The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-12-17

as would have taken place
among men after a separation
Of two years. The majority Of
the apes went on about the little activ-
tiles that the advent of the ape-man
had interrupted. paying no further at
tention to him thar as though he had
not been gone from the tribe mt all.
One or two young bulls who had not
been old enough to remember him ST.
died up on all tours to sniff at him. and
one barred his fangs and growled threat
eningly. He wished to put Tarzan i'm
mediately into his proper place. Had
Tarzan backed off growing the young
bull would quite probably have been
satisfied. but always after Tarzan's
station among his fellow apes would
have been beneath that Of the bull
which had made him step aside.
But TarZan of the Apes did not back
off. Instead he swung his giant palm
with all the force Of his mighty mus
Giles and. catching the young bull along
side the head, sent him spraying
across the turf. The ape was up and
at him again in a second, and this time
they closed with tearing fingers and
rending fangs. or at least that bad
been the intention of the young bull.
But scarcely had they gone down,
growing and swapping, than the ape
mans fingers found the throat Of his
antagonist,
Presently the young bull ceased to
struggle and lay quite still. Then Tar
Fan released his hold and arose. He
did not wish to kill. only to teach the
young ape and others who might be
watching that TarZan Of the Apes was
still master.
The lesson served its purpose-the
young apes kept out Of his way. as
young apes should when their betters
were about, and the old bulls made no
attempt to encroach upon his preroga-
tives. For several days the she apes
with young remained suspicious of
him and when he ventured too near
rushed upon him with wide mouths
and hideOus roars. Then Tarzan dis
creetly skipped out Of harms way, for
that also Is a custom among the apes
only mad bulls will attack a mother.
But after awhile even they became &C.
custOmed to him.
He hunted with them as In days gone
by, and when they found that his SUI
perior reason guided him to the best
food sources and that his cunning rope
ensnared toothsome game that they sell
dom If ever tasted, they came again to
look up to him as they had In the past
after he had become their king. And
so it was that before they left the am
phitheater to return to their wander
! ings they had once more chosen him az
their leader.
The ape-man felt quite contented
with his rev lot. He was not happy
hat he never could be again. but he
was at least as far from everything
that might remind him Of his past mis-
cry as he could be. Long since he had
given up every intention Of returning
to civilization. and now he had decided
to see no more Of his black friends Of
the Waziri. He had forsworn bn-
mainly forever. He had started life
ape-as an ape he would die.
He could not, however. erase from
his memory the fact that the woman
he loved was within a short journey
Of the stamping ground Of his tribe,
nor could he Danish the haunting fear
that she might be constantly in danger.
That she was Ill protected he had seen
In the brief instant that had wit.
messed C%laytOn's i~nefticiency. The more
Tarzan thought Of 1t the more keenly
his conscience pricked him.
Finally he came to lOathe himself for
permitting his own selfish sorrow and
jealousy to stand between Jane Porter
and safety. As the days passed the
thing preyed more and more upon ms
mind, and he had about determined 70
return to the coast and place himself
on guard over Jane Porter and C3Gyton
| when news reached him INT n1toCo6.