Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-27

had come. Evidently IL was an Inhabited
country. aud no doubt had occasional i'm
eI'ourse With the mainland 90 it were
NOV user upcn The continent OF Africa.
heaVy hand fell upon the shoulder OF
Vi' e-caplng MugamDi before uc was
aware that ne was being pursued. and
as nc turned to do battle with his assau-
any giant fingers cloaed about hls wrists
anu ne was hurled 60 earth with a giant
as'.lde him before ne could strike a blow
IN his own defense
In the language Of the. West Coast
lafzan spoke to the PROSTATE man be-
meath him
Who are you2" he asked
Mugombt chief of the Wagambi," re-
piled the black
win spare your lfe," said Tarzan.
III YOU VIII promise to help me to leave
this island. What do YOU anaw,r2"
81 will help YOU" rcplied Nlueanhi
But now that you have killed all my
warriors, | do not know that oven I can
leaNe YOUR country for there will be none
TO WELD the paddles"
Tarzan rose and allowed his prisoner to
como TO his feet The fellow was a mag
niHccnt specimen of manhood black
counterpart In physique of the splendid
white man whom he faced
"Come" said the apc-man. ana started
back in the direction from which they
could hear the snarliug and growing Of
the fe7sting pack Nugambi drew back
They will kill us" ne said.
Il think not replied Tarzan. They
are mine"
SIN the black hesitated, fearful of the
consequences of approaching the terrible
creatures ;hat were dining upon the
bodies of his warriors. but Tarzan forced
him 70 accompany him ana presently the
fVgr ,rI. f.tn
OF the arislv spectacle upon the beach.
At signt of the men the hcnsts looked
up with meuacng growls but Tarzan
strodc IN among them dragging the treu-
bling Wasambi with him.
As he had taught the apes 70 accent
Sh"cta, so he taught them to adopt Au-
garhi as well, and much more easily:
but Shecta seemed quite unable to under
stand that though he had been called upon
to jcvOur Nugambrs warriors he was
not to be allowed 10 proceed after the
same fashion with Murumhi However,
being Won allcd. ne oontentcd himself with
walking round the terror-strickcn savage,
emitting low, mcnacing rrowls She while
he kept his flaming haleful eyes rivetcd
upon the black
MuSambi, on his part clung closely to
Tarzan, so that the ape-man could scarce
control his laughter Mt the pitiful Coudi-
aim: hut at length the white took the
great cat by te acruff Of the neck and,
dragging It quite close to the NVagambi.
slarpec II sharply upon the nose each
time that it grcwled at the stranger.
A. the sight of the tning-a man maui
ing with his bare hands one of the most
relentless and fierce of the jungle carni-
Nnna-Mugamhfs eyes bugcd from their
sockets and from entertaining a sullon
respect for the giant white man who had
made MIN prisoner. the black felt an al
/ most woTshiping awe of Tarzan
The education of Shecta progressed 50
well that in n short time Nugambi ceased
to he the object Of his hungry attention
ard the black felt a degree more Of safety
in his society.
! To say that Mugambi was entirely
| happy or at ease in his new environment
would not he TO adhere strictly to the
| truth. His ewes were constantly rollina
aprrehensively from side to side as now
ono and now another Of tho fierce pack
| chanced to wander near him, so that for
the most oi the time it was principally
the whites that showed.
Together TarZan and Mugambi with
Sheeta and Akut, lay in wait at the ford
for deer, and when at word from the
ape-man the four Of them leaped out
upon the affrighted animal the black
was sure that tho poor creature died of