The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1914-01-30

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Buno4yhs
Copyright, 1912, by the Frank A.
Munsey company.

tWeuLy years, duu ucdFCh oioh0 nho y" y
how hard l have tried to be human
for James sake. and yours. too, since
my other Jane was taken away"
An old hand stole up from Mr.. Phi
lander's side to clasp the professors.
and no other message could better
| other.
You certainly pulled me up into
this tree just in time" said the pro-
fessor at last. Il want to thank you.
You saved my life
But l didn't pull you up here. pro-
fessor." said Mr.. Philander. BLESS
| me, the excitement Of the moment
quite caused me to forget that l my
self was drawn up here by some out
| side agency. There must be some one
or something in this tree with u.s."
En-" calculated Professor Porter.
Are you quite positive. Mr.. Philan-
der?"
Most positive, professor" replied
Mr.. Philander And" he added. II
think we should thank the party. He
may be sitting right next to you now.
professor"
Just then it occurred to Tarzan Of
the apes that Numa had loitered be-
meath the tree for sufficient length
of time. so he raised his young head
toward the heavens. and there rang
out upon the terrified ears of the two
old men the awful warning challenge
of the anthropoid.
The two friends. huddled trembling
in their precarious position On the
limb. saw the great lion halt in his
restless pacing as the bloodcurdling
cry SmOte his ears and then stink
quickly into the jungle to be Instantly
lost to view.
Most remarkable. most remarka-
ble." murmured Professor Porter
clutching frantically at Mr.. Philander
to regain the balance which the sud-
den fright had so perilously endanger-
ed. Unfortunately for them both Mr.
Philander's center of equilibrium was
at that very moment hanging upon the
ragged edge of nothing. so that it need
ed but the additional impetus supplied
by the additional weight Of Professor
Porter's body to topple the devoted
secretary from the limb.
For moment they swayed uncer-
tainly, and then. with mingled and
most unscholarly shrieks. they pitched
headlong from the tree. locked in fren-
zied embrace.
1t was quite some moments ere Ell
Their moved. for both were positive
that any such attempt would reveal so
many breaks and fractures as to make
further progress impossible.
At length Professor Porter essayed
an attempt to move one leg. To bis
surprise it responded to his will as in
days gone by. He now drew up it's
| mate and stretched 1t forth again.
Most remarkable" he murmured.
'Thank heaven. professor whis-
pered Mr.. Philander fervently. You're
not dead, then?"
'Tut. tut. Mr.. Philander; tut. tutv'
cautioned Professor Porter. 81 do not
know as yet
With infinite solicitude Professor
Porter wiggled his right arm-joy! 1t
was intact. Breathlessly he waved his
left arm above his PROSTATE body. 1t
waved.
Most remarkable; most remarka-
ble!" he said.
ITO whom are you signaling. pro-
fessorT' asked Mr.. Philander in an ex-
cited tone.
Professor Porter deigned to make no
response to this puerile inquiry.
Mr.. Philander had not moved from
where he had fallen. He had not
dared the attempt. How. indeed, could
one move when ones arms and legs
and back were broken?
One eye was buried in the soft loan:
the other. rolling sidewise. was fixed
in awe upon the strange gyrations of
Professor Porter
Professor Porter rolled over upon his
stomach. Then he sat up and felt of
various portions Of his anatomy.
"They are all here" he calculated.
Whereupon he rose. and, bending a
scathing glance upon the still PROSTATE
form of Samuel T. Philander, he said:
"Tut, tut, Mr.. Philander; this is no
time to indulge in slothful ease. We
must be up and doing"
Mr.. Philander lifted his other eye out
Of the mud and gazed in speeches.
rage at Professor Porter. Then he at
tempted to rise. nor could there have
been any one more surprised than he
when his efforts were Immediately
crowned with marked success
He was still bursting with rage.
however. at the cruel injustice of Pro-
fessor Porter's insinuation and was on
the point of rendering a tart rejoinder
when his eyes fell upon a strange fig-
ure standing a few PAGES away. scru-
tiniZing them intently.
Professor Porter had recovered his
shiny silk hat. which he had brushed
carefully upon the sleeve Of his coat