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THE BEASTS OF TARZAN
Is By EDGAR RlfcE BURROUGHS
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EVENING LEDQER PHILABLlHTA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1015;
Wr Tarran'S replt t""" h Jealeus ma
K4.i..iinn and villainous pererrutlona of
IViikoiin itoaoff Is eiort-lled. The IUn
MUPti trom the I"rencli prtron. where, at
fjawd of The neturn of Tartan " he had
15!,,' Incarcerated on Political eharite
JtT immediately renews hla relentlera pur
ser Taraan and hla wire. Jack, tnrlr
'v i.i if kidnapped, and Taraan la inveigled
Jii 'finowlnB his hoy, who, la nqw In
'?!?, hsnSa. Taraan la trapped on a
fiii III" " WJow ".'nit aWk. and
1 inn I Imprisoned on the ahlp. After
""iJJibIa voyage. Taraan. rebuffed ty
nekoK "nd hf aid. I'aalvlteh. la eet.
2?S I and defenaelea. on a Junale laland.
. I. told that Jack will be alven to a
&Miibai trite to be brouaht up. while a
( ' , n dor for hla wife.
' "floaree ? had the crew which set him
i -XSiTwlthdrawn before a bend of pee
SSWSarttallr aurrounded him. The erat
, "'wii.'tin-d Orcyatok wa Instantly Taraan
SMiifa AP? Sln H "l himself to mcot
J h indlnr atUt- He had not lone to
' S.V with a low. aerate snarl, the bull
!S leader of the Dnd. lunaed at the white
5,. Th i two met in a death grapple.
CHAPTBn IH-CONTINUED.
POWERFUL, fin
gers held the
mighty fangs from
hla own flesh, or
clenched and beat
with the power of a
steam-hammer upon
the snarling, foam
flecked faco of his
adversary.
In a circle about
them the balance of
Tribo of npaa stood watching and en
joying the struggle. They muttered low
ijinmla of approval as bits of whlto
Ju. or hairy blood-stained skin were torn
Irani one comeauun ui uw uuni. uu
ik. were silent In amazement and ex
pectation when they saw tho mighty
wklte ape wriggle upon the back of their
tint, and with steel muscles, tensed be
ieath tha armpits of his antagonist, bear
ewn mlgniliy wiin ma open pauus uyun
uu, hack of tho thick bullneck, so that
(lee king apo could but shriek In agony
nd flounder helplessly about upon tho
telcK mat or jungie s.
ma Taraan had overcome tho hugo
A. At a BfAMWil 1AAtA B1M 1 n
TCfKOZ Uiai 11II1U jcnifl ui:iii wuvu jiu
had been aDOUl to sei qui upon nia quest
for human beings of his own kind and
color, bo now he overcome this other
"treat ape with the same wrestling hold
aeon which he had stumbled by accident
taring that other combat.
iTbe little audience of fierce anthropoids
tesrd the creaking of their king's neck
singling with his agonized shrieks and
slaeowf roaring.
KThen' there came a sudden crack, like
th breaking of a stout limb before tho
fnrr of l no winu. J. no ouiiei-neaa
crumpled forward upon Its flaccid neck
against tne great nairy cnesi me roar
ing and the shrieking ceased.
BTha little pig-eyes of tho onlookets
wandered from tho still form of their
l4tr to that of the white ape that was
rlelne to Its feet beslda the vanquished,
tbsn back to their king as though In
wonder that he did not arise and slay
this presumptuous stranger.
fcThey saw the newcomer plaoo a foot
Jtipon the neck of the quiet figure at his
fnt and, throwing DacK ins neaa, give
vent to tho wild, uncanny challenge of
tee bull-ape that has mado a kill. Then
thy knew that their king was dead.
Across the jungle roiiea tne noma notes
U the victory cry. Tho little monkeys la
too trtctops ceased their chattering. The
harsh-voiced, brilliant-plumed birds were
still. From afar came the answering wail
t a leopard and the deep roar of a lion.
