The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-01-24
A COMPLETE NOVEL IN THE EVENING WORLD
EACH WEEK. Next-"7he Trail to Yesterday" by
C. A:sSetzer, Author of The Two Gun Man." ETC.,


sieur Thuran had told hereof the woman
in Paris. lie narrated every detail OF
his civilized life to her. emitting moth
ing. for he felt no ehame. since his
heart always had tGcn true to her.
When he had finished he sat looking
at her. as though waiting for her judG-
mcnt and his sentence.
IL knew that he was not speaking the
truth" she said. oh. what a horrible
creature he isi'
"you are not angry with me. them"
he asked.
And her repiy. though apparently most
irrelevant, was truly feminine.
rs Olga de Coudo very beautlful7"
she asked.
And Tafzan laughed and kissed her
again. Not one-tenth 50 beautiful as
you. dear" he said.
She gave contented little sigh and
let her head rest against his shoulder.
lie knew that he was forgiven.
That night Tarzan built a snug little
bower high among the swaylng branches
Of "A giant tree, and there the tired girl
slept. whilo In u crotch beneath her tho
ape-man curled. ready, even In sleep. to
protect her.
It took them many days TO make the
long journey to the coast. Where tn.
WAY WuN Easy tHFN WatNtu Hhtu w manu-
beneath the archlng bows OF the mighty
forest. M might In a far-xone past have
walked their primcvai forbears. Where
the underbrush was tangled he took
her In his great arms and bors her
lightly through the trees. and the days
we're all too short. for they were very
happy. Had II not been for their anxiety
10 reach and succor Clayton they would
have drawn out the sweet pleasure OF
that wonderful journey indefinitely.
On the last day before they reached
tho coast Tarzan caught tho scent or
men ahead Of thcm-thc scent OF black
men. He told tho girl, and cautioned her
to maintain silence. There arc Few
friends In tho jungle" hc remarked.
dryly.
In half an hour they came stealthlly
upon a small party OF black warriors
Ming toward the west. AS Tarzan saw
them he gave n cry OF delightful was n
band OF his own wazirl. Busuli was
there, and others who had accompanied
him to opar. AZ sight of him they
danced and cried out In eNubcrant JOY.
For weeks they had been searching FOR
him. they told him.
The blacks exhibited considerable won
derment Mt the presence Of the white
girl with him. and when they found that
abe was to be his woman they Wed with
one another to do her honor. with tho
happy waxlri laughing and dancing
about them. they came to the rude
shelter by the shore.
There was no ssign III life. and no re.
sponse to their oAis. sTarlan clambered
quickly to the iatsr)pr Of the little tree
hut, only to cmeEse q Memcnt later Win
AN empty tin. TnSo0fnR II down to
Rusuli. hs - Mis- q te,ch water. and
then he OsskssSA - Porter to come
Tose.her -4Aex seerAA ngcr the ema-
c,a,ed thins 4lSI enes Bqd been an Eng.
,L.h noblerneu. VoGsS Mnc To the H'rfs
ewes as ehc saw thk poor. sunkcn cheeks
and hollow cycs. aud the lines of sni
foring upon the once young ana hand-
some face, 49,
lie aim lives" said Tarzan. We .ili
do all that can h" don" Tor MN. OUT !
fear that We are too late.
When Busuli had brought @e wafer
Tarzan forced n few drops between the
cracked and swollen lir~. lilo wet'"l
the hot forehead and bathed the pitifdl
limbs.
Presently Clayton opened his eyes \
faint, shadowy smile lighted his coun-
tenance Hs he saw the girl leaning over
him. At sight Of Tarzan the expression
changed to ono OF Nondcrment.
MS all right, old fellow" said the
ape-man. We've found YOU In time.
Everything viii he all right now. md
we'll have YOU on your rect again W.
fore YOU know IT,
The Ehglishmau shook his head weak
~, ITS too late" he whispered. 'But
~ lust az we'll. I'd rather die"
"Whcrc Is Monsieur Thuran'' asked
IN. girl
He left me after tho fever got bad.
He IL devil. when I begged for tho
water that'f was too weak tn get he
drank bafor" me. threw the rest ant.
and laughed IN my face" At tho
Thought Of II the man was suddenly an
mated nv spark ~ vitality. lie raised
himself upon ono elbow. "YcS.' he al
most shouted, Il viii i've! will livs
long enough to md and Kill that beast ~
But the brief effort LETT him weaker
than before. and he sank back again
upon the fottlng grasses that. with his
old ulster. had been the bed OF Jsno
Porter.
Don't worry about Thursn," SAID
Tarzau Of tho Apes laying a renssurlns
hand On Claytons forehead. "fie 90
longs to me. and | shall get him In tho
end never fear"
For n long time CLAYTON lay very still.
Several times Tarzan had 10 put his ear
quite close To the sInken chest 10 catrh
tho fs,n, b~ating Of the WORKOUT heart.
Toward evening he aroused sgiin for n
brief moment
Jane" he whispered. The girl ben,
hcr head 'losnr 10 catch the faint mes
sage, ~ have wrongod volt and him :"
lie nodded weakly toward the ape.man.
II loved YOU so II w a poor excuse u
offer for iuJurlng YOU, but could not
bear 10 think Of giving YOU up -
not ask your forgiveness, only wish
to do now the thing ! should have doEe
over "A year ago lie fumbled In me
pocket OF the ulster beneath him for
something that he had discovered there
while hs lay between paroSysms Of
foyer Presently he found tia crum-
pied bit OF yellow paper. lie handed
II 10 the girl. and rs she took 1t his arm
fell Imply across his chc~'. his head
dropped back. and with a little gasp ma
stiffened and was SIN, Then Tnrzan -
the Apes drew fold ~ the ulster
across the upturned face
As they rose and stood on either side
NJ the now peaceful form. tears cana
to the ape-mans eyes, for through ~.
anguish that his own heart had surer"l
he had learned compassion FOR the sIf-
fering o. others.
Through her own tears the girl read
the message upon the bt o. faded set.
low paper. and as she read hpr eyes
a.nt ,.r,r u,iJa sruI.. ...l ,t...,,