Show T tarzan ut arff nn and the jewels jewah ainan of 0 V P ait by EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS author of 11 TARZAN OF THE APES SON OF TARZAN copyright 1918 A C mcclung ft alk C TO HIM THEY WERE BUT PRETTY PEBBLES synopsis hiding in the jungle after a killing his captain in a 0 nt fit of 0 brooding madness albert belgian officer Is captured by achmet zek arab slave raider who spares ills hla life and proposes to him a scheme to kidnap jane wife of tarzan lord greystoke and sell bell her into slavery accepts posing as ag jules Fre coult french traveler Is hospitably received by the Grey stokes he learns his host Is 19 in financial straits and Is planning an expedition to the treasure vaults ot of opar to procure gold informs 0 achmet zek ot of the opportunity to seize lady greystoke and follows tr tarzan zan to learn the secret of opar spying on tarzan sees him load his blacks with gold from the treasure chamber ot of the sun worshipers A convulsions of nature causes the collapse of the vault imprisoning both men recovers from the shock and loaves leaves tarzan apparently dead seeking a way to safety herpst Is seized by priests of the flaming god a degenerate race he is about to be offered up as al a sacrifice when the ceremonies are ginterr interrupted u adte d b by V the appearance of a hunger maddened lion CHAPTER V the arab raid after their first terror ferror had subsided subsequent nt to the shock of the earthquake baculi and his warriors hastened back into the passageway in search of tarzan and two of their own number who were also missing they found the way blocked by jammed and distorted rock for tw two 0 days they labored to tear a way through to their imprisoned friends but when after herculean efforts the aliey y had unearthed but a few ards ot of the choked passage and discovered the mangled remains of one of their fellows they were forced to the conclusion that T arzan and the second wa zirl also lay dead beneath the rock mass farther jul in beyond human aid and no longer susceptible of it they gave up the search tearfully they cast a last look at the shattered tomb of their master shouldered the heavy burden of gold that would at least furnish comfort if not happiness to their bereaved and beloved mistress and made their mournful way hack back across the desolate valley of opar and downward through the forests beyond toward the distant bungalow and as they marched wham what sorry fate was already drawing upon that peaceful happy home from the north came achmet zek riding to the summons of his lieutenants letter with him came his horde of et renegade arabs outlawed marauders these and equally degraded blacks garnered from the more de based and ignorant tribes of savage cannibals through whose countries the raider passed to and fro with perfect impunity Mu gambl bf the aboa hercules who had shared the dangers and vicissitudes of his beloved bwana awana from ju jungle n island almost to the headwaters of the was the first to note the bold approach of the sinister caravan he it was whom tarzan had left in charge of the warriors who remained to guard lady greystoke nor norco could ulda a braver or more loyal guardian have been found in any clime or upon any soll soil A giant in stature a savage fearless warrior the huge black possessed also soul and judgment in proportion to his bulk and his ferocity the raiders were still a long way ot off when the warriors keen eyes discovered them he issued orders rapidly in comp compliance Kance with them the men seized upon their weapons and their shields some ran to call in the workers from the fields and to warn the tenders of the flocks and herds the majority followed back toward the bungalow the dust of the raiders was still a long distance away could not know positively that it hid an enemy but he had spent a lifetime of savage life in savage africa and he had seen parties before come thus unheralded sometimes they had come in pence peace and sometimes they had bad come in war one could never tell it was well to bs be prepared the greystoke Greye toke bungalow was not well adapted for defense no palisade surrounded it tor for situated as it was in the heart of loyal its master had anticipated no possibility of an attack in force by any enemy heavy wooden shutters there were to clo close se the window apertures aper tures against hostile arrows and these was engaged in lowering when lady greystoke appeared upon the veranda why Mu gambll she exclaimed what has happened why are you lowering the shutters pointed out across the plain dinin to where a white robed force of mounted men was now distinctly visible arabs he be explained they come for no good purpose la in thi tha absence of the great bwana awana the raiders had baltad a hundred yards out upon the plain had hastened down to join his warriors ile he advanced a few yards before them and raring raising ing his voice hailed balled the strangers achmet zek slut sat straight raight at in his saddle before his henchmen arab cried Mu gambl bf what do you want cherev here we come in peace achmet zek called back then turn and go in peace replied ligambi Ui WI gambi gambl wo do not want you here there cria CBA be no peace between arab and 11 achmet zek drew to one side of ills horde