The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-07
CHAPTER XII.
Bur;aIr.

s it was now quite light the par
 Ny, none of whom had eaten or
 slept since the previous morn
 ing, began to bestir themselves to prepare food
 The mutineers of the Arrow had landed a small supply of dried meats, canned soups, and vegetables. crack CTS. four, tea and coffee for the five they had marooned. and these were hurrfed1y drawn upon to satisfy the cravings of long faInished appetites.
 The next task was to make the cabin habitable. and to this end it was first decided to remove the grewsome relics of the tragedy which had taken place there on some bygone day.
 Professor Porter and MT. Philander were deeply interested in examining the skeletons. The larger two they stated to have belonged to male and female of one of the higher white races
 The smallest skeleton was given but passing attention. as it's location in the crib left no doubt as to it's having been the infant offspring of this unhappy couple
 AS they were preparing the skeleton of the man for burial Clayton discov- cred massive ring which had evil dentIy encircled the mans finger at the time of his death, for one of the slender bones of the hand still lay within the golden bauble.
 Picking it up to examine it, Clayton gave a cry of astonishment for the ring bore the crest of the house of Greystoke-
 At the same time Jane Porter dis covered the books in the cupboard. and on opening to the fly leaf of one of them saw the name Holm Clayton. London-'' In a second book, which she hurriedly examined. was the single name ~Greystolke-"
 ssWhy. MT. Clayton she cried, sswhat does this mean? Here are the names of some of your own people in these books"
 i1And here.' he replied gravely. ssis the great ring of the house of Grey stoke which has been lost since my uncle, John Clayton, the former Lord Greystoke, disappeared, presumably lost at sea.s
 \ But how do you account for these things being here in this savage Af- rican jungleF' exclaimed the girl.
 t'There is but one way to account for it. Miss Porter" said Clayton s"The late Lord Greystoke was not drowned. He died here in this cabin, and this poor thing upon the floor is all that is mortal of him"
 s@Then this must have been Lady Greystoke," said Jane Porter reyerent- ". indicating the mass of bones upon the bed.
 .-The beautiful Lady Alice replied Clayton. -sof whose many virtues and charms often have heard my mother and father speak"
 With reverence and solemnity the bodies of the late Lord and Lady Grey stoke were buried beside their little African cabin. and between them was placed the tiny skeleton of the baby of Kala, the ape.
 As Mir. Philander was placing the frail bones of the infant in a fits of sail cloth he examined the skull minutely. Then he called Professor Porter to his afde and the two argued in low tones for several minutes
 Most rem markable. most remarka ble. :" said Professor Porter
 .'B1ess mel'' said MT. Phiiander. "We must acquaint MT Clayton with our discovery at once.''
 Tut. tut. Mir Philander; tut, tutt'' remonstrated Professor Archimedes Q. Porter sTet the dead past bury it's dead''
 And so the white haired old man re- pcated the burial service over this strange grave. while his four compan-' ssns stood with bowed and uncovered nes-s aDout him.
 From the trees Tarzan of tha9 apes watched this strange ceremony but most of all he watched the sweet face and graceful figure of Jane Porter.
 In his savage. untutored breast new emotions were stirring He could not fathom them. He wondered why he felt so great an interest in these people why he had gone to such pains to save the three men. But he did not wonder why he had torn Sabor from the tender flesh of the strange girl. He knew that she was created to be pro tected and that he was created to pro tect her.
 When the grave had been filled with