The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-04-23

and were talking in loud. angry tones,
with much ~gesticulating and shaking
of fists.
Presently one of them, a dwarfed,
mean faced, black bearded fellow with
a countenance which reminded Tarzan
Of Pamba. the rat. laid his hand upon
the shoulder of a giant who stood next
him and with whom all the others had
been arguing and quarreling.
The little man pointed inland, so that
the giant was forced to turn away
from the others to look in the direc-
ton indicated. AS be turned the mean
faced man drew a revolver from his
belt and shot the giant in the back.
The big fellow threw his hands above
his head. his knees bent beneath him,
and without a sound he tumbled for
ward upon the beach dead.
Tarzan puckered his brows into a
frown of deep thought. 1t was well.
thought he, that he had not given way
to his first impulse to rush forward
and greet these white men as brothers.
They were evidently no different
from the black men, no more civilized
than the apes. no less cruel than Sa-
Dor, the tiger.
For a moment the others stood look
ing at the killer and the giant lying
dead upon the beach.
Then n Of them laughed and slap
ped the little man upon the back.
There were much more talk and gestic-
ulating. but less quarreling.
Presently they launched the boat and
all jumped into 1t and rowed away
toward the great ship, upon whose
deck Tarzan could see other figures
moving about.
When they had clambered aboard.
Tarzan slipped to earth behind a great
tree and crept to his cabin, keeping 1t
always between himself and the ship.
Creeping In at the door he found
that everything had been ransacked.
His books and pencils strewed the
floor. His weapons and shields and
other little store Of treasures were lit
tered about.
AS he saw what had been done a
wav Of anger surged through him.
The new scar upon his forehead stood
suddenly out, a bar Of infamed GRIM
son against his tawny hide.
Quickly he ran to the cupboard and
searched in the far recess of the lower
shelf. All! He breathed a sigh of re-
lief as he drew out the little tin box
and, opening it, found his greatest
treasures undisturbed.
The photograph Of the smiling.
strong faced young man and the little
black puzzle book were safe.
What was that?
His quick ear had caught a faint but
unfamiliar sound.
Running to the window he looked
toward the harbor. Another boat was
being lowered from the ship. Soon he
saw many people clambering over the
sides Of the larger vessel and drop
ping into the boats. They were COM
ing back in full force.
For a moment longer Tarzan watch
ed while a number Of boxes and bun
dies were lowered into the waiting
boats. Then as they showed off from
the ships side the ape man snatched
up a piece of paper and with a pencil
printed on 1t several lines OF strong.
well made, almost letter perfect char
acters.
This notice he stuck upon the door
with a small sharp splinter Of wood.
Then. gathering up his precious tin
box. his arrows and as many bows
and spears as he could carry, he has
tened out Of doors and disappeared
into the forest.
When the two boats were beached
upon the silvery sand it was a strange
assortment of humanity that clam
bered ashore.
Some twenty souls in all there were
II the fifteen rough and villainous APP
pearing seamen could have beer said
to possess that immortal spark since
they were, f%orsoot' n most filthy and
bloodthirsty locking aggregation.
The others Of the party were of diff
ferent stamp.
One was an elderly man with white
hair and large trimmed spectacles His
slightly stopped shoulders were draped
In an Ill fitting though immaculate
frock coat A shiny silk hat added TO
the ~incongruity of his garb in an Afri-
can jungle.
The second member of the party was
a tall young man in white ducks, while
directly behind came another elderly
man with a very high forehead and
a fussy, excitable manner.
After these came a huge negress
clothed like Solomon as to colors, her
great eyes rolling In evident terror
first toward the jungle and then to-
ward the cursing band Of sailors who
were removing the bales and boxes
from the boats.
The last member of the party to dis
embark was a girl Of about nineteen.
and 1t was the young man who stood
at the boats bow to lift her high and
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