The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1914-01-23

An instant she heSitated to breathe a
short and silent prayer to her Maker,
and as she did so her eyes fell upon
the poor Esmeralda lying inert, but
alive. beside the cupboard
How could she leave the poor, faith
full thing to those Weiciless yellow
fangs? No. she must use one cartridge
on the senseless woman ere she turned
the cold muZzle toward herself again
She shrank from the ordeal But
it would have been cruelty a thousand
times less justifiable to have left the
loving black woman who had reared
her from infancy to regain conscious
ness beneath the rending claws Of the
tiger.
Quickly the girl sprang to her feet
and ran to the side of the negress. She
pressed the muZzle of the revolver
tight against that devoted heart. closed
her eyes, and
The tiger emitted frightful shrek
Jane Porter. startled, pulled the
trigger and turned to face the beast.
and with the same movement raised
the weapon against her own temple.
She did not fire a second time
Astounded. she saw the huge beast
being slowly drawn back through the
window, and in the moonlight beyond
she saw the heads and shoulders of two
men.
AS Clayton rounded the corner of
the cabin to behold the animal disap-
pearing within it was also to see the
ape man seize the long black and yell
low tail in both hands. and. bracing
himself with his feet against the side
of the cabin. throw all his mighty
strength into the effort to draw the
beast out of the interior.
Clayton was quick to lend a hand,
but the ape man jabbered to him in a
commanding and peremptory tone-or-
ders. Clayton knew. though he could
not understand them.
At last, under their combined efforts,
the great body commenced to appear
farther and farther without the win
dow. and then there came to Clayton's
mind dawning conception Of the rash
bravery of his companions act.
For naked man to drag shrek
ing. clawing man eater forth from a
window by the tail to save a strange
white girl was indeed the last word in
herOiSm.
In so far as Clayton was concerned
it was very different matter. since
the girl was not only of his own kind.
but was the woman whom he loved.
TarZan was still issuing orders which
Clayton could not understand.
He was trying to tell the stupid
white man to plunge his poisoned ar
rows into Sabor's back and sides, and
long. thin hunting knife that hung at
Tarzan's hip. but the man would not
understand. and Tarzan did not dare
release his hold to do the things him
self He knew that the puny white
man never could hold mighty SAILOR
alone for an instant.
Slowly the tiger was emerging from
the window. At last his shoulders
were out
And then Clayton saw thing done
/ which not even the eternal heavens
| had ever seen before. TarZan, racking
his brains for some means to cope
single handed with the Infatuated
beast. had suddenly recalled his battle
with Terkoz. and as the great shout
ders came clear of the window, so that
the tiger hung upon the sill only by
his fore paws. TarZan suddenly releas
ed his hold upon the brute.
With incredible swiftness he launch
ed himself full upon Sabor's back. his
strong young arms seeking and gain
ing full nelson upon the beast, as he
had learned it that other day during
his bloody victory over Terkoz.
To be Continued