Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-28

..one a crew as ever sailed under
,ssarnSi ,sss riI and Akut went with him. and
Va the panther. and a dozen great
L.ss of the tribe Of Akut.
CHAPTER vi.
I,r r,er-canoe with it's savage load
ved slowly toward the break in the
A, through which 1t must pass to gain
II onen sea. Tarzan, Mugambi, and
4 q, welded the paddles, for the shore
,he vest wind from the little sail.
H,, crouched in the bow at the ape
teef for IL had seemed best 20
- alvays to keep the wicked belst
a. from the other members OF the
N .'v as possible, since 1t would require
#.,n or no provocation to send him at thc
- Of any than the white man, whom
II evidently now looked upon as MS
asier. ,-.,,, o,s t,,s. in
~ him souatted Akut, while be-
en Akut and Tarzan the u hairy apes
n nnon their launches, blinking duoi-
H.Jy tbis way and that, and now and
~ turning their eyes longingly back
Hrard shore.
II N,u went well until the canoe had passed
N..n,a the reef. Here the breeze struck
IL ssl sending the rude craft lunging
Ironr the waves that ran higher and
Nsber as they drew away from the shore.
Iwnh the tossing of the boat the apes
H,ame panic-stricken. They first moved
4reasily about, and then commenced
|mmbllng and whining With difficulty
Hhi kept them i'm hand for time; put
Ihsn a particularly large wave struck
n Ia ~ al vii n
|ni Of wind their terror broke all
Imnds. and leaping TO their feet they
n but overturned the boat before Akut
N Tarzan together could quiet them
Il, last calm was restored. and eventually
IA spes became accustomed to the
.rnee antics of their craft, after which
more trouble was experienced with
l-ne trip was uneventful. the wind held.
N after 10 hours steady sailing the black
kadows of the coast loomed close before
n straining eyes of the ape man I'm the
Ls II was far too dark TO distinguish
4heiher they had approached close to the
touih Of the Ugambi or not, so Tarzan
u In through the surf al the closest
Int 10 await the dawn.
The dugout turned broadside the instant
Bat its nose touched the sand, and im-
fsiiately it rolled over with all its crew
Rambling madly for the shore. The next
tftaker rolled them over and over, but
Flniually they all succeeded in crawling
Il safety, and in a moment more their
bainly craft had been washed up be-
Iis them.
/ The remainder of the night the apes sat
tuddled close to one another for warmth
ale Mugambi built a FIRE close to them
tf which they crouched for warmth.
lfzan and Sheeta. however, were of a
.lerent mind, for neither of them feared
Jungle night, and the insistent craving
their hunger sent them of into the
ggian blackness of the forest in search
prey.
Side by side they walked where there
Is room for two abreast. At other times
single file, first one and then the other
advance. II was Tarzan who first
Iught the scent of meat-a bull buffalo
- presently the two came stealthily
en the sleeping beast in the midst OF
\ dense jungle of weeds close to a river.
Iuoser and closer they crept toward tho
inspecting beast, Sheeta upon his right
af and Tarzan upon his left nearest the
pat heart. They had hunted together
v for some time. so that they worked
unson. with only low, purring sounds
signals
~ ~ hiOhieil lney lay quite sllenl near
af prey, and then at a sign from the
s.nan sheeta sprang upon the great
',h burying his strong teeth I'm the
'ss neck. Instantly the brute sprang
ms feet with below of pain and rage.
% at the same instant Tarzan rushed
UPON his left side with the stone knife,
nklng repeatedly behind the shoulder
me OF the ape-man's hands clutched
MEX name, and as the bull raced
,aiy through the reeds the thing striking
nk life was dragged beside him Sheets
aeg tenaciously to his hold upon the
and back, biting deep in an effort
zach the spine.
Iof several hundred yards the below
ouil carried his two savage antagon-
until al last the blade found his heart,
with a final below that was half
'sam he plunged heAdlong to the earth
.n Tarzan and Sheeta feasted 70 reple-
Nter the meal the two curied up to-
.nef IN thicket, the mans black head
Nwed upon the tawny side OF the
e1her. Shortly after dawn they awoke
ATE again, and then returned TO the
.sp That Tarzan might lead the balance
o ne pack to the kill.
men the meal was done the brutes
e curling up to sleep. so Tarzan and
-sAmDl set on in search of the Ugamb
sr They had proceeded scarce 100
|.ps when they came suddenly upon a
so stream, which the negro instantly
osnl1ed as that down which he and his
|',nors had padded to the sea upOn
~ hi-starred expedition.
.ne Two now followed the stream down
me ocean. finding that II emptied into
~ not over a mile from the point
|1 me beach at which the canoe had
~ urown the night before.
AN was much elated by the dis
NJ as he knew that In the vicinity
iaree watercourse he should fine
|ae-s ana from some OF these he had
|..r uonot but that he shcaid obtain
oI hokoff and the child, for he fell
.,e,s4neply certain that the Russian
~ nd himself OF the baby as quickly
po'slole after having disposed OF
and Mugambi now rlghted and
.,"eu the duEout. though Il was a
IA, eHicuit feat I'm the face of the surf
..t rolled continuously In upon the
~, Dut az last they were successful
soon after we're padding up the
,p"ard the mouth Of the Ugambi.
M tney experienced considerable diff
~ making an entrance against the
current and ebb tide. but b,