The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-06-04

LIZ ~ 49,
layer after layer Of leaves until at
length he held a photograph in his
hand.
Pointing TO the miniature of the man
within the locket, he handed h photo
graph TO Jane Porter. holding the open
locket beside IL.
The photograph only served to puz-
zle the girl still more. for it was
evidently another likeness of the same
man whose picture rested in the locket
beside that of the beautiful young
woman
Tarzan was looking ut her with an
expression of puzzled bewilderment in
his eyes as she glanced up ut him. He
seemed TO be framing a question with
his lips.
The girl pointed to the photograph
and then TO the miniature and then to
him, as though TO indicate that she
thought the likenesses were of him.
but he only shook his head. and then,
Struggling his great shoulders. he took
the photograph from her and. having
carefully rewrapped ii. placed 1t again
I'm the bottom of his culver.
For n few moments he sat in silence.
his eyes cent upon the ground. while
Jane Porter held the little locket In
her hand. turning ii over and over in
an endcavor to find some further clcw
that might lead to the identity Of its
original owner.
At length a simple explanation oc-
Cured to her.
The lockct had belonged to Lord
Greystoke. The likcncSscS were those
OF him and Lady Alice. This wild
creature had simply found it i'm the
cabin by the beach. But to account
for the strange likeness between I.Wd
Grcystoke and this forest god that
was quite beyond her, and it is not
strange that she did not imagine that
this savage was indeed an English no
bleman.
At length Tarzan looked up to watch
the girl rs she examined the lockct.
She noticed that he was watchin"
her, and. thinking that he wished his
ornament again, she held il out to him.
He took it from her, and. taking the
chain in his two hands, he placed It
about her neck. smiling ut her express
sion OF surprise.
Jane Porter shook her head vchc-
mcntly and would have removed the
golden links from about her throat. but
TarZan would not let her. Taking her
hands III his. he held them tightly to
prevent her.
At last she dcSiSted and with n little
laugh raised the lOckct to her lips and.
rising, dropped him Il little courtesy.
Tarzan did not know precisely what
she meant, but he guessed correctly
that it was her way Of acknowledging
the Gift, ana so he rose, too, and. tax
ing the lockct in his hand. stopped
gravcly like some courtier Of old and
pressed his lips upon it where hers had
rested.
1t was a stately ana gallant little
compliment, performed with the grace
and dignity of utter Inconsistencies
Of self. 1t was the hall mark OF his
ariStocratic birth.
1t 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-
toned her to go within.
For the first time in hours Il feeling
of fear swept over her, and Tarzan
felt her draw away as though shrink
ing from him.
To rCasSurc her Tarzan did the only
thing he knew. He removed his hunt
ing knife from its sheath and handed
it to her hiIt first, again m~otioning her
into the bower.
The girl understood, and, taking the
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 crcpt
II by one into her mind. Then q
great Wondcrueut rose in her heart, a
mighty wave Of thankfulneSS and
gratitude that, though She had been in
such terrible danger, yet she was yin
harmed.
She moved to the entrance Of the
shelter 10 look for Tarzan. He was
gone. Bat this time no fear assailcd
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
whore he had lain all night to guard
her. She knew that the fact that he
had becn there was all that had per
mittcd her to sleep in such peaceful
security.
Sine looked up To see his 1.-THE form
drop softly from a nearby tree. As he
caught her eyes upon him his face
lighted with that frank and radiant
smile that had won her confidence the
day before.
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.
ane Porter commenced to wonder
what his plans were. Would he TAX
bar hack RI rho beach or would no