The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-15
 TARTAN OF THE APES By EDGAR RICE
 BURROUGHS Copyright, 1912, by the Frank A.
 Mnnsey Company
(continued) CHAPTER XIX.

The Outpost of the World. ~ATITH the report Of his gun &Af D'Arnot saw the door fly wv open and the figure of a
 man pitch headlong within 0n to the cabin floor It was Tarzan With a cry of anguish D'Arnot sprang to the ape mans side and, kneeling, lifted the black head in his arms, call ing Tarzan-s name aloud.
 There was no response, and then RArnot placed his ear above the mans heart To his joy he heard it's steady beating beneath.
 The bullet had stru:k a glancing blow upon the skull There was an ugly flesh wound, but no signs of fracture of the skull beneath-
 D'Arnot breathed sigh of relief and went about bathing the blood from Tarzan's face.
 Soon the cool water revived him, and presently lie opened his eyes to look in questioning surprise at D'Arnot. The latter had bound the wound with pieces of cloth, and as he saw that Tarzan had regained conscious ness he rose and, going to the table. wrote a message, which he handed to. the ape man. explaining the terrible mistake he had made and how thank
  more serious Then he handed Tarzan fhe two messages that had been left for him
 Tarxan read the first one through with a look of sorrow on his face. The second one he turned over and over, searching for an opening. He had nev- CT seen n sealed envelope before At length he handed 1t to D'Arnot. The latter opened it and handed the letter back to Tarzan
 Sitting on a camp stool, the ape man spread the written sheet before him and read:
 To Tarzan of the Apes:
 Before leave let me add aysthanks to tEosesof .Ar- Clayton for the kindness you have shown in permitting the use of your cabin
 That you never came to make friends with has been great regret to us. We should have liked so much to see and thank our host
 There is another should like to thank also. but he did not come back, though cannot believe that he is dead.
 do not know his He is the great white giant who wore the sdia nond sloeket upon his hreAst-
 Tr you know him and can speak his lam Euage carry my thanks to him and tell him that waited seven days for him to return
 !, Ten him also that in my home in Amer sea. in the city of Baltimore, there will always be a welcome for him if he cares to come.
 among the leaves beneath tree near the cabin I do not know how you learned to love me who have never spoken to me, and am very sorry if it is true, for I have already given my heart to another. But know that am always your friend JANE PORTER. Tarzan sat with gaze upon the floor for nearly Gn hour It was evident to him from the notes that they did not know that he and Tarzan of the apes were one and the same
 1T have given my heart to another,n he repeated over and over again to himself.
 For a week they did little but rest. Meanwhile DPArnot coached Tarzan in French At the end of thst time the kwo men could converse. quite easily. One night as they were sitting with tn the cabin before retiring Tarzan burned to D'Arnot-
 Where is America r. he said.
 D'Arnot pointed toward the north vest
 Many thousands of miles across the ocean," he replied teWhy7'
 sT am going there"
 D'Arnot shook his head.
 -Tt is impossible, my friend" he said. Tarzan thought for a long time.
 'Do any white men live in Africa p he asked
 Yes
 swe shall go there tomorrow," am bounced Tarzan-
 Again D'Arnot smiled and shook ais head
 .Tt is too far. We should die long before we reached them"
 ssDo you wish to stay here, then, for sverT asked Tarzan.
 .sNo,'' said D'Arnot-
 -+Then we shall start tomorrow. I do not like it here longer. should rather Efe than remain here''
 <<WeI1," answered D'A11lot with a shrug. sT do not know, my friend, but that I also would rather die than re- main here. If you go I shall go with Fou-'s
 saIt fs settled then" said Tarzan. ssI shall start for America tomorrow
 How will you get to America with Eut money ?'' asked D'Arnot.
 What Is money2'' inquired Tarzan- It took long time to make him un- 3erstand-
 aHuw do men get money P he asked at1asE
 .-They work for 1t
 "very well I will work for it.''
 ssNo, my friend returned D'Arnot, '-you need not worry about money, nor need you work for it. I have enough for two, enough for twenty, much more than is good for one man. and you shall have ali you need if ever we reach civilization
 So on the following day they start ed north along the shore Each man carried a earbine and ammunition, be- sides bedding and some food and cook Ing utensils
 The latter seemed to Tarzan most useless encum brance, so he threw his away