EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, flATTTBDAY. JULY 17, 1916; - . l."' . ' '' ') imiiMMM.i...iiMiii .ii.mi.ii.il m I fefTllit, 118, by A. C. McClurg tc Co. CIIA'.Jit 1 Ip AFFAIR OK THE LINER. b-AONIFiqUEl" ejaculated the Countess de Coude. beneath her W ....'. eht" questioned mo uount, turning Sd his young wife. "What Is It that , .j-H" Attrt (tiA Pntint Vies-. Ul n ""5": j:..i- r-;.... .; :i" In VflrloUB uiigvuwiiD ... 4a VI mo f her admiration. S, MMnit at all. my dear' renlled Bcnfriteas, a. alight flush momentarily ring her already pink cheek. "I was recalling wiwi ttuiuiruuun inoso ndoui skyscrapers, as they call nt Haw Tork," and the fair Mr ,., settled herself mora comfortably dor steamer chair, and resumed the ff.lna which "nothing- at nil" had jed Her to let fall upon her lap, tt husband again burled himself In bOOK, DUi noi wmiuui u iiiiiu wunaer t that threo days out from Now York Countess snouia suaaomy nave ...1 an admiration for the very bulid- m t she had but recently characterised horrid. ... ... , , jsentiy mo count put uown nis uook, vary tiresome, Olga," ho Bald. "I ik that I shall hunt up some others may he equally oorea, ana seo .it we n nhd enough for a came of cards." feat I 'cu aro not very gallant, my hus- ," repuoa me young: woman, amii Vbut as I am equally bored I can va yotf. Oa and play at your tire (old cards, then, If you will." tifrt he had gone she let her eyes ,fjer slyly to the figure of a tall young stretcncd lazuy in a cnair not rar fi.lfnt ''.fjMimlflquet" sho breathed once moro. ?lt Countess Olga do Coude was 20. iwX-'itt husband w. pno was a very xaitniui 'ff&S'.i .1 lf hut no alia hill tinrt nnlh. 'irwhatever to do with the selection of f"V... i..,l If I. nni n nil nnllkalo Ihnl ,v was not wildly and passionately In left with the ono that fate and her titled mnlan fathor had selected for her. Mnraver. simply because she was sur- rrfii'td Into a tiny exclamation of ap- ifhuiter It must not lie Inferred thoro jrtM that her thoughts were In any way fiatk to her spouso. Sho merely ad- 'SKVnlrtd, as she might novo admired a par vyntcaUrb lino Bpbclmen of any species. ISTtftMrmore, mo young man wua un hfiwitionabljr good to look at. J 'As her furtive glance rested upon his fptn?ate no rose to leave mo uqi;i. nu "Couttttss do, Coude beckoned to a passing F'ltewd. . . W.t. lii,L,. ! llfr MinltAmnnT" BHA dbUaH. ITS' ..... ..1r1 m. .4...M na Tnr, al nl I f 'litisn, of Africa," replied the steward. "nlher a. large, estate." thought the rlri, but now her Interest was still fur ther aroused. jjs Tarzan walked slowly toward the looking room he camo unexpectedly upon two men. whispering excitedly Just with out, He would have vouchsafed them not TBn a passing thought but for the tritirely guilty glance that ono of them "hot In his direction. They reminded i! Tarzan of meioaramatio villains ne naa sew at the meaires in raris. nom were very dark, and this. In connection with PT the shrugs ana aieauny biuuccs inui f f"! cowpsnled their palpable Intriguing, lent ? itlll greater force to tho similarity. Tartan entered the smoking room and sought a chair a little apart from the ' others who wero there. Ho felt In no ineod torXconversatlon. and as he sipped his abtlhtfthe let his mind run rather i sorrowfully" oyer the past few weeks of l h'U life. 'Time and again ho had won- A,rA If h had ncted wisely In renounc ing his birthright to a man to whom ho nnd noihlne. It Is true that ho liked Clayton, hut nh, but that was not the Viestlon. It vfae not tor wmiam ween Clayton, Lora ureystone, mai no inld hli birth. It waa for the woman VEora both he and Clayton loved, and hom a strange 'freak of fato had given t Clayton Instead of to him. 