Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-28

hears it creeping close to him-now
is beside him. He closes his eyes an
waits for the mighty paw. Upon his W
turned face falls the gentle touch Of
soft hand cropping in the dark and the
girls voice In a scarcely audible whis
per pronounces his name.
Yes, Il is l." he whispers In reply
But in the name Of Heaven who ar
your"
"The ouled-Naii OF sldi Aissa," cam
the answer. While she spoke Tara
could feel her working about his bonds
Occasionally the cold steel Of a knit
touched his flesh. A moment later h
was free.
Comet she whispered.
On hands and knees he followed he
out of the tent by the way she hat
come. She continued crawling thus iat 1
the ground until she reached a ittl'
patch Of shrub There she halted unit
he gained her side. For a moment h'
! looked at her before he spoke.
II cannot understand" he said at last
! "Why are you here2 How did you know
/ that I was a prisoner in that tent? How
does It happen that it is you who have
! saved me?"
| She smiled. 81 have come long way
tonight" she said, "and we have a long
| way TO go before we shall be out of dan
ger Come; 1 shall tell you all about 1t
| as we CO."
Together they rose and set off across
the desert in the direction of the noun
taino.
II was not quite sure that I should
ever reach you," she said at last. Eel
adrea is abroad tonight, and after left
the horses / think he winded me and
was following-I was terribly fright
ened."
what brave girl" he said And
you ran all that risk for a stranger-an
alien-an unbeliever?"
She drew herself up very proudly.
II am the daughter of the Sheik Ka-
bour ben Saden," she answered. II
should be no fit daughter of his IL
would not risk my life to save that of
the man who saved mine while he yet
thought 1 was but n common ouled-
Nail"
Nevertheless" he insisted. "you are
a very brave girl But how did you
know that was prisoner back there?"
"Achmet-din-T -Taieh, who Is my cousin
on my fathers side, was visiting some
friends who belong to the tribe that cap
tured you. He was at the douar when
you were brought in When he reached
home he was telling us about the big
Frenchman who had been captured by
Ali-ben- Ahmed for another Frenchman
who wished to kill him. From the de-
scription 1 knew that 1t must be you.
My father was away. I tried to persuade
some of the men to come and save you,
but they would not do 1t, saying: Let
the unbelievers kill one another IL they
wish. 1t Is none of our affair, and If we
go and interfere with Ali-ben-Ahmed's
plans we shall only stir up a fight with
our own people.
80 when it was dark I came alone,
f,vs
you. They are tethered not far from
here. By morning we shall be within my
fathers douar. He should be there him
self by now-then let them come and try
to take Kadour ben saden's friend"
For few moments they walked on in
silence.
I'VE should be near the horses" she
said 1T is strange that / do not see
them here"
Then moment later she stopped, with
a little cry OF CONSERVATION.
"They are goner she exclaimed. 'It is
here that tethered them"
Tarzan stopped to examine the ground
He found that a large shrub had been
torn up by the roots. Then he found
something else. There was wry smile
on his face as he rose and turned to-
ward the girl
Eel adrea has been here. From the
oi6i2' lhpuSHE IdNlltT llllIh LIldI IlS
prey escaped him. With a little start
they would be safe enough from him in
the open"
There was nothing to do but continue |
IN foot The way led them across q low |
spur of the mountains. but the girl knew
he trail as well as she did her mothers |
ACE They walked in easy. swinging |
strides, Tarzan keeping a hands breadth !
behind the girls shoulder, that she might |
Iet the pace. and thus be less fatigued.
As they walked they talked, occasionally |
stopping to listen for sounds of pursuit.
1t was now a beautiful, moonlit night |
rhe air was crisp and invigorating. Be |
lind them lay the interminable vista of |
he desert, dotted here and there with an |
occasional oasis. The date palms OF the
title fertile spot they had just left. and
he circle of goatskin tents. stood out
n sharp relief against the yellow sand-a |
'hantom paradise upon a phantom sea-
Before them rose the grim and silent |
Mountains. Tarzan's blood leaped in his
'eins. This was life! He looked down
lpon the girl beside him-a daughter of |
he desert walking across the face of a
lead world with a son of the jungle, He |
miled at the thought He wished that he |
lad had a sister. and that she had been |
Ike this girl What bully chum she
would have beenl
They had entered the mountains now,
md were progressing more slowly for the |
rail was sleeper and very rocky.
For few minutes they had been silent. |
The girl was wondering II they would |
each her fathers dCuar before the pur-
uit had overtaken them. Tarzan was |
Wishing that they might walk on thus for
ver. II the girl were only man they |
night. He longed for a friend who loved |
he same wild life that he loved. He had |
earned to crave companionship, but II |
10 knew preferred immaculate linen and |
heir clubs to nakedness and the jungle. |
I was, OF course. difficult to understand, |
ret II was very evident that they did.
The two had just turned a projecting /
ock around which the trail ran when |
hey were brought TO a sudden stop. |
There, before them, directly in the middle |
4 the path. stood Numa. el adrea, the |
lack lion. His green eyes looked very |
wicked and he barred his teeth and lashed 4
lis bay-blaek sides with his angry tail. |
Then he roared-the fearsome terFOr-in- I
piring roar OF the hungry lion which is
.lso angry.
Your knife. said Tarzan TO the girl. ex-
ending his hand. She slipped the hilt OF /
he weapon into his waiting palm. AS his |
ingers closed upon 1t he drew her back |
nd pushed her behind him. Walk back !
o the desert as rapidly as you can. II
'ou hear me call you win know that all
5 well and you can return"
1T Is useless she replied. reslgnedly
This is the end"
do as / tell yeu. ne commanded.
'Qulcklyl He Is about to charge" The