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BVEHIM lMmR-VmhAmt$mA WTOMlSDAY, MAY 17 i&16
9&SONOFTARZAN
jjy EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
Author of the Tnrzan Talcs
srNorats.
Join CMirtoh. now.Lont arylok but
mJ& 2 few yarll beforo ,."Tnr7n of tho
3ffit " h one encmV still miv. He I;
pjumteh. the cru(,l Iluaslin nnd friend ofr
Ma
-- AirlAtnn fnvrred with loo skin, nnd
Somentfd. I rescued bv.tjie crew of ths
lurjorle W. from the Afrlcin Junjtla Into
?im i. .naNil nhllA fWlntr from Tnr
Bui i it , tho conclusion of
The Ueasts of
While stopplni nt ftn Island nearby a hues
so comes close to.i'Aumicn. peers into nis
fire, and falllnir to recoRnlxo the man he
oahl xlvs an almost human sluh of disap
pointment. It. is Akut. TAran'. old Jungle
friend uhom naulvltch takes to Cmtlnnd
with the idea of tritlnlns and thus maklnsr
"In'nulanil, Jark Olaylon. Tarnn'a son,
his rown to tw niilte vouth. full of the
Icor of a hentUiy boy, and thlrstlns for ex
citement. Much .to the worry of his mother,
but to Tarzan's. secret dellBht. Jack In
herited his father s lovo for the Junirlfl and
wild beasts. At every occanlon he comes Into
eloss contact with animals: books of travel
inrt adventure are his reatest Joy,
Faulvltch has little difficulty Interesting
a trainer In Akut, and before lone the litis
tan nnd the npe nro traveling through the
country elvlns: exhibitions. A performance
Is scheduled nenr tho Urejstoko estate, and
when Jane refuses Jack permission to (to ho
escapes through the window, but not until
after having bound nnd gagged his tutor.
Tsrzan finds his son In n. box making friends
with the ape, who his refused to obey his
trainer. When Akut sees Tnrzan he recog-
J il-.es In him the person he has been seek
as. The two Jnbber In the Junglo language,
unmindful of their surroundings.
Ont the way home, after Tnrzan has made
arrangements for tho purchase of Akut, he
tells his son of his former llfeMn tho Junsle.
Jse'c learns that his fnfhor Intends to send
Akut back to Africa nnd decides to escape
with the ape. Pnulvltch. however, upon
teeing: Tarzan again. Ii overcome with n,
terlbio desire for to vimi of Imaginary
wrongs, When tho Uusilnu attempts to
kill Jnck, who has romo for Akut, the npe
rushes to tho nld of tho lad and kills Paul
Yltch. The trip to Africa, nn the boat, Is un
eventful, except that Conlon, a rronk, de
cides to tnko Jnck's money. .tack had
carefully covered Akut'a body am) wheeled
Mm aboard tho steamer ns his "Invalid
grandmother.' Whllo Jack la helping his
'grandmother" nshoro his wallet, unno-'
tlced, slips Into the nc.i.
CIIAI'TKIl IV Continued.
,ri CARCELY had tho boat containing tho
y(D boy nnd tho old vvomnn started for tho
Ihoro thiin Conlott halted u canoo on tho
ether sldo of tho ship, nnd, after bargaining
with Its owner, finally lowered his bafrgnge
- and himself aboard. Once ashore, he Kept
out of sight of tho two-story ntroclty that
bore tha legend "Itotel" to luio unsuspect-
' Ing wayfarers to Its many discomforts.
R was qulto dark before ho ventured
to enter nnd arrange for accommodations.
In n back room upon the, second door
tho lad was explaining, not without con
ildcrable dlfllculty, to his grandmother that
be had decided to return to Kngland upon
tho next steamer. He was endeavoring to
make It plain to tho old lady that sho might
remain In Africa If she wished, but that for
Ws part his conrclcnco demanded that ho
! return to his father and mother, who
doubtless wore oven now Buffering untold
sorrow because of his absence; from which
It may bo assumed that his parents had
not been acquainted with tho plans -that
be and tho old lady had mado for their nd-
' venture Into African wilds.
