The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1914-01-16

! face of his father in his heart and in
! his head Il fixed determination to solve
! the mystery of the strange words in
the little black book.
At present he had more important
business in hand. for his supply of ar
rows was exhausted. and he must
needs journey to the black mems vii
lage and renew it.
Early the following morning he set
out. and travelling rapidly. he came
| before midday to the little clearing.
Once more he took up his position in
the great tree. and. as before. he saw
! the women in the fields and the village
street and the little caldron of bub-
bling poison directly beneath him.
! For hours he lay awaiting his OppOr-
| tunity to drop down unseen and gather
up the arrows for which be had come.
But it was not until night fell that
TarZan saw his chance This time he
took all of the arrows. for he had
brought number of long fibers to bind
them into bundle.
When the savages discovered that
once more their arrows had been pill
fered it seemed to them that they
had offended some great god who ruled
this part of the Jungle From then on
an Offering of food was daily placed
beneath the great tree from whence the
arrows had disappeared, in an effort to
conciliate the mighty one.
But the seed of fear was deep sown,
and had he but known it TarZan Of
the apes had laid the foundation for
much future misery for himself and
his tribe.
That night he slept in the forest not
far from the village, and early the
next morning set out slowly on his
homeward march, hunting as he trav-
eled. Only a few berries and an oc-
casional grubworm rewarded his
search. and he was half famished
when, looking up from log he had
been roofing beneath, he saw SAILOR.
the tiger, standing in the center of the
trail not twenty PAGES from him.
The great yellow eyes were fixed
upon him with a wicked and baleful
CLEAN, and the red tongue licked the
longing lips as SAILOR crouched. worm
ing his stealthy way with belly fat
tened against the earth.
Tarzan did not attempt to escape.
He welcomed the opportunity for
which. in fact, he had been searching.
Quickly he unslung his bow and fit
ted we'll daubed arrow. and as SAILOR
sprang the tiny missile leaped to meet
him in midair. At the same instant
Tarzan of the apes jumped to one side.
and as the tiger struck the ground be-
yond another death tipped arrow sank
deep into his loin.
With mighty roar the beast turned
and charged once more, only to be met
with third arrow full in one eye,
but this time he was too close upon the
ape man for the latter to sidestep.
Tarzan of the apes went down be-
meath the body Of his enemy. but with
cleaning knife drawn and striking
home For moment they lay there,
and then Tarzan realized that the inert
mass lying upon him was beyond pow
er to injure
With difficulty he wriggled from be-
meath the great weight. and as he stood
erect and gazed down upon the trophy
of his skill mighty wave Of exulta-
ton swept over him.
With swelling breast, he placed a
foot upon the body of his powerful
enemy and, throwing back his fine
young head. roared out the awful chal-
lenge of the victorious bull ape.
The forest echoed with the savage
and triumphant paean. Birds fell still,
and the larger animals and beasts Of
prey skunk stealthily away, for few
there were Of all the jungle who sought
for trouble with the great anthropoids.
And in London another Lord Grey
stoke was speaking to his. kind in the
house of lords. but none trembled at
the sound of his soft voice
SAILOR proved most unsavory eating
even to Tarzan of the apes. but hunger
served as sauce. and ere long the
well fed ape man was ready to sleep
again. First. however. he must re-
move the hide. for it was as much for
this as for any other purpose that he
had desired to encompass the destruc-
ton Of SAILOR. the tiger.
Deity he removed the great pelt, for
he had practiced often on smaller ami
mails. and when the task was finished
he carried his trophy to the fork of a
high tree. There. curling himself Sc
curely in crotch. he fell into deea
slumber.
What with loss Of sleep, arduous ex-
ercise and a hearty meal Tarzan of
the apes slept the sun round, awaken
Ing about noon of the following day.
He straightway repaired to the car
cass of SAILOR, but was angered to find
the bones picked clean by other hun
cry denizens of the jungle.
He fastened on toward the point
where he had left the tribe and, when
ne had found them, proudly exhibited
the skin OF SAILOR, the tiger.
Look" he cried, "apes of Kerchak,
See what Tarzan. the killer, has done
Who else among you has ever killed
one of Sabor's people? Tarzan a
mightiest among you, for Tarzan is no