The evening world., 1914-01-23

..It IL well for you. Monslsur rhuEan."
shs haA said. that ~ poor Aoanasur
rsr,aa VINO was iose from the snip
tAas eesasAe you and Nc strong 70
Csoe TDwn b not here now"
you knew the Sas1" asked ThureA
4WteA 3 onesr.
Z Ssv DE nsan," shs rsp1sa Tho
eai1 81 nAA Z sh1saE, thae Z Ae~s S~se
80 - wssus nan Q ~. - Nssd.
- - q Doierooo and . coward 10
~ 1900 from the rlghtsoue wfaSh
Of ne Aushand Of . woman ne had
vSonesd, 10 psrjured his soui IN IN At
tsn0G % place the blame emorsy uooq
h0R net 0usessdAnS IN tina NJ !en
49, fssa yfsnqe TO $3.50 nSSnns
~ n Wv he Wa on Soasd The ship
M Sero N,ss 1kroas and nyssR -
ca TUVO. I know wAsseof 0eax'
fcr the WSInaa In the sase y my sntsr.
DGnSthAn9' more knew that l nave
ulVoe ~, snothsr-yo0r hrAye NON
49, TsSsan isapsd overheard IN IN
Nv Of Seos because I recognised him.
~ iadseGA hat hs make reparauon 20
IND ne eallowinS morning-ws couie
S have s''sA "'sh knives I'M IN my '
Jsns Ysrtss laughed. "Yo DO not for
n moment imagine that one who has
knovn Sotf, Monsieur Terrain ana you
could ever believe such IN tn,oosssns
..talsf'
"Thsn VIZ Aid ne travel under IN as
sunnsA name" asked Monsieur Thuran.
II dc ne< believe you!" she cried. but
nsvar1h6e0 the Sesd Of suspicion was
soVN. for she know that Hassa Strong
>hsl known her forest eod only - John
NaSAWsA q Tendon.
A scanl ave miles north OF their rude
shelter. all unknown 20 them. ana prac.
ticaily ~ remote AZ though separated
bv thousands OF miles of impenetrabls
jungle, lay the snug httls cabin Of Tar
san Of the Apes. While farther up the
coast. q few milss beyond the cabin. In
crude 6a1 wsll-built shelters, lived . 1T
r,s party Of Axhteen souls-ths occu-
panfs Of The three boats from the Lady
Alioo frsm WHOA Caavton's beat had
|~oonU otDAfaAsd.
Over Q Smeoth - they AaA rewed
70 The mainland In lees than three days.
Mono Of the horrors Of shtpwrsck had
been theirs, and though depressed by
sorrow. ana suffering from the shock
Of the catastrophe and the unacous-
TONED hardships Of their new existence.
there was mono much the worse for the
Go,,lA yhis wAl-organised and COM
panntiveiy secure party Of getaways
nave ee>n the ragged. fear-hunted trio
4 few ssils6 south Of them they would
scarcely have recognised In them the
Formerly Immaculate snsmbers Of the
little company that had laughed and
,uDayed upon the Lady An,e.
Thursn. down with an attack OF
iunels fever, lay in the shelter among
the branches OF their tree Of refuge.
Clayton had been into the Jungle few
ha,ndred yards In search of food. A ne
returned Jane Porter walked 10 meet
him. Behind the man. cunning and
crafty. crept an old and NANCY lion.
- froSen with horror was she that
sho could utter no sound. but the hxed
ana terrified gaze OF her fear-wsdsned
Syss spoke IS plainly 10 clayton a.
worAA A quick glance behird him re-
\ vesisd the hopeisssne's " their aqua,
\tion. -. .o..,.,
Run FOR the shelter" But her para
iysed muscles refused To respond. and
aho stood mute and rigid, staring WIN
chastity countenance at the living death
cr TSursn. 'o =, tho sound Of that awful
roar, had como to the opening OF the
sheNsr, and a. he saw the tableau beiow
htH no hopped ND sno o0""'
10 them In Russian
"Runi Rum ne cried. Run. Or
4. shall be lsft all alone In this horrible
place" and then he broke down and
commsncsd to weep.
IFor a moment this new voice dis
tracted, the attention Of the Hon. whd
hated to east an inauirinG glance In IN,
direction OF tho tree. Clayton coulo
endure the strain no longer. Tun,nl
* hack upon the beast, he buried his
head In his arms and waited,
u" .Now the lion was crouohing for ths
spring that would end their young nve'
beneath cruel, rending, yellow fanss
lana PORTER sai,k 20 her knees In prayer
ASi6slhk her eyes to shnt out the iss
Hid o,is Instant. rhpran. weak froH
Sfever,s falNteA"
s. lane Porter could, endure II no longer
she opeped her eyes. Could she bt
fSsWdIs,n," she ~hisptysd. ',ookw
"a l,ifs x y rf'fNr ~r'.
Ns.a 81.