Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-12

! lhen the passages were tinEed with n
suodued happiness that was even sadder
spirit
=. Today our little boy is months old.
nc Is sitting In Alce's lap beside the
| taple where l am writing-a happy,
healthy perfect child.
somehow, even against all reason, I
seem TO see him a grown man, taking
MS fathers place In the world-the sec
| vhu John Clayton-and bringing added
honors TO the house Of Greystoke
A.. inere-as though TO give my prophecy
the weight Of his endorsement-he has
GRABBED my pen In his chubby fist and
with his inkbegrmed little fingers has
paced the seal Of his tiny finger prints
/ upon the page"
AND there, on the margin Of the page,
| We're the partially blurred lmprlnts Of
thumb
/ When D'Arnot had Anished the diary
the two men sat In silence for some
| minutes
"wellI Tarzan Of the Apes, what think
| youE asked D'Arnot. Does not this
parentage?
Why, man, you are Lord Greystoke"
| Iarzan shook his head
| me book speaks OF but one chlldt he
replied. Its little skeleton lay In the
crib, where II died crying for nourish-
ment. from the first time I entered tho
cabin until Professor Porters party
buried It. with its father and mother, be-
/ side the cabin
No. that was the babe the book speaks
| ot-and the mystery Of my origin is
ueeper than before, for / have thought
mueh OF late Of the possibility Of that
cabin having been my birthplace
n
| truth, he concluded sadly
DArnot shook his head. He was un-
convinced, and In his mind had sprung
! the determination to prove the correct
ness of his theory, for he had discovered
the key which alone could unlock the
/ mystery, or conslgn It forever to the
| realms OF the unfathomable.
A week later the two men came sud
| denly upon clearing in the forest
In the distance were several buildings
surrounded by strong palisade. Be
tween them and the inclosure stretched
a cultivated field in which number OF
negroes were working.
The two halted at the edge of the
Jungle.
Tarzan fitted his bow with poisoned
arrow but D'Arnot placed hand upon
his arm.
What would you do, Tarzan7" he
asked.
They will try to kill us II they see
US" replied Tarzan. II prefer to be the
killer"
Maybe they are friends" suggested
D'Arnot
They are black" was Tarzan's only
reply.
And again he drew back his shaft.
you must not, Tarzan!" cried D'Arnot. |
white men do not kill wantonly Mon |
Dieu! But you have much to learn
Nit he rttfH yHyt,D
wild man, when 1 take you to Paris. |
will have my hands full keeping your |
neck from beneath the gulllotlne."
Tarzan lowered his bow and smiled |
II do not know why 1 should kill the |
blacks back there In my Jungle, yet not
kill them here, Suppose Numa, the lion, |
should spring out upon us. I should say,
then, l presume: Good morning Mon
sleuer Numa, how is Madame Numa.
eh?"
wait until the blacks spring upon
you" replied DArnot, then you may
your enemies until they prove It."
Come" said Tarzan, 'let us go and
present ourselves to be killed." and he
started straight across the field, his head
high held and the tropical sun beating
upon his smooth, brown skin.
Behind him came D'Arnot, clothed in |
some garments which had been discarded
at the cabin by Clayton when the Of
ficers OF tho French cruiser had fitted
him out in more preseutable fashion.
Presently one OF the blacks looked up.
and behlding Tarzan, turned, shrieklng.
toward the palisade.
In an instant the air was filled with
cries OF terror from the fleeing garden
ers, but before any had reached the palIs-
ade white man emerged from the in
closure, rife in hand to discover the
cause OF the commotIon
l.. = L. |
shoulder. and Tarzan of the Apes would
have felt cold lead once again had not
D'Arnot cried loudly to the man with
the leveled gun:
DO not fire! We are friends!"
Halt then" was the reply,
stop, Tarzan!" cried D'Arnot. He
thinks we are enemies"
Tarzan dropped into a walk. and to-
gether he and DArnot advanced toward
the white man by the gate.
The latter eyed them In puzzled be-
wilderment.
What manner of men are your" he
asked, in French.
white men," replied D'Arnot. I'VE
have been lost in the jungle for long
time"
The man had lowered his rife and now
advanced with outstretched hand.
II am Father Constantine of the
French Mission her." he said, and 1
am glad to welcome you"
This Is Monsieur Tarzan, Father Con-
stantine," replied D'Arnot. indicating the
ape-man; and as the priest extended his
hand to TarSan. D'Arnot added: and I
am Paul d'Arnot. of the French Navy"
Father Constantine took the hand which
Tarzan extended in imitation Of the
priests act, while the latter took in the
superb physique and handsome face in
one quick, keen glance,
And thus came Tarzan OF the Apes to
the first outpost of civilization.
For a week they remained there, and
he ape-man keenly observant, learned
much OF the ways of men: while black
women sewed upon white duck garments
or himself and D'Arnot that they might
continue their journey properly clothed.