Show X X X 11 IT atry 7 TARZAN TAR AN by BURROUGHS EDGAR 00 RICE AND THE author if tarzan of the apes p JEWELS OF OPAR son ot of taran tarzan Cr rt 1911 it it r i A r ucha C CHAPTER XII continued 11 hut but lie did not flee alone As A the right envil nil hall pressed in upon tiro film irps had lied not been blow slow to note tile he qually saddle and lie tile opportunity port unity alty it scarcely hail had the hill 11 n lr the annb from line tide aide than then the Bel belgian glan seizing the pom roel met of the wife id lie and the horse horsen mane upon the horses back from roil the he older other i A half halt hour later a naked giant winging easily til rough the lower loer branched of ife re tree trees lauson dmd n and id ath malsed 11 lied and hinting dilating not nostril alls sniffed the morning air 1 the emell smell of blood fill wrong upon his fits nose incise and mingled with A ith it ans the cent scent of oti tho lion the giant rocked tile ills licud upon one bide side mild helmed from frolli a 9 short distance up tho the artill bame the unmistakable noises tc C itic 11 greedy feeding fiedle fi edli of a lion torann op cheil d tho pot spot stiff tilt keeping to tte branches of all atie trim lie made no effort to conceal his app approach and presently he had hall evidence hint that numa king heard him film from ilio file ominous arning hat that broke from a thicket beside the trull trail uniting fing upon a low branch aboe the ho linn lion looked down doun upon the file r grisly scene could fits tin un rt cognizable chills be tho ilia man he lie had be lien n trull lne hig he ile reolder cold wl numa nurna and tried to drive the knot beast hut but only tingry a 1 rewarded ills id effort efforts lie lit tore i duall dru lin inches ticho from a near by hull limb and ml hurled tilam at his ills ancient enemy niina looked up with bared tiered fa fanes na S I 1 Wr InnIng hideously but he ile did not rise train ills hi kill then fitted nn tin irrow to hl h ilow ant and ol rowing tile alini far for bock let adrile ettli fill nil all the force oc of the touch olaf that only he lie could bend As the arrow deeply into his tits ulily it iiii looped to tits feet fill a roar of mingled roze rage nod pain lie ile le futilely at the grinning ape man tore nt at the tile protruding end of the hof mild thea then springing into the tile troll trail meed back and anti forth beneath ill p lona again tarzan looyd a aft ift bolt boll this time the ilia ml alle aligned it nith ith care lodged in the lions lion pine 1 I hat brent great crea creatura turu halted in its tsi and lur clied for acht ani upon ili itt face dropped implied to he trot ran quick to the tile tit bead abts bid odde end hare ills hi lvena feel into the alerce heart alim afi a turned hie his attention to the ilia mutilated Mutt reni rc ninin of tile lie atil anieul lual i arty in a tho the by th ceet the face a gone tho the abib garments enn nent aroused aro usei no doubt as to the tile finnk identity sinco since he had find trolled won into the arab camp and out sain again othere here he easily have acquired the apparel marell so go uro sure was tarzan that the licitly arts flint of be he who hail robt fob 1 lilia him that he be ronde made no tie extort er zort to verify his deductions by scent abou amou 9 the conglomerate odors of the great and the fresh blood of the he tie fits atten tlonA to s care ful fu erch for the pouch but rin where upon or about the corpse ian l any sign ten of the missing ni ill ticla or it the amman anpo ann was disappointed po pos sibly not on 0 o much of ilia lie low loss st the colored pebbles as a with numa fur for him of the pleasures of revenge liNon pondering derIng what mid wild ha havo become of lilt 1113 the pc man turned only back niora the ilia troll trail in the tile dl tit froni will ai he had come tak ing to the atves t ces he moved south in erch search of at prey that lie tie might satisfy his hunger before midday and then llo up tip or ilia ho afternoon scarcely had ho lie quitted quilted the lh trail bell A it tall black artler art lor moving nt tit a dogged trot toward the apsit it wai was ibl corchine searching corch lne for tits hl lie ile continued aloit along ilia trail halt log to examine the bod bad of the th dead lion tb black looked furtively furt about him tho the abdy nas still til warm wom and anil from this fact he reasoned ren onel tint the tile killer close at hand yet no sign 1 of illint man appt appeared ared illonka hie his wed and continued alone along the trull fruit but with redoubled cantlon lon clay he 11 topping stepping occa sit t nally flatly to cat call lend tho the single word lady lo 10 the hope that at lal last she tooig hear bear and respond but in the end nd bis his loyat loyal devotion brought filth to disaster from the tb i orth or theat east for several montaj mont hj abdul in command of a detachment of soldiers h had ad been a archieh warchin war chin foe far the I 1 arab amb nilufer achmet zek who six ix buths und tind affronted afro ted the majesty 0 61 awil ilou rake emperor 6 11 by cond a e slave 1 raid within the me of mendel domain and now it d that abdul had halted for a short rest at noon upon ihl ship very day ant along the some trail that and mo alit farill were foll wing toward the eail east it wan was dortly efter otter the eol sol ailers had hail 41 that the belgian unav unaware rare nf of their ale hia his larl bount st tat tio 1 before hf he had d them instantly he visa wa A it hi a volley of question questions burim ni him blin tip ha h visa pulled uhel froni blo p 1 11 fl ivard the prea euce of il r ler falling back won his Dir na aarper N e ape r assured abdul alint he tie pa aps a frenchman Irenc hman hunting la in africa and that lie tied been attacked by strangers his ills rafuel killed or scattered and himself es wing only by a miracle irom I rom far a hance remark of the abys Al tin filan liin discovered the purpose cf of the expedition ilion lost he U ight again full into the hards of the raider he disc abdul in ili the tile further pro acut ion of his fits pursuit ap assuring suring the abyssinian that achmet zek ed ell A laree large and onerous berous erous force and also that he lie was marching watching rapidly toward ord tho the south convinced hat that it mould take a long time to overhaul the raider and that the chances of engagement made the outcome extremely questionable mou rak none too unwillingly abandoned his plan inn and cue ruie the necessary nece orders for his lil command to pitch camp where they were preparatory to taking up the tile return karlh toward Abys sfida the following follow inc morning it as ate late in the afternoon that the attention of the c was ans attracted to ard the west by tho the sound of at a poA powerful erful voice calling A eingle single word ord repented loveral tir linua lits lucyl ladal lady I 1 trie true to their instinct instincts of precaution a it number of acting under orders from abdul advanced stealthily the jungle toward tho the author of the call A halt half hour later they returned hugging mong emong them the 1 person tile lie big blacks eye fell tell upon as its he was into the pre pren ence nore of tle me at yas M 1 I jules the frenchman who lind lied been the ilia guest of his hi waster and whom he hut last had seen entering the village of achmet aek under circum which pointed to his familiarity and friendship for tho the raiders bercen the disasters dieas tera that had hall befallen his baster wester and his mastern house end and the tile frenchman raw a sinister relationship kept hm win froni from recalling to AVer pers attention the identity which the it c er r evidently felled failed to recognize pleading hiat that ho tie wa was but a harm less hunter from a tribe farther kouth south begged to be allowed to go upon ills way but abdul ad miring the warriors warr lore rs splendid physique phyl que decided to take him jilin back to adis allis abe bi bit and present him to Ile menelik gambl had find not the slightest doubt but lint that diring the tile course of the journey he would find opportunity to elude the tile lilg vigilance ilance of his tits guards and make good ills escape then thery there came a time when he learned a very surprising thin thing by accident tho the party had camped curly in the afternoon of a sultry day upon the banle banks of a clear and beautiful stream the bottom oc of the ilia river vas as gravelly there nas A as no indication oc 0 crocodile those menaces to promiscuous bathing in the river rivers of at certain portions of the dark continent and so the took advant sd vanta nse e of the tile opportunity to perform lonc deterred and much el ed ablutions As A arper cr per falio lie Alu gambi had been gin permission to enter the anter ills clothing the ithe black noted the cre with which lie unfasten el ed something which circled his waist and nelch he took oft off bilth bis his shirt jep tuft ie ole latte alvn around and ho tie object of his solicitude it vins this very carefulness careful niss which attracted the blacks attention to the he thing arous arousing luz a natural curiosity in the lie wair fors mint and anti so it chancell chan 1 ceol johni johnl she cried that when the belgian in n he the nervous nem of funi fumbled bled fill bill den article and droppo dr IL it mw FAW it as us it foil utan lie the grohall grou all pill ing A of its e ci iadus on tip as t now hall been to ln foti with his matter master lie ille was a no not H on an r tibt alx tit 01 him r T the he instant that the jewel jewels of opar rolled scintillating before his ills uston aston ishill eyes he tie reco them for allot they were tint but ho he recognized else too that interested fillip far or inore more deeply than then the value a of f the alone A thoum nd nil times he ild at wn the tile leathern len thern pouch which alch dangled nt at his fits lil aslos side IA ban tarzan of file he apes bad lied in a spirit of play ind and adventure elected to eburn for a 8 few houri to the he primi primitive tise mannera manners and customs of his boyhood and anti sur ur rounded by lita ills naked warrior arri ors hunt the lion and the tile leopard the und and the like elephant after the manner h he a loved best herper saw that had seen the pouch and the stones he gathered up the precious gems and returned them thein to their con container tAlner while bile ae suming nn an air of indof feriance feri fer cace ace strolled down to the river for hie his bath both the following morning abdul itou rak uns enraged and chagrined to dis cover that his huge black prisoner had during the tile night while we was ter terrified rIfled for the same a me reason until his trembling finger fingers the ilia pouch still in its place beneath his ill ond and within it the hard outlines outline of its content contents CHAPTER XIII tarran again leads the mangani achnitz eck alth with two I 1 j i follow ers cra hod hall circled far to the auth to intercept the tile flight of his deserting lieu tenant erper others had spread out in various directions to go that a vast circle had hall been formed by then them dorlag the lie night and now they ere beating in toward lie renter center A light noise in the tile jur bursle le upon the tile 0 opposite side of the tile clearing broucht brought actinic aek to immediate on and alert attention lie ile gathered his rifle ride in readiness for instant use at the some time motioning his tits followers ol lowera to silence and concealment presently the tile foliage parted and a it m owan woman s face appeared glancing fear fully from elde aide to side A moment later satisfied that no iro ini mediate danger lurked bore b ore her idie title stepped out into the tile clearing in full lew few of the tile arab achmet aek caught his tits breath with a muttered exclamation of incredulity ind nn an the woman bat a the prisoner he had thought safely guarded at his campt apparently she he was uns alone but ach met zek waited that he might mak mal sure of it before seizing her tier slowly jane cat clat n started across the clear ing though she was almost dex depalo pair lr ing ng of ever reaching barety ehe the still was determined to fight on until denti or a access terminated her endeavor endeavors aa As the arabs watched her tier from the i abety of at their concealment and achmet acl zt b noted with satisfaction that she was vies directly into bla his clutches another peir pair of ebes down town upon the entire scene from hi foil ige of an adjacent tree puzzled troubled eyes hey they were for A all 11 heir their gray savage glint for their owner was struggling Uru BelIng with an in tangible ug of the familiarity of the ilia face and figure of be the woman below beloi him A sudden of the bushes at tin lie point win which jane clarton had eberg emerged ed into the cl during brought I 1 lir tr to a sudden n stop and anti attracted the attention of tle tile arabs and the watcher III the tree to the same point the woman wheeled about to vw ltee what hot new dew menaced her tier from behind and as she did so to a grent crent anth anthropoid ape waddled into view bo be hind liliu him come another and another but lady greystoke Urey stoke did not wait to ctorn how many of the tilde hideous out creatures were vere so rinse upon her trail hh ith a smothered scream she rushed toward the opposite jungle ind and as she reached the bushes there achmet zek and his two to henchmen rose up end and 11 her 4 t the same some instant a risked brown giant dropped tron from thy thu branches of a tree at the 11 of ibe clearing turning toward the astonished apes lie gave voice to a short volley of low and ITIN Out waiting ailing to note the effect of his him words mardi upon hem wheeled and charged for the arab arabs achmet aa jtb L was drug dragging ing jane clay ton toward his tethered horse III iro tro men were ere hastily unfastening ill three tr mount the woman struggling to escape the arab turned and saw the tipe man running toward her A glad light of hope illumined her face john I 1 bhe mie cried thank god goj that you have come in timer behind toan came the garmt apes wondering but to his sum wn the arab arabs saw aw that they woo of d not hare time to mount and make the thel cape wore the beast beasts and the tile nan man eirv vi rv ilium them achmet zek nixed the letter latter As the enemy of o urh as he ant he MW paw in the 1 instance an opportunity to rd rid hini coif forber fur rr of the itic niti if i the airman pipe nian a pret nm tilling on ble M imen th to 0 frilan i ex ample he tie kulil ills hi rifle fine a ami I 1 tai 1 it I udom tile atif I 1 itaw I 1 I 1 fril ti jimr Mr art it hh n if IP 1101 stielf arf 1914 irl 1 ailt MIKI I with the it 11 ill HIM of the th ilski in 1 ut hia his hairy balry benchman pitched forward among the jungle grasses the noise of the bitle s hots brought be the balance of the apes to a wondering pause and taki R of momentary di distraction traction achmet aek and anti his tits fol follower loers it ifill cited to their horses back and galloped gallop wl uway with the now no hopeless hope leiu leps and arief stricken woman noman back to the village hey they rode and anti knorp again ia 1 ly greystoke ft f und her self incarcerated in n the III y ittle little lint but from froin which illich she had find thought tj t j have scoped for good gi Singly and annos in twos the searchers bo had bail riot len out with ith kohmet alk tk upon the tile troll trail of the belgian lle lelan nod empty handed mith ith the report of each ibe ilia rage and unit haenn increased until he lie was in huoh a iran tran port of ferocious anger that none dared approach him film ith tr it escape of the arabs the he great opts bad turned their att attention to their fallen comrades ns as the first lu to regain consciousness sit tin tins up he looked about him film blood 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