Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-24
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and for the ape-man alone were her
sweetest smiles. Many an ugly seowl was
cast upon the tall European by swarthy'
dark-eyed sons Of the desert, but neither
smiles nor scowls produced any outward
" visible effect upon him. