Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-19
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER III.
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE RUE
MAULE.

MAULE.
NN HIS arrival in Paris, Tarzan had
" gone directly to the apartments of his
old friend, D'Arnot, where the naval lieu
tenant had scored him Toundly for his
decision to renounce the title and estates
that were rightly his from his father
John Clayton. the late Lord Greystoke.
"You must be mad, my friend" said
D'Arnot, thus lightly to give up not
alone wealth and position, but an oppor-
tunity to prove beyond doubt to all the
world that in your veins flows the noble
blood of two of England's most honored
houses-instead of the blood of a savage
Bhe-ape II is incredible that they could
have believed you-Miss Porter least of
all
"Why. l never did believe it, even back
in the wilds of your African jungle,
when you tore the raw meat of your kills
with mighty jaws. like some wild beast,
and wiped your greasy hands upon your
thighs. Even then, before there was the
slightest proof to the contrary, l knew
that you were mistaken in the belief that
Kala was your mother.
And now, with your fathers diary of
the terribleI life led by him and your
mother on that wild African shore; with
the account of your birth. and. final and
most convincing proof of all. your own
baby finger prints upon the pages of IL,
IL seems incredible to me that you are
willing to remain a nameless, penniless
vagabond."
Il do not need any better name than
Tarzan," replied the ape-man "and as
for remaining a penniless vagabond,
have no intention of so doing. In fact,
the next and let us hope the last, burden
that l shall be forced to put upon your
unselhsh friendship will be the finding of
employment for me-"
Pooh, pooh! scoffed DArnot. You
know that / did not mean that. Have
not told you dozen times that | have
enough for 20 men, and that half of what
have is yours? And If l gave 1t all to
you. would 1t represent even the tenth
part of the value place upon your friend
ship. my Tarzan? Would it repay the
services you did me in Africa? l do not
forget, my friend, that but for you ana
your wondrous bravery I've had died at
the stake in the village OF Mbonga's can
nibals. Nor do forget mat to your self
sacrificing devotion l owe the fact that
recovered from the terrible wounds / re-
oeived at their hands-I discovered later
something of what Il meant to you to
remain with me in the amphitheatre of
the apes while your heart was urging you
on TO the coast.
Nhtn we lllldlly came lneIet ana IOunu
that Miss Porter and her party had left,
commenced to realize something of what
you had done for an utter stranger. Nor
am l trying to repay you with money,
Tarzan. II is that Just at present you
need money; were It sacrifice that 1
might offer you 1t We're the same-my
friendship must always be yours. because
our tastes are similar, and l admire you.
That | cannot command, but the money
can and shall"
"Well." laughed Tarzan, I'VE shall not
quarrel over the money, must live, and
so / must have it; but l shall be more
eontented with something to do. You
cannot show me your friendship in a
more convincing manner than to md EN-
ployment for mel shall die OF inactivity
IN a short while, AS for my birthright-
Il Is IN good hands Clayton is not guilty
OF robbing me OF IT, He truly believes
that he is the real Lord Greystoke, ana
the chances are that he viii make a
better English lord than man who was
born and raised In an African jungle.
You know that l am but half civilized
even now. Let me see red in anger but
for moment, and all the instincts OF
the savage beast that / really am sub
merge what little possess OF the milder
ways OF culture and refinement.
And then again. had / declared my
self / should have robbed the woman /
love OF the wealth and position that her
marriage 10 Clayton will now insure to
her I could not have done that-could
I. Paul2
''Nor Is the matter Of birth OF great inn
portanoe TO me-" he went on, without
waiting for a reply RAISED as I have
been. see no worth IN man or beast that
Is not theirs by virtue OF their own mem
tai or physical prowess. And so / am as
happy 10 think Cf Kala as my mother as
would be 70 try 10 picture the poor, un-
happy little English girl who passed away
a year after she bore me. kaia was all
ways kind 10 me In her fierce and savage
way j must have nursed al her hairy
breast from the time that my own mother
died She fought for me against the wild
denizans of the forest, and against the
savage members Of our tribe, with the
ferocity Of real mother love
"And i. on my part. loved her Paul.
i did NOT realize how much until after
she cruel spear ana the poisoned arrow
81 H0onga's black warrior had stolen
her away from me- ] was still a child
S ben thai occurred. and l threw myself
upon her dead body ana wept out my
anguish a. 3 child might Tor his own
ncfhef 10 sou. my friend. she would
have apueared a hideous aud ugly eHea-
fare bus iq ne SHE Waa pcaaiifuleso
orlnrsIY does love trausngure - object
ana a am perfectly content p remain
forever tat sen al kala. ihe she ape
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