The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-20

but when they had satisfied themselves that it was empty they advanced across it. Beneath the tree at one side they l came upon the body o6 el adrea- With muttered excIanfAHfons they crowded 1 about it. Then, smonent later. they hurried down the canyon which Tar- gan was threading brief distance in advance of them. They moved eau tiously and in silence, taking advan- tage. of shelter, as men do who are stalking man
 As Tarzan walked down the wild canyon beneath the brilliant African fnoon the caH of the jungle was strona upon him. The so41tude and the savage freedom filed his heart with life and buoyancy. Again he was Tarzap Of the Apes every sense alert agRdnEtytlae chance Of surprise by some jungle en- eny-yet treading Iightly and with head erect in proud consciousness of his might.
 The nocturnal sounds of the noun taIns were new to him, yet they fell upon his ears like the soft voice of a half forgotten love. Many he tntui- lively sensed-ah, there was one that was familiar indeed; the distant cough ing of Sheeta, the leopard but tlaere was strange note in the final wall which made him doubt. It was pan ther he heard.
 Presently a new sounda soft, stsalthy sound obtruded itself among the others No human ears other than the ape-man's would have detected 1t. At first he did not translate it, but finally he realized that 1t came from the bare feet Of a number of human beings. They were behind him, and they were coming toward him quietly He was being staIked.
 In a flash he knew why he had been left in that little valley by Gernc1s, but there had been hitch in the arrange ments- the men had come too late Closer and closer came the footsteps Tarzan halted and faced them, his rife ready in his hand. Now he caught a heeting glimpse of a white burnoose- He called aloud in French, asking what they would of him. His reply
 was the Hash of long gun. and with the sound of the shot Tarzan of the Apes plunged forward upon his face The Arabs did not rush out inmedi- ately< instead, they waited to be surs that their victim did not rise Then they came rapidly from their conceal nnent. and bent over him. It was soon apparent that he was not dead One of the men put the muzzIe of his gun to the back of Tarzan's head to finish him, but another waved him aeide. If i've bring him alive the reward is to be 1 greater, 7, explained the latter So they bound his hands and feet and, picking him up, placed him on the | shoulders of four of their number l Then the march was resumed toward I the desert When they had come out 1 of the mountains they turned toward ! the south and about daylight came to 1 the spot where their horses stood in
 care of two of their number
 1 From here on their progress was more rapid Tarzan, who had regained consciousness, was tied &o spare
 horse, which they evidently had | brought for the purpose His, wound | was but 3 slight scratch, which had
 furrowed the flesh across his temple. i It had stopped bleeding. but the dried 1 and clotted blood smeared his face and i clothing He had said no word since I he had fallen into the hands of these Arabs nor had they addressed him
 other than to issue a few brief com
 mands to him when the horses had .I been reached.
 For six hours they rode rapidly across the burning desert, avoiding the
 oases near which their way led. About noon they came to douar of about T twenty tents. Here they halted, and
 as one of the Arabs was releasing the a1fa grass ropes which bound him tc hiS mount they were surrounded by g mob of men, women and children i Many Of the tribe, and more especial
 ly the women, appeared to take delight in heaping insults upon the prisoner and some had even gone so far as te
 throw stones at him and strike hin l with sticks when an old sheik appear
 ed and drove them away
 | s'AH ben Ahmed tells me-" he said ðat this man sat alone in the noun i tains and slew eI adrea- What thu business of the stranger who sent III Ii after him may be T know not, ant what he may do with this man whe1 ! we turn him over to him care not
 but the prisoner is brave man, ana while he is in our hands he shall b.
 treated with the respect that be dus
 one who hunts the lord with the Iarg
 head alone and by highland slay
 him.
 Tarzan had heard the respect il
 which Arabs held lion killer. and h
 was not sorry that chance had playet
 into his hands thus favorably to re
 Heve him of the petty tortures of tn tribe Shortly after this he was takel 70 goatskin tent upon the upper sid
 of the douar. There he was fed, ant
 then, securely bound, was left lying Sol 5 piece of native carpet alone in tn, ! tent
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