The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1914-01-09

deadly enemies of his tribe. and neither
one nor the other ever asked or gave
quarter.
Had TarZan been full grown bull
ape of the species of his tribe he would
have been more than a match for the
gorilla, but being only little English
boy, though enormously muscular for
such, he stood no show against his cruel
antagonist. In his veins, however.
flowed the blood of the best of a race
of mighty fighters, and back of this
was the training of his short lifetime
among the fierce brutes of the jungle.
He knew no fear. as we know it: his
heart beat the faster, but from the eX-
element and exhilaration of adventure.
Had the opportunity presented itself
he would have escaped. but solely be-
cause his judgment told him he was no
match for the great thing which con-
fronted him. And as fight was out of
the question he faced the gorilla
squarely and bravely without a tremOr
of a single muscle or any sign of panic.
In fact. he met the brute midway in
it's charge. striking its huge body with
his closed fists and as futilely as If he
had beeh a fly attacking an elephant.
But in one hand he still clutched the
knife he had found. and as the brute,
striking and biting. closed upon him
the boy accidentally turned the point
toward the hairy breast
AS it sank deep into the body of him
the gorilla shrieked in pain and rage
But the boy had learned i'll that brief
second use for his sharp and shining
| toy, so that as the tearing. striking
beast dragged him to earth he plunged
the blade repeatedly into its breast.
The gorilla. fighting after the man
ner of it's kind. struck terrific blows
with its open hand and tore the flesh
at the boys throat and chest with Its
| mighty tusks.
| For II moment they rolled upon the
ground in the fierce frenzy of combat.
More and more weakly the torn and
bleeding arm struck home with the
long sharp blade. then the little figure
stiffened with a spasmodic jerk, ant
Tarzan. the young Lord Greystoke
rolled senseless upon the dead and de
| caying vegetation which carpeted his
| jungle home.
mile back in the forest the tribe
had heard the fierce challenge of the
| gorilla, and, as was his custom whel
any danger threatened, Kerchak called
his people together, partly for mutua
| protection against common enemy
since this gorilla might be but one O
several, and also to see that all mem
bers of the tribe were accounted for.
1t was soon discovered that Tarzal
was missing, and Tublat was strongl.
opposed to sending assistance. ker
chalk himself had no liking for tn
strange little waif, SO he listened t
Tublat. and finally, with shrug of hi
shoulders, turned back to the pile o
leaves on which he had made his bed.
But Kala was of a different mind
In fact, she had waited but to learn tina
Tarzan was absent ere she was falrl
flying through the matted branches to
ward the point from which the cries o
the gorilla were still plainly audible.
Darkness had fallen and an earl
moon was sending its faint light to cas-
strange, grotesque shadows among tn
dense foliage of the forest
Presently Kala came upon them, ly
ing in an open space full under tn
brilliant moon - TarZan'S torn an
bloody form, and beside it a great bu
gorilla, stone dead. With low or
Kala rushed to Tarzan's side an(
gathering the poor. blood covered bod
to her breast, listened for a sign Q
life. Family she heard 1.-THE wea
beating of the little heart.
. Tenderly she bore hir