" Having como to a decision, tho lad felt
' i senso of relief from tho worry that had
haunted him for many sleepless nights.
Whon lie closed his eyes In sleep It was
to dream of a happy icunlon with those
at homo. And as ho dreamed, Kate, cruel
! and Inexorable, crept stealthily upon him
through the dark corridor of tho squalid
. .building In which ho slept Fate In the
' form of tho American crook, Conlon.
Cautiously tho man approached the door
of tho lad s roorn.'Thero he crouched, listen
ing, until assured by the tegular breathing
'Of those within that both slept.
Quktly ho Inserted a slim skeleton key
In the lock or. tne door. With deft fingers,
long accustomed to tho silent manipulation
of the bars and bolts that guarded other
Wen's property. Conlon turned tho key and
the knob simultaneously. Gentle pressure
Upoh tho door swung It slowly Inward upon
Its hinges. The man entered the room, clos
ing the door behind him.
Tho moon wns temporarily overcast by
heavy clouds. The Interior of the apart
ment was shrouded In gloom. Conlon
groped his way townrd the bed.
In the far cortifr of the room something
moved moed with a silent stcalthlnesa
which transcended oven the trained silence
of tho burglar. Conlon heard nothing. Ills
attention was riveted, upon the bed, In
which he thought to flhd a young boy and
his helpless Invalid grandmother.
The American sought only the bankroll.
If ho could possess himself of this with
out detection, well nnd good; hut were he to
meet resistance, he was prepared for that,
too. Tho lad's clothes lay across a chair
beside tho bed.
The American's fingers felt swiftly
through them the pockets contained no
roll of crisp, now notes. Doubtless they
wcra beneath tho pillows of the bed.
Ho stepped closer townrd the sleeper; Ills
hand was already half-way beneath the
pillow, when the thick cloud that had ob
scured the moon rolled nsldo nnd tho room
was flooded with light. At the same In
stant the boy opened his eyes and looked
straight Into those of Conlon, The man
was suddenly conscious that the boy was
nlono In tho bed. Then he clutched for his
victim's throat.
As the Ind rose to meet him Conlon heard
n low growl nt his back, then he felt his
wrists Belzcd by the boy, nnd realized that
beneath those, tapering white fingers played
muscles of steel.
Ho felt other hands nt his throat, rough,
hairy hands Hint renched over ha shoulders
from behind. Ho cast n terrified glance
bnckwnid, and tho hairs of htj bend
stiffened nt tho sight his eyes revealed, for
giasplng him from the rear was n huge,
manllko npe,
Tho bared fighting fnngs of the nnthro
pold were close to his throat. The lad
pinioned his wrists. Neither uttered a
sound,
Where was tho grnndmother7 Conlon's
eyes swept the room In a single, nil-Inclusive
glance. Ills eyes bulged In horror
nt tho realization of tho truth, which that
glanao revealed. In tho power of what
creatures of hideous mystery had ho placed
himself?
frantically ho foucht to bent off tho hoy
so ho could turn Upon the fearsome thing at
his back. Freeing one hand, ho struck a
savage blow nt tho lnd'B face.
His act seemed to unloose n thousand
devils In the hairy creature clinging to his
throat, Conlon heard a low and savage
snarl. If una the last thing that tho Amer
ican over heard In this life. Then ho was
dragged backward upon tho floor; a heavy
body fell upon him, powerful teeth fastened
themselves In his Jugular, his head whirled
fn tho sudden blackness which rims eter
nity A moment later tho npo rose from bis
prostrate form; but Conlon did not know
ho was quite dead
Tho lad, horrified, sprang from the bed
to lean low over tho body of the man. Ho
knew that Akut had kll'cd In his defense,
as ho had killed Michael Sabrov; but here.
