The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-05-28

the two halves spring apart to reveal
I'm either section an ivory miniature.
One was Of n beautiful woman. and
the other might have been the likeness
Of the man who sat beside her except
for Il difference of expression that was
scarcely detinable.
She looked up ut Tarzan to find him
leaning toward her. gazing on the min
iatureS with an expression OF aston.
ishment He reached out his hand for
the locket and took II away from her.
examining the likenesScS within with
unmistakable signs of surprise and new
interest.
His manner clearly denoted that he
had never before seen them nor imag-
ined that the locket opened.
This fact caused Jane Porter TO in
dulge I'm still more speculation and it
taxed her Imagination TO picture how
this beautiful ornament came into the
possession of wild and savage crea-
ture OF the unexplored jungles OF At
RIGA.
Still more wonderful. how did IL CON
tain the likeness of one who might be
brother or. more likely the father
of this woodland demigod. who was
even ignorant OF the fact that the
locket opened?
Tarzan was still gazing with fixity
at the two faces. Presently he remov-
ed the CULVER from his shoulder and,
emptying the arrows upon the ground
reached into the bottom of the bag
like receptacle and drew forth fiat
nlAinot WI IL,
and tied with bits of long grass
Carefully he uuwrapped it. removing
layer after layer of leaves until at
length he held photograph i'm his
hand
Pointing to the miniature of the man
within the locket. he handed the photo
graph TO Jane Porter. holding the open
locket beside it,
The photograph only served to puz-
zle the girl still more. for it was
evidently another likeness of the same
man whose picture rested i'm the locket
beside that of the beautiful young
woman
Tarzan was looking at her with an
expression OF puzzled bewilderment I'm
his eyes as she glanced up mt him. He
seemed to be framing a question with
his lips
The girl pointed to the Photograph
and then to the miniature and then to
him. as though to indicate that she
thought the likeneSses we're OF him.
but he only shook his head and then
struggling his great shoulders. he took
the photograph from her and. having
carefully rewrapped it, placed it again
I'm the bottom of his culver.
For Il few moments he sat i'm silence.
his eyes bent upon the around. while
Jane Porter held the little lockct In
her hand. turning il over and over in
an endeavor TO find some further clew
that might lead to the identity of It's
original owner.
At length n simple explanation oc-
CURED to her
The locket had belonged to Lord
fireyStoke The likeneSses were those
of him and Lady Alice. This wild
creature had simply found it in the
cabin by the beach. But to account
for the strange likeness between Lord
Greystoke and this forest god-that
was quite beyond her, and it Is not
strange that she did not imagine that
this savage was indeed an English no.
bleman
At length Tarzan looked up to watch
the girl as she examined the locket
She noticed that he was watching
her, and. thinking that he wished his
ornament again. she held it out to him.
He took IT from her, and. taking the
oh IN, n II.
about her neck. smiling ut her express
sion OF surprise.
Jane Porter shook her head vehe-
mently and would have removed the
golden links from about her throat. but
TarZan would not let her Taking her
hands in his. he held them tightly to
prevent her.
At last she desisted and with n little
laugh raised the locket to her lips and
rising, dropped him little courtesy.
TarZan did not know precisely what
she meant. but he guessed correctly
that 1t was her way of acknowledging
the gift, ana so he rose. too AMI. talk
ing the locket i'm his hand stopped
gravely like some courticr Of Cd and
pressed his lips upon it where hers had
rested.
1t was stately and gallant little
compliment, performed with the grace
and dignity Of utter Inconsistencies
Of self. 1t was the hall mark Of his
aristocratlc birth.
1t was growing dark now, and so
they ate again of the fruit which was
both food and drink for them. and then
Tarzan rose and, leading Jane Porter
to the little bower he had erected. mo-
toned her to go within
For the first time I'm hours feeling
Of fear swept over her, and Tazan
felt her draw away as though shrink
ing from him
To reassure her Tarzan did the only
thing he knew. lie removed his hunt.
Ing knife from its sheath and handed
1t to her hilt first, again motioning her
into the bower
The girl understood. and. taking the
long knife, she entered and lay down
upon the soft grasses, while Tarzan Of
the apes stretched himself upon the
ground across the entrance
And thus the rising sun found them
| I'm the morning