Argosy All-Story Weekly, January 13, 1923 — page 126: what you’re looking at

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As Cadj directed his steps toward the ancient avenue upon which the palace _ of Opar faced there issued from every corri- dor and doorway groups of knurled and hairy men of Opar, armed with their heavy bludgeons and their knives. Screaming and chattering in the trees above them were a score or more of little gray monkeys. “Not here,” they cried, “ not here!” and pointed toward the south side of the city. Like an undisciplined mob the horde of __ priests and warriers reéntered the palace at -Cadj’s heels, and retraced their steps to- ward the opposite side of the edifice. Here _ they scrambled to the summit of the lofty wall which guards the palace, just as Tar- -zan’s forces came to a halt outside. “ Rocks! Rocks!” screamed Cadj, and in answer to his commands the women in the courtyard below commenced to gather the loose fragments of stone that had crum- pled from the walls and from the palace, _ and to toss them up to the warriors above. “Ge away!” screamed Cadj to the army outside his gates. “Goaway! Iam Cad}, High Priest of the Flaming God, and this is his temple. Defile not the temple of the Flaming God or you shall know his wrath.” ‘Tarzan stepped forward a little ahead of _ the otlers, and raised his hand for silence. “Ya, your High Priestess and your Queen is here,” he cried to the Oparians “ Cadj is a traitor and an impostor. Open your gates and receive your Queen. Give up the traitors to jus- tice, and no harm will befall you; but refuse ‘La entry to her city and we shall take by force and with bloodshed that which be- ____ longs to La rightfully.” en, Se a x” SS wie eg ew ARGOSY-ALLSTORY WEEKLY. ~ Cadj. “ And how near to Opar have they _ come?” As he ceased speaking La stepped to his side that all her people might see her, and immediately there were scattering cries for — La and a voice or two raised against Cadj. Evidently realizing that it would not take much to turn the scale against him, Cadj shrieked to his men to attack, and simul- taneously launched a stone at Tarzan. Only the wondrous agility that he possessed saved the Ape-man, and the missile passed by, and, striking a gomangani over the heart, felled him. Instantly a shower of missiles fell upon them, and then Tarzan called to his followers to charge. Roaring and growling, the bolgani and the gomangani leaped forward to the at- tack. Cat-like they ran up the rough wall in the face of the menacing bludgeons above. Tarzan, who had chosen Cadj as his objective, was among the first to reach the summit. A hairy, crooked warrior struck at him with a bludgeon, and hanging to the summit of the wall with one hand, ‘Tarzan caught the weapon in the other and wrested it from his assailant. At the same time he saw Cadj turn and disappear from the summit of the wall into the courtyard beyond. Then Tarzan drew himself to the top where he was immediately engaged by two other warriors of Opar. With the weapon he had wrested from their fellow he knocked them to right and left, so great an advan- tage his great height and strength gave him over them, and then, remembering only that Cad} who was the ringleader of the revolf against La must not be permitted to escape, Tarzan leaped to the pavement below just as the High Priest disappeared through an archway at the opposite end of the court- yard. Some priests and priestesses sought to impede his progress. Seizing one of the for- mer by the ankles he swung the body in circles about him, clearing his own pathway as he ran for the opposite end of the court- yard, and there he halted and wheeled, and putting all the strength of his great muscles into the effort, he swung the body of the ‘priest once more and hurled it back into the faces of his pursuers. Witheut waiting to note the effect of his act he turned again and continued in pur- : EORMICLOO <S) eee SS ee com SP —s ~ . ; ee In - th as eS = —— = < - - re eet ee ee ny