In savage Africa, far from home and
friends, what would they do to him and his
faithful npe?
Tho lad knew that the penalty of murder
was death. He even knew that nn accom
plice might suffer tho death penalty with
the principal Who was there here who
would plead for them? All would bo against
them. It 'was little more than a hnlf-clv-lllzed
community, nnd tho chances wero
that they would drag Akut and him forth
In tho morning and hang them both, to tho
nearest tree he had read of such things
being done In America, and Africa was
wotse even, and wilder than the great
West of his mother's native land.
Yes, they would both bo hanged In tho
morning!
" Wns thero no etcapo? He thought In
silence for u fow moments, and then with
nn 6xclnmatlon of relief he struck his
palms together nnd turned toward hlB
clothing upon the chair. Money would do
nnythlngl Money would savo him nnd
Akut!
Ho felt for the bankroll In tho pocket
In which he hnd been accustomed to enrry
It tt was not there. Slowly nt first, nnd
nt last frantically, he searched through the
remaining pockets of his clothing. Then
ho dropped upon his hands nnd knees nnd
examined the floor. Lighting the lamp, he
moved the bed to one side, and inch by
Inch felt over the entire floor.
Heslde the body of Conlon he hesltnted,
but nt.last ha nerved himself to touch It.
Rolling It trver, he sought the money be
neath It. Nor wns It there.
Ito guessed that Conton had entered their
room to rob; but he did not believe that
tho man had had tlnto to possess himself of
the money! however, as It was liowhcro
else. It must bo Upon the body of the deaj
man.
Jnck searched the American's clothing
futlloly. Again nnd again he went over
tho room, only to return each tlmo to tho
corpse; but nowhere, could ho find the
money.
He was half frantlo with despair. What
were they to do? In the morning they
would bo discovered and killed. For nil his
Inherited size nnd strength, ho wns, nfter
nil, only a llttlo boy a frightened, homo
sick little boy reasoning faultily from
the meager experience of childhood. He
could think of but a single glaring fact
(hey had killed a fellow man, nnd they
were among savage, strangers, thirsting for
blood of the first victim whom fato cast
into their clutches. This much ho h
gleaned from penny-dreadfuls.
And they must have money!
Again ho approached tho corpse. This
time resolutely. Tho npo squntted In a
corner, watching his young companion.
The youth commenced to removo the
Amerlcnn's clothing piece by piece, nnd
piece by pleco he exnmlncd each garment
minutely. 13ven to the shoes ho searched
with painstaking care, and when the last
nrtlcle had been removed nnd scrutinized
ho dropped back Upon tho bed with dilated
eyes that saw nothing In tho present only
a grim tableau of the future In which two
forms swung silently from tho limb of n
great tree.
He sat thus for quite n while, but flnnlly
he wns nroused by n nolso coming from the
floor below. Springing quickly to his feet,
ho blow out the lamp, and, crossing the
floor silently, locked the door. Then he
With money he might have bought Jus
tice; but penniless ah, what hope could
there bo for stangcrs without money bore?
Hut what had become of the money? He
tried to recall when last ho had seen It,
Ho could not; nor, could he, would ho havo
been nble to nccount for Its disappearance;
for ho had been entirely unconscious of
the fnlllng of the little packago from his
pocket into tho sen ns ho clambered over
the ship's sldo Into tho waiting canoo that
bore him to shore.
Now ho turned toward Akut.
"Come" he said In tho language of tha
great apes. Forgetful of the fact, that ho
woro only a thin pajama suit, he led tho
way to the open window. Thrusting his
bead out, ho listened attentively. A sin
gle tree grew a few feet from tho window,
turned toward tho ape, his mind mado up.
Nimbly the lad sprang to Its bole, cling
ing catlike for nn Instnnt before ho
clambered to tho ground below. Two hun
dred ynrds nway a-spur of the Jungle ran
close to the straggling town. Toward this
tho lad led tho way.
