Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-19
T A r Z A N OF
T II E A p E. S
By EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
upright 1912. by the Frank A. Munsey Company

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member was almost useless.
He saw his prey-two women-lyinl
senseless upon the floor. There wa
no longer any resistance to be over
come. Sabor had only to worm hi
way through the lattice to claim 1t.
Slowly he forced his great bulk
inch by inch, through the opening
Now his head was through, now ont
great fore leg and shoulder.
Carefully he drew up the wounded
member to insinuate it gently beyond
the tight pressing bars.
A moment more and both shoulder:
through, the long, sinuous body anc
the narrow hips would glide quickly
after.
It was on this sight that Jane Por'
ter again opened her eyes.
When Clayton heard the report OF
the firearm he fell into an agony Of
fear and apprehension. What were
guide Clayton could only vaguely con-
lecture, but that he had heard the
shot and was in some manner affected
by it was quite evident, for he quick
eded his pace so appreciably thai
Clayton stumbling blindly in his wake
went down.
For a moment Tarzan looked at the
young man closely as though unde-
cided as to just what was best to do;
then STOPPING before Clayton, he mo-
toned him to grasp him about the
neck, and with the white man upor
his back Tarzan took to the trees.
The next few minutes were such as
the young Englishman never forgot
High into bending, swaying branch.
es he was borne with what seemed te
him incredible swiftness, while Tarzar
chafed at the slowness Of his progress
From the first sensation Of chilling
fear Clayton passed to one Of admira'
ton and envy of those giant muscles
and that wonderous instinct Of knowl'
edge which guided this forest goo
through the inky blackness Of the
night.
Presently they came to the clearing
before the beach. Tarzan's quick ears
had heard the strange sounds Of Sa'
bor's efforts to force his way through
the lattice, and it seemed to Clayton
that they dropped straight hundred
feet to earth so quickly did Tarzar
descend. Yet when they struck the
ground it was with scarce jar, and
as Clayton released his hold on the
ape man he saw him dart like squir-
rel for the opposite side Of the cabin
The Englishman sprang quickly
after him just in time to see the hind
quarters Of some huge animal about
to disappear within the cabin.
AS Jane Porter opened her eyes to
a realization Of the again imminent
peril which threatened her her brave
heart gave up its final vestige Of hope,
and she turned to grope for the fal-
len weapon that she might mete to
herself a meciful death before the
cruel fangs tore at her flesh.
The tiger was almost through the
window before she found the weapon
and she raise it quickly to her temple
to shut out forever the hideous jaws
gaping for their prey.
An instant she hesitated to breathe
a short and silent prayer to her Maker
and as she did so her eyes fell upon
the poor Esmeralda lying inert, but
alive, beside the cupboard.
How could she leave the poor
faithful thing to those merciless yel-
low fangs? No, she must use one cart
ridge on the senseless woman ere she
turned the cold muzzle toward herself
again.
She shrank from the ordeal. But
it would have been cruelty thousand
times less justifiable to have left the
loving black woman who had reared
her from infancy to regain conscious
ness beneath the rending claws Of the
tiger.
Quickly the girl sprang to her fee'
and ran to the side Of the negress. She
pressed the muzzle Of the revolver
tight against that devoted heart
closed her eyes, and
The tiger emitted frightful shrek
Jane Porter, startled, pulled the
trigger and turned to face the beast
and with the same movement raised
the weapon against her own temple.
She did not fire a second time
Astounded, she saw the huge beast
being slowly drawn back through the
window, and in the moonlight beyond
she saw the heads and shoulders OF
two men.
AS Clayton rounded the corner Of
the cabin to behold the animal disap'
pearing within it was also to see the
ape man seize the long black and yel'
low tail in both hands, and, bracine
himself with his feet against the side
of the cabin, throw all his mighty
SlTSISln lutO luO SilOII W wa" 'bS
beast out Of the interior.
Clayton was quick to lend a hand
but the ape man jabbered to him ir
commanding and peremptory tone
orders, Clayton knew, though he could
not understand them.
At last, under their combined effort!
the great body commenced to appear
farther and farther without the win
dow, and then there came to Clay
tons mind a drawing conception o.
the rash bravery of his companions
act.
For a naked man to drag a Shrek
ing, crawling man eater forth from I
window by the tail to save a strange
white girl was indeed the last word II
| herOism.
In so far as Clayton was concerned
| it was a very different matter, since
| the girl was not only Of his own kind
| but was the woman whom he loved.
TarZan was still issuing order
which Clayton could not understand
He was trying to tell the stupit
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