'That shs loved him made the thing Jj doubly difficult to bear, yet ho knew that fc) could have done noming leas man no ttt -do that night within the little rail way rtatlon In the far Wisconsin woods. To, him her happiness was me nrsc con sideration of all, and his brief experience with civilization and civilized men had Uaght him that without money and posi tion life to most of them was unen durable. , Jane Porter had been born to both, and had Tarzan taken them away from her future husband It would doubtless have jjunged her Into a life of misery and torture. That she wquld have spurned Clayton once he had been stripped of both Ahlj title and his estates never for once jLvctuficu lu uiau, ui a w;.,ihj. - fltctbers the same honest loyalty that waa 14 Inherent a quality In himself. Nor, in thl Instance, had ho erred. Could any one thing have further bound Jane Porter to hr nromfsA tn Olnvton It Would httVO teen In the nature of some such mis fortune as this overtaking him. Tarzon's thoughts drifted rrom me puai 1 (hi. ftiltira TT tried tn look forward if'h. pleasurable sensations to his ra- ,tura to the Jungle of his birth ana Doy hooa; the cruel, flerco Jungle in which ho jad spent a of his 23 years, uut wno or hat of all the myriad Jungle life would there be to- welcome his return? Not CM Onlv Tnntor. the elenhant. could ho Vatt frleqd. Tho others -would hunt him wywe from him as had neen meir wuy ltt,the past. ,Not even the apes of his own tribe wonld extend tho hand of fellowship to sun. If, civilization had done nothing else ftr'Tarzan of tho Apes, It had, to some Mwnt, taught him to crave ine society m own kind, and o feel, with genuine rjeaiure, the congenial warmth of com jualonjhlp, And in the same ratio had It made any other life distasteful to him, It a difficult to imagine a world wlth t a friend-without a Jiving thing who iMkft th tla nniiiA nrVilAVi Toflfln h&.d Llfaraed to love ao well. And so It waa Tartan looked with little relish upon future he had mapped out for him- ;i. h at musing over his cigarette his a fell upon a mirror before him, and it ha saw roflortdfl n table at Which Er &tatn sat at cards. Presently one of Tone to leave, and then another BBDf01PhA4 n,, tnan ..tl A that fourteously offered to fill the vacant JKnipted He was the smaller of the iT. no!a Tarzan had seen whispering " ouuida the amoklng room. ,i this fact that aroused a faint Wt of Interest In Tarzan, and so, as W wmated upon the future, ho watcn " th mirror the reflection of the yen at tho table behind him Aside 1 thj. m... .U. 1 a W..4 I..- mntTtf g Same, Tarzan 4tnew the name of 1 Of tha other nlavera It was be I" t opposite the new player. Count fiT u vouae, wnom an overaneniivo SSI'" hJ pointed out as one of the "" of the passage, describing mm man high (n th offlolal family of jtuniater at war odeoly Tarzan's attention waa rlv- upon the picture In the glass. The ' warthy plotter had entered, and Handing behind the Count's chair. ' w hlns t,rn and glance lur about the Usm. but his ayes did 51 r Mpt time upon the u nou toe teKeeUftn or iaran t eys BteaUhllFthe man with- methlng trom his pMdtet. Tarzaa not discern what the object was, nan hand covered It t the luuul imunioli the Count. teen ftv deftly, the thing that it wu truufunj to tha Count's e mih rjmalriMi AtlLndiil2. ,toe k . . . " T . 77- l&I "J antw wetcft ie yrencoauMi f Tr.B M parted, &ttt he u all attntlArl Mnfe. k. iA . . other detau ., I'ncldenl ff JK ft tils' uSil0,,l,cr.,om.a ttn mlnut .M-5 1.1 ' untU tha Counl on a con t d..tho tgame- ana en Tarran saw his h?T bMCk bf,11J6 Counl's cha?r nod ms head to his confederate. Instantly th Player arose and pointed a nnger n? he "Itnl T !,.,..... ,L.. . . '.r-.i "'""" ,l"i monsieur was a Dro ready ?o 8harp . l had not heen so ready to bo drawn Into the game," he Instantly tho Count and tho two other Players wiro iinnn h.i. ... ul ECo.Ull;' 'ace went white What an vmt rniaH -t-4i "Si kyn" kXZ ,to. S J??. A? he cried. . Vi. J ":UK or mo last t me, follow 6ala at Catd'" TCM 'ho KM14 then the others Cl-S n."JlrtJ a0.mo ml8tak. olr." cried ono of the other players. "Why, this Is Count do Coude, of France." l"IHfh,l1ttn mJs1Uken' d tho accuser. I shall gladly apologize; but bofore I do so nrst let Monsieur lo Count explain the extra cards which I saw him drop Into his sldo pocket." And then the man whom Tarzan had soon drop them thero turned to sneak from tho room, but to his annoyance he stronger? " ''y a ta"' & "Pardon," said the man, brusquely, at tempting to pass to one aide. "Walt," said Tarzan "But why, monsieur?" exclaimed tho other, petulantly. "Permit mo to pass, monsieur." "Wnlt," said Tarzan. "I think that there Is a matter In hero that you may doubtless be able to explain." Tho follow had lost his temper by this time, and with a low oath seized Tarzan to push him to ono side. Tho ape-man but smiled as he twisted tho big fellow about nnd, grasping him by tho collar of his coat, escorted him back to tho table, struggling, cursing and striking a futile remonstrnnco. It was Nikolas nokoft'a first experience with tho muscles that had brought their savago owner victorious through encounters with N'uma the lion and Tcrkoz tho great bull npo. Tho man who had accused Do Coude, and tho two others who had been piny Ing, stood looking expectantly at tho count. Several other passengers had drawn toward the sceno of tho alterca tion and all awaited tho denouement. "The fellow Is crazy," said th0 Count "Gentlemen, I Implore that ono of you search me." "Tho accusation Is ridiculous." This from one of tho players. "You havo but to slip your hand In the Count's coat pocket and you will seo that the accusation Is qulto serious." Insisted tho accuser. And then, as the others still Hesitated to do so, "Come, I shall do It myself If no other will," and ho stepped toward the count "No, monsieur," said Do Coude. "I will submit to a search only at the hands of a gentleman." "It Is unnecessary to search the Count. Tho cards are In his pocket I myself saw them placed there." All turned In surprise toward this new speaker, to behold a very well-built young man urging a resisting captive toward them by the Bcruft of his neck. "It la a conspiracy," cried De Coude, angrily. .'There aro no cards In my coat;" and with that he ran his hand into his pocket. As ho did. so tense silence reigned In the little group. Tho coint went dead white, and then very slowly he withdrew his hand, nnd In It wore threo cards. Ho looked at them In mute nnd horri fied surprise, and slowly the red of mor tification suffused his face. Expressions of pity and contempt tinged tho features of those who looked on at the death of a man's honor. "It Is a conspiracy, monsieur." It was tho gray-eyed siranger who spoke. "Gentlemen," he continued, "Monsieur le Count did not know that those cards were In his Docket. They were placed there without his knowledge as ho sat at play. From where I sat In that chair yonder I saw the reflection of It all In tho mirror beforo me. This person whom I Just Intercepted In an effort to escape placed the cards In the Count's pocket." Do Coude had glanced from Tarzan to the man in his grasp. "Mon Dleu, Nikolas!" ho cried. "You?" Then he turned to his accuser, and eyed him Intently for a moment "And you, monslour, I did not recognize you without your beard. Jt quite dis guises you, Paulvltch. I see It all now. It Is quite clear, gentlemen." "What shall we do with them, mon sieur?" asked Tarzan. "Turn them over to tho captain?" "No, my friend," said the Count hastily. "It la p- n -J matter, and I beg that you wli-SlI3IlIPP. t l sufficient that T have bee.. "Aerated from the charge. The less we j. jivo to do with such fel lows the beftew But, monBleur, how can I thank yoft for the great ktndness you have done me? Permit me to offer you my card, nnd should tbe time come when I may serve you, remember that I am yours to command." Tarzan had released Ilokoff, who, with his confederate, Paulvltch. had hastened from the smoking room. Just as he was leaving Rokoft turned to Tarzan. "Mon sieur will have ample opportunity to re gret h,s Interference In the affairs of others." Tarzan smiled, and then, bowing to tho Count, handed htm his own card. The Count read; M. JEAN C. TAHZAN. "Monsieur Tarzan," he sold, "may In deed wish that he had never befriended me. for I can assure him that he has won tho enmity of two of the moat un mitigated scoundrels In all Europe. Avoid them, monsieur, by all means." "I have had more awe-Inspiring enemies, my dear Count," replied Tarran. with a quiet smile, "yet I am atUl alive and unworrled. I think that neither of these two will ever And the means to barm "Let us hope not, monsieur," said Do Coude, "but yet It will do no harm " be on the elert. and to know that you have made at least one enemy today whp never forgets and ne forgives, and in whose malignant brain thejo are always hatching pew atrocities to P"'''8 upon those who have thwarted e oftend ed him. To say that Nikolas RW"a devil would be to place a wanton aftjent upon his satanic majesty " il.. .i.hi c, Tnr.an entered his cabin he fou'a W44note upon the .floor that bad ovldently been pushed beneath the door. He opened It and read: M Tarsani . "Doubtless you do not realize the grav ity of yor offense, or you would not have dow the thin you JW today. I am willing to bel eve that you aeted in Jgno- and without any WwOwto offend stronger. For this reason I shall gJamy receiving your assurances that J "' not again Interfere in affairs that do not eoVUern yo, I shall drop tbt "ttr. !otherwle-but I M wire that you wW see the wisdom of adopting the ws I suggest- , rMp4cUuliy. "NIKOLAS BOKOJF " TV. permuted a tsb ,jKt hie lips tor a ? Jf promptly dropped the WH H " mjn4 and went t bad. t In a neArhv p.iitn t. r... , ... ..,?,? wn" "Pea1lS to her husband. i, . 5r.8l?J8r.nv'' y "ear Itnoul?" she asked. "Ydu have been a glum as could bo all evening What worries you?" Olffa. Nlkntnn U n i.nM tu ...... know It?" "" """" ",u "" "Nikolas 1" she exclaimed, "nut It Is lEnnOftfilblft- flnrml Tl An....... .. tn ... Is under arrest In Germany." "So I thought myself until I saw him todny-hlm nnd that other arch scoun drel, Pnulvltch. Olga, I cannot enduro his ueracciittnn timflt inm... x ... even for you. Soonci or Inter I ohall turn him over to the authorities In fact, I am half minded to explain all to tho cap tain beforo wo land. On a French liner It were an easy matter, Olga, perma- .. wii.i, iu seme mis memesu of ours." un, no, naouir- cried tho Countess, Tho Ape-Man but smiled ns sinking to her knees beforo him as he sat with bowed head upon a divan. "Do not do that. Remember onr promlso to me. Tell me, Raoul, that you will not do that. Do not even threaten him, Itaoul." De Coude took his wlfo's hands In hlA. and gazed upon her pale and troubled countenance for some time before he spoke, as though he would wrest from those beautiful eyes the real reason which prompted her to shield this man. "Let It be as you wish, Olgn," he said nt lengthi "I cannot understand Ho has forfeited nil claim upon your love, loy alty or respect. He Is a menace to your lifo and honor and tha life and honor of your husband. I trust you may never regret championing him." "I do not champion him, Itaoul," sho Interrupted vehemently, "I believe that I hato him as much aa you do, but Oh, Itaoul, blood Is thicker than water." "I should today havo Ilkod to sample the consistency ot his," growled Do Coude grimly. "The two deliberately at tempted to besmirch my honor, Olga," and then ho told her of all that had hap pened In tho smoking room. "Hod It not been for this utter stranger, they had succeeded, for who would have accepted my unsupported word against tho damn ing ovidence of those cards hidden on my person? I had almost begun to doubt myself when thlo Monsieur Tarzan dragged your precious Nikolas before us and explained tho whole cowardly trans action." "Monsieur Tarzan?" asked the Countess, In evident Burorfse. "Yes. Do you know him, Olga?" "I havo seen him. A steward pointed him out to me." ( "I did not know that ho was a celeb rity." said tho Count. Olga de Coude changed tho subject. She discovered suddenly that she might And It difficult to explain Just why the steward had pointed out the handsomo Monsieur Tarzan to her. Perhaps she flushed thi last little bit. for was not the count, her husband, gazing at her with a strangely quizzical expression. "Ah," she thought, "a guilty conscience is a most suspicious thing." CHAPTER II. FORQINO BONDS OF HATE AND ? r" WAS not until late tho following aft ernoon that Tarzan saw anything more of tho fellow passengers Into the midst of whose affairs his love of fair play had thrust him. And then he came most un expectedly upon Rokoft and Paulvltch at a moment when of all others the two might least appreciate his company. They were standing on deck at a point which was temporarily deserted, and as Tarzan came upon them they were in heated argument wim a wommi. wu noted that Bhe was richly appareled and that her slender, well-modoled figure de noted youth; but as she was heavily veiled he could not discern her features. Tho men were standing In either side of her, and tho backs of all wero toward Tarzan, so that he was quite close to them without their being aware of hi; presence. Ho noticed that Rokoft seemed to be threatening, the