The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-07-30

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these two. She dared not express her
real desires before them.
Then said Tarzan. Il shall certain
ly act on my W responsibility. To
you he continued, turning to Rokoff.
land this includes your accomplice, |
may say that from now on to the end
Of the voyage | shall take ii upon my
self to keep an eye on you, and should
there chance TO come TO my notice any
act of either one Of you that might
even remotely annoy this young wo-
man you shall be called to account for
1t directly TO me, nor shall the calling
or the accounting be pleasant expert
ences for either OF you.
"Now, get out Of here!' And he grab
bed Rokoff and Paulvitch each by the
scruff Of the neck and thrust them
forcibly through the doorway. giving
each an added impetus down the cor
ridor with the toe Of his boot. Then he
turned back to the stateroom and the
girl. She was looking at him in wide
eyed establishment.
"Ah, monsieur" she said, Il hope
that you will not suffer for the kind
deed you attempted. You have made
a very wicked and resourceful enemy.
who will stop at nothing to satisfy
his hatred. You must be very careful.
indeed, monsieur
Pardon. me, madame; my name is
TarZan."
M. Tarzan. And because | would
not consent to notifying the officers
do not think that ! am not sincerely
grateful to you for the brave and chiv-
alrous protection you rendered me.
forget the debt l owe you" And with
a most winsome smile that displayed
a row Of almost perfect teeth the girl
cOurtesied to TarZan. who babe her
good night and made his way IN deck.
1t puzzled the man considerably that
there should be two on board-this girl
and Count de COude-whO suffered in
dignities at the hands Of Rokoff and
his companion and yet would not per-
NIT the offenders to be brought to JUS
tice. 1t occurred to him that he had
not learned her name. That she was
married had been evidenced by the
narrow gold band that encircled the
third finger Of her left hand. %Involun-
tarily he wondered who the lucky man
might be.
Tarzan saw nothing further of any
of the actors in the little drama that
he had caught a fleeing glimpse Of
until late in the afternoon of the last
day of the voyage. Then he anne sud
denly face to face with the young wo-
man as the W. approached their deck
chairs from opposite directions. She
greeted him with a pleasant smile.
speaking almost Immediately of the
affair he had witnessed in her cabin
two nights before.
My husband feels that he owes you
an immense deb of gratitude she
said.
Your husband?" repeated Tarzan
questioningly.
Yes. | am the Countess de Coude."
Il am already amply repaid. ma
dame. in knowing that | have rendered
n service to the wife of the Count de
Coude."
On his arrival in Paris Tarzan went
directly to the apartments of his old
friend D'Arnot. where the naval lieu.
tenant scored him roundly for his deci-
sion to renounce the title and estates
that were rightly his from his father,
IoIr Tlnrtnp thn lnfn ord Ern u
stoke.
You must be mad. my friend" said
D'Arnot. thus lightly TO give up not
alone wealth and position, but an op-
portunity to prove beyond doubt to all
the world that in your veins flows the
noble blood of two of E~ngland's most
honored houses-instead Of the blood
of a savage she ape. 1t is incredible
that they could have believed you
Miss Porter least Of all.
why. | never did believe 1t. even
back in the wilds Of your African jun
gle. when you tore the raw meat OF
your kills with mighty jaws, like some
wild beast. and wiped your greasy
hands upon your thighs. Even then
before there was the slightest proof tC
the contrary. | knew that you were
mistaken in the belief that kala was
your mother.
And now. with your fathers diary
of the terrible life led by him and your
mother on that wild African shore
with the account Of your birth and
final and most convincing proof OF all
your own baby finger prints upon thu
pages of it. it seems incredible to me
that you are willing TO remain a name
less. penniless vagabOnd."
Il do not need any better name than
TarZan.' replied the ape-man. And
as for remaining a penniless ~vagabond
| have no intention OF so doing. In
fact. the next. and let us hope the last
burden that | shah be forced to put
upon your unseltish friendship will bt
the finding OF employ ment for me"
Pooh, pooh scoffed DArnot.
you know that | did not NEAR that
Have | not told you a dozen times that
| have enough for twenty men and
that half of what | nave is yours
And II | ave it all to you would II
represent even the tenth part OF the