Devils Lake world., 1914-12-31
nuts and fruit.

Scarcely day passed that dlQ not
find Professor Porter sstraying in his
preoccupied Indifference toward the
jaws of death. Mr.. Samuel 7. Philan-
der, never what one might call robust,
was Worn to the shadow of shadow
through the ceaseless worry and men,
tai distraction resultant from his her.
culean efforts to Safeguard the profess
sor SSY
a month passsdsss Tarzan had finally
determined to VhMtheT camp by day
light. s -
1t was early AFTERNOON. Clayton had
wandered to tie point at the harbor's
mouth to look for passing vessels.
Here he kept 4 great a;,ss of wood
high piled ready to besighited as a sig
nal should Il steamer or Il sail top the
far horizon.
Professor !',rtcr w;ls wandering
along the ieae'l south OF the camp,
with Mr plilaM vat lis elbow urging
him to turn lis -!o,n ba@: before the
two became ag N lie sport of some
savage beast.
The u;hclS : r" .i.sn2 Iortcr and
EsmcraI,!, had 9d"rnd into the jun
Gle to gather f. ana in their search
were led Farther and l'alHiler from the
cabin
T:,rzan w:litcde,;n %i'pnre before the
door or the Ii % tnliSr until they
should re;urn.
His thoughts #ere Of the beautiful
white girl Tho were always Of her
now. lie w0M' rnl Il She would fear
him. and tho Thought al ',ut caused
him to i,>iintjl,is', lls nan.
Willie Ike wni. t, he passed the time
printing y ',,rs:' 70 t" l:eT. Whether
h" intended givt = i, ip her he himself
cunA not have to!,. 'nt he took inf
mite pleasure in srnin" his thoughts ex
pressed! IN ntnt N which he was not
SO uncis-i,i@ctl #. = .,ll He wrote:
am Tar.an OF the apes ! am yours.
You are mine. We will live here together
always in my house. | will bring you the
best fruits. the tcnderest deer, the finest
meats that roam the jungle.
will hunt for you. I am the greatest
Of the jungle hunters.
will fight for you. I am the mightiest
Of tho jungle fighters.
You are Jane Porter. I saw it in your
letter. When you see this YOU will know
that it is for you and that TarZan Of the
apes loves YOU
AS he stood, straight as a young In
dian, by the door waiting, after he had
finished the message there came to his
keen ears familiar sound. 1t was the
passing of a great ape through the
lower branches Of the forest.
For an instant he listened intently,
and then from the jungle came the ag-
oniZed scream Of a woman, and Tarzan
of the apes. dropping his first love let
ter upon the ground shot like pan
ther into the forest.
Clayton also heard the scream, and
Professor Porter and Mr.. Philander,
and in few minutes they came pant
ing to the cabin, calling out to eacl,
other as they approached volley of
excited questions. A glance within con
frmed their worst fears.
Jane Porter and Esmeralda were not
there.
Instantly Clayton, followed by tho
two old men, plunged into the jungle
calling the girls name aloud. For hall
an hour they stumbled on until Clay
ton, by merest chance, came upon the
PROSTATE form of Esmeralda.
He stopped beside her. feeling fol
her pulse and then listening for hel
heart beats. She lived. He shook her.
"Esmcraldar' he shriekcd in her ear
"Esmeralda. Where is Miss Porter
What has happened? Esmeraldaw
Slowly the black opened her eyes
She saw Clayton She saw the jungl.
about her
ooh, C,abriel". she screamed ans
tainted again.
BY this time Professor Porter ant
Mr.. philander had come up.
"What shall we do. Mr.. Clayton? 2
asked the old professor. "Where shal
we look? Heaven could not have beer
SO cruel rs to take my little girl ava.
from me now"
eve must rouse Esmeralda first,
replied Clayton. "She can tell us wha
has happened. Esmeralda" he criet
again, shaking the black woman rough
ly by the shoulder.
ooh, Gabriel, All wants to. die!
cried the poor woman, but with eye
fast closed. "Lemme die, but doa1
lemme see dat awrful face again
Whafer de devil round after po' oil
: Esmeralda? She amt done muffin t
nobody"