The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-28
Not Like Any Story ZOO Have Read /.
TARTAN OF THE APES
By Edgar Rice Buz1ou1hs,


warning. and q hong. metal-shod 0poar
shot like ~ bolt from above and 0aaned
entirsly through the right shovt0sr OF
tLc rat-faced man.
The revolver exploded harrnles0ly In
tho air, and the seaman crumptsd Up
with q scream ~ pain and terror.
Clayton turned and rushed hack TO-
ward the scene. The saikors stood n .
frightened group. with drawn weapSna.
peering into the jungle. The wounded
man writhsd and shrieksd upon the
ground.
clayton. unseen by any. picked up
the fallen revolver. ana supped n In
side his shirt. then he Joined the saiicrs.
WHO could II have becn?" whispered
Jane Porter. and the young man turusd
to see her standing wide-syed hsstds
him.
II dare say rarxan OF the ans II
watching u.s." he answered. II wonder.
now. who that spear was intended for.
If for Snipss--then our ape friend . .
fitsnd indeed.
by love. whore are your father ed
Mr.. Phllanderg There's some one or
somethlng In chat jungle. ana Ne
armed, whatever IL IL. Hoi Profsssor!
Mr. PhI,ander!" young Clayton shouteG
There was no response.
What's 20 be done. Miss Portoef 7
can't leave you here alone with tAeoe
cutthroAts. You certainly can't ven
ture Into tho Jungle with me: va ooms
one must NJ In search Of your father.
lie IL more than apt at wandering ~
nimiessiy. regardless Of danger or o.
rectlon. and Mr.. Phiiandsr II only q
trlns less Impractical.
II quite axree with you." sajl De
girl. Dear old papa would sAert0es
hts life for me without an instaa-'s
hesitation. provided ono could keep his
mind on so frivolous a matter for al
entire instant There 10 only one way
TO keep him IN safety. and thet - %
chain him TO u tree. The Door dear -
30 impractical"
Il have ~" suddenly exclaimed
CLAYTON. You can use rsveavees
can't your
Yes. whyr'
81 have one With II you and 0ssneP.
aida will Ia comparatively safe In I'm
cabin while ] am searching to- your
father and Mr.. Philandsr. Coma call
the woman. and I will hurry e. 1ApU
can't have gone far"
Jane Porter did as no suggested. ems
when he saw tho door close safsey bs-
hind them Clayton turned tewsrd ~
jungle. a.
Some OF tho sailors wsrs dravtnG n
spear from their wounded oomrads. nd
a. Clayton approached no s'sked 70 -
could borrow a revolver from one u
them while he searched the 5uagto ter
the prisoner.
The rat faced one. finding 10 was set
dad, had regained his consposuTo ~.
with u volley Of oaths. refused.
This man, snipes. had assumed ths
role Of chief since ne had killed their
former leader. and - little time &ad
elapsed that none OF hts companies ~
VAT his anfhAAtv-
Ciayton's only Response We . ohsug
of the shoulders. but ~ he lsft them
he picked up the spear which had tyayss-
nxed Snipes. and thus primitivsiy
armed. the son OF the then Lord 0soy-
stoke STROBE into the dense junsla.
Every few moments he called aleod
the names Of the wanderers. The
watchers in the cabin by the beach
heard the sound OF his voice groWsag
fainter and fainter. until at last II Vas
swallowed up by the myriad noises Of
the primeval wood.
When Prof. Archimsdes q. Porter ana
his assistant. Samuel r. Philandsr. az
ter much insistence on the part Of the
latter, had finally turned their steps
toward camp. they were az completely
lost in the wild and tangled labyrinth
OF the Jungle rs two human beings
could be. though they did not know II.
IL was by the merest caprice OF for
tune that they headed toward the west
coast OF Africa. instead OF toward zaa-
zibar on tho opposite side Of the DARK
continent
When In a short time they reaches ne
beach. only TO md no camp In Gient.
Philander was positive that they were
north OF their proper destination. whiis
rs q matter OF fact. they were a6eue
two hundred yards south OF Il.
II never occurred TO either Of these
impractical theorists TO call aloud on
tho chance Of attracting their friends
attention. Instead. with all the assuY-
ancs that deductlve reasoning from .
wrong premise induces In one. Mr..
Samuel II. Phiiander Sraspsd Professor
Archimedes Q. Porter firmly by the arm
and hurried the weakly protesting old
gentleman on In the direction OF Caps
Town. fifteen hundred miles to che
south.
When Jane Porter and EsmsraIda
found themselves safely behind the
cabin door the negress's first thoVEht
was 20 barrlcade tho portal from the
inside with this idea In View she turned
TO search for some means of putting ~
into execution-but her first view OF eh~
interior OF tho cabin brought a shriel ee
terror to her lips. and like q frightened
child tho huge black ran to bury AAr
face IN her mistress's shoulders.
Jane Porter. turning At the cry. 60
the cause OF Il lying prone upon ne
Moor before them-ths whitened skeleton
of man. A further glance revealed
4 second. skeleton upon the bed
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