The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-06-11

When D'Arnot rc%ained conscious
ness he found himself lying upon Il bed
of soft ferns ana grasses beneath a
little \ shaped shelter of boughs
At his feet an opening looked out
upon a greensward, and at little dis
lance beyond was the dense wall OF
jungle and forest
He was very lame and sore and
weak. and rs full consciousness re.
turned he felt the sharp torture Of
many cruel wounds and the dull ach.
ing OF every bone and muscle in his
body rs result OF the hideous beating
he had received
The incessant hum of the Jungle.
the rustling of millions of leaves. the
buzz of insects. the voices of the birds
and monkeys seemed blended into Il
strangely soothing pur, as though he
lay apart far from the myriad life
that surrounded him and whose sounds
came TO him only family.
At length he fell into slumber. nor
did he awake again until afternoon.
Looking through the opening at his
feet he saw the figure of man squat
ting on his launches
The broad. muscular back was turn
ed toward him; but tanned though it
was, DArnot saw that it was the
back of a white man. and he thanked
heaven.
The Frenchman called family. The
man turned and, rising, came toward
the shelter. His face was very hand
some. the handsomest. thought D'Ar-
not. that he had ever seen.
STOPPING, he crawled into the shelter
beside the wounded officer ana placed
a cool hand upon his forehead.
D'Arnot spoke TO him in French. but
the man only shook his head-sadly. it
seemed TO the Frenchman.
Then D'Aruot tried English. but still
the man shook his head. Italian. Span.
ish and German brought similar dis
couragement.
After examining D'Arnots wounds
the man left the shelter and disup-
pcnred In half an hour he was back
with fruit ana hollow, gourdlike veg
etable filed with water
D'ArnOt drank and ate a little. Sud
denly the man FASTENED from the shell.
ter, only TO return few minutes later
with several pieces OF bark and-won.
der Of wOnders-a lead pencil.
Squatting beside D'Arnot. he wrote
for minute ON the smooth Inner
surface Of the bark then me handed II
TO tho Frcnchmau. DAuot read:
ann Tarzau Of the apes who arc your
Can you read this language?
D'Arnot eagerly seized the pencil:
then he stopped This strange man
wrote English Evidently he was an
EngIishman
Yes" said D'Aruot 81 read Eng
lish / speak it also. Sow we may
talk First let me thank you for all
that you have done for me-"
The man only shook his head end
pointed TO the pencil ana the bark
Mon Dicu" cried D'Aruot. 'If YOU
are En-..sh. why IFS 80 then chat YOU
cannot speak EngHshf"
And lhcn iu % Cash So came To- him
the MAN was mute. possibly deaf
mute
So D'Aruot wrote message ON the
bark in English.
''' h'i ' AIuoI, lieutenant bon the
navy az France 1 thank you for what
you have donc for me. You have saved
my life. and ou that ] have is yours
May ] ask how 20 ls that one who writes
Iu-Ii-h does not speak 500
Iorzan's reply filled D'Arnot with
stiil greater wonder
] speak only the language OF my tribe
tho great apes who were Kerchak's. and
% little Of The languages az Tautor. the
elephant. and Numa. the UCn ana OF tho
gilcr folks Of thc juneie understand
WITH human being ] have never spokeu
except once with Jane Porter by slens
Ilis is the nrst time ] have spoken with
anpthcT Of ny Bind through written words