The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-04-16

sufly bruteS. le relt Chal lie much Dre-
ferred the pence and solitude OF his
cabin to the irksome duties OF leader.
snip among horde OF Wild beasts.
The hatred and jealousy OF Terkoz.
sou OF Tublut did much to counteract
the effect OF Tarzan's desire TO re.
nonncc his kingship among the apes.
Tor. stubborn young Englishman that
be was. lie could not bring himself to
retreat In the face NJ So malignant an
enemy
That rCrkuZ would be chosen lead.
cr In his stead he knew full well. for
time uud again the trrOcimlS brute had
established his claim To- physical su-
premacy over the few hull apes who
had dared resent his savage bullying
Tarzau would have liked 10 subdue
the beast without recourse to knife
or arrows So much had his great
strength and agility Increased in the
period following his maturity that he
had come TO believe that he might
master the rcdoubtuble Terkoz In II
hand To hand hcht were Il not for
the terrible advantage the anthropoids
huge fighting fangs gave him over the
poorly armed Turzan
One day the tribe was feeding quiet
ly. spread over considerable area,
when great screaming rose some
distance east OF where Tarzan lay upon
his belly beside limpid brook. at.
tempting 10 catch nm elusive fsb IN
his quick brown hands.
With one accord the tribe swung rap.
idly toward the frightened cries and
there found Terkoz holding IN old fe-
male by the hair and beating her un-
mercifully with his great hands.
AS TarZan approached he raised his
hand aloft for TerkoZ TO deSlst. for the
female was not his but belonged to a
poor old ape whose lighting days were
long over and who therefore could not
protect his family.
Terkoz knew that IL was against the
laws OF his kind TO strike the woman
OF another: but. being bully, he had
taken advantage OF the weakness OF
the females husband to chastise her
because she had refused TO give up to
him tender young rodent she had
captured
When TerkoZ saw TarZan approach
ing without his arrows he continued TO
beabor the poor woman I'm II studied
effort TO affront his hated chieftaln. =.
TarZan did not repeat his warning
signal. but instead rushed boldly upon
the waiting TerkoZ.
Never had the ape man fought so
terrible n battle since that long gone
day when the great king gorilla had
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new found knife had. by accident.
pricked the savage heart.
Tarzan's knife on the present occa.
sion but barely Offset the cleaning
fangs OF TerkoZ. and what little ad-
vantage the ape had over the man In
brute strength was almost balanced by
the iatter's wonderful quickness ana
agility.
In the sum total of their points. how
ever. the anthropoid had shade the
better OF the battle. and had there
been no other personal attribute to in
fuence the inaI outcome Tarzan OF
the apes. the young Lord Greystoke
would have died as he had lived an
unknown savage beast in equatorial
Africa.
But there was that which had raised
him far above his fellows of the jungle
that little spark which spells the vast
difference between man and brute
reason. This 1t was that saved him
from death beneath the iron muscles
and tearing fanSs of rerkoz
Scarcely had they fought dozen
seconds ere they were rolling upon the
-triIy "A
two great savage beasts battling 10 the
death.
Terkoz had u dozen knife wounds on
head and breast. and TnrZan was torn
and bleeding. his scalp in one place
half torn from his head. so that
great piece hung down over one eye.
obstructing his vision.
But so far the young EnglIshman
bad been able to keep the horrible
fangs from his jugulur, and. as they
fought less Hercely for moment TO re-
gain their breath. Tarzau formed
cunning plan. He would work his way
to the others back and. clinging there
with tooth and nail. drive his knife
home until Terkoz was no more.
The maDeuver was accomplished
more easily than he had hoped. for the
stupid beast not knowing what Tar.
zan was attempting. made no partie-
ul2r effort to prevent the accomplish
ment OF the design
But when finally ne realized that his
antagonist was fastcued to him where
his teeth and fists alike were useless
against bin Terkoz hurled himself
about upon the ground so violently
thnt Tarzan could but cling desperate
ly to the lenping. turning. twisting
body. and ere ne had struck blow
the knife was hurled from his hand by
a heavy impnct against the earth.
Tarzan found himself defenseless.
During the rOllingS aud squlrmlnes
Of the next few minutes Tnrzan's bold
was loOsened dozen times. until nnal.
~ an accidental circumstance Of those
swift and ever changing evOlutions
-'e am new noId WIN us T1gnr
hand. which he soon realized was abb
sOlutely unassnilable.
His arm WIS pissed beneath Ter.
kOz's arm from behind. and his hand