Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-23

the Kincaid, but to every question upon
| this or kindred subjects the fellow re-
turned but one reply, "Ay tank IL blow
purity soon purity hard" SO after several
attempts Tarzan gave II up. .
For weeks that seemed months to the
two prisoners the little steamer forged
on they knew not whore. Once the Kin
caid stopped to coal. only Immediately
to take up -he seemingly interminable
voyage, .-.
Rokoff had visited Jane Clayton but
once since he had locked her in the tiny
cabin. He had come gaunt and hollow
! eyed from a long siege of seasickness.
| The object OF his visit was to obtain
from her her personal check for q large
sum in return for guarantee of her
personal safety and return to England.
when you set me down safely In any
! civilized port, together with my son and
my husband" she replied, 81 will pay
you in gold twice the amount you ask
4 but until then you shall not have a cent.
nor the promise OF a cent under any
other conditfons'
"You wills give me the check ask"
he replied with a snarl, "or neither you
nor your child nor your husband will
/ ever again set foot within any port,
civilized or otherwise"
'T wouldIsn5t trust you," she replied.
What guarantee have that you would
not take my money and then do as you
pleased with me and mine regardless of
| your promiseH
! II think you will do as I bid," he
said, turning to leave the cabin. RE
member that 1 have your son-if YOU
chance. to hear the agonized wall of a
tortured child 1t may console you to re-
fleet that II is because of your stub
borness that the baby suffers-and that
It is your baby"
"You would not do it," cried the girl.
you would not-could not be so fiend-
ishly cruel!"
1T is not Il that am cruel, but you,"
he returned, for you permit paltry
sum of money to stand between your
baby and immunity from suffering"
The end, Of It was that Jane Clayton
wrote out check of large denomination
and handed II to Nikolas RokoffC who
left her cabin with grin of satisfac-
tion upon his lips q,
The following day the hatch was re-
moved from Tarzan's cell, and as he
looked up he saw Paulvitch's mead
framed in the square of light above him.
"Come up commanded the Russian.
! But bear in mind that you will be shot
4 IF you make a single move to attack
me or any other aboard the ship"
The ape-man swung himself lightly to
the deck. About him, but at a respect
| fll distance, stood a half dozen sailors
i armed with rifles and revolvers. Facing
him was Paulvitch.e ne t
Tarzan looked about for Rokoff, whom
he felt sure must be aboard, but there
was no sign of him.ega -..g San s. .
=: IN. Tarzan, ,"Acoplmenced the Russian,
|, "by your continued and wanton inter-
! ference, with NJ. Rokoff and. his plans
! you have at last brought yourself and
your family to this unfortunate extrem-
| ity. You have only yourself to thank.
! AS you may imagine, it has cost NJ. Ro-
] kon large amount of money to finance
this expedition, and, as. you are the sole
cause of IT,, he naturally looks to you
I for reimbursement,
Further, I may say that only by
| meeting NJ Rokoff's just demands may
you avert the most unpleasant conse-
! quences to your wife and child, and at
the same time retain your own life and
regain your liberty
What is the afnount?'' asked Tarzan.
4 1j"And what assurance have that you
will live UP to your end or the agree
,ment? have little reason to trust two
such scoundrels as you and Rokoff. you
/ know" % ''r a'- 80 ;
The Russian flushed. '
you are in no position to deliver In
Suits" he said. You have no assurance
that we will live up to our agreement
4 other than my word, but you have before
\ you the assurance that we can make
short work OF you If you do not write out
the check we demand. ''-'' .s'
/ Unless you are a greater fool than I
imagine. you should know that there is
4 nothing that would give US greater pleas
ure than to order these men TO FIRE That
we do not is because we have other plans
for furnishing you that would be entirely
\ upset by your DEATH" fsiNtf -ft -,
i Answer one question:" said Tarzan "Is
my son on board this ship2 ~ rs"
| - NO. replied Alexis Paulvitch "your
son is quite safe elsewhere; nor will he
\ pc killed until you refuse to accede TO
4 our fair demands. If II becomes neces-
sary to kilf you, there will be no reason
\ for not killing the child, since with you
gone the one whom we wish to punish
] through the boy will be gone, and he will
! then be TO us only constant source of
danger and embarrassment You see,
therefore. that you may only save the
life OF your son by saving your own. and
!. You can only save your own by giving US
4 the check we ash" tr-flN
j, Very weils replied Tarzan, for he
knew that he could trust them 10 carry
out any sinister threat that Paulvitch
\ had made. and there was a bare chance
that by conceding to their demands he
might save the boy.
4 That they would permit him 10 live
after he had appended his name to the
| check meyer occurred to him as being
/ within the realms OF probability But
he was determined TO give them such A
battle as they would never forget and
possibly TO take PaulYitch with him into
eternity. He was only sorry that It was
not Rokoff. w. -
He took his pocket check book ana
fountain pen from his pocket
What is the amountf" he asked.
paulvitch named an enormous sum.
f1aFzan could scarce restrain q smile.
Their very cupidity was 20 prove the
| meaus OF their undoing. IN the matter
Z OF the ransom ~ least Purposely lle
hesitated and haggled over the amount.
but Paulvitch was obdursata. Finally the
fape7man wrote out his check FOR a larger
spun than stood 10 his credit at the banf.
4 As be turned 10 hand the worthless
Y slip OF paper TO the Russian his elanc<
ehanced TO pass across the starbosr ~
bow Of. the Kinctid. To his eurprise
be saw, that the ship ,lay. within a ri.
llhundred yards OF Land Almost down
10 the waters edge ran dense tronlcai
\ @gngle. and behind was higher land
lr PauIyiteh noted the direction OF his
.l.l s.Tou are to ,. Sc, at liberty hsr.." !.
sTarzan's plan Tor immediate physso.,