit a ryun tit and tit tt ill allx spreading HI Il ailles in it moment moil lent they would rullell auci out find grasp 1 hill lie led forest came anino tit th of cracking liis mobs limbs und and ani liang g trunks was coming town down upon iliew it huge jukka juggernaut of tile lir jungle jui iKle tito pi priests bests were they cast lippre hen savo glances lit in tile lie direction N of ilia ond then blick anck lit at lit la clyl l filio alto commanded them unit alun site she stooped und and cut life bonda bon 11 tiring hey her feet nm an hatin tit ih till lil stant was upon poll tin tilt ground tito priests serea screamed ined out 1 1190 and if he lilt the torch took a menacing step toward lit la and the ape nian trill tori orl lie shrieked at the woman POT I 1 tills this you too shall diet die I 1 alsing It lia ising ills his bludgeon lie rushed upon the leilh priestess flat but taryan was there before tier her leaping lit in to close quarters teri tile lie maii the upraised weapon and wrenched it from tilt the of the frenzied fanatic und then tit the priest closed upon lint tooth and biall seizing the stocky stunted body in ili ills molliy y linnah raised till creature high above ills head hurling him nt at ills fellows who were now gathered really ready to bear town upon their erstwhile captive ln stood P he swung nimbly into the lower branches anches Dr proudly with ready knife belil behind litt if aln it tile man mail no faint slen sign of fear tier lier perfect brow only haughty disdain 1 8 for tier lier priests and admiration for the mail slie site loved so BO hopelessly lulled led her Ill thoughts suddenly upon tills scene burst the lie mild mad ballia bulli it lingo huge tusker ills little eyes avith insane rage T ahe 1 1 01 priests stood for nn an instant with terror but bill tarzan tur turned neti und and gathering gotlie rang lit in I n in ills arine raced for tile nearest ni arest tree bore iowa down upon him trumpeting fili hr llly rilly ln clung with both white arius anus tho the ape inniss neck she folt felt lilia hlin leap into the tha air and marveled rt ct ills strength and nil lila ilia ability as burtle burdened ned tier lier weight lie hu swung nimbi 7 1 into tile the lower branches jofh larga tree and quickly bore tier her upward belond li ond reach of thet trunk of the pachyderm momentarily hail haislett lett here th ill h huff elephant wheeled cital bore down dowal upon kirke t ne li apless priestl iric sul who had now nov scattered terror stricken lit in every direction if tito nearest lie he gored unit and luw high dinong the branches of 0 at a tree one lio lie seized in UK the tolla coils of 0 his hi trunk broke upon a huge bole dropping the wangled mangled pulp to charge trumpeting lifter after another two he trampled beneath ills his hugi jeet beet nawl by then lien tin tile others hall had disappeared into the jungle now taintor turned ills his attention len once more to tarzan to ilia tree whore |