The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-16


 every man here would be against you. It would be better to leave quietly, master.''
 sAsk the fellow what he wants commanded Tarzan-
 sfHe says that the dog of Christian insulted the Ouled-Nai1 (dancing girD, who belongs to him. He means trou- bIe, m'sieur.''
 sTeI him that I did not Insult his or any other Ou1ed- Nail, that wish him to go away and leave me alone; that I have no quarrel with him nor has he any with me-
 ssHe says" replied Abdul, after de Iivering this message to the Arab, ..that besides being a dog yourself that you are the son of one and that your grandmother twas a hyena. lnciden- tally you are liar.
 The attention of those near by had now been attracted by the altercation, and the sneering laughs that followed this torrent Of invective easily fndicat- ed the trend of the sympathies of the majority of the audience.
 Tarzan did not like being laughed at, neither did he relish the terms applied to him by the Arab, but he showed no sign of anger as he arose from his seat upon the bench. A half smile played about his lips, but of sudden mighty fist shot into the face of the scowling Arab, and back of 1t were the terrible muscles of the ape-man.
 At the instant that the man fell [ half dozen fierce plainsnen sprang into the room from where they had appar- entIy been waiting for their cue in the street before the cafe With cries of ssKfn the unbeIfever!'' and Down with <-xr-- Il-. straight for Tarzan.
 A number of the younger Arabs in the audience sprang to their feet to join in the assault upon the unarmed white man. Tarzan and Abdul were rushed back toward the end of the room by the very force of numbers op- posing them. The young Arab remain ed loyal to his master and with drawn knife fought at his side.
 With tremendous blows the ape-man l felled all who came within reach of his powerful hands. So closely packed was the bowling. cursing mob that no weapon could be yielded to advantage, l and none of the Arabs dared use fire arm for fear of wounGsng one of his compatriots.
 Finally Tarzan succeeded in seizing one of the most persistent of his at I tackers. With quick wrench he dis armed the fellow, and then, holding him before them as a shield, he back | ed slowly beside Abdul toward the lit tie door which led into the inner court | yard. At the threshold he paused for an instant and, lifting the struggling Arab above his head. hurled him as | though from a catapult full in the faces of his expressing fellows. Then Tarzan and Abdul stepped into the semidarkness of the court. The frightened ouled- Nails were crouching \ at the tops of the stairs which led to their respective rooms, the only light | in the courtyard coming from the sick ! 1y candles which each girl had stuck | with it's own grease to the woodwork | of her door frame.
 | Scarcely had Tarzan and Abdul emerged from the room ere a revolver spoke close at their backs from the shadows beneath one of the stairways, I and as they turned to meet this new l antagonist two muf17ed figures sprang toward them, firing as they came. Tar gan leaped to meet these two new as- saiIants. The foremost lay a second | later in the uamp1ed dirt of the court, disarmed and grooming from a broken wrist Abdul's knife found the vitals of the second in the instant that the fellows revolver missed fire as he held | it to the faithful Arabs forehead.
 The maddened horde within the cafe | were now rushing out in pursuit of their quarry. The girls had exdnguish- ed their candles at a cry from one of their number, and the only light with in the yard came feebly from the open and half blocked door of the cafe. Tar gan had seized a sword from the man who had fallen before Abduls knife, and now he stood waiting for the rush of men that was coming in search of them through the darkness.
 Suddenly he felt a light hand upon his shoulder from behind and a won- ans voice whispering: ..Qufck, m'sieur! This way Follow me!'
 Come, Abdul" said .Tarzan, in 8 low tone to the youth; i've can be nc
 worse off elsewhere than we are here 7
 The woman turned and led them uI the narrow stairway that ended at the door of her quarters. Tarzan was close
 beside her. Instfnctively he knew that she was the same who had whispered
 the warning in his ear earlier in the
 evening.
 As they reached the top of the stairs they could hear the angry crowd
 searching the yard beneath.
 1'Soon they will search here," whis
 pered the girl. Hasten; you can dror l from the farther window of my room J to the street beyond. Before they dis
 cover that you are no longer in the
 court or the buildings you will be safe
 within the hotel"
 But even as she spoke several men
 had started up the stairway at the
 head of which they stood. There was
 a sudden cry from one of the search
 CTS. They had been discovered. Quick
 1y the crowd rushed for the stairway
 The foremost assaiIant then leaped
 upward, but at the top he met the sud
 den sword that he hai not expected-