The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-06-11

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"No, I shall not go, nor should you"
before to serve as n desk, and on it he
saw two notes addressed to Tarzan OF
the apes.
One was in strong masculine hand
and was unsealed. The other, in q
woman's hand. was sealed.
Here are two messages for you.
Tarzan OF the apes" cried D'Arnot,
turning toward the door but his COM
panion was not there.
D'ArnOt walked to the door and look.
ed out. TarZan was nowhere in sight.
He called aloud. but there was no re-
Spouse.
Mon Dieu" exclaimed D'Arnot.
"He has left me. l feel it. He has
gone back to his jungle and left me
here alone"
Far TO the east TarZan of the apes
was speeding through the middle ter
race back to his tribe. Never had he
Travelled with such reckless speed.
He passed above the sinuous. striped
body of SAILOR, the tiger, going in the
opposite direction-toward the cabin.
thought TarZan.
What could D'Arnot do against Sa-
Dor or If Bolgani, the gorilla, should
come upon him, or Numa, the lion, or
cruel Sheeta?
Tarzan paused in his flight.
What are you. TarZan?" he asked
aloud, "an ape or man?
IF you are an ape you will do rs
the apes would dO-leave one of your
kind to die in the jungle If it suited
your within to 60 elsewhere
IF you are man you will return to
protect your kind. You Will not run
away from one of your own people be-
cause one OF thenNhas run away from
YOU"
D'Arnot closed the cabin door. He
was very nervous. Even brave men
and D'Arnot was brave man-are
sometimes frightened by solitude
He loaded one of the carbines and
placed 1t within easy reach. Then he
went to the desk and took up the un-
sealed letter addressed to Tarzan
Possibly 1t contained word that his
people had but left the beach tempo
rarily. He felt that 1t would be no
breach of ethics to read this letter. so
he took the Enclosure from the envel-
ope and read:
To Tarzan Of the Apes:
We thank you for the use Of your cabin
and arc sorry that you did not permit us
the pleasure OF seeing and thanking you
In person.
We have harmed nothing. but have left
many things for you which may add to
your comfort and safety here in your
lonely home.
II you know the strange white man who
saved our lives so many times and brought
us food and II YOU can converse with him
THANK him also for his kindness
We san within the hour. never to re-
turn. but we wish you and that other
jungle friend to know that we shall al
ways thank you for what you did for
strangers on your shore and that we
should have done infinitely more TO re-
ward you both had you given US the OPP
portunity Very respectfully
WM. CECIL CLAYTON.
Never to return" muttered DAT.
not and threw himself face downward
upon the cot.
An hour later he started up. listen
ing
Something was at the door trying to
enter
D'Arnot reached for the loaded car
bine and placed It TO his shoulder.
ready for amy emergency that might
arise
Gently the door opened until thin
crack showed something standing just
without
D'Aruot sighted along the blue
barrel at the crack Of the door and
then pulled the trigger.
Whom the expedition returned. fol.
lowing their fruitlcss cndeayor 60 sue.
cor D'Arnot Captain Dufrauue was
anxious to steam away aus quickly as
possible. and 1000 save Jane Porter had
nrqn.csccd
"No" She slid dctcrmincdly. 81 shall
not go, nor should you. for there arc
two friends Goo that jungle who will
come out Of 10 some day expecting 20
end us awaiting them"
but poor D'Arnors uniform and all
Dis belongings were found iu that I'D.
Ia-e. Miss Porter" argued the captain
"Thc natives showed crcat excitement
WHOM questioned as 20 the white mans
fate"
but thcy did not admit that he was
dead As for DIS clothes aud accOuter.
mcnts being in their possession. more
civilized peoples than these poor saw
age negroes strip their prisoners Of
every article Of value whether they ln-
tend ltlling them OF not"