wpman pleading; but they spoke In a strange tongue, and he could only guess from appearances that the gtrt was afraid Rokoft attitude waa so distinctly flllea with the threat of physical violence that the ape-man paused Just behind the trio. Instinctively eenslnjr an atmosphere or danger. Scarcely had ho hes(taed ere tho man seized the woman roughly by the wrist, twisting It aa though to wring a promise from her through torture What would have happened next had Rokoft had his way we may only con jecture, since he dd not have hw.ya .7. i-....rf tael rtnirera jcrlnped his houidar and ha waa swung unceremp nkfualy arnd. to meet the oold gray eyeS of tho stranger who had thwarted him on tbe previous day. . . . taorfsUl" sereamed the Wurlated Rokoft. "What do you weanr Are yoa a fwl that you thua agai ltult Nikolas TwiTls ray awer 9 mtH WJ sWr"" said TarWR. U Wve. And ihw he burled the (Jp Jfra him with iSeh foVee that UeTlunged sprawling against the rail- , , arnenf !" shrieked Rokoft. PI but ymi ha " tbU." and. sDringtoz to hU Ut, he rushed upon Tarjo. tugging Ue meanwhile to draw Vterftom hut Wp pocket The girt ihraak baak In terror d,Ot e bM yulek. uwceleur, . ' By EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS AUTHOR OP 'TAIWAN OF THE APES" he will surely kill youl" But Instead of nylng Tarznh advanced to meet the fel low. "Po not make a fool of yourseff, monsieur," he said. v Itokoff, who was In perfect frenzy of rage at the humiliation the stranger had put uponr him, had at Inst succeeded In drawing the revolver. Ho had stopped, nnd now he deliberately raised It to Tarzan'a breast nnd pulled tho trigger. The hammer fell with a futllo click on nn empty chamber tho ape-man's hand shot out like tho head of an angry python! there was a quick wrench, nnd tho revolver sailed far out nCross tho ships rail, and dropped Into tho Atlan tic. For a moment the two men stood thero facing ono another. Itokoff had regained his solf-possesilon. Ho wns tho nrst to speak. ho twisted tho big fellow about, and "Twice now has monsieur seen fit to interfere In matters which do not con cern him. Twice he has taken It upon himself to humiliate Nikolas Rokoft. Tho first offense was overlooked on tho as sumption that monsieur acted through ignorance, but this affair shall not bo overlooked. If monsieur does not know who Nikolas Rokoft Is, this Inst pleco or effrontery will Insure thnt monsieur later has good reason to remember him." "That you aro a coward and a scoun drel, monsieur," replied Tarzan, "Is all that I caro to know of you," and ho turned to ask tho girl If tho man had hurt her, but sho had disappeared. Then, without oven n glance townrd Rokoft nnd his companion, ho continued his stroll alopg tho deck. Tarzan could not but wonder what man ner of conspiracy was on foot, pr what th'o scheme of the two men might be. Thero bad been something rather familiar about the appeurance of tho veiled woman to whose rescue he had Just come, but as ho hnd not seen her face he could not be sure that he had ever seen her before. Tho only thing about her that hevhad par ticularly noticed waa a ring of peculiar workmanship upon a finger of tho hand that Rokoft had seized, and he determined "'r. n V - "f I " - ""v H&tgii, JjJikols ia on board. Did you know to note tho fingers of the women pas sengers ho camo upon thereafter, that ho might discover the Identity of her whom Ilokoff was persecuting, nnd learn If the fellow had offered her further annoyance. Wrzan had sought his deck chair, where he sat speculating on tho numerous In stances of human cruelty, setflnhncss and spite that had fallen to his lot to wit ness since that day In the Jungle four ears slnco that his eyes had first fallen upon a human being other than himself the sleek, blnck Kulongn, whose swift spenr had that day found tho vitals of lCnla, tho groat she-npr, nnd robbed tho youth, Tarzan, of the only mother1 ho had ever known. Ho recalled the murder of King by the fat-faced Snipes; tho abandonment of Professor Porter and his party by tho grasping him by tho collar of his coat, mutineers of the Arrow; the cruelty of tho blnck warriors and women of Mbonga to their captives; tho petty Joalouslcs of the civil and military officers of the West Coast colony that had