The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-04-14

grip on SOurseU' yet UP ana JOIN Cur-
tiss In n long ride.
Have Il out with him. Tell him
just what you have told me. and then
tell him you'll marry MIN. and I'll
warrant that you'll be dreaming about
him instead OF that young giant that
you have stolen out OF some fairy
tale"
"1'li get up and take ride. Bar
marrying MIR. Curtiss--well. I'll have
to think II over"
She did not join the party. how
ever. that was riding toward the
hills that morning. for the thought OF
seeing the torn and twisted stratum
OF bygone age that lifted Its Scared
head above the surface Of the plain
at the base of the mountains was
more than she felt equal to. They
did not urge her. and, as she insisted
that Mr.. Curtiss accompany the other
men, she was left alone at the bunga-
low with Lady Greystroke, the baby.
and the servants.
As the party trotted across tho roll
Ing land that stretched before them to
the foot hills they sighted a herd Of
zebras coming toward them In mad
stampede.
Something Is hunting ahead Of U.S."
remarked one OF the men.
I'VE may get shot Mt lion, from
the looks OF IT," replied another.
A short distance farther on they
came upon the carcass of zebra
stallion. Barney and Butxow dis
mounted to examine II In an effort to
determine the nature OF the enemy
that had despatched It.
At the first glance Barney called to
one Of the other members OF the
party, an experienced big game hun
ter.
What do you make OF this.
Brown" ne asked. pointing to tho
exposed haunch.
"It Is a mans kill" replied the
other. Look at that gaping holo
over the heart. that would tell the
story were 1t not for the evidence OF
the knife that cut away these strips
from the rump. Tho carcass 10 still
warm. The kill must have been made
within the past few minutes"
"Then 1t couldn't have been man."
spoke up another, cor we should have
heard tho shot. Wait. here's Grey
stoke: let's sec what he thinks OF It,"
The ape man. who had becn riding
q couple of hundred yards in rear OF
the others with one Of tho older men.
now refined In close to the dead zebra.
What have we here?" he asked.
swinging from hts saddle.
Brown says this looks like the Kill
Of a man." said Barney; but none Of
US heard any shot"
Tarzan grasped the zebra by a front
and hind pastern and rolled him over
upon his other side.
1T went way through. whatever II
was" said Butzow as the hole behind
this shoulder was exposed to view.
Must have been bullet. even II wa
didn't hear the report Of the gun"
I'm not 80 sure OF that" said
Tarzan. and then he glanced casually
at the ground about the carcass. and.
bending lower. brought his sensitive
nostrils close to the mutilated haunch
and then to the trampled grasses at
the zebra's side. When he straight
ened up the others looked at him
questioningly.
"A man." he saba white man
has been here since the zebra died. lie
cut these steaks from the launches.
There il not the slightest odor OF gum
powder about the wound. 1t was not
made by powder-sped projectile. 1t
10 too large and too deep for an arrow
wound.
THE only other weapon that could
have inflicted 1t Is n spear: but to cast
n spear entirely through the carcass
u man could approach ono in the open
presupposes mightiness OF muscle
and an accuracy OF aim little short of
superhumRn."
"And you think"- commenced
Brown.
Il think nothing" interrupted Tar
Fan. except that my judgment tells
me that my SENSES are In srror-there
IL NO naked white giant hunting
through the country OF tho Waziri.
Come. instead OF speculating on
the impossible. let's ride on to the hills
and SEQ II we can't locate the old VIII
lain who has been stealing my sheep
From his spoor. III venture to say
that when we bring him down We
shall see the largest lion that any OF
us has ever seen"
As the party remounted and rode
away toward the foothills two won
der!ng black eyes watched them from
the safety Of the Jungle,
M was utterly nonpiussed. What
sort OF mon were these who rode upor
beasts the like OF which NJ had mover
dreamed?
At first he thought their pitf