The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-16

wouh O0tho1. cOe no he4
~ learned from his picturs-books
that ~ men were % covered. while
mon1ksys and 49, and every otbsr living
thing went NAKED.
Clothes. therefore. must be truly .
badge OF greatness, ne insisnia OF the
superiority Of man over Ill other ami
mais: for surely there could BE- no other
reason for wearing ne hideous things.
Many moons ago. when ne had been
much anaa3sr. he had desired the sicin
OF SAILOR. the tiger. or Numa, the lion.
or 8hssta. the leopard. 10 cover his
hairless body that he might no longer
rsssmbis hidsous Histah. the snake.
Now ~ was proud Of his sleek skin.
mighty race. and the conflicting desires
to 80 naked In prfdsful proof Of his an
cestfy. OF 70 conform to the customs
Of his own kind ana wear unoomfort-
able apparel. found first one and then
the other In ascsudancy.
As the tribe continued their SLOW W.
through the forest After the passing OF
SAILOR. the tiger. Tarsan's head was
filled with MS great scheme for Staying
his enemy. and for many days there
after no thought OF little else.
On this day. however. ne presently
had other and moro immediate interests
10 attract his attention.
OF . sudden Il became as midnight:
the noises Of the Jungle ceased: the trees
stood motioniess. a. though In paralysed
expectancy OF some great and imminent
disaster. All nature waited.
Family. from a distance. came Q low.
sad moaning. Nearer and nearer II ap-
proa ched. mounting louder and louder In
volume.
The great trees bent In unison a.
though pressed sarthward by q mighty
hand. Further and further toward the
ground they inclined. and still there was
no sound save the deep and ewesome
moaning OF the wind.
Then. suddenly. the Jungle giants
whipped back. iashing their mighty tops
IN angry and dsafening protest. a vivid
and blindinE light mashed from the
whirling, inky clouds above. The can
nonads Of thunder belched forth its
fearsomS challenge. Tho deluge came
an inferno broke loose upon the jungle.
The tribe huddled. shivsrfng from the
cold rain, at the base OF great trees.
The lightning. dartins and hasnins
through the blackness. showed wi'diy
waving branches. whipping susemers'
and bending trunks.
Now and again some patriach OF tns
woods, rent by . flashing bolt wouIo
crash IN a thousand pieces among the
surrounding trees. carrying down num-
berless branches and smaller neighooFs
TO add to tho tangls OF the jungle
Branches, great and small huruen
through the verdure. carrying deaeh
and destruction TO countless unhappy
denlzens OF the world below.
For hours the fury OF the storm con-
tinued without surcease. and stlil the
tribe huddled close In shiver'ng rear.
In constant danger from falling trunks
and branches. and paraiyzed by the
lightning and the believing thunder.
they crouched n ptiful misery until
tho storm passed.
The end was as sudden as tho begin
ming. Tho wind ceased: the sun shone
forth-nature smiled once more.
| The dripping leaves and branches and
the moist petals OF gorgeous flowers
gilstened In the spiendor of the RETURNING
day. And so. as nature forgot. her
children forgot also. Busy Efe went on
as Il had before tho darkness and the
| fright.
But 10 Tarsan Q dawning light had
come to explain the mystery OF clothes.
| How snug he would have been beneath
the heavy coat OF Sabor. the tiger! And
50 was added q further incentive to the
| adventure.
For several months the tribe lowered
near the beach where stood Tarzan'i
cabin. and his studies took up ths
greater portion OF his time. but away.
when joupeying through the forest h,
kept his Spe In readiness. and many
were the smaller animals that Tell intS