The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1914-02-06

| OlutlllS u Tue IlIlfldtuTe 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 in the locket
beside that of the beautiful young
woman
| Tarzan was looking at her with an
expression Of puzzled bewilderment in
his eyes as she glanced up at 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 were 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
in the bottom of his culver.
| For few moments he sat in silence.
his eyes bent upon the ground. while
Jane Porter held the little locket in
her hand. turning it over and over In
that might lead to the identity OF its
original owner.
At length a simple explanation oc-
cured to her
The locket had belonged to Lord
Greystoke The lkenesses were those
Of him and Lady Alice This wild
creature had simply found 1t 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
chain in his two hands, he placed it
about her neck. smiling at 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 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 it was her way Of acknowledging
the gift. and so he rose, too. and. TAX
ing the locket in his hand. stopped
gravely like some courtier of old and
pressed his lips upon it where hers had
rested
1t was a stately and gallant little
compliment, performed with the grace
and dignity of utter Inconsistencies
Of self. 1t was the hall mark of his
aristocratic birth.
It 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 in hours a feeling
of fear swept over her. and Tarzan
felt her draw away as though shrink
/ ing from him.
To reassure her TarZan did the only
thing he knew. He removed his hunt
ing knife from its sheath and handed
, it 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
| in the morning.
When Jane Porter awoke, slowly the
circumstances of her position crept
one by one into her mind. Then
great wonderment rose in her heart, a
mighty wave of thankfulness and
gratitude that, though she had been in
such terrible danger, yet she was un-
harmed.
She moved to the entrance Of the
shelter to look for TarZan. He was
gone. But this time no fear assailed
her, for she knew that he would re-
| turn.
In the grass at the entrance to her
bower she saw the imprint of his body
where he had lain all night to guard
her. She knew that the fact that he
had been there was all that had per-
mitted her to sleep in such peaceful
security. .sar -ss.a4- ss~a~ .'~
| She looked up to see his 1.-the form
drop softly from a nearby tree. AS he
caught her eyes upon him his face
lighted with that frank and radiant
smile that had won her confidence the
day before.
AS he approached her Jane Porter's
heart beat faster and her eyes bright
ened as they had never done before at
the approach of any man.
He had again been gathering fruit
which he laid at the entrance Of her
bower. Once more they sat down to-