The evening world., 1914-01-22

mcr, VINO he0 hQd no sleep
Yer twenty-four hours. Tarzan Of the
Arss curled UP upon the slimy timbers
And was soon asleep.
The heat OF the sun awoke him early
b the, forenoon.
u Wis late in the afternoon by the
AAe he came close enough to distin-
Uo11A objects on land. or to make out
- contour Of the shore line. Before
Mn lay what appeared to be the en-.
Asonco 10 q little, landlocked harbor.
rho wooded point to tho north was
[DtSangs1I familiar. Could Il bs possible
that fats had thrown him up at the very
)AeeshoA Of hh own beloved jungle!
Dnt ~ the bow Of his boat entered the
pubt was cleared away, for there be-
~ him upon the farther shore. un.
the shadows Of his primeval for
stood his own cabin-built before
blrth by the hand Of his long-dead
~. JOAN Clayton. Lord 0reystoks.
rttS. loag sweeps Of his giant mus
TNrsan sent the little craft speed
toward the beach. Its PROV had
Pceiy touched when the aps-man
ped u, shore
~ night he slept far inland from
sahin. securely wedgcd into the
koh Of . giant tree. swaying hun
q feat above the ground. He had
On heartily aGain-thh time from the
b Of Bara, the deer. who had fallen
y 10 his quick moose. Next day he
IN With . tribe OF ebony black
eives. He made the peace sign and
vt they led HIM back to their viii
= whore they brought him gifts OF
~ and goats and cooked food. When
pointed to their weapons the war
- hastsnsd to fetch spear. shield.
oWs and z bow.
Arsan's hrst night with the savages
devoted to Wild orgy in his honor.
ere vas feasting. for the hunters had
6usht in an antelope and a zebra as
phies Of their skull. and gallons OF the
X, native beer was consumed. AS
ran was again Impressed by the
nnstry Of their figures and the rexu-
lty Of their features-the hat noses
thick lips Of the trpical West Coast
1ags were entirely missing. In re-
y the faces Of the men were inteii'-
u and dignified. those OF the women
6nsa prspossessing.
was during this dance that the ape
In drst noticed that some Of the men
many of the women wore orna-
A&s OF gold-principally anklets and
Nets Of great weight. apparently
ten out Of the solid metal. When he
roosed a wish to examine one OF
- the owner removed II from her
lnnn and insisted through tho me-
N of signs that Tarxan accept as
~ A close scrutiny OF the bauble
kxincsd the ape-man that the article
Of virgin gold. and he was sur
ia. for It was the first time that nc
ever aeen golden ornaments amons
nysses Of Africa. other than the
NM beublss those near the coast had
ehSsed or stolen from Europeans.
tried TO ask them from whence ths
~ came, but he could not make
10 understand.
|cr weeks Tarxan lived with his saw
friends, hunting buffalo. anteIops
ssbra for meat and elephant for
Try. Quickly he learned their sample
Dech, their savage customs and the
49, Of their Wild. primitive. trina
-. Ne found that they were not can
,sSiSais-that they looked with loathina
SSnd contempt upon men who ate meat
.Husuii, one Of the warriors. told him
,xtlo tribal legends. How many years
1tore his people had come many Iona
Pches from the north; how once they
been a great and powerful tribe
how the slave raiders had wrought
Ii havoc among them with theii
th-dealing guns that they nad peen
heed to a mere remnant OF 'hST 'o''
0umDerb ana power .,
from whence came the yellow metal
ull." ne asked.
he black pointed toward the south
moons march away->naybe more. -
replied.
Have you been there?" asked Tarzan
No. but some OF our people were
-, years ago, when my father was
q young man. One OF the parties
searched farther for u location for
tribe when first they settled here
10 UPON a strange people who wore
by Ornaments of yellow metal. Their
mrs we're tipped with 1t. as were theii
howe. and they cooked In vessels made
Of solid metal like my armlet,
they lived in great village in hut'
were built OF stone, and surrounded
great wall. They we're very fierce
)ing out and falling upon our war.
before ever they learned that thei,
" was . peaceful one. Our mer
ifsw IN number. but they held theIl