Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-08
TARZAN OF THE APES
The Thrilling Adventures of PrtmeUdI Man
and an American Girl
By EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
IN EnGAR RICE DO

that this naked savage was indeed al
English nobleman
Al length Tarzan looked up TO watch
the sirl as she examined the locket. He
could not fathom the meaning Of the
faces within. but he could read the in.
terest and fascination upon the face OF
the live young creature by his side.
She noticed that he was watching her,
and thinking that she wished his orna-
ment again. she held 1t out TO him. He
took Il from her. and. taking the chain
In his two hands. he placed II about
her neck smiling at her expression OF
| surprise at his unexpected gift.
| Jane Porter shook her head vehemently,
and would have removed the golden links
from about her throat, but Tarzan would
not let her Taking her hands in his,
i when she insisted upon II, he held them
! tightly to prevent her.
At last she desisted and with a little
! laugh raised the locket to her lips. and,
! rising. dropped him a little courtesy.
Tarzan did not know precisely what
she meant, but he guessed correctly that
lt was her way Of acknowledging the
gift, and 80 he rose, too, and, taking
tho locket In his hand, stopped Eravely
Ike some courtler Of old, and pressed
his lips upon II where hers had rested.
II was n stately and gallant little COM
plment performed with the grace and
dignity Of utter unconsciousness OF self
II was the hallmark of his aristocratic
birth. the natural outcropplng OF many
generations OF fine breeding, an heredi-
tary Instinct Of Rraciousness which a
lifetime OF uncouth and savage training
and environment could not eradicate.
II was growing dark now, and so they |
ate again Of the fruit which was both |
food and drink for them. and then Tarzan |
rose and leading Jane Porter to the little |
bower he had erected, motioned her to |
go within.
of fear swept over her. and Tarzan felt
her draw away as though shrinking from
him.
Contact with this girl for half day
LETT very different Tarzan from the one
on whom the mornings sun had risen.
Now In every fiber Of his being,
heredity spoke louder than training.
He had not in one swift transition be-
come a polished gentleman from a savage
apeman, but at last the instincts OF the
former predominated, and over all was
the desire to please the woman he loved,
and to appear well in her eyes
So Tarzan of the Apes did the only
thing he knew TO assure Jane Porter Of
her safety He removed his hunting
Knife from It's sheath and handed II to
her hilt first, again motlonng her into
the bower
Ihe girl understood and taking the
long knife she entered and lay down
upon the soft grasses while Tarzan of the
Apes stretched himself upon the ground
lcross the entrance.
And thus the rising sun found them In
he morning
When Jane Porter awoke. she did not
at first recall the strange events OF the
preceding day. and so she wondered at
ler odd surroundings-the little leafv
'ower the soft grasses Of her bed, tho
Unfamiliar prospect from the opening at
ler feet -
SLOWLY the circumstances of her POSI-
ION crept one by one into her mind
And then great wonderment arose in ,
Ter heart-a mighty wave of thankfulness :
.nu Brautude that though she had been I
larmed. was u"-
She moved to the entrance of the shell !
CT 10 look for Tarzan. He was gone: :
,ut tnls time no fear Rssailed her for :
ne knew that he would return.
III the grass at the entrance to her ,
'ower she saw the imprint of bis bodv ,
yhere he had lain all night to p,Iard bor .
ne Knew that the fact that be bnJ T
cen there was all that had permitted
ST 10 sleep In such peaceful security. ,
WIN MIN near, who could entertain
r 5ar' she wondered II there was another .
ian on earth with whom n girl could .
'el so safe in the heart of this s.,,o.a CUuIu n
Irlcan jungle. Why, even the lions anJ q
siIers smtners mad no fears for her now.
she looked up to see his 1.-the form dro, a
IIuy from nearby tree. As he caught u
er eyes upon him his face lighted VIII II
lat frank and radiant smile that had y
on her confidence the day before. a
AS he approached her Jane Porto-,.
az peat raster and her eyes brlghtened II
they had never done before al The an
,oach of any man. t.
re had again been gathering fruit and "
iH ne laid at the entrance of her
'wer Once more they sat down 10. v
.ther to eat. II
Jane Porter commenced to wonder what
5 plans were Would he take her back 81
Ine Deach or would he keep her hereP a
ludenly she realized that the rnnttar
d not seem to give her much concern 81
,uld II be that she did not care? al
she began TO comprehend, also. that al
Q was entirely contented sitting here
the side OF this smiling giant estinG =
liclous fruit in a sylvan paradise far
thin the remote depths OF an African
lgle-that she was contented and very
The could not understand Il. Her r.,
2 told her that she should be torn bv
ld anxieties, weighted by dread fears
st down by gloomy forebodinRs: hut
'tead, her heart was singing and aba
IS smiling into the answering face on
, man beside her.
When they had finished their breakfas,
rzan went TO her bower and recovered
knife Tho girl had entirely for
item H. She realized that II was he
lse she had forgotten tho fear that
'mpted her to accept It.
iotoning her to follow. Tarzan walked
'ara tho trees at the edge OF the arena,