The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-17
Not Like lny Story You Have Read :
TARTAN OF THE APES
by Edgar Rice Durroushs.
zk Romance Of q Is~k xsa and Y.as.s CIT

themselves on meat. but eventually .
iallen '.pon their village by night to
the death OF thsir comrades.
That hight The black soldiers OF :hs
white man had had meat a-plenty. and
this little remnant OF . once powerful
tribe had slunk on into tae gloomy
jungle toward the unknown and free
dom.
But what meant freedom and the
pursuit or happiness to these savage
blacks meant CONSERVATION and death
to many Of the wild denissns Of their
new home.
For thrvs days the little cavaicade
marched slowly through the heart Of
this unknown and untracked forest.
until finally. carly In the fourth dav.
they came upon . little spot. near the
banks OF ANAL river. which seemed
less thickly ovsrgrown than any ground
they had encountered before.
Here they set 70 work to build a new
village. and In . month great clearing
had been made. huts and palisades
erected. plsntains. ysms and maise
planted. ana they had taken up their
old life IN their new homo. Here there
rubber or ivory to BE- gathered for
Several moons passed ere the blacks
ventured far into the territory Surround.
Ing, their new village. Several had al
ready fallen prey TO old SAILOR. the tiger.
and becsuse tho jungle was % Infested
with these fierce and bloodthirsty cats
and with lions and leopards the ebony
warriors hesitatsd 70 trust Themselves
far from the safety Of their palisades
But one day Kulonga. = son OF the old
king. Mbonga. wandered far Into the
dense maxes Of the west. Warily he
stepped. his slender lance ever ready.
his long oval -hield rrfSped In his left
hand close 10 his body. 80 .,-
A. his back his bow. and In the culver
upon his shield many slim. Atraight ar
rows, we'll sniesred with the thick. dark.
tairy substance that rendered deadly
their FINEST needle prick.
Might found Kuionsa FAR from the
palisades OF his fathers VILLAGE. but
still headed westward. and climbing
into the fork Of great tree he FASH
Toned a rude platform and curied him
self for pIsen- 3t"
Three miles west OF him slept the
tribe Of Kcrchak,
f:ariy the next morning the apes were
Astlr. moving throuEh the jungle IN
search Of food. Tarzan, A. was MS
custom. prosecuted his search IN the d.
rection Of the cabin. 10 that by leisurely
hunting IN the way his 'kuhaersUas ~
peased by the time he reached the beach.
The ares scattered by ones and twos
snd threes IN ell directions. but always
within sound OF q signal OF alarm.
Kaia had moved slowly aionG An ele-
plant track towasd the east. and vas
busiiy ensased In turnins over routed
limbs and LOGS In search OF esculent
bugs and fungi. when the faintest shnd-
ow Of strange noise brought, bar to
startled attention,
For nifty yards before hers ths <rail
WAS straight, and down this leafy tun.
mel she looked straight at the steAsthiiy
advancing ngurs Of strange and. fser-
full creature.
II was Kulonga. =. as.
Kaia did not walt TO see more: but.
turning. moved rapidly baek along the
trail. She did not run; but. after the
manner OF her kind when not reused.
sought rather TO avoid than to escape.
Close after her came KulonRa. Here
was meat. He could make killing and
feast well this day. On he hurried. his
spear poised for the throw.
At u turning Of the trail he came In
sight OF her again upon another straight
stretch. His spear-hand went far back.
the muscles rolled. lightning like. be-
meath the sleek hide. Out shot the arm.
and the spear sped toward Kala.
A poor cast. II but graSed her side.
With u cry Of rage and pain Kala
turned upon her, tormentor, In an In
slant the trees were crashing beneath
the weight OF hurrying apes. swinging
rapidly toward the scene OF trouble In
answer to ISAla's scream. 'd 81
As Kaia charged kulonya unsiunG his
bow and lifted an arrow with almost un-
thinkable quicknsss Drawing tina shaft
far back he drove the poisoned missile
ape.
with . horrid scream Kala plunged
forward upon her face before the aston
ished members OF her tribe. 1s'
Roaring and ahrieking. the apes dashed
toward Kulonga. but that wary savage
was fleeing down the trail like o fright
ened antelope. He knew someining ~.
the ferocity Of these Wild. hairy crea-
lures. and his one desire was to pat as
many miles between himself and them
~ ne possibly could. ~"
They followed him. racing through the
trees for q long distance. but finally one
by one they abandoned the chase and re-
turned to the scene of the tragedy,
None OF them had ever seen a man he
fore other than Tarzan. and so they won
dered vaguely what strange manner OF
creature II might be that had invaded
their jungle. .v.-',', ~,
On the far beach by the little cabin
Tarxan heard the faint echoes Of the con-
fiict. and. knowing that something YES
seriously amiss siaons the tribe. he has
tened rapidly to.rd shs direction Of ~
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