The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-14

T.. at him again in second. and this time they closed with tearing fingers and rending fangs, or at least that had been the intention Of the young bull But scarcely had they gone down, growing and .snapping, than the ape mans fingers found the throat of his antagonist.
 Presently the young bull ceased to struggle and lay quite still. Then Tar gan 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- lives. 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 hfdeous roars. Then Tarzan dis creetly skipped out of harm s way, for that also is custom among the apes only mad bulls will attack mother. But after awhile even they became ac- 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 SC it was that before they left the am phftheater to return to their wander ings they had once more chosen him asS their leader.
 The ape e-man felt quite contented with his new lot. He was not happy, that he never could be again. but he was at least as far from every thing 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 Waairi He had forsworn hu- manity forever. He had started life an ape an ape he would die.
 He could not, however, erase from his memory the fact that the woman he loved was within short Journey of the stamping ground Of his tribe, nor could he banish the haunting fear that she might be constantly in danger. That she was i'll protected he had seen in the brief instant that had wit messed Clayton's inefHciency- The more Tarzan thought of it 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 his mind, and he had about determined to return to the coast and place himself on guard over Jane Porter and Clayton when news reached him that altered all his plans and sent him dashing madIy toward the east in reckless dis regard of accident and death
 Before Tarzan had returned to the tribe certain young bull, not being able to secure g. mate from among his own people had, according to custom, fared forth through the wild jungle, like some knight errant of old, to win a fair lady from some neighboring community.
 He had but just returned with his bride and was narrating his adventures quickly before he should forget them Among other things he told of seeing a great Hibe of strange looking apes.
 sThey were all hairy faced bulls but one" he said, land that one was a she, lighter in color even than this stranger, 2 and he chucked 8 thumb at Tarzan.
 The ape-man was all attention in an instant. He asked questions as rapidly as the slow witted anthropoid could answer them.
 ..were the bulls short, with crooked 1egsY'
 ..They were.''
 e.Dtd they wear the skins of Numa and sheeta about their Joins and carry sticks and knives r
 aThey did.'.
 "And were there many yellow rings about their arms and legs?''
 Yes
 -.And the she one-was she small and slender and very white ?'
 ssYes."
 ssDid she seem to be one of the tribe. OF was she prisoner?' ?'
 ssThey dragged her along-sometimes by an arm-sometimes by the long hair that grew upon her head, and always they kicked and beat her. Oh but it was great fun to watch them.''
 aGod.' nuttered Tarzan.
 Where were they when you saw them and which way were they go- ing? contiRued the ape-man.
 They were beside the second water back there," and he pointed to the south. When they passed me they were going toward the morning. up- ward along the edge of the water
 -swhen was this ?" asked Tarzan
 ssHalf a moon since
 Without another word the ape-man sprang into the trees and fled like disembodied spirit eastward in the di- rection of the forgotten city of Opar
 When Clayton returned to the shel- ter and found that Jane Porter was missing he became frantic with fear and grief. He found M. Thuran quite rational, the fever having left him with