Ilt was the old Tarzan who turned ques
tioning eyes upon tne utile Knot or apes
before him. It was tho old Tarzan who
book his head as though to toss back a
awry mane that had fallen before his
le an old habit dating from the days
(bat his great Bhock of thick, black halt
Ud fallen about his shoulders, and often
(erab)ed before his eyes when It had
meant life or death to him to have his
Vision unobstructed.
ffbe ape-man knew that he might ox-
ct an Immediate1 attack on the part of
t particular surviving bull-ape who
ilt himself best fitted to contend for tho
ngshlp of the tribe. Among his own
sties he knew that It was not unusual
j for an entire stranger to enter a com
munity ana after having dispatcned tne
king atsumo tho leadership himself, to
fcther with the fallen monarch's mates.
iROn the other hand, if he made no at
tempt to follow them, thoy might movo
Howly away from him, later to fight
among themselves, for tho supremacy.
iThat he could be king of them. If he bo
KuiQse, he was confident; but he was not
awe that he cared to assume the some-
MKJ Irksome duties of that Dosltlon. for
ike, could gee no particular advantage to
Wf&Ined thereby.
One of the younger apes, a huge, splen-
ij muscled brute, was edging threat
abitly closer to the ape-man. Through
Wi bared fighting fangs there Issued a
hw, aullen growl.
Lwzan watched his every move, stand
ee rlRid as n. atfitllA. 'Ta hnVA fnllen
ik; a step would have been to preclpl-
nn immediate charge; to have rushed
ard to meet the other might have
the same result, or It might havo
the bellicose one to flight It all de
led upon the young bull's stock of
axe.
Tf atand perfectly still, waiting, was
miaaie course. In this event the bull
i, according to custom, approach
Close to the oblect of his attention.
'wli&c hideously and baring slavering
mowiy ne would circle about the
as though with a chlD uoon his
ilder; and this he did, even as Tarzan
foreseen.
it might be a bluff royal, or, on the
nana, so unstable Is the mind of
ape. a nasalnir lmmilan mleht hurl
jlfy mass, tearing and rending, upon
mftn without an Inntnnt'a wnmlnir
! the brute circle him Tarzan turned
iy, Koeplng his eyes ever upon the
i of his antagonist He hid appraised
young bull as one whd had never
felt eoual to the task of overthrow-
(Ms former klnc. but who one day
"da have done so. Tarzan saw that the
l Was of wondrous nronortlons.
Ing over seven feet nnnn hla ahort.
d leu.
JIlS great. Iinlrv nrma i-jtahl almnflt
i JiSround even wnn h" stood erect,
his fighting fangs, now quite close
LTaraan's face, wero exceptionally long
sharp. Like the others of his tribe,
Brq m several minor essentials
Hie apes of Tarzan 8 boyhood,
rat the ape-man had experienced
ot nope at sight of the shaggy
of the anthrotmlda n. hone that by
trange freak of fate he had been
returned to hla own tribe; but a
wpectlon had convinced him that
wCfe Of another anArlnn.
threatening bull continued his
wo jency circling of the ape-map,
ir me manner .that you nave
among dogs when a strange canine
ainOnir fhm it iutnu,p,il in flv.
discover If the language of hl
was idenlloal with that of this
ftrally, and so be addressed the
me language of the trlbe of
i we you," he asked, "wh threat
en 01 tne Ap7"
Iry brute looked hla surnrlse.
Akut," replied Hm other In the)
HI. Drlatal tanrua which la Si
na acaie or noourn lanauaci
rMm mm " . r ." - -.---
j- sarsan KM surmhaM, It Wl
wiin mat ex tHM in wi
w yean W tf had b)B
Akut ' uu v. . I'Lrnloulfa
J m kin Oq awny w I WfcVI
UW fintl aanaalU. T Iritis Ifnlej"
Tarzan. 'h0 could I kin voii if
f to he king, But Targan ofihe
!d not be kfnf of the tribe (
ly'! 1(9 wishes U to live Inoaoe
' evuntrv. f.et m t frlanda. Tar-
- f eat rip ar'w
The Ape-man la Once Again Among the Beaata of the Jungle, Yet, Though
Me la Still Able to Live lhe Physical Life of a Primeval Animal,
Hia Heart Now Beata With Human Emotions.
zan of tho Apes can help you, and you
can help Tarzan of tho Apes."
ou cannot kill Akut." replied the
other. "None is so great as Akut. Had
you not killed Molak, Akut would havo
done so, for Akut was ready to be king.
Kor answer the ape-man hurled himself
upon the great white brute who during
the conversation hacl slightly relaxed his
Vigilance.
In the twinkling of an eyo the man had
seized the wrist of tho great ape, and ho
rore the other could grnpplo with him
had whirled him about and leaped upon
his broad back.
. H0," thy went together, but so well
nati Tarzan's plan worked out that be
fore over they touched tho ground ho
nart gained tho snma hold upon Akut
that had broken Molak's neck.
