Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-03

or bring him good fortune IN the NOR
rows hunt
AZ dawn the hunters we're OF. There
were 30 sleek black warriors, ana IN
their midst. 1.-THE and active as young
forest god, strode Tarzan OF the apes
his brown skin contrasting oddly Win
the ebony OF his companions. Except
for color he was one Of them. His orna-
ments and weapons we're the same as
tbeire.-he smoke their language-he
laughed and joked with them, and leaped
and shouted In the brief Wild dance that
preceded their departure from the VII
LACE TO all intent and purpose a savage
among savaees Nor had he questioned
himself, is It to be doubted, that he
would have admitted that he was far
more closely allied to these people and
their life than to the Parisian friends
whose ways. apeike. he had successfully
mlmicked for few short months.
But he did think OF D'Arnot, and grin
OF afnusement showed his strong white
teeth as he pictured the Immaculate
Frenchman's expression could he by some
means see Tarzan as he was that minute.
Poor Paul, who had prided himself on
having eradicated from his friend the
last traces OF wild savagery. How
quickly havo 1 fallen" thought Tarzan'
but in his heart he did not consider II
fali-rather, he pitied the poor creatures
silly clothes, and watched by policemen
all their poor lives. that they might do
nothing that was not entirey ARTIFICIAL
and tiresome
A two hours march brought them close
to the vicinity In which the elephants had
been seen the previous day. From there
on they moved very quietly indeed, search
ing for the spoor OF the great beasts. Az
length they found the well-marked trail
At,r hud nnquen not
many hours before. In single file they
followed II for about an hour. II was
Tarzan who first raised his hand In signal
that the quarry was at hand-his sensitive
nose had warned him that the elephants
were not far ahead of them.
The blacks were skeptical when he told
them how he knew
Come with me-" said Tarzan, "and we
shall see."
with the agility Of q squirrel he sprang
into a tree and ran nimbly to the top.
Ono of the black followed more slowly
and carefully. When he had reached
lofty limb beside the ape-rnan the lattor
pointed to the south, and there, some few
hundred yards away, the black saw
number of huge black backs swayins
back and forth above the top of the lofty
jungle grasses, He pointed the direction
to the watchers below, indicating with
his fingers the number of beasts he could
count.
Immediately the hunters started toward
the elephants. The black In the tree
hastened down, but Tarzan stalked, after
his own fashion, along the leafy way OF
the middle terrace.
1t Is no child's play to hunt wild ele-
plants with the crude weapons of prim-
tive man. Tarzan knew that few native
tribes ever attempted 1t. and the fact that
his tribe die so gave him no little pride
already he was commencing to think of
himself as a member of the little COM
munlty.
AS Tarzan moved silently through the
trees he saw the warriors below creeping
in a half circle upon the still unsuspecting
elephants. Finally they were within
sight of the great beasts. Now they
singled out two large tuskers, and at a
signal the so men rose from the ground
where they had lain concealed and
hurled their heavy war spears at the two
marked beasts. There was not single
miss; % spears were impedded in the
sides of each of the giant animals. One
never moved from the spot where II stood
when the avalanche of spears struck 1t.
for two, perfectly aimed, had penetrated
its heart and it lunged forward upon its
knees, rolling to the ground without a
struggle.
The other standing nearly head-on
toward the hunters, had not proved SO
good mark, and though every spear
struck not one entered the great heart.
For a moment the huge bull stood
trumpeting in rage and pain. casting
about with it's little eyes for the author
of it's hurt. The blacks had faded into
the jungle before the weak eyes OF the
monster had fallen upon any of them.
but now he caught the sound Of their
retreat, and, amid terrific crashing OF
underbrush and branches, he charged IN
the direction of the noise.
CONTINUED TOMORROW