The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1914-01-09
I arzan of the Apes y


hold them beyond peradventure of es-
cape.
In so far as the ape was concerned,
Sabor reasoned correctly. The little
fellow crouched trembling just an in
slant. but that instant was quite long
enough to prove his undoing.
Not 50. however. with Tarzan. the
man-child. Before him lay the deep
waters of the little lake. behind him
certain death-a cruel death beneath
tearing claws and rending fangs.
TarZan had always hated water. ex-
cept as a medium for quenching his
thirst. He hated it because he con-
nected it with the chill and discomfort
of the torrential rains. and he feared
it for the thunder and lightning and
wind which accompanied it.
But of the two evils his quick mind
chose the lesser. and before the great
beast had covered half his leap Tarzan
felt the chill waters close above his
head.
He could not swim, and the water
was very deep. But still he lost no
particle of that self reliance and re-
sourcefulness which were the badges
| of his superior being.
Rapidly he moved his hands and feet
in an attempt to scramble upward.
and. possibly more by chance than de-
sign, he fell into the stroke that dog
uses when swimming, so that within a
few seconds his nose was above water.
and he found that he could keep it
! there by continuing his strokes and
also make progress through the water.
He was much surprised and pleased
with this new requirement which had
been so suddenly thrust upon him. but
he had no time for thinking much
upon it,
He was now swimming parallel to
| the bank, and there he saw the cruel
| beast that would have seized him
crouching upon the still form of his
| playmate.
| The tiger was intently watching Tar
zan, evidently expecting him to return
to shore, but this the boy had no inten-
ton of doing.
Instead he raised his voice in the call
of distress common to his tribe. adding
to it the warning which would prevent
would be rescuers from running into
the clutches of Sabor
| Almost Immediately there came an
answer from the distance, and pres
rapidly and majestically through the
trees toward the scene of tragedy.
In the van was Kala. for she had
recognized the tones of her best be-
loved. and with her was the mother of
the little ape who lay dead beneath
| cruel SAILOR.
Though more powerful and better
equipped for fighting than the apes, the
| tiger had no desire to meet these en-
ragged adults. and with a snarl of
hatred he sprang quickly into the brush
and disappeared.
TarZan now swan to shore and
clambered quickly upon dry land The
feeling of freshness and exhilaration
which the cool waters had impaired to
him filed his being with grateful sur
prise. and ever after he lost no oppor-
tunity to take a daily plunge in lake
| or stream or ocean when it was pos
sible to do So
For long time Kala could not ac-
custom herself to the sight. for, though
her people could swim when forced to
it, they did not like to enter water and
never did so voluntarily
| That the huge fierce brute loved her
child of another race is beyond ques,
ton. and he. too. gave to the great.
| barry beast all the affection that would
have belonged to mis- fair young mother
had she lived
| When he was disobedent she cuffed
him. it is true, but she was never cruel
to him and was more often caressing
than chastising him.
Tubiat, her husband. always hated
Tarzan and on several occasions had
come near ending his youthful career.
Tarzan's superior intelligence and
cunning permitted him to invent a
thousand diabolical tricks to add to the
burdens of Tublat's life.
Early in his boyhood he had learned
TO lOflll ropes ny tWlStluS anu Tying
long grasses together. and with these
be was forever tripping Tublat or at
tempting to hang him from some over
hanging branch.
| By constant playing and experiment
ing with these he learned to tie rude
knots and make sliding nooses. and
with these he and the younger apes
amused themselves. What TarZan did
| they tried to do also. but he alone orig
mated and became proficient.
One day while playing thus TarZan
had thrown his rope at one of his fee
ing companions. retaining the other
end in his grasp. By accident the
moose fell squarely about the running
apes neck. bringing him to a sudden
and surprising halt.
| All. here was a new game. a fine
game thought TarZan, and immediate
ly he attempted to repeat the trick
And thus. by painstaking and contin-
ued practice, he learned the art of rop-
| ing.
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