The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-02


 moving about between the beach and his cabin. Tarzan saw that in many wayB they were like the men of his picture books He crept closer through the trees until he was almost above them.
 There were ten men, swarthy, sun tanned and villainous looking fellows. Now they had congregated by the boat and were talking in loud, angry tones, with much gesticulat1ng and shaking of fists.
 Presently one of them, dwarfed, mean faced, black bearded fellow with a counteaance which reminded Tarzan of Pamba. the rat, laid his hand upon the shoulder of giant who stood next him and with whom all the others had been arguing and quarreling-
 The little man pointed inland, so that the giant was forced to turn away from the others to look in the direc- ton indicated. As he turned the mean faced man drew revolver from his belt and shot the giant in the back.
 The big fellow threw his hands above his head, his knees bent beneath him, and without a. sound he tumbled for ward upon the. beach dead.
 Tarzan puckered his Nbrows into a frown of deep thought It was well, thought he, that he had. not given way to his first impulse to rush forward and greet these white men as brothers They were evfdenHy no different from the black men, no. more civilized than the apes, no less cruel than Sa bore the tiger.
 For 6 moment the others stood look ing at the killer and the giant lying dead upon the beach.
 Then one of them laughed and slap Red the little man upon the back. There were much more talk and gestic- ulating, but less duarreling.
 Presently they launched the boat and all jumped into it and rowed away toward the great ship, upon whose deck. sTarzans could see ether figures moving about.
 when they had ciambered aboard, Tarzan slipped to earth behind a great tree and crept to his cabin, keeping 1t always between himself and the ship. Creeping in at the door he found that everything had been ransacked- His books and pencils streWed the floor His weapons and shields and other little store of treasures were lit tered about.
 As he saw what had been done a wave Of anger surged through him. The new scar upon his forehead stood
  son against his tawny hide.
 Quickly he ran to the cupboard and searched in the far recess of the lower sHelf. Ali. He breathed sigh of re- lief as be drew out the little. tin sbox and, npening it. found his greatest treasures undisturbeds
 The photograph of the sIniiing strong faced young man and the little black puzzle book were safe.
 What was that
 His quick ear had caught a faint but unfamiliar sound.
 Running to the window. he looked toward the harbof. Another boatsW was being lowered from the ship. Soon he saw many people clamBering over the sides of the larger vessel and drop ping into the boats They were com Ing back in full force.
 For a moment longer Tarzan watch ed while a number of boxes and bum dies were lowered into the waiting boats Then as they showed off from the ships side the ape man snatched up a piece of paper and with a pencil printed on it several lines of strong, we'll made, almost letter perfect char acters-
 This notice he stuck upon the door with a small sharp splinter of wood. Then, gathering up his precious tin box, his arrows and as many bows and spears he could carry, he has tened out of doors and disappeared into the forest.
 When the two boats were beached upon thes ssilvery sand it was strange assortment Of humanity that clam: bered ashore.
 Some twenty souls in all there were { 4ofv bearing seamen could have been said to possess that immortaI spark since they were. forsooth. most filthy and bIoodthfrsty looking aggregation.
 The others of the party were of diff ferent stamp.
 One was an elderly man with white hair and large rimmed spectacles. His slightly stopped shoulders were draped in an i'll fitting though immaculate frock coat A shiny silk hat added to the incongru1ty of his garb in an Afr can jungle.
 The second member of the party was a tall young man in white ducks, while directly behind came anosher elderly man with a very high forehead and a fussy, excitabIe manner.
 After these came a huge negress clothed like Solomon as to coIoEs, her great eyes rolling in evident terror first toward the jungle and then to- ward the scursfng band of sailors who were removing the bales and boxes from the boats.
 The last member of the party to dis embark was a girl of about nineteen, and 1t was the young man who stood at the boats bow to lift her high and dry upon land. She gave him a brave and rlreffv smile of thanks
 In silence the party advanced toward the cabin It was evident that. what ever their intentions, all had been de cidedI xipba& bef6rs kheKx Jeff the ship.
 They came to- the door, the sailors sarrvdnsy fffEs 11fxes. and hales. follow