borde speaking to his men in 6 lw iw pole n A nirm clit cut later without warn ing a ragged volley was poured int into the ranks of the A couple 0 of the warriors fell the others were for charging the attackers but was a cautious as well as a bravo leader ile he knew the futility of charging mounted men armed with muskets lie ile withdrew liis his force behind the shrubbery of the garden half hal f a dozen lie he sent to the bungalow itself with instructions to keep their mistress within doors and to protect her with their lives adopting the tactics ot of the desert fighters from which he had sprung achmet zek led his followers nt at a gallop in a long thin line describing a great circle which drew closer find and closer in toward the defenders the justly famed for their archery hery found no cause to blush tor for their performance that day time and again some swarthy horseman threw hands above his head and toppled from his saddle pierced jy by a deadly arrow but the contest was uneven the arabs outnumbered the their bullets penetrated the shrubbery and found marks that the arab riflemen had not even seen agathen and then achmet zek circled inward a half mile above the bungalow tore down ft a section of the fence and led his marauders within the grounds saw them corning coming and calling those of his warriors who remained nial ned ran for the bungalow and the last stand upon the veranda lady greystoke stood rifle in hand more than a single raider had accounted to her steady nerves and cool aim for his outlawry more than a single pony raced in the wake of the charging horde ilu gambl pushed his mistress back into the greater security of the interior and with his depleted force prepared to make a last stand against the toe foe on came the arabs shouting and waving cleir long guns above their heads past the veranda they raced pouring a deadly fire into the kneeling who discharged their volley of arrows from behind their long oval sill shields elds shields well adapted perhaps to stop a hostile arrow or deflect a spear but futile quite before the leaden missiles of the riflemen mu gambl withdrew his force within the building again and again the arabs charged at last forming a stationary circle about the little fortress and outside the effective range of the defenders arrows from their new position they fired at will at the windows one ona by one the fell fewer and fewer 1 in the forefront of her protectors stood the giant Mu gambi were the arrows that replied to the guns of the raiders and at last achmet zek felt safe in ordering an assault firing as they ran the lie bloodthirsty horde raced tor for the veranda A dozen of them fell arrows of the defenders but the majority reached the door heavy gun butts fell upon it the crash of splintered wood mingled with the report of a rifle as jane clayton fired through the panels upon the relentless foe upon both sides of the door men fell but at last the frail barrier gave to the vicious assaults of the maddened attackers it crumpled inward and a dozen swarthy murderess mur dereis leaped i into the living room at the far end stood jane clayton surrounded by the remnant ot of her devoted guardians the floor was covered by the bodies of 0 those who already had bad given up their lives in her defense in me forefront of her protectors stood the giant mu gambl the arabs raised their rifles to pour in the last volley that would effectually end all resistance but achmet zek roared out a warning order that stayed their trigger fingers fire not upon the WO woman Mall he cried who barms her dies take the woman 0 man alive I 1 the arabs rushed across the room the met them with their heavy spears swords flashed long pistols roared out their sullen death dooms launched his spear at the nearest of the enemy with a force that drove the heavy shaft completely through the arabs arabs body then hen lie seized a pistol from another and grasping it by the barrel brained all who forced their way too near his mistress emulating his example the few warriors who remained to him fought like demons but one by one they toll fell until only remained to defend the life and honor of the ape mans mute mate from across the room achmet zek watched the unequal struggle and urged on his minions in his hands was a jeweled musket slowly he raised it to his shoulder waiting until another move should place BIu gambi at his mercy without endangering the lives of the woman or any of his own followers at last the moment came and achmet zek pulled the trigger without a sound bound the brave sank to the file floor at the feet of jane clayton an instant later she was surrounded and disarmed without a word they dragged her from the bungalow A giant negro lifted her to the pommel of his saddle and while the raiders searched the bungalow and outhouses out houses for plunder he rode with her beyond the gates and waited the coming of his master when the raiders assembled after glutting their fury and their avarice and rode away with jane clayton clayt n toward the north she saw caw the smoke and flames rising yar far into the heavens until the winding of the trail into the thick forests hid the sad view from her eyes As the flames ate their way into the living room reaching out forked tongues to lick up the bodies of the dead one of that gruesome company whose chose bloody welte rIngs had long since been stilled moved again it was a huge black who rolled over upon his side and opened bloodshot blood shot suffering eyes Mu gambl bf whom the arabs had left for dead still lived the hot flames were almost upon him as he raised himself painfully upon his hands and knees and crawled slowly toward the doorway after what seemed to him an interminable time during which the flames had become a veritable fiery furnace at the far side of the room the great black managed to reach the veranda roll down the steps and crawl off into the cool safety of some nearby shrubbery all night 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 cock A prowling Ming lion roared close at hand but the giant black was unafraid there was place for but a single thought tn in his savage mind revenge re revenge vengel 1 re revenge vengel 1 CHAPTER VI t the jewel room of opar for some time tarzan lay where he be had bad fallen upon the floor of the treasure chamber beneath the ruined walls of opar he lay as one dead but he was not dead at length he stirred slowly he rose to a sitting posture listening no sound reached to the burled buried depths ot of his sepulcher so he staggered to his feet and groped his way among the tiers of ingots ingols what was he where was he ills his head ached but otherwise he felt no III effects from the blow that had bad felled him the accident he did not recall nor did he recall aught of what had led up to it ile he let his bis hands grope unfamiliarly over his limbs his torso and his head ile he felt of the quiver at his back the knife in his loin join cloth something struggled for recognition within ills his brain ah ab I 1 he had it there was something missing he crawled about upon the floor feeling with ills his hands for the thing that instinct warned him nl was ns gone at last he found it the heavy war spear that in past years had formed so important a feature of his dally daily life almost of ills his very existence tarzan was sure that there was another and more lovely gerld than that which was confined to he darkness of the four stone walls surrounding him no ile continued his search and at lost last found the doorway lending leading inward beneath the ity city and the temple this lio lie followed most incautiously lie he came to the he stone stops steps leading upward to the higher level he ascended them and contin continued nod onward toward the wal blu deAng or on zhi the tha darkness as though lie he were tra transfers effig an open plain under the brilliance pt a noonday sun and suddenly there happened that which had to happen under the circumstances of his rush rash advance lie ile readied reached the brink of the well stepped outward into space lunged forward and shot downward into the inky depths below still clutching his spear he struck the water and sank beneath its surface plumbing the depths the fall had not injured him and when lie rose to the surface lie shook the water from his eyes and found that he could see tarzan gazed about hima him on the level with the surface of the water he saw a large opening in the dank and slimy wall he swam to it and drew himself out upon the wet floor of a tunnel along this he passed but now he went warily tor for tarzan of the apes was learning the unexpected pit haa had i A jill I 1 s a 43 let the priceless gems filter through his fingers taught him care in the traversing of dark passageways eways he needed no second lesson for a long distance the passage went straight as an arrow the toot foot of a stairway ended it up this he made his way it turned back and forth many times leading at last into a small circular chamber curiosity prompted the ape man to investigate its his surroundings several metal bound copper studded chests constituted the sole furniture of the round room tarzan let ills fits hands run over these he felt of the copper studs he pulled upon the hinges binges and at last by chance he rals raised edthe i the cover of one an exclamation of delight broke from his lips at sight of the pretty contents gleaming and glistening in the subdued light of the chamber lay a great tray full of brilliant stones tarzan reverted to the primitive by his accident had bad no conception of the fabulous value of his find to him they were but pretty pebbles ile he plunged his hands bands in them and let the priceless gems filter through his fingers ile he went to others of the chests only to find still further stores of precious stones nearly all were cut and from these he gathered a handful and filled the pouch which dangled at his side the uncut stones he tossed back into the chests cli ests unwittingly the ape man had stumbled upon the forgotten jewel room of opar tiring at last of this diversion tarzan took up his way along the corridor which led upward from the jewel room by a steep incline the tunnel led him nearer and nearer to the surface ending finally in a low celled room lighter than any that he had as yet discovered above him an opening in the tha ceiling at the upper end of a flight of concrete steps revealed a brilliant sunlit scene tarzan viewed the vine covered columns in mild wonderment there was a tantalizing suggestion always present in his mind that |