Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-14
TARZAN OF THE APES
The Thrilling Adventures of q PrimopoI Wo,,
and Gn American Girl 01"'
By EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
By EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS

CHAPTER XVI.
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a Another ii,5i,,,ys at the mouth Of a wide
e roup OF tharo Tarzan saw many boats
hvefi an s,tod with the old timdity OF the
I ina VIZ Wsf,s by the sight of many men
4 w Snaily he became acous ~ ~ y,
! aoises and the odd ways OF
erange ~ so that presently none mlsht
diliza,,ist tyvo short months before, TINS
nov ta Frenchman in Immaculate Whlte
tindso.I touahed and chatted with the
iacAs " them. mad been swinging hakeu
N.sb primeval forests 70 pou,'oe s,,as upGu tm
,s unwary NiS,,Ii'
f hs - and fork, so contemptuousy
The kn.'' month before, Tarzan now
fang as.td ,atsd ms exquisltely as did the
.ssbed DArnot. 10 haor that the
. ~ a pupil had ne peeh lliaI l'le
20 az aPsacbr1sn had labored assiduous-
rtsng | - 1arzan of the Apes pol
y 70 h,io,,,an in so far as nicely OF
saed sVad epeech were concerned.
rinu ,,ode YOU a gentleman at heart'
GOO ne n, Arnot had said; but we
81 nienu' ,11s vorp7 to show upon the ex-
.lof alsc. ,,,a reached the little
AZ sVt.not sVom had cabled his Government
Frt y 1otv and requested three
! me-, me- Ioavs. which had been granted
honths aiso cabled his bankers for
he ed the nforced wait OF MONTH
ils isas which both chated' was uTe ~ "
Aslr inability 10 ..'l Il I,,rglo after the
ne return u
ssasqrs e,rins their stay at the coast town
pullnS pIs,,r Tarzan" became the wonder
hn,h whites and blacks because Oh
a.J occurrences which TO Iarzah
RNsisS tbe merest of nothings'
, ts huge black, crazed by drink
oh.e ,s,r amuck and terrorized the town.
w ~, Me evil star had led him to where
! ". S, bsck-halred French giant lolled upon
; ". ysranda OF the hotel. ~ ,
, ws,.nntine the broad steps, with brand
Aouni1f ioa In1fe the Negro made straight
hnlns artv of four men sitting at q
~. i.ns spplng the inevitable aosinthe;
hDle hD,,,ns sp in alarm, the four took to
, nN saOl hssls. and then the black spied
Tarzan. ,u.z +ho eron,ar
W. hsif hundred heads peered from
my snIs.-irg windows and doorways to wit
~. lhe butchering of the poor trench-
wsn by the giant black
rsrzan met the rush with the hghting
mile that the JOY OIL Oa''Ie away"
HVusr. iu tho Negro closed upon him, steel
-@sclss grIpped the black wrist of the
slltted knifehand, and a single swift
r.rch left the hand dangling below a
.roken bone. ,
80 left the black man, and as Taraan
sr.nped back into his chair the fellow
syrsd. crying with agony, and dashed
vlsly toward the native village.
IN another occasion as Tarzan and
DArnot sat at dinner with number of
dher whites, the talk tel upon hons
md lion hunting.
0pinion was divided as to the bravery
4 he king OF beasts-some maintaining
An he was an arrant coward, but all
sreeng that 1t was with a feeling of
s,,,ter security that they gripped their
rinng the monarch of the
hnrle roared about a camp at night.
pArnot and Tarzan had agreed that
hs past be kept secret, and so none
aher than the French officer knew of
he speman's familiarity with the beasts
Of the jungle.
Monsieur Tarzan has not expressed
Mmself," said one of the party. "A man
81 his prowess who has spent some time
4 Africa, as l understand Monsieur
7irzan has must have had experiences
ath llons-yes?"
Some" replied Tarzan, dryly. Enough
10 know that each of you are right in
your Judgment of the characteristics OF
he lons-you have met. But one might |
g well Judge all blacks by the fellow
vho ran amuck last week. or decide that |
il whites are towards because one has |
net cowardly white.
There Is as much individuality among |
The lower orders gentlemen, as there Is
mong ourselves.
Today we may go out and stumble |
spon a lion which is overtlmid-he runs |
iEay from us. Tomorrow we may meet
il uncle or hts twin brother, and our |
tiends wonder why We do not return |
hpn the jungle.
For myself I always assume that
lion is ferocious, and so l am never
alght off my guard"
There would be little pleasure in |
funting," retorted the first speaker "if |
sls Is afraid of the thing he hunts"
BArnot smiled. Tarzan afraid!
7 do not exactly understand what you
mean by fear" said Tarzan Like lions
lsar Is different thing in different men,
nal to me the only pleasure in the hunt
The knowledge that the hunted thing
as power TO harm me as much as I
have 10 harm him.
went out with a couple of rifles
ma gun bearer and 20 or 30 beaters
hunt lion 1 should not feel that the
aen mad much chance and so the pleasure
me hunt would be lessened in pro-
felt"
Then I am to take 1t that Monsieur
stan would prefer to go naked into the
sse armed only with Jack knife, TO
" me king Of beasts" laughed the
nsr, good naturedly but with the
sest touch of sarcasm in his tone.
Ana piece OF rope" added Tarzan.
~. then the deep roar of a lion
ssAusa from the distant Jungle as
9lsh to challenge whoever dared enter
le lists with him.
mere Is your opportunity, Monsieur
lah oantered the Frenchman.
am not hungry" said Tarzan simply.
tns men laughed, all but D'Arnot He
~ knew that savage beast had
ss It's simple reason through the
~ ot the ape-man.
Dll you are afraid, just as any or
would be, to go out there naked,
ea only with a knife and a piece
,9pe' said the banterer. "Is It not
soF replied Tarzan. "only a fool
lns any act without reason"
~ IN, s lhousand francs is a reason" said
Aef' i wager you that amount you
49, ' erlns back lion from the jungle
80 me conditions we have named
and armed only with a knife and
ieee OF rope
sasss laa glanced toward D'Arnot and
ICED bis head
.na Ae Il ten thousand" said D'Arnot.
4s, replied the other.
~ ali s 4 nave TO leave my clothes at the
me settlement, so that II do not
h5. pslore daylight shall have some
y wear through the streets"
are not going now" exclaimed the
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