The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-09-03
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Through the Valley of tho Shadow.

which TarZau stood a score OF
"a white ROBBED figures, bearing
long. wicked looking guns, halt
ed ut the sound and looked at one a N
other with questioning eyes. But pres
emily. rs 1t was not repeated, they took
up their silent. stealthy way toward
the valley.
TarZan was now confident that Ger
nols had no intention of returning for
him, but he could not fathom the OBJ
ject that had prompted the officer to
desert him, yet leave him free to re
turn to camp. His horse gone. he de-
cided that it would be foolish to re-
main longer In the mountains. and so
he set out on his lonely way toward
the desert.
He had scarcely entered the confines
of the canyon when the first Of the
white ROBBED figures emerged into the
valley upon the opposite side. For n
moment they scanned the little depres.
sion from behind sheltering powders.
but when they had satisfied themselves
that 1t was empty they advanced across
1t. Beneath the tree at one side they
came upon the body of ell adrea. With
muttered ordinations they crowded
about 1t. Then. n moment later. they
hurried down the canyon which Tar
IAN vas threading a brief distance In
advance Of them. They moved eau
tiously and In silence, taking advan-
tage Of shelter. as men do who are
stalking man.
AS TarZan walked down the wild
canyon beneath the brilliant African
moon the call Of the jungle was strong
upon him. The solitude and the savage
freedom filed his heart with life and
buoyancy. Again he was TarZan of
the Apes-every sense alert against the
chance of surprise by some jungle en-
emy-yet treading lightly and with
head erect In proud consciousness of
his might.
The nocturnal sounds Of the noun.
tains were new to him. yet they fell
upon his ears like the soft voice of a
half forgotten love. Many he intui-
lively s~ensed-ah. there was one that
was familiar indeed; the distant cough
Ing Of Sheeta. the leopard. but there
was a strange note in the final wall
which made him doubt. 1t was a pan
ther he heard.
Presently a new sound-a soft.
stealthy sound-obtruded itself among
the Others. No human ears other than
the ape-man's would have detected Il
At first he did not translate It. but
finally he realized that 1t came from
the bare feet Of a number of human
beings. They were behind him. and
they were coming toward him quietly.
He was being stalked.
In a fash he knew why he had been
left In that little valley by Gernois. but
there had been a hitch In the arrange
ments-the men had come too late.
Closer and closer came the footsteps.
Tarzan halted and faced them. his rife
ready In bis hand. Now he caught a
feeting glimpse of a white burnoose
He called aloud in French. asking
what they would Of him. His reply
was the fash Of a long gun. and with
the sound of the shot Tarzan of the
Apes plunged forward upon his face.
The Arabs did not rush out immedi-
ately; instead. they waited to be sdre
that their victim did not rise. Then
they came rapidly from their conceal
ment and bent over him. 1t was soon
apparent that he was not dead. One
of the men put the muzzle Of his gun
to the back of Tarzan's head to finish
him, but another waved him aside. IF
we bring him alive the reward is to be
greater" explained the latter.
So they bound his hands and feet
and, picking him up. placed him on the
shoulders Of four Of their number.
Then the march was resumed toward
the desert. When they had come out
OF he mountains they turned toward
the south and about daylight came TO
the spot where their horses stood in
care OF two Of their number.
From here on their progress was
more rapid. Tarzan. who had regained
consciousness, was tied to a snare
M ~ Y
horse. which they evidently had
brought for tie purpose. His wound
was but a slight scratch. which had
furrowed the flesh across his temple.
It bad stopped bleeding. but the dried
and clothed blood smeared his face and
clothing. he had said no word since
be had fallen into the hands OF these
Arabs nor had they addressed MIN
Dthef than 70 issue a few brief com
mands to him when the horses had
,ean reached.
Fer ~ hours they rode rapidly
the burning desert, avoiding the
neef which their way led. About
Ioon tbGy came 70 a douar OF about
W(nI t(ne6s Here they halted. and
, IN y ~ Arabs was releasing the
D01 tppee which bound him to
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q b uonj N1tmen and children.
and morn sspeslll-