No one saw them, and a moment later
the Jungle swallowed them, and John Clay
ton, future Lord Greystock, passed from
tho eyes nnd tho knowledge of men.
It was lato tho following morning that
a native houseman knocked upon tho door
of the room that had been assigned to Mrs.
Billings and her grandson. Receiving no
FARMER SMITHS
RAINBOW CLUB
GOOD-NIGHT TALK
Dear Children Onco upon a time there was a little boy, and I know you
think I am going to write you a fairy story, but I am not.
"Well, once upon a time there was n little boy, and he was just like other
little boys, only he "had a lot of beautiful curls, which his mother used to brush
nnd comb, and comb and brush, while he accompanied her with such words as,
"Oh" and "Ouch," and "Ouch" and "Oh."
Of course, the little boy had a papa, and one day the boy's papa got so tired
of seeing the little boy's curls that he took the little boy and had his hair cut off.
SNIP just like that.
Well, suddenly tho little boy was transformed from a little boy into a big
boy, and when he got back home everybody was excited, but no one was more
upset than the little boy's mother.
Oh, dear! Oh, dearl She had lost her little boy, her little darling had flown
away in the barber shop.
'Nevermore would she have, the pleasure of brushing his long hair and un
tangling his curls, nnd never again would ho have the pleasure of saying, "Oh"
and "Ouch."
And now, dear children, you may learn from this that what pleases one per
' Eon doesn't please another, and to this day I do not know what it was that made
the little boy's mother act so funny. FARMER SMITH,
Children's Editor.N Evejung Ledger.
P. S. If any little boy can tell me what made the little boy's mother act so
funny, I wish he would write and tell me.
FARMER SJOJCH,
Evening LuDacn:
I wish to become a member of your
Rainbow Club. Please Bend me a beautiful-Rainbow
Ruttou free. I agree to
DO A'UTTLIJ KINDNESS EACH AND
EVERY DAY SPREAD A LITTLR
gUNSHINE ALL ALONG .THE WAY.
Name ,
Address
Ace , . , i '
School I attend ,....,
The Question Box
j Dear Farmer Smith I'm going to play
the piano In pchooj while the pupils slug,.
Borne of the piano part Is not like the mel-
edy of the song, A violin plays, .too, nnd
fchat It plays is Just like t)ie tune of the
;ong; i might make bad mistakes. What
hall I do? CJfAHLES AVEISBEHG,
Do not let the difference In the piano
accompaniment from the song a.nd violin
part worry you. Keep thinking about your
own part and pay strict attention to the
time In which It Is written. Leant your
9n part so well that even If your mind
forgets, your lingers will have gotten so
VlSiS to BlavlnL' tha niece that thev will BO
,'f'Sht on until your mind begins to remem-
i mistake, don't let It discourage o epibar-
f?"" yu- Go right on and play the rest of
t jnoto bo wetj nai me auuuwcu win io
W ousy thinking about" how nicely you are
SUylmr that thnv will fnrc-.r nil nhout vnur
mistake 3
V- 1
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kf Branch CJub News
Thelrna fe'trayllne, of Mount Ari Pa.,
f Just organised a Kainbow Branch. Club,
ateh has taken for lta name The"Weaver
f tjet Kalnbowa." s yet Thelma has notv
u,oi i . ii, c s.ikAHA . n n .,,. ,aa n r no
jf wembera will lie, but we expect further re,
fV Srt to tli very pear future. At present
t- K UttlBi sir)? who belong are Ellen anil
ecschwlad. Jennie Mcuieary,
s Oerko, Sarah Gbaien, Eleanor JUar
orasefii "K- vt
wa.
nmy
ItAMu.N KAMUrf.
Our Postoflice Box
Ilamon namos Is a bright, happy member
who lives In Morton, Pa. He has not been
in our ranks a very great length of time,
but surely he has
made up for brevity of
membership 'by activ
ity of purpose during
these last few v.eeks.
