The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-03-30

son or MDonSa, the negro
king. slept the tribe OF Ker-
chalk.
EARLY the next morning the apes
were astir. moving through the jungle
in search Of food. TarZan. as was his
custom. prosecuted his search in the
direction OF the cabin. so that by lei
surely hunting on the way his hunger
was appeased by the time he reached
the beach.
The apes scattered by ones and twos
and threes in all directions. but always
within sound of a signal of alarm.
Kala had moved slowly along an ele-
plant track toward the east and was
.busily engaged in turning over rotted
limbs and logs in search OF esculent
bugs and fungi when the faintest shad-
ow OF a strange noise brought her to
startled attention.
For fifty yards before her the trail
was straight and down this leafy tun-
mel she looked straight at the stealth
lily advancing figure of a strange and
fearful creature.
1t was Kulonga.
Kala did not wait to see more. but.
turning, moved rapidly back along the
trail. She did not run. but after the
manner of her kind when not reused.
sought rather to avoid than to escape.
Close after her came Kulonga. Here
was meat. He could make killing
| and feast well this day. On he hur-
RED his spear poised for the throw.
At a turning OF the trail he came
In fnt,f ~ II. laW.
straight stretch. His spear hand went
far back; the muscles rolled. lightning
! like. beneath the sleek hide Ont shot
; the arm, and the spear sped toward
| Kala.
A poor cast 1t but grnzed her side
With n cry Of rage and pain Kala
turned upon her tormentor. In an in
slant the trees were crashing beneath
the weight Of hurrying apes. swinging
rapidly toward the scene OF trouble In
answer to Kala's scream.
AS Kala charged. Kulonga unslung
| his bow and fitted an arrow with al
most unthinkable quickness. Drawing
the shaft far back. he drove the poi
soned missile straight into the heart
OF the great she ape.
With a hOrrid scream Kala plunged
| forward upon her face before the MS
J tonished members OF her tribe.
| Roaring and shrieking the apes dash
ed toward Kulonga. but that wary saw
/ age was fleeing down the trail like q
/ frightened antelope, They followed
him. racing through the trees for a
long distance. hut finally ore by one
/ nj. a
to the scene OF the tragedy
On the far beach 10y the little cabin
! Tarzan heard the faint echoes Of the
conflict and. knowing that something
was seriously amiss among the tribe,
he FASTENED rapidly toward the direc-
ton Of the sound.
When he arrived he found the entire
tribe gathered jOUbering about the dead
! body Of his slain mother
! Tarzan's grief and anger were un-
| bounded. He rOured out his hideous
challenge time and again. lie beat
upon his chest with bis fists, and then
he fell upon the body Of Kala ana
sobbed out the pitiful sorrowing Of his
lonely heart
But after the first Outburst Of grief
/ Tarz0n controlled himself and, ques-
tiOnng the members Of the tribe who
had witnessed the killing Of Kaln, he
| learned all that their mcager vocabu-
/ larry could vOuchsafe him
10 was enough. however for his
needs 1t told him Of strange. hair
less, black ape with feathers growing
+; upon its head. who launched death
| from q slender branch and then ran
with the heetness Of Bora. the deer.
| toward the rising sun.
Tarzan waited no longer; but. leap
| Ing into the branches Of the trees. sped
rapidly through the forest lie knew
/ the windings Of the elephant trail
! along which Kala's murderer had
\ flown, and he cut straight through the
I jungle to intercept the black warrior,
who was evidently following the tor
tuous detOurs Of the trail.
! At bis side was the bunting knife Of
/ his unknown sire, aud across bis shout
I ders the coils Of bis own long rope. In
an honr be struck the trail again and,
coming. to earth, examlped the soil