afforded him his first introduction to the civilized world. "Mon Dleu!" he soliloquized, "but they arc all alike. Cheating, murdering, lying, fighting, and all for things that the bends of tho Jungle would not deign to possess money to purchase the effeminate pleas ures of weaklings. And yet withal bound down by Billy customs that make them slaves to their unhappy lor while firm In the belief that they bo the lords of creation onjotng tho only real pleasure of existence. In the Jungle, one would scarcely stand supinely aside while another took his mate. It Is a silly world, nn Idlotia world, and Tarzan of the Apes was a fool to renounce the freedom nnd the happiness of his Jungle to come Into It." Presently, as ho sat there, the sudden feeling enmo over him that ejes were watching from behind, and the old In stinct of the wild boast broke through tho thin veneer of civilization, so that Tarzan wheeled about so quickly that the eyes of the young woman who hnd - . " ti been surreptitiously regarding him had not even time to drop before the gray eyes of the ape-man shot an Inquiring look straight Into them. Then, as they fell, Tarzan saw a faint wave of crim son creep swiftly over the how halt 'averted face. Ho smiled to himself at the result of his very Uncivilized and ungallant action, fdr he had not lowered his own eyei when they met those of the young woman. She wns very young, and equal ly good to look upon. Further, there was something rather familiar about her thnt set Tarzan to w6nderlrtg whero he had seen her before. He resumed his former position, and presently he wns aware that sho had Arisen and was leav ing tho dock. As she passed, Tarzan turned to watch her, In the hope that ho might discover a clue to satisfy his mild curloalty as to her Identity. Nor aa he disappointed entirely, for escorted him back to tho tabic as sho walked away she raised one hand to tho black, waving mass at the nape ot her nock tho peculiarly feminine gesture tlint ndmlts cognlznnce of appraising eyes behind her and Tarzan saw upon a finger of this hand tho ring of strange workmanship that he had seen upon tho finger of tho veiled woman a short time before. So It was this beautiful young woman Rokoff had been persecuting. Tarzan wondered In a lazy sort ot way whom she might be, and whnt relations one so lovely could have with the surly, bearded Russian After dinner that evening Tarzan strolled forward, where he remained until after dark. In conversation with tha Sec ond officer, and when that gentleman's duties called him elsowhere Tarzan lolled lazily by tha rail watching the play of the moonlight upon the gently rolling waters. He was half hidden by a davit, so that two men who approached along the deck did not see him, nnd as they tinfispil Tnrznn enuaht pnouch of their conversation to cause him to fail In be hind them, to follow and learn what dovlltry thry were up to'. Ho hnd recog nized tho voice as that of Rokoft, and had seen that his companion was Paul vltch. Tarzan had overheard but a few words l "And If she screams you may choke her until " But those had been enough to arouse the spirit of adventure within him. nnd so ho kept tho two men In Bight as they walked, briskly now. along the deck. To the smoking-room he fol lowed them, but they merely halted nt tho doorway long enough, apparently, to nssuro themselves that one whose where abouts they wished to establish was within. Then they proceeded directly to tho first-class cabins upon the promenade deck. Here Tarzan found greater diffi culty In escaping detection, but ho man aged to do so successfully. As they halted before one of the polished hard wood doors, Tarzan slipped Into the Bhadow of n passageway not a dozen feet from them. To their knock ay woman's voice asked in French: "Who Is It?" "It Is I. Olga Nlkoas," was the an swer, In Rokoft's now familiar guttural. "May I come In.?" "Whv do you not cease persecuting me, Nikolas?" came the voice of the woman from beyond the thin panel. "I have never harmed you " "Come, come, Olga," urged the man, In propitiatory tones; "I but ask a half dozen words with you I shall not harm you, nor shall I enter your cabin; but I cannot shout my message through the door." Tarzan heard the catch click as It was released from the Inside. He