Hlowly ho brought tho pressure to bear,
and then as In days gono by ho had
given Korchak tho clmnco to surrender
and live, so now ho gave to Akut In
whom he saw a possible ally of great
strength and resourco-lho option of
living In nmlty with him or dying as ho
had Just seen his savnge and heretofore
Invincible king die.
"Ka-goda?" whispered Tarzan to the
ape beneath him.
It was tho rome question that ho had
whispered to Kerchak, and In the lan
guage of tho apes It means broadly; "Do
you surrender?"
Akut thought of the creaking sound he
had heard Just before Molak's thick neck
had snapped, and ho shuddered.
lie hated to give up tho kingship,
though, so again ho struggled to freo
himself; but a sudden application of tho
torturing prCSSUro llnon hla vertrhr.a
brought nn agonlzeJk "ka-godal" from"
jiib iips. TVir
Tarzan relaxed his grip a trifle.
.."You may still be king, Akut," ho said.
Tarzan told you that ho did not wish
to bo king. If any question jour right,
Tarzan of the Apes will help you In your
battles."
Tho ape-man rose, and' Akut camo
slowly to his feet. Shaking his bullet
head and growling angrily, he waddled to
ward his tribe, looking first at ono and
then at another of tho larger bulls who
might bo expected to challenge his lead
ership. nut none did so; Instead, they drew
away as he approached, and presently
the whole pack moved off Into the Jun
gle, and Tarzan was loft alone once more
upon tho beach.
Tho ape-man was sore from the wounds
Across tho jungle rolled tho
that Molak had Inflicted upon hint, but
ho was Inured to physical suffering and
endured It with the. calm and fortitude
of the wild beasts that had taught him
to lead the Jungle life after the manner
of all those that are born to It.
His first need, he realized, was for
weapons of offense and defense, for his
encounter with the npes, and tho dis
tant notes of the savage voices of Numa.
the Hon, and.Bhceta, the panther, warned
him that his was to bo no life of in-
dolent ease and security.
It was but a return to the old exist
ence of constant bloodshed and danger
to the hunting and the being hunted.
Grim beasts would stalk him, as they
had stalked him In tho past, and never
would there be a moment, by savage day
or by cruel night, that he might not have
instant need of such crude weapons as
he could fashion from the materials at
hand.
Upon the shore he found an outcrop
Ing of brittle, igneous rock. By dint of
much labor he managed to chip off a
narrow silver some 12 inches long by
a quarter nf an Inch thick. One edge
was quite thin for a few Inches near
the tip. It wns the rudiment of a knife.
With it ho went Into the Jungle, search
ing until he found a fallen tree of a
certain species of hatdwood with which
he was familiar, l'rom this he cut a
small, straight branci which he pointed
at one end. ...
Then he scooped a small, round hole In
he surface of the prostrate trunk. Into
this he crumpled a few bits vt dry bark,
minutely shredded, after which he In
serted the tip of his poinded stick, and,
sitting astride the bole of the tree, spun
the slender rod rapidly between his
palms.
After a time a Jhln smoke rose from
the little mass of timber, and a moment
later the whole broke Into flame. Heap
ing some larger twigs and sticks upon
tha tiny fire, Tarzan oon had quite a
respectable blaze roaring In the enlarg
ing cavity of the dead tree.
Into this ho thrust the blade of his
stono knife, and as It became super
heated he would withdraw It. touching
a spot near the thin edge with a drop
of moisture. Beneath the wetted area a
little flake of the glassy material would
crack and scale away.
Thus, very slowly, the ape-man com
menced the tedious operation of putting
a thin edge upon hU primitive hunting
He did not attempt to accomplish the
feat all In one sitting. At first he was
content to achieve a putting edge of a
couple of Inchre, with which na cut a
long, pliable bow. a handle for pis knlw,
a stout cudgel, and a goodly supply of
ThMe he cached Jn a tall tree beside a
little stream, and here also he construct
ed ft platform with ft roof et palm leave
When all th things bad been n-Is-hea
It wai growr dusk, and Tarzan
felt a stroMF desire to eat.
He had rioted during the brief Incur
4on he baj made Into the forest hat
a short distance up-stream from Jus tree
there was a much-uaed watering-place,
wr. roro the tramUed mud of either
bSTkU was evident least of all rU
a4 In great sums" cun to drink. To
this spot the hungry npe-man made his
silent wa.
Through the upper terrace of the tree
tops he swung with the grace and ease
of a monkey, nut for the heavy bur
den upon his heart ho would havo been
happy In his return to the old free llfo
of his boyhood.
