Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-05

Jane Porter away toward a fate a thou
sand times worse than death.
Esmeralda's scream OF terror had min
gled once with that OF Jane Porter, and
then, az wee Esmeraida's manner under
stress OF emergency which required pres
| ence Of mind. she swooned.
But Jane Porter did not once lose con-
/ sciousness, IL is true that that awful
| face, pressing close to hers. and the
| stencil OF the foul breath beating upon
] her nostriis, paralyzed her with terror;
but her brain was clear, and she COM
pretended all that transplred
with what seemed to her marvellous
rapidity the brute bore her through the
Forest but still she did not cry out or
struggle The sudden advent Of the ape
had confused her to such an extent that
| che thought now that he was bearing her
toward the beach.
For this reason she conserved her ener-
giles and her voice until she could see that
they had approached near enough TO the
camp to attract the succor she craved.
Poor child Gould she but have known
II, she was being borne further and fur
ther Into the impenetrable Jungle.
The scream that had brought Clayton
and the two older men stumbling through
the underground had led Tarzan OF the
Apes straight to where Esmeralda lay.
but II was not Esmerada in whom his
her he saw that she was unhurt.
For a moment he scrutlnlzed the ground
below and the trees above. until the apa
that was IN him by virtue of training
and environment. combined with the In
telllgence that was his by right Of birth,
told his wondrous woodcraft the whole
story MS plainly as though he had seen
the thing happen with his own eyes.
And then he was gone again into the
swaying trees, following the hlgh-fung
spoor which no other human eye could
have detected, much less translated.
At boughs' ends, where the anthropol1
swings from one tree to another. there
is most to mark the trail, but least 20
point the direction Of the quarry, for
there the pressure is downward always, |
toward the small end Of the branch, |
whether the ape be leaving or entering |
a tree; but nearer the centre Of the tree,
where the signs of passage are fainter. |
The direction is plainly marked
Here, on this branch, caterpillar has
been crushed by the fugitlve's great foot,
and Tarzan knows lnstinctively whero
hat same foot would touch in the next
stride Here he looks to find a tiny
particle Of the demolished larva, Oft
lines not more than a speck OF moisture.
Again minute bit OF bark has been
ipturned by the scraplng hand. and the
Erection of the break indicates the direc-
lon Of the passage or some great limb,
n the stem Of the tree itself has been
rushed by the hairy body. and a tiny
hired OF hair tells him by the direction
rom which 1t is wedged beneath the
ark that he is on the right trail
Nor does he need to check his speed
o catch these seemingly faint records of
he fleeing beast.
To Tarzan they stand out boIdI,y npaIps, |
II the myriad other scars and bruises
nd signs upon the leafy way. But
trongest of all is the scent, for Tarzan
pursuing up the wind, and his trained
ostrils are as sensitive as hounds.
There are those who believe that the
over orders are specially endowed by
ature with better olfactory nerves than
ian, but 1t is merely matter Of Develop
rent.
Mans survival does not hinge so greatly
pom the perfection OF his senses His