Itamon's activity lies
In so many directions
that It would take up
the whole Postodlce
Box to tell nil about It.,
Let It sulllce to say
that he Is one of our
coming members.
Bradley Ward Is an
other new member,
who was Vllllng to
"put his shoulder to
the wheel" Immediate
ly upon Joining. His nrst act was to ener
gtflually agree with James Connor's sug
gestlon that we have electric flashlights,
drawing cases, baseball bats, etc, for prliea
In place 'of money. Will -some more mem
bers follow Bradley'p example and send In
opinions about prizeq?
The Autobiography of a New Member
I was born on July 10, J889. In Canton.
China. I lived In Canton until I was 13
years old. I left Canton In 1903 and went
to Yokohama, Japan, My father was poor
and I spent four years only In school.
My mother Is the best woman on earth.
She helps poor people by finding homes
for them and comforting them. I had not
had much education, but I am helped by
the (sermons I hear at my church here.
My mother taught me to say good words
and not bad ones, I have been In the.
United States seven years. I carne hers
from, England. I have been here in George,
town, Pel., four yearsv I am a member
of the Methodist Episcopal Church here and
attend, regularly. ....
t Hry to be good and am striving to
grow better each day. My father, Yu Yet
Lung, 1 years old, lives In Canton, China,
He Is too old to work, so I send h-n ISQQ
to pay his expenses. HARRY LUNG.
Wa feel sure our Rainbows will be very
much interested In this member who Is
striving bo hard to find the best In life
and to live up to It. God blesa this "big
Kstnbaw" Mto s n0 fwffet the father
iwb In ton UJ tfl.wnrJs!1 .-
Billy Bumpus Zeppelin
By Farmer Smith.
Everybody In Goatvllle was up early on
tho particular morning we are talking about
because they had all heard that Billy
Bumpus was going to make a ZEPPELIN
out of himself.
Even Albert Beck Bumble-Bee was up
three Bccond before sunrise and had sipped
the sweetness from 15 flowers before the sun
was up, nnd Missus Ant, together with
L'65,299 other ants, had started toward
the bluff, from which Billy Bumpus was
going to jump.
Missus CaNJiad heard about It; Missus
Turtle had started at 12 o'clock In the
morning, because It would tako her until
2 o'clock to rench tho bluff, nnd Mr. Angora
Goat had called upon Missus Goat before
Billy had his breakfast and asked If it was
really true that his dear, good friend, Billy
Bumpus, was going to turn himself Into a
ZEPPELIN.
Not only had all aoatvllle become exceed
ingly excited, but oven the neighbors of the
big pond were busily engaged In getting
front seats (If we may call the edge of tho
pond front seats) under tho cliff from
which Billy Bumpus was to fly.
You see, every one expected him to hit
tho ground, while he (Irmly expected to
fly over the tops of the trees.
The Bhadow of the sun, thrown by the
sycamore tree, tolled the hour of two, when
two huge wolves appeared on the horizon
nnd behind them four feet and a stubby
tall. Q
"BILLY BUMPUS!" exclaimed Missus
Ant. S(owly Mister and Missus Angora
Coat accompanied him, approaching the
top of the bluff.-'whlle the waiting throng
held Its breath.
Billy approached the bluff, gave two
sniffs and then whispered something In
Mister Angora Goat's ear.
"L-a-d-l-e-s and g-e-n-t-1-e-m-e-n," ex
claimed Mister Angora. Goat. "Billy Bumpus
l egrets to announce that, owing to the
ptcullar condition of the atmosphere and
the air holes, the flight will not take place."
This short speech was answered with
cries of "Oh, shame!" "Coward I"
And all this time Billy stood on the edge
ot the cliff, his knees shaking like leaves
lu the wind.
"I guess you better go home as fast as
you can." whispered Missus Angora Goat
In Billys ear, and he needed no second
reminder.
