Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-10

n n nine pody came naftner anu
farther into the room.
As in "a trance the girl rose. her
hand upon her breast. wide eyes star
ing horror stricken into the snarling
face of the beast scarce ten feet from
her. At her feet lay the PROSTATE
form of the negress.
The girl. standing pale and rigid
against the farther wall. sought with
increasing terror for some loophole of
escape. Suddenly her hand. tight
! pressed against her bosom. felt the
| hard outlines of the revolver that
| Clayton had left with her earlier in the
day.
Quickly 81" snatr,:.,l It from il,
hiding place and. leveling it full at the
tigers face. pulled the trigger.
There was Il flash Of flame. the roar
of the discharge and an answering
roar of pain and anger from the beast.
Jane Porter saw the great form dis
appear from the window. and then
she. too. tainted.
But the tiger was not killed. The bull
let had but inflicted a painful wound
in one of the great shoulders. In an
other instant he was back at the lat
tice and with renewed fury was claw
ing at the aperture. but with Iessened
effect. since the wounded member was
almost useless.
He saw his prey-twO women-lying
senseless upon the floor. There was
no longer any resistance to be over
come. SAILOR had only to worm his
way through the lattice to claim it.
Slowly he forced his great bulk.
inch by inch, through the opening.
Now his head was through. now one
great fore leg and shoulder.
Carefully he drew up the wounded
member. to insinuate it gently beyond
the tight pressing bars.
A moment more and both shoulders
through. the long. sinuous body and
the narrow hips would glide quickly
after.
It was on this sight that Jane Por-
ter again opened her eyes.
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When Clayton heard the report of
the firearm he fell into an agony Of
fear and apprehension. What were
the thoughts of his strange captor or
guide Clayton could only vacno'v CON-
lecture. but that he had heard the shot
and was in some manner affected by
1t was quite evident. for he q%uickened
his pace so appreciably that Clayton.
stumbling blindly in his wake. went
down.
For a moment TarZan looked at the
young man closely, as though unde
cided as to Just what was hest to do
then. STOPPING before Clayton. he mo
toned him to grasp him about the
neck. and with the white man up0r
his back Tarzan took to the trees.
The next few minutes were such as
the young Englishman never forgot
High into bending and swaying branch
es he was borne with what seemed t.
him incredible swiftness, while Tarza1
chafed at the slowness of his progress
From the first sensation of chilling
fear Clayton passed to one of admira
ton and envy of those giant muscles
and that wondrous instinct or knowl
edge which guided this forest got
through the inky blackness Of tn
night.
Presently they came to the clearini
before the beach. Tarzan's quick ear
had heard the strange sounds of Sa
boris efforts to force his way througI
the lattice, and it seemed to Clayto'
that they dropped a straight hundre
feet to earth so quickly did Tara:
descend. Yet when they struck til
ground it was with scarce a jar. an
as Clayton released his hold on tn
: ape man he saw him dart like a squil
rel for the opposite side Of the cabin.
The Englishman sprang quickly afte
him just in time to see the hind qual
: tiers OF some huge animal about to di'
appear within the cabin.
AS Jane Porter opened her eyes to
realization of the again imminent per
which threatened her. her brave heal
gave up its final vestige Of hope, an
!! she turned to grope for the falle
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