Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-19

I alone for an instant.
Slowly the tiger was emerging from
the window. At last his shoulders
, were out.
i And then Clayton saw thing done
which not even the eternal heavens
had ever seen before. Tarzan, racking
his brains for some means to cope
single handed with the infuriated
beast, had suddenly recalled his battle
with Terkoz, and as the great shoul-
ders came clear Of the window, so that
the tiger hung upon the sill only by
his fore paws, Tarzan suddenly releas-
ed his hold upon the brute.
With incredible swiftness he launch
ed himself full upon Sabor's back. his
strong young arms seeking and gain
ing full nelson upon the beast, as he
had learned in that other day during
his bloody victory over Terkoz.
With a shrek the tiger turned COM
pletely over upon his back, falling full
upon his enemy. The black haired
giant only closed tighter his hold.
Paving and tearing at earth and
air, Sabor rolled and threw himself
this way and that in an effort to dis
lodge his antagonist. Always tighter
and tighter drew the iron bands that
were forcing his head lower and lower
upon his white breast.
Higher and higher crept the steel
forearms Of the ape man about the
back Of Sabor's neck. Weaker and
weaker became the tigers efforts.
At last Clayton saw the immense
muscles Of Tarzan's shoulders and BIZ
ceps leap into corded knots There was
long sustained and supreme effort
on the ape mans part-and the vete-
brae. Of Sabor's neck parted with
sharp crack.
| In an instant Tarzan was upon his
feet, and for the second time that day
Clayton heard the bull apes savage
roar of victory, and then he heard
Jane Porter's agonized cry:
"Cecil-Mr. Clayton! Oh, what is it
What is it?
Running quickly to the cabin door,
Clayton called out that all was right
and bade her open. AS quickly as she
could she raised the great bar and
fairly dragged Clayton within.
What was that awful noise?" she
whispered. shrinking close to him.
1T was a cry Of the kill from the
throat Of the man who has just saved
your life, Miss Porter. Wait, I will
fetch him that you may thank him."
The frightened girl would not be
left alone, so she accompanied Clay
ton to the side of the cabin where lay
the dead body Of the tiger.
Tarzan Of the apes was gone.
Clayton called several times, but
there was no reply, and so the two re-
turned to the greater safety Of the in
terror.
What a frightful sound!" cried
Jane Porter. Don't tell me that
human being made it."
"But it did, Miss Porter" replied
Clayton, "or at least it not a human
throat that Of a forest god"
And he told her Of his experiences
with this creature-of how twice the
wild man had saved his life, Of his
wonderous strength and agility and
bravery, of the brown skin and the
handsome face.
II cannot make 1t out at ALL" he
concluded. "At first I thought he
might be Tarzan of the apes. But he
neither speaks nor understands Eng
lish, so that theory is untenable."
"Well, whatever he may be-" cried
the girl, 1--WE owe him our lives, May
heaven bless him and keep him in
safety in his Jungle"
Amen said Clayton fervently.
go de good Lawd's sake, ain Alb
daid?"
The two turned to see Esmeralda
sitting upright upon the floor her
great eyes rolling from side to side,
as though she could not believe their
testimony as to her whereabouts.
(To be Continued)