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He hnd paid little attention to the boy until, on one occasion, he had
seen him accidentally display a roll of banknotes.
response. Its Inserted his pass-key In the
lock, only to discover thnt nnother key was
already there, but from tho Inside
He reported the fact to Hcrr Skopf, tho
proprietor, who nt once mndo his wny to
tho second floor, where he, too, pounded
vigorously upon tho door. Receiving no
reply, ho bent to tho kcyholo In nn attempt
to look through Into tho room heyottd. In
so doing, being portly, he lost Ills balance,
which necessitated putting a palm to tho
floor to maintain his equilibrium,
As he did so ho felt something soft nnd
thick and wet beneath his fingers. Ho raised
his open palm boforc his eyes In the dim
light ot tho corridor nnd peered nt It. Than
ho shuddered, for oven In tho semldarkness
he saw a dark red Btaln upon his hnnd.
Leaping to his feet, he hurled lili, Bhoul
dor ngntnst tho door. Hcrr Skop'f Is a
heavy man or nt least ho wns then; I
havo not seen him for several years. The
frail door collapsed beneath his weight,
nnd Hcrr Skopf stumbled precipitately Into
tho room.
Beforo him lay (ho greatest mystery of
his life. Upon the floor nt his feet was
tho dead body of a strango man. Tho
neck was broken nnd the Jugular severed
na by tho fangs of a wild beast. The body
was entirely naked, tho clothing being
strewn nbout tho corpse. Tho old Indy
and her grandson were Bono. The window
was open. They must havo disappeared
through tho window, for tho door had been
locked from tho Inside.
But how could the boy have carried his
Invalid grandmother from a second-story
window to tho ground? It was preposter
ous I Again Hcrr Skopf searched the small
room. Ho hotlced that tho bed was pulled
well nway from tho wall why? Ho looked
beneath It again for tho third or fourth
time. Tho two wero gono ; nnd yet his
Judgment told hltn that tho old lady couM
not havo gone without porters to carry her
down as they had carried her up the
previous day.
Further search but deepened tho mystery,
.ill the clothing of the two was still In the
room If they had -gone then they must
have been naked, or In their nlghtclothes!
Hcrr Skopf shook his head ; then ho
scratched It. Ho was baflled. Ho hnd
never heard of Sherlock Holmes, or ho
would have lost no time In Invoking tho aid
of that celebrated sleuth ', for here was ia
real mystery. An old woman an Invalid
who had to bo carried from tho ship to her
room In the hotel and a handsome lad,
her grandson, had entered room 21 on the
second floor of his hostelry the day before.
They had had their evening meal served
In their room that wns tho last that had
been seen of them At 9 tho following
morning tho corpse of a strango man had
been tho solo occupant of room 21.
No boat had left the harbor In tho mean
time there wns not a railroad within hun
dreds of miles theio was no other white
settlement that tho two could reach under
several days of arduous marching, accom
panied by a well-equipped safari. They had
simply vanished Into thin air; for the na
tive ho had sent to Inspect tho ground be
neath tho open window had Just returned
to report that thero wns no sign of a foot
step there, and what sort of creatures wero
they who could havo dropped that distance
to tho soft turf without leaving spoor?
Herr Skopf shuddered. Yes, it was a
great myfatery there was something un
canny about tho whole tblt.g. He hated to
think about it, and he dreaded the coming
of night.
It was n gteat mystery to Herr Skopf
and doubtless fctlll Is!
CHAPTER V
The Sheik's Daughter
TWO Swedes, Carl Jenssen nnd Sven
Malbihn, after conducting several myste
rious expeditions far, to the south of the
Sahara, turned their attention to the more
profitable business of. Ivory poaching.
In a great district they were already
known for their relentless cruelty and their
greed for Ivory. Tho natives feared and
hated them. The European governments
In whose possessions they worked had long
sought them; but, working their way slowly
out of tho north, they hnd learned many
things In the no-man's-land south of the
Sahara which gave them Immunity from
enpturo through' easy avenues of escape that
were unknown to thoso who pursued them
Their raids were sudden and swift. They
seized Ivory and retreated Into the track
less wastes of the north before tho guard
ians of tho territory they raped could bo
mndc aware of their presence. Relentlessly
they slaughtered elephants themselves ns
well as stealing Ivory from the natives.
