The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-19
TARzAN OF THE APES By EDGAR RICE
 BURROUGHS Copyright, sISIz, by the Frank A.
 Muusey Company
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to be happy myself Ana l see now that you could not be happy wtt1A-an ape"
 There was th< faintest tinge of bit terness in his voice
 Don't she remonstrated -''don't say that You don't understand.''
 But ere she could go on a sudden turn in the road brought them into the niI1st of little hamlet Before them stood Clayton's car, sur rounded by the party he had brought krom the cottage, { At the sight of Jane cries of relief And delight broke from every lip, and as Tarzan's car stopped beside the btber Professor Porter caught his daughter in his arms For a moment no one noticed Tarzan sitting silently in his seat Clayton was the first to remember and. turning, held ont his hand
 How can we ever thank youg' he excla1med trYou have saved us all. Tou called me by name at the cottage, bat I do not seem to recall yours. khough there is something very fazniI- lar about you
 'Tt is as though I had known you Sven under very. different conditions a Aong time ago"
 Tarzan smiled as he took the prof Tered hand
 -sYou are quite right, M Clayton he Said in French. SsYou will pardon me 4f I do not speak to you in English. am just learning it, and, while I un- iderstand ft fairly well. I speak it very poorly"
 --But who are you?'' insisted Clay Con, speaking in French this time him. self
 .Tarzan of the apes"
 Clayton started back in surprise. ssBy JoveF' he exclaimed .It is true"
 Professor Porter and MT. Philander pressed forward to add their thanks to Clayton's and to voice their sur prise and pleasure at seeing this jungle friend so far from his savage home.
 The party now entered the modest little hosteIry where Clayton soon made arrangements for their enter tainment
 They were sitting in the little, stuffy par1or when the dfstant chagging of an approaching automobile caught their attention
 Mir PhifandeE, who was sitting near the window, looked out as the ma- chine drew in sight, finally stopping beside the other eazs
 Bless meg said Mr PhfIander, shade Of annoyance in his tone. '<Tt is ME- Can3er. had hoped-erI had thought or-e@hoW very happy we should be that he was not caught in the fire" he ended laTnely ssBut who ss the clerical looking gentleman with hsm2
 Jane Por1sr bIanczed. CzT<Dn moved uneasily in his chair
 Professor Porter moved his spec kacles 1erxo1sly and breathed upon them, buE rNpzaced them on his nose Fzzfnnuk wapenG
 The uz51Qu1nous Esmera1da grunted-
 Only EHrxMn d7d noe comprehend. I Freshly RoEserE Can4er burst into
 >EIzzk hsAvenE. he 0zzd-N ~.I fear Ad ae vvezx unf1 I saw your ear, ZHbrn WRs cm on on the south zuad and h8d tD go away back to town @nd Ghsm szxfke eazt to f71is road @aDuE48 we'd never reach the cottage.' ; M0 ume seemed very en4husiastic
 zHmn eyed Robert Canser as sabor sgs1 h1s BRA
 3R FO<ew E1zuszd at him and su1ghed usrvU1g-
 -zEs. Canaex~ she said, -4hfs is M. HHn. sn old 1xsand@
 CznAgR eansd and extended his &zud ERnn xuse and bowed as only UAEnp& cgu1d have taught a gentle 41zn tD do & bus he d1d not seem to Wss Cmlsr.s hand
 Nor dzd CA7Ax appezr to notice the eRszsazhE
 Tz1s 1s fAn Rsx ME TU1ssay, Jane. !, bz11 GAn1@r tuEuf1g b the czezdcal par FT bekHnd him. ~AEr Eousley, Mss Por- 1&~
 ME Tpwagy bcwed and bea1ned.
 CanAE introduced him to the others
 W@ can have the ceremony at once, 1ana.S saAd CRnAsr -sThen you and I can catch the midnight train in
 The R1zz hesftztsd The room was
 An eyes turned toward Jane Porter awaiting her reply
 Can't we wait a few days2'' she asked ~T am all unstrung. I have been through so much today
 Canfer felt the hostility that ema- mated from each member of the party It made him angry
 We have waited as long as I in tend to Wait,7 he said roughly. You have promised to marry me. I shall be played with no longer I have the li- cense, and here is the clergyman.
 Come, Mr. Tousley; coane. Jane There are witnesses a-plenty- more than enough. 7 he added with a disagree able infection, and. taking Jane by the arm. he started to lead her toward the waiting minister
 But scarcely had he taken a single step ere a heavy hand closed upon his arm with a grip of steel.
 Another hand shot to his throat, and in a moment, he was being shaken hsgh abeye the. floor as cat might shake a mouse
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