The evening world., 1914-01-19

- Lieutenant had scored him
roundly for his decision to Fenouncs the
title and estates that were rightly his
from his father. John Clayton. the late
Lord Greystoke.
II do not need any better name than
Tarxan." replied the ape-man; and %
for remaining . penniless vaeaboo1.
have no intention OF % doing. In fact.
tho next, and let ~ hope the last. buzz
den that I shall be forced to put upon
your unseinsh friendship will b the
Sinding Of employment G0r me-"
Pooh! pooh!" scofIsd OAfnoe Tot
know that did not meas that Have
! not told you . dossn tims0 that
I have enough for twenty men. and
that half OF what I have 10 yoursr'
well" laughed Tarsan. we shall
not quarrel over the money. ] must
live. and % I must have Il: but shall
be more contented with something q
do. You cannot show me your friend
ship In q more convincing manner than
to lind employment for mol shau de
Of inactivity In . short while"
F. Tarxan spent the two following weeks
renewing his former brief acQuain;-
ance with Paris.
lie was sitting In music hall one
evening slipping his absinth. and admir-
Ing the art Of certain famous Russian
dancer when he caught q passing
glimpse OF . pair Of evil black eyes
upon him.
Before he left the music hall the mat.
ter had been forgotten. nor did he no.
tice tho swarthy individual who stepped
deeper. into tho shadows Of an opposite
doorway a. TArsan emerged from the
brilliantly lighted amusement hall.
Had Tarxan but known II. he hal
0ntl sluna0 from thl
and other places Of amusement. but
seldom II ever had he been alone. To.
night D'Arnot had had another engage
nent, and Tartan had come by himself.
As he turned In the direction he was
accustomed to taking from this part OF
Paris to hts apartments tho watcher
across the street run from his hiding
place and hurried on ahead at . rapid
pace.
TARTAN had been won't to traverse the
Rue Mauls on his way homo Mt night.
On this night Tarzan had proceeded
some two squares through the Genss
shadows OF the sQualid old tenements
which line this dismal way when he was
attracted by screams ana cries for help
from the third floor of an opposite
building. The voice was a woman's.
Before tho echoes Of her nrst cries mad
died Tarsan was bounding up the statrs
and through the dark corridors to her
rescue.
Al tho end Of the corridor on Tho
third landing q door stood slightly aJar.
and from within Tarzan heard again
the same appeal that had lured him
from tho street Another instant found
him In the centre OF . d!mly lighted
room. An oil lamp burned upon u
high. old-fashloned mantsl. casting Its
dim rays over q dozen repulsivc figures.
All but one were men. The other was
a woman OF about thirty. Her face.
marked by low passons and dissipation.
might once have been lovely. She stood
with one hand at her throat. crouchins
against tho farther wall.
Help, monsieur" she cried In . low
voice as Tarxan entered the room |:
"they were killing me-"
As Tarxan turned toward tho men
about him he saw the crafty. evil faces
of habitual criminals. lie wondered
that they had made no effort u escape.
A movement behind caused him to turn.
Two things his eyes saw. and one OF
them caused him considerable wonder
ment. A man was sneaking stealthiiy
from the room. and In tho brief glance
was Rokon.
HUT the other thing that no saw vas
Of more immediate Interest. II was .
great brute OF fellow tfptosing upon
him from behind with . huge bludgeon
In his hand. and then. a. the man and
his confederate saw that he was dis-
covered. there was . concerted rush
upon Tarzan from ell sides Some Of
the men drew knivsA Others picked
up chairs. while the fellow with the
biudgeon raised II high above his head
IN q mighty swing that would have
crushed Tarzan's head had II ever de-
scended upon II.
But the brain. and ths agility. and the
muscles that had COPIED with the mighty
strength and cruel craftiness Of SAILOR
and Numa In the fsstness OF their saw
age Jungle we're not 70 DO 20 sasily sub.
duod a. these apachss OF Paris had BE-
lisvsd.
Selecting his nest eormidabis antaSo.
nist, the fellow Win he h,udssea. TAI.
an eharssA full upon htn. leA0aa6 ne
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