Yet, oven with that burden, he fell Into
the little hablta and innnners of his early
life that wero In reality more a part of
him than tho thin veneer of civilization
that the past three yearn of his associa
tion with tho white men of the outer
world had spread Uglily over him a
veneer that only hid tho crudities of
tho beast that Tarzan of tho Apes had
been.
Could his fellow peers of tho Houao of
Lords have seen him then they would
have held up their noblo hands In holy
horror.
Silently ho crouched In tho lower
branches of a great forest glnnt that
overhung tho trail, his keen ryes and
scnalttvo care stnlned Into tho distant
Jungle, from which he knew his dinner
would presently emerge.
Nor had ho long to wait.
Scarce had ho settled himself to com
fortable position, his lithe, muscular
legs drawn well up beneath hltn as the
panther draws his hindquarters In prep
aration for tho spring, than Hara, tho
deer, cumo daintily down to drink.
But inoro than Ilaru was coming. Be
hind tho graceful buck camo another
which tho deer could nclthei see nor
scent, but whoso movements wero ap
parent to Tarzan of tho Apes becauso of
the elevated position of tho ape-man's
ambush.
He knew not yet exactly tho nature of
tho thing that moved so stealthily
through tho Jungle a few hundred yards
behind the deer; but ho was convinced
that It was some great benst of prey
stalking Bara for the selfsame purpose
as that which prompted him to await tho
fleet animal. Numa, perhaps, or Sluteto,
the panther.
In any event, Tarzan could ee his re
past slipping from his grriRp unless Bara
moved more rapidly toward tho ford than
at present.
Kven as these thoughts passed through
his mind somo noise of tho stalker In his
rear must havo come to tho buck, for
with a sudden start he paused for an In
stant, trembling in his tracks, and then
with a swift bound dashed Btralght for
the river and Tarzan. It was his Inten
tion to fleo through the shallow ford and
horrid notes of the victory cry
escape upon the opposite side of the i lver.
Not a hundred yards behind him came
Numa.
Tarzan could see him quite plainly now.
Below the ape-man Bara was about to
pass. Could he do ft? But even as ho
usked himself the question tho hungry
man launched himself from his perch full
upon the back of the startled buck.
In another Instant Numa would bo upon
them both, so If the ape-man were to dine
that night or ever again he must act
quickly.
Scarcely had he touched the sleek hldo
of the deer with a momentum that sent
the animal to Us knees than he had
grasped a horn In either hand and with a
single quick wrench twisted the animal'
neck completely round, until ho felt the
vertebrae snap beneath his grip.
The Hon was roaring in rage close be
hind him as he swung the deer across his
shoulder, and, grasping a foreleg be
tween his strong teeth, leaped for the
nearest of the lower branches that swung
abovo his head.
With both hands he grasped the limb,
and, at the instant that Numa sprang,
drew himself and his prey nimbly out of
reach of the animal's cruel talons.
There was a thud below him as the baf
fled cat fell back to earth, and then Tar
zan of tho Apes, drawing his dinner far
ther up to the safety of a higher limb,
looked down with grinning face Into tho
gleaming yellow eyes of the other wild
beast that glared up at him from be
neath, and with taunting Insults flaunted
the tendor carcass of his kill In the faco
of him whom he had cheated of It.
With his crude knife he cut a Juloy
steak from the hindquarters, and whllo
the great lion paced, growling, back and
forth below him, Lord Qreystoke filled his
savage belly, nor ever In the choices of
his exclusive London clubs had a meal
tasted more palatable.
The warm blood of his kill smeared hla
hands and faco and filled his nostrils
with the scent that the savaga carnlvora
love best.
And when he had finished he left the
balance of the carcass In a high fork of
the tree where he had dined, and with
Numa trailing below him, still keen for
revenge, be made his way back to his
treetop shelter, where lie slept until the
sun was high the following morning.
(CONTINUDD TOMORROW.)
BOY'S DREAM OF GREATNESS
SHATTERED, HE ENDS LIFE
Punlanment for LaVghUr in Class
Ends in Tragy
CHICAGO, Oct, 85. Dreams-day dreams
especially mado up the Mfe of Walter
Johnson, H-year-old high school boy. He
dreamed of the day when his name was
to ke the watchword of the nation and
of his schoolmate sweetheart. Ho had a
"funny-bone" and Jaughed at the slight
est Joke. No ona took him seriously
Ten days ago Walter laughed aloud In
his class. He was expelled,. Then came
a threat of suicide,
"Another dream," said hi frlanda.
Fishermen found hi body In a park
laaoon. Jfor out had beea acrtouav
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