The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-04-23
CHAPTER TX


n toward the scene. The sailors
~ stood In frightened group.
with drawn weapons. peering
into the jungle. The wounded man
writhed and shrieked upon the ground
Clayton. unseen by any. picked up
the fallen revolver and slipped it in-
side his shirt: then he Joined the sail
Ors
WHO could IL have been?" whisper
ed Jane Porter. and the young man
turned to see her standing. wide eyed.
beside him
Il dare say Tarzan Of the apes ~
watching us" he answered II won
der now who that spear was intended
for: If for Snipes, then our ape friend
Is Il friend indeed.
by Jove! Where are your father
and Mr. Philander? There's some one
or something in that jungle, and it's
armed, whatever it Is. Ho, Professor
Mr.. Philander.' young Clayton shout
ed. There was no response.
What's TO he done. Miss Porter? l
can't leave YOU here alone with these
cutthroats You certainly can't ven
ture into the jungle with me, yet some
one must 20 i'm search of your father.
He is more than apt at wandering off
aimlessly, regardless of danger or di-
recton. and Mr.. Philander is only
trihe less Impractical. | have it. You
can use revolver, can't you?''
"Yes-why:"
Il have one. With it YOU and Es-
meralda will be comparatively safe in
this cabin while am searching for
your father and Mr. Philander. Come.
call the woman. and will hurry on.
They can't have gone far"
Jane Porter did as he suggested, and
when lie saw the door close sa fely be
hind them Clayton turned toward the
jungle.
Some of the sailors were drawing
the spear from their wounded com
rade. and ms Clayton approached he
asked if he could borrow n revolver
from one Of them while he searched
the jungle for the professor.
The rat faced one finding he was
not dead. had regained his composure
and with volley of oaths refused
This man, Snipes, had assumed the
role of chief since he had killed their
former leader, and so little time had
elapsed that none of his companions
had as yet questioned his authority.
Clayton's only response was n shrug
of the shoulders. but as he left them
he picked mp the spear which had
transiiXed SnipeS. and thus primitively
armed the son of the then Lord Grey
stoke strobe into the dense jungle.
Every few moments he called aloud
the names of the wanderers. The
watchers i'll the cabin by the beach
heard the sound of his voice growing
ever fainter and fainter. until at last
it was swallowed up by the myriad
noises of the primeval wood
When Professor Archimedes Q. Por-
ter and his assistant. Samuel r. Phi
lander, after much insistence on the
part Of the latter. had finally turned
their steps toward camp they were as
completely lost i'm the wild and tangled
labyrinth Of the jungle as two human
beings could be, though they did not
know it,
1T was by the merest caprice Of for
tune that they headed toward the west
coast of Africa instead of toward
Zanzibar, on the opposite side of the
dark continent.
When i'm short time they reached
the beach, only to find no camp i'm
sight. Philander was positive that they
were north OF their proper destination,
while, rs matter of fact. they were
about 200 yards south of it. Mr.. sam
uel L. Philander graspcd Professor
Archimedes Q. Porter firmly by the
arm and hurried the weakly protest
ing old gentleman off In the direction
of Cape Town. 100 miles to the south
When Jane Porter and Esmeralda
found themselves safely behind the
cabin door the negress' first thought