The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-12
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He took it from her, and, taking the chain in his two hands, he placed 1t about her neck, smiling at her expres- sion of surprise.
 Jane Porter shook her head vehe- uently and would have removed the golden links from about her throat, but Tarzan would hot let her. Taking her hands in his, he held them tightly to prevent her
 At last she desisted and with little laugh raised the ioclxet to her lips and, rising, dropped him a little courtesy.
 TaIzan did not know precisely what she meant but he guessed correctly that it was her way of acknowledging the gift, and so he rose, too, and, talk ing the Ioeket in his hand, stopped FraveIy like some courier of old and pressed his lips upon it where hers had rested
 It was a stately and gallant little compliment, performed with the grace and dignity of utter unconsciousness of self It was the hall mark of his aristocratic birth
 It was growing dark now, and so they ate again of the fruit which was both food and drink for them, and then Tarzan rose and. leading Jane Porter to the little bower he had erected, mo- tioned her to go within
 For the first time in hours feeling of fear swept over her, and Tarzan felt her draw away as though shrink tng from him.
 To reassure her Tarzan did the only thing he knew. He removed his hunt ing knife from it's sheath and handed: it to her hilt first, again motdoning her. into the bower
 f.ert A.. long knife, she entered and lay down upon the soft grasses, while Tarzan of the apes stretched himself upon the ground across the entrance.
 And thus the rising sun found them in the morning.
 When Jane Porter awoke, slowly the circumstances of her position crept one by one into her mind Then a great wonderment rose in her heart, a mighty wave of thankfuIness and gratitude that, though she had been in such terrible danger, yet she was u11- haE1ed-z s.sszs1z sss.s.scssa-s-ss
 She moved to the entrance of the shelter to look for Tarzan. He was gone. But this time no fear assaiIed her, for she knew that he would re. turn
 In the grass at the entrance to her bower she saw the imprint of his body where he had lain all night to guard her She knew that the fact that he had been there was all that had per nlitted her to sleep in such peaceful security.
 She looked up to see his 1.-the form drop softly from 8 nearby tree. As he caught her eyes upon him his face lighted with that frank and .radian nt smile that had won her confidence the day before. -ses.g
 As he approached her Jane Porter's heart beat faster and her eyes bright ened as they had never done before at the approach of any man.
 He had again been gathering fruit which he laid at the entrance Of her bower Once more they sat down to- gether to eat
 Jane Porter commenced to wonder what his plans were. Would he take her back to the beach, or would he keep her here? Suddenly shesrealized that the matter did not seem to give her much concern Could if be that she did not careI She could not understand it. Her reason told her that she should be torn by wild anxieties. Instead, her, heart was singing
 When they had finished their break fast TaTz4n went to her bower and recovered his knife. NIotioning her to follow, TaEzan walked toward the trees at the edge of the arena and, taking her in one strong arm, swung to the branches above.
 The girl knew that he was taking her back to her people, and she could not understand the sudden feeling of sor- row which crept over her.
 For hours they swung slowly along
 Tarzan of the apes did not hurry He tried to draw out the sweet pleas ure of that journey ~fkf those dear arms about his neck as long as possi- bze, and so he went far south of the direct route to the beach,
 Several times they halted for brief rests. which Tarzan did not need and @& qoon they stopped for an hour at a ffftie brook. where they quenched their thirst and ate
 It was nearly sunset when they came to the clearing, and Tarzan, dropping se t1e ground beside great tree, part cd the tan jungle grass and pointed cut the little cabin to her.
 She took him by the hand to lead him to 1t, that she might tell her father that this man had saved her from warse than death; that he had watched eSer her as carefully as mother.
 But again the dmidlty of the wild sAing in the face of human habitatior swept over Tarzan of the apes. Ht drew back, shaking his head.
 Fz1e girl canfa close to him, looking up with pleading eyes. Somehow she couid not bear the thought of his going baek into the jungle alone.
 Still he shook his head, and finally AA drew her to him very gently and stopped 10 kiss her, but first he looked tmfo her eyes and waited to learn il sse were pleased or if she would re palse him.
 dust am instant the girl hesitated. and then she realized the truth. and,