The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-04-16

He Was Like a Babe In the Mighty
Grasp Of Tarzan.
who gave birth to you. But shall
spare you only this once on her ac-
count. Should i ever learn that you
have again annoyed her or her hus-
band-should you ever annoy me again
should l hear that you have return
ed to France or to any French posses
siOn-I shall make 1t my sole business
to hunt you down and complete the
choking commenced tonight" Then
he turned to the table. on which the
two pieces Of paper still lay. As he
picked them up Rokoff gasped In h0r-
ror.
Tarzan examined both the check and
the other. He was amazed at the In
formation the latter contained. Rokoff
had partially read it, but Tarzan knew
that no one could remember the salient
facts and figures 1t held which made It
of real value to an enemy Of France.
"These will interest the chief Of
staff" he said as he slipped them into
his pocket.
Rokoff groaned. He did not dare
curse aloud.
The next morning Tarzan rode north
on his way to Bouira and Algiers. As
he had ridden past the hotel Lieuten-
ant Gernois was standing on the YER
anda. AS his eyes discovered Tarzan
he went white as chalk. The ape-man
would have been glad had the meeting
not occurred. but he could not avoid it.
He saluted the officer as he rode past.
Mechanically Gernois returned the sa-
Lutte, but those terrible. wide eyes fol-
lowed the horseman, expressionless
except for horror. 1t was as though
| q dead man looked upon q ghost.
At Sidi Aissa Tarzan met French
officer with whom he had become &C
quainted on the occasion Of his recent
| sojourn in the town.
"You left Bou Saada earlyT ques-
! toned the omcer. ''Then you have not
heard about poor Gernois?"
HE was the last man saw as I
rode away" replied Tarzan. what
about himY
"He is dead. He shot himself about
8 O'clock this morning"
| Two days later Tarzan reached Al
giers. There he found that he would
have q two days wait before he could
catch ship bound for Cape Town. He
| occupied his time in writing out full
report Of his mission. The secret pa
pers he had taken from Roko6 he did
not inclose, for he did not dare trust
them, out of his own possession until
he had been authorized to turn them
over to another agent or himself re-
turned to Paris with them.
AS Tarzan boarded his ship after
what seemed most tedious wait to
him two men watched him from an
upper deck. Both were fashionably
dressed and smooth shaven. The taller
Of the two had sandy hair, but his
eyebrows were very black. Later in
the day they CHANGED to meet Tarzan
on deck, but as one hurriedly called his
companions attention to something at
sea their faces were turned from Tar
IAN as he passed, so that he did not
notice their features. In fact, he had
paid no attention to them at all.
Following the instructions Of his
chief, Tarzan had booked his passage
under an assumed name-John Cald-
well, London. He did not understand
the necessity for this, and 1t caused
him considerable speculation. He won
dered what role he was to play in
Cape Town.
"Well," he thought, "thank heaven
that am rid Of Rokoff. He was com
mencing to annoy me. l wonder If l
presently / shall develop a set OF
nerves. He would give them to me II
any one could, for he does not fight
fair. One never knows through what
new agency he is going to strike. It is
as though SAILOR, the tiger, had Undue.
ed Tantor, the elephant, and Histah
the snake, to join him in attempting to
kill me. would then never have
known what minute or by whom was
to be attacked next But the brutes
are more chivalrous than man. They
do not stoop to cowardly intrigue"
At dinner that night Tarzan sat next
to q young woman whose place was al
the captains left The officer intro
duced them.
Miss Strong! Where had he heard
the name before? It was very IA.
miliar. And then the girls mother
gave him the clew, for when she adj
dressed her daughter she called hel
Hazel.
Hazel Strong! What memories the