The evening world., 1913-01-23

koz. the son Of Tubiat, 30
he 30 feared the Keen knlSo
ana the deathly Arrows Of his new lord
that no confined the manifsstation OF
his objections TO petty disobedisnees
and Irritating mannsrfsmA. Tarsan
knew. however. that he but waited his
opportunity TO wrest the kingahip from
him by some sudden stroke OF treach.
cry. ana 90 he was always on guard
against surprise.
For months the life OF the little band
went on much A. Il had before. except
that Tarxan's greater intelligence and
his ability a. . hunter we're the means
OF providing for them more 0ountifully
than ever before Most Of them. there.
fore. were more than content With the
change In rulers.
Tartan led them by night to the flslds
Of the black men. and there. warned by
their chiefs superior wisdom. they ate
only what they required, nor did they
destroy what thsy could not eat. a. II
the way Of Manu-. the monkey. and of
most apeaL While tho blacks were wroth
at the continued pilferins Of their hslds.
they were not discouraged In their ef-
forts TO cultivate tho land ~ would
have been the case had Tarzan per-
mitted his people to lay wanton waste
the plantation.
During this period Tarzan paid many
nocturnal visits to the village. where
he often renewed his supply Of Or.
rows He soon noticed the food al
ways standing at the foot OF the tree.
which was his avenue into the paiisade,
and, after q little. he commenced TO eat
whatsvsr the blacks put there.
When the poor savases saw that ne
food disappeared overnight. they were
filled with CONSERVATION and ava for
II was one thing to put food oft 70
propittate . god or a devil. but Qu1to
another thing to have the spirit really
come into tho village and eat II.
Nor was this all. The periodic Ais-
appearance OF their arrows. and the
strange FRANKS perpetrated by unseen
hands. had wrought them to such .
state that life became turdsn In thar
new home. MbonEa AID his head men
began 10 talk Of abandoning the viiigs
and seeking . site farther In the jungio.
Presently the black warriors began -
strike farther and farther into the hsoet
Of the forest when they went 10 huu9.
looking for q site for a now village
More and more often WAS the trlbs
OF Tar.An disturbed by these wander
ting huntSmen. Tho fierce solitude ef
the prlmeval forest was broken BY nrW.
strange cries. No longer was tAsse
safety for bird or beast Man had como
Other animals passed up and down Tie
Jungle by day and by naght-herce. Oua
beasts-but their weaker nedShbore ealy
turn again when the danger was pax<.
with man II IL different. Wha -
comes many OF the larger animate -
stinctively leave tho district entirely.
seldom II ever to return and Il has q
ways been thus with the great auelhre-
poids. They nee man ~ man nsso .
pestiience.
For a short TINA the trrbs of Terra
fingered In the vicinity Of the bsadA b.
cause their new chief hated the thought
OF leaving the treasured CONTENDS q NE
little cabin forever. But when one day
a member Of the tribe discovered the
blacks IN great numbers on the hanks
OF q stream that had for gener,A1ons
bean their watering place. and ~ ne
act OF clearing the Jungle and sreo1lng
many huts. the apes would remain no
longer. and no Tarzan iod them away In
land for many marches to a ApOt e. yet
undeiiled by the foot OF human hsinG
Once every moon Tarzan would 70
sw,sg4ng rapidlN back through tn
swaying branches to have a day with
his books. and to replenish his supply
of arrows. This latter task was %ecom-
tns more and mere difiicult. for the
blacks had taken TO hiding their suppty
at night In grnartes and hving-huts
This neceAsitated watching by day 10
discover where the arrows were bstng
concealed.
Twice he had entered huts q night
while the inmates lay sleeping upon their
mats and stolen the arrows from the
very sides OF the warriors. But he real
lied this TO be roo fraught with dancer
and so he commenced picking up SOL
itary hunters with his long deadly Moose
stripping them OF weapons and ogun-
ments and dropping their bodies nOn
high tree into the village street during
the still watches OF the night.
These various escapades again % tar
rorixed the blacks that, had It MT bscn
for The mcnthly respite between Tar
xan's visits In which they had oppor-
tunity to renew hope that esca cfpsh
incursion would prove the last. tAey
soon would have abandoned their nev
village.
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