The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-03-26

chak himself had no liking for the
strange little wgif. so he listened IN
Tublat. and finally. with n shrug OF his
shoulders. turned back to the pile of
leaves on which he had made his bed.
But kala was OF different mind.
I'm fact. she had waited but 10 learn thar
Iarzah was absent ere she was fairly
dying through the matted branches to-
ward the point from which the cries of
the gorilla were stu plainly audible.
Darkness had fallen. and an early
moon was sending it's faint light 70 cast
strange. grotesque shadows among tho
dense foliage OF the forest
Presently Kala came upon them. ly.
ing In an open space fun under the
brilliant moon TarZan'S torn and
bloody form, and beside II Il Gre. hnIl
gorilla, stone dead. With u low CRY
Nala rushed 10 TarZan's side and.
gathering the poor. blood covered body
to her breast. listened for sign OF
life Family she heard 1.-THE weak
beating Of the little heart
renderlv She bore him hack througb
uhe lnky Jungle 10 where the tribe lay.
ana Tor many days aud nights she sat
guard beside him. bringing him food
ana water and brushing the lies and
other Insects from his cruel wounds.
Oi medicine or surgery the poor
thing knew nothing She could but
/ nck the wounds. ana THIS she kent
them cleansed, that healing nature
might the more quickly do her work.
~ hrst Tarzan would eat nothing.
put rolled ana tossed in wild delhi.
um OF fever. All lac c'avcd was water.
ana this she i"ar>l. him i'm the only
/ way SD" ""G'd. bearing IL in her own
mouth
| No human mother ,ou.i have shown
more unselnsh and sacrificing devotion
than did this poor wild brute for the
/ mite orphaned waif whom fate had
| thrown into her keeping.
| At last the fever abated. and the boy
commenced to mend. No complaint
passed his tight set lips. though the
pain OF his wounds was excruciating.
portion of his chest was laid bare
to the ribs. three of which had been
broken By the mighty blows of the
gorilia; one arm WAS nearly severed
by the giant fangs. anu a great piece
mad been torn from his neck. exposing
MS JuSular vein, which The cruel laws
mad missed but by a miracle.
After what seemed an eternity to
the little sufferer be was once more
able 10 walk, and from then on his re
covery was rapid, SO that In another
month he was as strong and active as
ever
During his coavalescence he had
gone over in his mind many times the
battle with the gorilla, and bis first
/ thought was Ia recover the wonderful
little weapon which had transformed
him from hopeessly outclassed
weakling To the superior OF the mighty
terror of the jungle.
Also he was anxious TO return to the
cabin and continue his investigations
Of the wondrOus contents.
So early one morning he set forth
alone upon his quest. After little
search he located the clean picked
bones of his late adversary. and close
by, partly buried beneath the fallen
leaves, he found the knife, now red
with rust from it's exposure TO the
dampness of the ground and from the
dried blood of the gorilla
He did not like the change In its for
mer bright aud cleaning surface. but
IL was still 81 fornidohle waonon and
one which ha meant IN use tn sdvon.
tage whenever The upunrt,luiiv present.
ed itself lie had I'm mind nm M marc
would he run from the yyartun a,tecks
Of old Tublat
In another moment he y.,s -, rba
ca bin. and after n short time had again
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concern was Ia le,.,, l,..f.... p,,p!s,D oP
the lock. and this he did by exumioine
it closely, while tho door vus orap 80
that he could leorp ,r... what
J caused 1t to hold l.r. ,l...r ana H., Thar
means q ,olsr,,.i ., ,... ..,
lie found tnar Ne cou,d .I,sc ana
lock tho doo,. s...,7 60,
did so that there womb In ,n lance
OF his being moles,rd wife ut HE in.
vestigatIons
He commenced syston,otlc saorch
OF the calm. but bIs ott.n,,,r ,,..s Soon
rIveted by the books which seemed to
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