Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-01
TARZAN OF THE APES
The Thrilling Adventures of q PrirteuaL Man
and an American Girl
BY EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
,,,vrlrht. 1914. by A. G. MeClurg Company
SYNOPSIS.

rc,vrlrht. 1914. by A. c. Mcciurs Company.
SYNOPSIS.
John clayton. Lord Greystoks, em6a,T.ss g,.s
win his young VIE on the ne osrSen,lbps barker, ne
Z. " assume q consular position, On poaIu
t, dnds mutiny stirring and etter ms r.
volvers have been stoien irotn ,tl,s In,n ,Inder
Ssirp wa,p1Sf ~ death. -, -, u,o.
pqbe mutiny breaks and John ana Aii'e
cisy,toni az by great anthropold ape clay
a., Ia eaved by his WIFE, but the tttatt
hsast az atsaS SsS mind. a child Is born, 70 the
sos sosple. iS year later Alice dies leaV'ns
CLAYTON ayton W.T. ,nI Is eventually killed by the
sst so snes which infest the place. ana NE NE
shid q captured red y oy,sd iheiIqp IN ths ape tribe
re ihssbiGps,sgIslH." Gsgg n.y.. Ho is brought up in the
vsg vssgo9blIns nS on ma printed book IN hs dead a,
,ssber's shack. Tarzen, aged l0 saet1ia3Iys
learns 70 rsn3: IN t5,i fsa1iSn .sroSn msS. R ' |
raTzsn. defending the mother-aIp tWIato
has nurtured him, kills the ape wit6
fnsqr,bsr fnq one OF the heads Of the ape-trl6e.
Taygerla greater mental endowment ~, Its so
BIN power s9r aiiOH N.Y. ffrst time, Fifty black
sannIbels come into the helBhDo'H "
ne 9Po yTsgS TagSan's protector, is killed by
Ruionsa. a member OF the cannipaI ANA. ana
Tsrzan steals IT'S bow ena aItVms, Az y1s.ns OF
after trac5iI"1 ~ "o1verco5es % a temptation TO eat
~ asspniba'. feeling ,hat man does not ,nao eao
mems nssr,ba, a1sh henrs T9fP By upsettuF the camp;
Tarzan becomes proficient, IN bts Jse fathers
bow and err1w comes Sg''h nnon HE fathers pho
thosr,anb 2 diary and other tnects. aro,r,rr
Tarzan halts a eann.s5ai .,s teset e uh further
srlshtens the tribe, steals more aTrows aaIIiIs
by their help and, his own Gulinhsnt Gunn,hhs; Nbhs ne
ssst,,r1s sagyI1 To- ne ape tribe and, announelhs
his strength g challenged ny hei Tniss
hhioS hhisSy az tSeTchak's heart almost saves @ @Iar-
ysn AZ once but the great ape continues
the battle. and Tarza1 g, Is aimost aasS overcome
Wre' BE-, ,Iiiinf Kerchak Taraan becomes king
OF his tribe, He leads his tribe rrnrI 9wa{ 20 he
later HIS kingshp is challenged by ,,htee5
to1 son Of Tubat, whom Tarsan has kiiieid. kiiiseidi..
IN osis,ss p'Vfh ths fuiilNelson hold on Terkoz,
and. instead OF killing the ape oemanuS n''
'9TaSnaTr Tarnan spares his life, but forces unit
versai recognition Of his own eupremTToy. p. TS
Vague iongings for another IRE peset Ut.
iribs and geek beings OF. his own kind
Naking a fnal visit TO the caoln OF ms
lsthsr TST12g Tar ,,tas mset XIII % one OF their own
number. Theh, putting up a snsnss sisn: Ssl"Ss Ss
iaborously, announcing his preseeh1tSe' r,rl
dsparts The white men, and a whlte III!
srs On an expedition OF some sort They
arc puzzled by the sign. ,.N,, c,.,,,or
Isr1an ba. SnNSs s,,ceeeded to the title OF Lord
GfeystoKe. Professor Porter and his seeTs. re.
tnry. members of tho party, get lost IN Nv ts
roaid hide In Tarzan's fathers hut. Ciay
.,', .nn goss in search OF the lost men. The
ssiiefs, who brought the party desert ana
rsfSTR Tarasn 10 foiows i Clayton and sees him en-
counter a lion. Aa the lion crouensb III. Lor
snTinR Tarzan sends an arrow into the ll9h :
aank Then he kills the lion with ms Hnne, s
CLAYTON realizes tie identity Of Tarzan IA ss
KInp of the Apes and thanks him IN Ens
ilabs Clayton follows Tsrzan'B guidance
Into the forest, suddenly bI ne two seST Women
nnrre,,nb YssTh,liy hearing a heavy body
Sr,sh aKainst the side OF the cabin.