Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-05

''Esmeralda" he shrieked In her ear
Esmeraldol For Gods sake where &
MISS Porter7 What has happened? Es
Slowly the black opened her eyes. sh,
saw Clayton. She saw the jungle abou
oh, Gabereller she screamed, anc
tainted again
BY this time Professor Porter and Mr.
Phllander had come up
What shall we do Mr.. CIayton?'
asked the old professor. where shaIl
we look2 God could not have been SO
cruel az to take my little girl away from
me now"
We must arouse Esmeralda Arst," re-
| piled Clayton. "She can tell us what ha 3
happened. Esmeraldar he cried again.
! shaking the black woman roughly by the
20 Gaberefe. All wants to dler' cried
| the poor woman. but with eyes fast
closed "Lemme die, deah Lawd. but
doan lemme see dat awrful face again.
Whafer yo' sen de devil 'roun' after DO
| ole Esmeralda7 She aln't done nunin'
TO nobody, Lawd; homes she aIn't, She's
pnhckly Indecent, Lawd; yas'm, deed
she H."
Come. come Esmeralda." cried Clay
ton The Lord Isn't here it's Mr.. Clay
Esmeralda did as she was bade.
said. sue
where's Miss Porter7 What hap
pened?" questioned Clayton.
Ain Miss Jane here?" cried Bsmer-
aida, sitting up with wonderful celeritv
FOR ore of her bulk "Oh, Lawd, now All
membersl II done must have tooked her
away and the negress commenced to
sob and vail her lamentations.
Porter ''iesSO'
"a great big grnt all covered with
"A gorilla. Esmeralda2" questioned Mr..
Philander, and the three men scarcelv
brenthed as he voiced the horrible
thought
All done thought It was de devil; but
an guess II mus a-been one OF dem
i;., g;0.,rl,ephants oh. my po baby my po
INTO uncomfortable sobbing.
clayton Immediately began In lool, |
ABOUT for tracks, but he could find moth |
ing save confusion OF trampled grasses |
IN the close vicinity and his woodcraft |
what he did zee. u
All the balance of the day they sought |
through the Jungle, but as night drew !
on they were forced to give I'm I'm de-
SPAR and hopelessness. for they did not
even Know In what direction tho thing
had borne Jane Porter.
IL was long after dark ere they renched
the cabin, and a sad and grlef-strIcken
party II was that sat silently within the
little structure
PROFESSOR Porter finally broke the al
eence' His tones were no longer those of
me erudite pedant theorizlng upon the
lpstract and the unknowable. but those
u the man of action-determined, but
lhged also by n note of indescribabIe
lopelessness and grief which wrung an
answering pang from Clayton's heart
Il shall lie down now" said the Did
nan, and try to sleep. Early tomorrow,
so soon as 1t is light, shall take what
.ood can carry and continue the search
lntil l have found Jane. l will not re-
urn without her"
HIS companions did not reply nj once
iach was immersed In his own sorrowfuI
.houghts, and each knew, as did the old
PROFESSOR what the last words meant
Protessor Porter would never return
rom the jungle
AT length Clayton arose and laid his
land gently upon Professor Porter's bent
I'D shoulder.
Il shall go with you, of course" he
aid. DO not tell me that I need even
lave said So" e
i knew that you would offer-that you
would wish TO 60. Mr.. Clayton; but yol
must not, Jane is beyond human as
lstance now. 1 simply go that / may
ace my Maker with her and know, too,
nat what was once my dear little girl
les not alone and frendless in the awful
ungle.
The same vines and leaves will cover