stepped out from his hiding place far enough to see what transpired when the door waa opened, for he could not but recall the sinister words he had heard a few moments before upon the deck" "And If she screams you may choke her." Rokoft was standing directly In front of tha door. Paulvltch had flattened him self against the paneled wall of tho cor ridor beyond. The door opened, Rokoft half entered tha room, nnd stood with his back against the door, speaking In a tow whisper to the woman, whom Tarzan could not see. Then Tarzan heard tho woman's voice, level, but loud enough to distinguish ber words "No, Nikolas," she was saying, "it Is useless. Threaten as you will. I shall never secede to your demands. J-eave the room, please, you have no right -here. You promised not to enter." "Very well, Olga. I shall not enter; but before I am done with you you shall wJh a thousand times that you had done at once the favor I have asked. In the end I shall win anyway, so you might as well save trouble and time for me, an4 disgrace for yourself and your " "Never, Nikolas'" Interrupted the worn, an, and then Tarzan saw Rokoff turn and nod to Pjmlvlteh. who sprang quickly toward the doorway of the cabin, rushing in past ROkaft. who h4d the door open for him. Thaw the Utter stepped quickly out The deop closed. Tarzan heard the click ot the lock as Paulvltch turned it frow the Inside. Hokort revalued stand ing befere the doer, with head bent, as thpugh ia eaten the words of the two within. A nasty swlle curled hl bearded Up. Tara 0d hear tbe woman's vole eotamatvdtag the felfew U Uve hr oaS. "I !' " for my husband. " rtTefied, "U will show yi M mr" FMdrvalch'a sneering laugh earns tbrufe the polished pneU "VST ssreer will fetch you hud. m4j. ald the man. 'In feet that ogUtrhM already bn notlted that you an Msterteinin: a omis other cku your husband behind the locked door of your cabin." "Bah I" cried the woman. "My husband will know!" "ifoat assuredly yeur husband will know, but the purser will not, nor will the newspaper men Who nhall In ome mysterious way hear of it on our landing But they will think It a fine story, and so will nil your friends when they read of It at breakfast on let me see, this Is Tuesday-yes, when they read of It at breakfast next Friday morning. Nor will It detract from tho Interest tliy will all feel when they learn that the man whom madaroe entertained Is a RUsalan servant -her brother's valet, to be quite exact." "Alexis Paulvltch," came the woman's voice, cold and fearless, "you ate a eow nrd, and When I whisper a certain narroi In your ear you will think better of your demands uron mo and vour thrt against me, and then you will leave my J caum quicKiy, nor uo I mink that ever again will you, nt least, annoy me." and there came a- moment's silence In which Tarzan could Imagine the woman leaning townrd the scoundrel and whispering tho thing she had hinted at Into his ear Only n moment ot silence, and then a startled oath from the man tho scuffling of feet a woman's scream and. silence But scarcely had the cry ceased beforo the ape-man had leaped from his hldlny place. Rokoft started to run, but Tarzan grasped him by the collar nnd dragged hlm back. Neither spoke, for both felt Instinctively that murder wns being done In that room, and Tarzan was confident that Rokoff hod had no Intention that his confederate should go that far ha felt that tho man's alms were deeper than that-deeper and even more sinister than brutal, cold-blooded murder Without hesitating to question those within, the ape-man threw his giant shoulder against the frail panel, and In a shower of splintered wood ho entered the cabin, dragging Rokoff after him Be fore him, on a couch, the woman lay, nnd on top ot her was Paulvltch, his fingers gripping tho fair throa,t, while his vic tim's hands beat futllely at his face, tear ing desperately at the cruel fingers that were forcing the life from her The noise of his entranco brought Paul vltch to his feet, where he stood glower ing menacingly at Tarzan. The girl rose falterlngly to a sitting posture Upon the couch. One hand, was at her throat and mer breath came In little gasps. Although disheveled and very pale, Tarzan recog nized her as the young woman whom ho had caught staring at him on