The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-06-04

bodies of SIX dead men. two more hay
Ing succumhed during the night ana
several OF those who were wounded
required support to move even very
slowly.
Charpentier had decided to return to
camp for rc-enforcements and then
make an attempt TO track down the
natives ana rescue DArnot
1t was late in the afternoon when
the exhausted men reached the clear
ing by the beach. hut for two OF them
the return brought SO great happi.
ness that all their suffering and heart
breaking grief were forgotten on tho
instant.
AS the little party emerged from the
Jungle the first person that Professor
Porter and Cecil Clayton saw was
Jane Porter standing by the cabin
door
With little cry of joy and relief
she ran forward TO greet them. throw
ing her arms about her fathers neck
and bursting into tears for the first
time since they had been cast upon
this hideous and adventurous shore
Professor Porter, burying his OIL
face in the girls shoulder sobbed like
tired child.
Jane Porter led him toward the cab.
in. and the Frenchmen turned towar,!
the beach from which several of thci:
fellows were advancing to meet them.
Clayton. wishing TO leave father and
daughter alone. joined the sailors and
remained talking with the officers un.
I'll their boat pulled away toward the
cruiser. whittier Lieutenant Charpcn.
tier was bound to report the unhappy
outcome of his adventure.
Then Clayton turned back slowly
toward the cabin. His heart was nlled
with happiness. The woman he loved
was safe
As he approached the cabin he saw
her coming out. When she saw him
she hurried forward to meet him
Janet" he cried. Heaven has been
: good to us indeed. Tell ne how you
escaped-what form Providence took
to save you for-us."
He had never before called her by
her given name. Forty-eight hours be-
fore ii would have sufrused Jane For.
ter with soft glow of pleasure to
hear that name from Clayton's lips
Now it frightened her.
Mr. Clayton" she said quietly. eX.
tending her hand. first let me thank
you for your loyalty to my father lie
has told me how noble and self sacrl-
fcing you have been Hoy can we
, ever repay YOU
I Clayton noticed that she did aai re-
turn his familiar salutation, hUj he ralt
no misgivingS on that score. Shc had
been through so much This was nos
time to force his love upon hyt. he
quickly realized
~ am already repaid" he laughed.
just to see YOU and Professor Porter
both safe. well and together again.
The girl bowed her head. There was
n question she wanted to ask
Where is the forest man who went
to rescue You? Why did he not re-
turn
] II DO not understand" said Clayton.
Whom do you mcan?"
He who has saved each Of us-who
saved me from the gorilla"
OH cried Clayton. in surprise. ut
was he who rescued you? You have
not told me anything Of your adven-
ture don't YOU know. Tell me: Go"
But the GOODMAN" she urged
Have you not seen him? Whom W
neard the shots in the jungle very
faint and far away, he left me- We
had just reached the clearing, and he
hurried off in the direction of the fight
ing. | know he went to aid you
Her tone was almost pleading, her
manner tense with suppressed emotion.
Clayton could not but notice it, and he
wondered vaguely why she was so
deeply moved, so anxious TO know the
whereabouts OF this strange creature.
He did not suspect the truth. for how
could he?
In his breast. unknown to himself.
was implanted the first germ OF jeal-
ousy and suspicion of the ape man to
whom he owed his life.
I'VE did not see him" he replied
quietly. lie did not join us. Posi-
bly, he joined his own tribe, the mon
who attacked us"
He did not know why ne he'd said it.
for he did not believe it. But love Is Il
strange master.
The girl looked at him wide eyed for
Il moment.
Mo- she exclaimed vchemently
much too vehemently, he thought. 1T
could not be They were negroes lie
is n white man-and gentlemanw
Clayton was generous ana chival
rous man, but something i'm the girl,