The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-04-02
.vsoir+ 1912 b. the Frank A.
Munssy company.


into a silver bowl of scented water and
dried them upon a piece Of snowy dam.
ask.
All day Tarzan followed Kulonga,
lowering above him In the trees like
some malign spirit. Twice more he
saw him hurl his arrows Of destruc'
%tion-once at Dango, the hyena, and
again at Manu-, the monkey. In each
instance the animal died almost In
stantly, for Kulonga's poison was very
fresh and very deadly. There was
something mysterious connected with
these tiny slivers Of wood which could
bring death by a mere scratch, thought
Tarzan. He must look into the matter
That night Kulonga slept in the
crotch Of a mighty tree and far above
him crouched Tarzan Of the apes.
When Kulonga awoke he found that
his bow and had disappeared
The black warrior was furious and
frightened, but more frightened thar
furious. His spear he had hurled al
Kala and had not recovered, and, now
that his bow and arrows were gone
he was defenseless except for a single
knife. His only hope lay in reaching
the village Of Mbonga as quickly az
his legs would carry him.
That he was not far from home he
was certain, so he took to the trail a,
a rapid trot. From a great mass OF
impenetrable foliage a few yards away
emerged Tarzan Of the apes to swing
quietly In his wake.
Kulonga's bow and arrows were Sc
curely tied high in the top Of a giant
tree, from which a patch Of bark had
been removed by a sharp knife near to
the ground and a branch half cut
through and left hanging about fifty
feet higher up. Thus Tarzan blazed
the forest trails and marked his caches
AS Kulonga continued his journey
Tarzan closed up on him until he trav.
eled almost over the blacks head. His
rope he now held coiled in his right
hand. He was almost ready for the
kill.
The moment was delayed only be-
cause Tarzan was anxious to ascertain
the black warriors destination, and
presently he was rewarded, for they
came suddenly in view Of a great clear
ing, at one end Of which lay many
strange lairs.
Tarzan was directly over Kulonga
as he made the discovery. The forest
ended abruptly, and beyond lay 200
yards Of planted fields between the
jungle and the village.
AS Xulonga emerged from the shad-
ow of the jungle the quick moose tight
ened about his neck.
So rapidly did Tarzan Of the apes
drag back his prey that Kulonga's cry
Of alarm was throttled In his wind
pipe. Hand over hand Tarzan drew
the struggling black until he had him
hanging by his neck In midair. Then
Tarzan. climbing to a larger branch,
pulled the still thrashing victim well
up into the sheltering verdure Of the
tree.
He fastened the rope securely to a
stout branch and then, descending.
plunged his hunting knife into Ku.
longa's heart. Kala was avenged.
Tarzan examined the black infinitely.
Never had he seen any other human
being. The knife, with its sheath and
belt, caught his fancy. He a%ppropriat-
ed them. A copper anklet also took
his fancy, and this he put on his own
leg. Then quickly he lowered Ku-
longa's body to the ground. removed
the moose and took to the trees again.
From a lofty perch Tarzan viewed
the village Of matched huts across the
intervening plantation.
He saw that at n point the forest
touched the village, and to this spot
he made his way, lured by q fever OF
curiosity to behold animals of his own
kind and to learn more Of their ways
and view the strange lairs In which
they lived.
His life among the brutes Of the
jungle left nc opening for any thought
that these could be other than enemies.
Similarity Of form led him to no err
roneous conception Of the welcome that
would be accorded him should he be
discovered.
His strange life had left him neither
morose nor b~loodthirsty. That he Joy.
ed in killing and that he killed with a
laugh upon his handsome lips betoken-
ed no innate cruelty.
So It was that now, as he cautiously
approached the village Of Mbonga he
was quite prepared either to kill or be
killed should he be discovered. He
proceeded with unwonted stealth. for
Kulonga had taught him great respect
for the little sharp spIinters of wood
which dealt death so swiftly and un-
errlngly.
At length he came to a great tree.
heavy with thick foliage and loaded
with pendant loops of giant creepers.
From this almost lmpenetrable bower
above the village he crouched. looking
down upon the scene below him.