The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-05-21

Jungle. He cOuId not mistake Ii. For
several minutes he lay listening. They
were coming In the direction of the
amphitheatqr.
Tarzan arose lazily and stretched
himself. His keen ears followed every
movement Of the advancing tribe.
They We're upwind. and presently he
caught their scent. though he had not
needed this added evidence to assure
him that he was right
AS they entered the cleared space
TarZan of the Apes melted into the
branches upon the other side Of the
arena. There he waited to inspect the
newcomers. Nor had he long to wait.
Presently a fierce. hairy face appear
ed among the lower branches opposite
him. The cruel. little eyes took in the
clearing mt Il glance: then there was n
chattereal report returned to those De-
hind. Tarzan could hear the words.
The scout was telling the other men,
bers Of the tribe that the coast was
clear and that they might enter the
amphitheater in safety
First the leader dropped lightly upon
the soft carpet of the grassy floor, and
then, one by one, nearly hundred an
thropoids followed him. There were
the huge adults and several young. A
few nursing babes chung close to the
shaggy necks of their savage mothers.
Tarzan recognized many members Of
the tribe. 1t was the same into which
he had come as tiny babe. Many of
the adults had been little apes during
his boyhoOd. He had frolicked and
played about this very jungle with
them during their brief childhood. He
wondered if they would remember him.
the memory Of the ape is not overlong,
and two years is an eternity to them.
From the talk which he overheard he
learned that they had come to choose
new king-their late chief had fallen
a hundred feet beneath a broken limb
to an untimely end.
Tarzan walked to the end Of an over
hanging limb in plain view of them.
The quick eyes Of female caught
sight Of him first With barking gut
teral she called the attention Of the
Others. Several huge bulls stood erect
to get better view of the intruder.
With barred fangs and bristling necks
they advanced slowly toward him with
deep throated. OminOus growls.
klamath, am Tarzan Of the Apes"
said the ape-man in the vernacular Of
the tribe. "You remember me. To-
gether we leased Numa when we were
still little apes. throwing sticks and
nuts at him from the safety Of high
branches"
The brute he had addressed stopped
with a look Of half cOmprehending,d dull
wonderment upon his savage face.
"And Mayor" continued Tarzan, adj
dressing another, do you not recall
your former king-he who slew the
mighty Kerchak2 Look at me! Am 1
not the same Tarzan-mighty hunter,
invincible fighter-that you all knew
for many seasonsy
The apes all crowded forward now,
but more in curiosity than threatening.
They muttered among themselves for
a few moments.
what do you want among as now"
asked Klamath.
'Only peace" answered the ape-man.
Again the apes conferred. At length
Klamath spoke again.
Come In peace. then. Tarzan Of the
Apes" he said.
And so Tarzan OF the Apes dropped
lightly to the turf into the midst Of the
fierce and hideOus h0rde-he had COM
pleted the cycle Of evolution and had
returned to be once again q brute
among brutes.