deck earlier In the day. "What Is the meaning of this?" said Tarzan, turning to nokoff, whom he in tuitively singled out ns th Instigator of the outrage. The mnn remained silent, scowling. "Touch the button, tilease," continued the ape-man; "we will have (me ot the ship's ofllcers here this affair haa gone quite far enough." "No, no," cried the girl, coming sud denly to her feet "Please do not da that. I am sure that there was no real Inten tion to harm me. I angered this person, and he lost control ot himself that Is all. I would not care to have the mat ter go further, please, monsieur." and there was such a note of pleading In her voice that Tarzan could not press the '. matter, though his better judgment warned him that there was something afoot here of which the proper authori ties should be made cognisant "You wish me to do nothing, then. In the matter?" ho asked. 1 "Nothing, ljleaae," she replied. "You are content that these two Bcoun drels should continue persecuting you?" She did not seem to know what answer to make, nnd looked ery troubled and unhappy. Tarzan saw a malicious grin ot triumph curl Rokoft's lip. The girl evi dently was In fear of these two sha dared not express her real desires before (hm. I'-ThAn .nM Tan.n MT ahalt firt nn my own responsibility. To you," he con- tlnHA liimtni. tf T7nVrnff "nnd this In eludes our accomplice, I may say that from now on to the end of the voyage I shall take It upon myself to keep an vj nn vmt. nrut flhmltrl there chancre to come to my notice any act of either one of you that might even remotely annoy this young woman you shall bo called to nnnt fAf II Hln-rtlv tn TTIfl. IflP Shall the calling or the accounting be pheasant exnertences for either of you "Now get out of here," and he grab bed nokoft and Paulvltch each by tha Bcruft of the neck and thrust them forcibly through tho doorway, giving each nn ,.1it.rf Imnjitim Hnvn the corridor with the too of his boot. Then he turned back to the stateroom and the girl. She was looking at him In wide-eyed astonish ment. "And you, madam, will confer a great favor upon roe If you will but let ma know If either ot those .rascals trouble you further," "Ah, monsieur," she answered, "I hops that you will not suffer for the klnl, deed you attempted. You have made a, very wicked and resourceful enemy, wh t will stop at nothing to satisfy hla hatred. You must be very careful Indeed, monsleur-r " , ,. "Pardon me, madame, my name Is Tarzan." "Monsieur Tarzan. And because I would not consent to notify the officers, do not think that I am not sincerely grateful to you for the brave and chivalrous protec tion you rendered me. Good night. Mon sieur Tarzan.. I shall never forget tha debt I owe you," and, with a most win some amlle that displayed a row of per fect teeth, the girl curtsied to Tarzan. who bade her good night a,nd made N way on deck, It puzzled tho man considerably that thero should be two on board-thls girl and Count de Coudewbo suffered in dignities at the hands of Rokoff and his companion, and yet would not permit the offenders to be brought to Justice Before he turned in that night his thoughts re verted many times to the &MnUful soung woman into the evident tangled wet, of whose life fate had o strangely in troduced him It occurred to Wm that he had not learned her name That sb- was married had been evidenced by narrow sold band that encircled the tTiirU -... r.t ti !M hand InvolunUrtly !s- wondered who the lucky man might be, Tarzan saw nothing further of any ot the actors In the little drama that ha had caught a fleeting glimpse of wwjl ,. - h aftamAAn nt the lftSt d& jl thesftyage. Then he came suddenly face IsrSflL loth, the young woman as the ?4h.elr deck chairs from an greeiea turn who KBukins: almoet dn- neJUsnHNiwr aa .u.. . k.. tBKSHiet bisiitUi befere as though"" been psrtur a convlcttw hat he might have vo w aAniuilnUnit With SUCh I Rokoff and IHulvitcb as a peronl rne tien upoo bateeif -I trwt that meaeieiM' has no Ji4as we." h eaW. "by fc Hnfortiuwts e aurreeee ft? TuesdW ? ' f ered aeh on Mwnt of lt-tble I tM flTstUlne that I ventured frw mj cM "' h been hed .. cenentded sjsspjy. Cwtlnwd in Monday gmning Ledger a ,BViBBmEG3nEi It w bed USD iBiiilllPifi
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