Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-08
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Tarzan shook his head and an ex
preston Of wlstful and pathetic longln
sobsrcd hls laughing eyes.
Then dane Porter tried speaking 4
him IN French and then IN Germans bu
che had to laugh At her own biunderin'
attempt at the latter tongue
ANY way she said to him in Eng
iish. "you understand my German as well
az they did In Berlin"
Tnrzan had long since reached de-
cislon as to what his future procedure
should be He had had time to recollect
all that he had read Of the ways Of men
and women IN the books at the cabin
He would act as he imagined the men in
the books would have acted were they in
his place
Again he arose and went into the
trees, but arst he tried to explain by
means Of signs that he would return
shortly and he did 20 well that Jane
Porter understood and was not afraid
when he had gone.
only n feeling Of loneliness came over
her and she watched tho point where he
had disappeared with longing eyes. await
ing his return. As before, she was ap-
praised OF his presence by a soft sound
behind her. and turned TO SEQ him COM
ing across the turf with great armful
OF branches
Then he went back again into the jungle
and In a few minutes reappeared with a
quantity of soft grasses and ferns Two
more trips he made until he had quite
pile OF material at hand.
Then he spread the ferns and grasses
upon the ground in a soft fat bed, and
above IL he leaned many branches to-
gether, so that they met a few feet over
itH centre Upon these he spread layers |
OF huge leaves of the great elephants |
ear and with more branches and more |
leaves he closed one end OF the little
shelter he had built
Then they sat down together again
upon the edge Of the drum and tried to
talk by signs.
The magnificent diamond locket which
hung about Tarzan's neck had been n
source OF much wonderment TO Jane Por-
ter She pointed to It now, and Tarzan
removed II and handed tho pretty baube
to her
She saw that IL was the work of
skilled artisan and that the diamonds
were OF great brlllancy and superbly set.
but the cutting OF them denoted that they
were OF former day.
Sho noticed. too. that the locket opened,
the two halves spring apart to reveal in
alther section an ivory miniature.
Ono was Of beautiful woman and the
other might have been a likeness of the
man who sat beside her, except for
subtle difference of expression that was
scarcely dofnable
She looked UP at Tarzan to find him
leaning toward her gazing on the min
iatures with an expression of astonish-
ment He reached out his hand for tho
locket and took It away from her, ex-
Rmlning the lkenesses within with un-
mistakabe signs OF surprise and new in
terest. His manner clearly denoted that
he had never before seen them, nor Inn
agined that the locket opened.
This fact caused Jane Porter to indulge !
in further speculation, and 1t taxed her
TO picture how this beautiful /
came into the possession Of a
wild and savage creature of the unex-
plored jungles OF Africa
Still more wonderful how II contained
the likeness Of one who might be n
brother or more likely, the father of
this woodland demi-god who was even /
ignorant of the fact that the docket /
opened.
Tarzan was still gazing with fxIty AT Z
the two faces. Presently he removed the n
culver from his shoulder. and emptying f
lne arrows upon the ground reached into A
me bottom OF the bag-like receptacle and | D
drew forth fiat object wrapped in many
soft leaves and tied with bits Of long s.
grass h
Carefully he unwrapped II. removing Il
layer after layer Of leaves until at length "
he held photograph in his hand.
Pointing to the miniature OF the man h
within the locket, he handed the photo- a.
Iraph to Jane Porter holding the omen p
ocket beside It, 0P'"
Tho photograph only served TO puzzIs u
ne siri sun more, for It was evidently b
.hutner likeness OF tho same man whose 81
leture rested In the locket beside that
Z the beautiful young woman. hi
Iarzan was looking at her with an ex to
ression OF puzzled bewilderment In his 81
yes as she glanced up at him. Hs di
lis lips. win
The girl pointed to the photograph and sh
hen TO the miniature and then 10 him as by
lough TO Indicate that she thought the de
Aenesses were OF him; but he only sbooIr wi
y head' ana then, Struggling his great lu
loulaers' ne took the photograph from no
y ana, having carefully rewrapped II.
seed II again in the bottom OF his SO
for Few moments he sat in siIenca ca
: eyes bent upon the ground, while Jane I'M
orter held the little locket in her hand wa
INNS sll X over and over in an endeayor IN
inu ~. some Iurther elew that might lead
the Identity OF Its original owner ia
her. occurred go
The loeket had belonged 10 Lord Gr.v- ca
'ke. and the likenesses were OF bimseIr pr,
d Lady Alice. ''''"Ssii
ms wild creature had simply found TOY
N the cabin by the beach. How stunid -
her not to have thought OF tbat saIn-
n before. 'A' s"iu-
sut TO account Tor the strange Iikensss
."een Lord Greystroke ana this forest -
mat was quite beyond her. ana n o
not strange that she did not imagine o
c,