Their following consisted of n hundred rene
gade Arabs and negro slaves a fierce band
of cutthroats.
Remember them Carl Jenssen and Sven
Mnlbihn, yellow bearded Swedish giants
for you shall meet them later.
In tho heart of the Jungle, hidden away
upon tho banks of a small unexplored
tributary of a large river that emptttis Into
tho Atlantic not so far from tho equator,
lay a small heavily palisaded village.
Twenty palm-thatched, beehive huts shel
tered Its black population, while half n
dozen goatskin tents In tho centre of tho
clearing housed the score ot Arabs who
found shelter there, while by trading and
raiding they collected the cargoes which
thoir ships of the desert boro northward
twice each year to the market nt Tim
buctu. Playing before one of tho Arab tents
wns a llttlo girl of ten a blnck-hnlrcd,
black-eyed llttlo girl, who, with her nut
brown skin and graceful carriage, looked
every Inch a daughter of tho desert. Her
llttlo fingers were busily engaged in fash
ioning a skirt of grasses for a much-dls.
hcvclcd doll which ft kindly disposed slave
had made for her aocir or two beforo.
Tho head, of tho doll was rudely chipped
from Ivory,' while tho ljody was a ratskln
stuffed with grass. The arms and legs
were bits of wood, perforated at one end
nnd sewn to tho ratskln torso.
Tho doll was qulto hideous, and altogeth
er disreputable ahd soiled ; but Mertetu
thought it the most bcnutlful and adorable
thing In the whole world, which Is not so
strange In view of the fact that It was the
only object within that world upon which
she could bestow her confidences and her
love. '
Every one else with whom Merlem came
In contact was, almost without exception,
either Indifferent to her or cruel. Thero
was tho old black hag who looked after her,
for example, Mabunu, toothless, filthy, and
Ill-tempered.
Sho lost no opportunity to cuff the little
girl, or even Inflict minor tortures upon
her, such as pinching, or, as she had twice
done, searing the tender flesh with hot coals.
And thero was the sheik, her father. She
feared him more than she did Mabunu. He
often scolded her for nothing, quite habit
ually terminating his tirades by cruelly
beating her until her little body was black
and bluo.
But when she was nlono she was happy,
playing with Geckn, or decking her hair
with wild flowers, or making ropes of
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brasses. She was nfways Iragy nnd !wa?
singing when they left her alone. o-
amotmt of cruelty appeared BUflictent to
crush ths Innate hnpplness ahd sweetness
from her full little heart
Only when tho ahcllt was near was she
quiet and subdued lm she feared with
a fear that was at times almost hysterical
terror. J
She feared the gloomy jungle, too the
cruel Jungle thnt surrounded the llttlo vil
lage, with chattering monkeys nnd scream
ing birds by day and ihe roaring and cough
ing and moaning of tho cnrnlvora by night
Yes, sho feared the Jungle! but sor much
more did tme fear the sheik that many
times It was In her childish head to run
away out Into tho terrible Jungle forever
rather than to face longer tho ever-present
terror of her father.
An sho sat there this- day beforo the
sheik's goatskin tent, fashioning a skirt of
grasses for Qceka, the sheik nppcared, sud
denly npproachlng. Instantly the look of
happiness faded from the child's face.'
She shrank aside In nn attempt to scram
ble from tho path of the leather-faced old
Arab, but she was not quick enough. With
n brutal kick the man sent her sprawling
upon her face, where sho lay qulto still,
tearless but trembling. Then, with nn oath
'at her, the man passed Into tho tent. Tho
old, black hag shook with appreciative
laughter, disclosing nn occasional nnd lone
somo yellow fang.
