The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-05-28

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Tarzan Of the Apes. laying a reaEsur-
ing hand on Clayton's forehead. HE
belongs to me. and shall get him in
the end, never fear"
For long time Clayton lay very
STILL Several times Tarzan had to put
his ear quite close to the sunken chest
to catch the faint beating of the worn
out heart. Toward evening he aroused
again for brief moment.
Jane" he whispered. The girl bent
her head closer to catch the faint mes
sage. II have wronged you-and him, .
he nodded weakly toward the ape man.
II loved you so. 1t is poor excuse to
offer for injuring you. but could not
bear to think Of giving you up. 1 do
not ask your forgiveness. / only wish
to do now the thing should have done
over year ago." He fumbled in the
pocket of the ulster beneath him for
something that he had discovered there
while he lay between the paroxysms
Of fever. Presently he found tia
crumbled bit Of yellow paper He
handed it to the girl. and as she. took
1t his arm fell Imply across his chest.
his head dropped back. and with lit
tie gasp he stiffened and was still.
Then Tarzan of the Apes drew q fold
Of the ulster across the upturned face.
AS they rose and stood on either side
Of the now peaceful form tears came
to the ape-man's eyes, for through the
anguish that his own heart had suf-
fered he had learned compassion for
the suffering Of others.
Through her tears the girl read the
message upon the bit Of faded yellow
paper. and as she read her eyes went
very wide. Twice she read those star
Ting words before she could fully COM
prehend their meaning.
J. C. Tarzan. Baltimore. Md:
Finger prints prove you Greystoke. Con-
gratulations DARNOT.
She handed the paper to Tarzan.
"And' he has known it all this time
she said. "and did not tell youi" S.
II knew It first. Jane" replied Tar
zan. Il did not know that he knew
II at all. must have dropped THU
msssage that night In the waiting
room. 1t was there that / received 1t. .
"And afterward you told us that
your mother was a she-ape and that
you had never known your father P
she asked incredulously.
1.-THE title and the estates meant
nothing to me without you, DEAR" be
replied. And II l had taken them
away from him ! should have been
robbing the woman love-don't you
understand, Jane?" 1t was as though
he attempted to excuse u fault
She extended her arms toward him
across the body Of the dead man and
took his hands in hers.
"And l would have thrown away q
love like that she said.
The next morning they set out upon
the short journey to Tarzan's cabin
Four Waziri bore the body of the dead
Englishman. 1t had been the ape
mans suggestion that Clayton be bur.
led beside the former Lord Greyst0ke
near the edge Of the jungle against the
cabin that the older man had built.
Jane Porter was glad that It was to
be so. and In her heart of hearts she
wondered at the marvellous fineness OF
character Of this wondrOus man. who
though raised by brutes and among
brutes. had the true chivalry and ten.
derness which one only associates with
the refinements Of the highest civilian
ton.
They had proceeded some three miles
of the FIVE that had separated them
from Tarzan's own beach when the
Waziri who were ahead stopped sud
| denly. pointing In amazement at a
strange figure approaching them along
the beach. 1t was q man with shiny
silk hat. who walked slowly with bent
head and hands clasped behind hin,
underneath the tails Of his long black
coat.
At sight of him Jane Porter uttered
little cry Of surprise and joy and ran
quickly ahead to meet him. At the
sound of her voice the old man looked
up, and when he saw who 1t was con-
fronting him he, too. cried out In relief
and happiness. AS Professor Archi-
medes Q. Porter folded his daughter III
his arms tears streamed down his
scanned old face. and 1t was several
minutes before he could control him
self sufficiently to speak.
When moment later he recognized
Tarzan 1t was with difficulty that they
could convince him that his sorrow
had not unbalanced his mind. for with
the other members Of the party he had
been so thoroughly convinced that the
ape-man was dead 1t was u problem
to reconcile the conviction with the
very lifelike appearance Of James ''for-
est god" The old man was deeply
touched at the news Of Clayton's
death.
~ cannot understand It." he said.
IN. Thuran assured US that Clayton
passed away many days ago."
.'Thuran Is with your" asked Tar
Fan.
Eyes. He but recently found US and
led US to your cabin. We were camped
but q short distance nbrth Of 1t. Bless
me, but he will be delighted to see you