The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1914-01-09

and for many days and nights she sat
and water and brushing the flies and
other insects from his cruel wounds.
OF medicine or surgery the poor
thing knew nothing. She could but
lick the wounds, and thus she kept
them cleansed, that healing nature
might the more quickly do her work,
At first TarZan would eat nothing.
but rolled and tossed in Il wild deliri-
um of fever. All he craved was water,
and this she brought him in the only
way she could, bearing it in her own
mouth
No human mother could have shown
more unselfish and sacrificing devotion
than did this poor wild brute for the
little 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 tho
pain of his wounds was eXcruciating.
A portion of his chest was laid bare
to the ribs. three of which had been
broken by the mighty blows of the
gorilla: one arm was nearly severed
by the giant fangs. and a great piece
had been torn from his neck, exposing
his jugular vein. which the cruel jaws
had missed but by miracle,
After what seemed an eternity to
the little sufferer he was once more
able to 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 conyalescence he had
gone over in his mind many times the
battle with the gorilla, and his first
thought was to recover the wonderful
little weapon which had transformed
! him from Il hopelessly outclassed
weakling to the superior Of the mighty
terror of the jungle.
Also be 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 its 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 and cleaning surface out
ii was still formidable weapon and
! 1, nt fn N o6U9n-
tage whenever the opportunity present
ed itself He had in mind that no more
I would he run from the wantOn attacks
of old Tublat.
In another moment he was at the
| cabin, and after short time had again
concern was to learn the mechanism OF
the lock. and this he did by examining
il closely. while the door was open SO
that he could learn precisely what
caused it to hold the door and by what
means it released at his touch.
He found that he could close and
lock the door from within, and this he
did so that there would be no chance
of his being molested while at his in
vestigatons.
He commenced a systematic search
of the cabin: but his attention was soon
riveted by the books which seemed to
exert strange and powerful influence
over him. 50 that he could scarce attend
to aught else for the lure of the won
drous puzzle which their purpose pre-
scented to him.
Among the other books were d
primer. some child's readers. numerous
picture books and a great dictionary
All of these he examined: but the pic
lures caught his fancy most. though
the strange little bugs which covered
the pages where there were no pic
lures excited his wonder and deepest
thought
In his hands was Il primer opened
at picture of a little ape similar tt
himself. but covered, except for hands
and face. with strange cOlored fur. fol
such he thought the jacket and trous
erS to be.
Beneath the picture were three little
bugs:
| OOY.
And now he had discovered in the
text upon the page that these three
were repeated many times in the same
sequence.
Another fact he learned. and thai
was that there were comparativel!
few individual bugs. But these were
repeated many times. occasionall!
alone, but more often in company will
5 Others
Slowly he turned the pages. scan
2 ming the pictures and the text for ;
2 repetition of the combination boy
1 Presently he found it beneath picture
] of another little ape and strang'
] animal which went upon four legs lik'
:, the jackal and somewhat resemblet
{ him. Beneath this picture the bug
: appeared as
A BOY AND A DOG.
u There they were. the three littl
bugs which always accompanied tn
little ape.
And SO he progressed very, yer.
o slowly, for it was a hard and labor
s toms taSl. which ha had Spt himS oil