When she was sure tho sheik hnd gono
the llttlo girl crawled to tho shady sldo of
tho tent, where she lay qulto still, hugging
Oceka close to her breast, her form rncked
nt long Intervals by choking sobs. Sho dared
not cry ntoud, slnco that would have brought
the sheik upon her again, Tho anguish In
'her heart wns not alone tho anguish of
physlcnl pain ; but that Infinitely more pa
thetic anguish of lovo denied a childish
heart that yearns for love.
Little Merlem coutd scare recall nny other
existence than that of the stern cruelty of
the sheik nnd Mabunu Dimly In the bnck
of her childish memory thero lurked n
blurred recollection of n gentle mother; but
Merlem wns not euro but thnt even this was
a dream-picture Induced by her own desire
for tho caresses sho never received, but
which alio lavished upon tho much-loved'
Uecka.
Never was such a spoiled child as Oceka.
Its llttlo mother, fnr from fashioning her
own conduct nfter tho example set her by
her father and nurse, went to tho extreme
of Indulgence, Gecka wns kissed a thousand
times a day. Thero was play In which
Oeeka wbb naughty, but tho mother never
punished. Instead, sho caressed nnd fon
dled, her attitude Influenced solely by her
own pathetic desire for love.
Now, as sho pressed Gecka close to her,
her sobs lessoned gradually until sho was
able to control her volco nnd pour out her
misery Into tho Ivory car of her only con
fidante "Gecka loves Merlem," sho whispered.
"Why docs tho sheik, my father, not lovo
me, too? Am I so naughty? I try to bo
good; but I never know why ho strikes me,
so I cannot tell what I havo dono which dis
pleases him. Just now ho kicked mo nnd
hurt mo so, Gecka: but I was only sitting
before tho tent, making n skirt for you.
Tiiat must fee -pHeJtJ, or h wmtM ft fcfifr
KicKCtt me lor it
"But why la tt wicked, tleetaty dfir
I do not krtbvr -t dd ri6f knowr- t
Oceka, that I wore- dead Yesrtr
htmters biought In tha body ot M Wte.
ndrca was o.u to dead. The? Mat wtr
terribly when tt wri hrolteht Into tftw
lAge but el ndrea did hot mind, tt
not feel the blows, for he wan deAd.
"When I am dead, Geeka, neither hlt t
feel the blows of Mabunu or tho )rk ot
tho sheik, my father. Then shftll JC Be
happy. Oh, Gcekar how 1 wish that t -dead
" t lf.
If Gecka contemplated a remontMMs,
It was cut short by sounds? of allerosiUon
beyond the Tilings gates. Merlem HMjn4.
With tho curiosity ot childhood hrf vuM
have liked to tun down there arJ Umtn
what It was that caused tho men ,to a
so loudly. Others of (he villager trew J
ready trooping In the direction of tha r)He.
But Merlem did not flare. Tho tut
would be there, doubtless! and If he smw
her It would bo but another opportunity to
abuse her, sd Merlem lay still and tlstetttdU
Presently sho heard the crowd moving
Up the street toward the sheik's tent. Ottl
tlotisly she stuck her head around ihe tdr
of tho tent. Sho could not resist tho tftnip
tntlon, for Ihe sameness of the village lift
was monbtbnous, nnd she craved dtverslorU
What sho Baw was twp strangers tehlt
men. They were alone, but as they ap
proached she learned from tho talk of th
natives thnt nurroUnded them that they""po
sesied a considerable following that H
camped outside the village.
They wore coming to palaver with th
sheik,
Tho old Arab met them nt the- entrance
to his tent. His eyes narrowed wickedly
when they had appraised the newcomers
They stopped before him, exchanging greet
ings. They had come to trade for Ivory,
they said
The sheik grunted. He had no Ivory".
Merlem gasped. She knew that In
nearby hut the great tusks wero piled al
most to tho roof. Sho poked her head fur
ther forward to get a better view of tha
strangers. How whlto their skins I Mow
yellow their grent beards 1
(continued foMonnow.) .
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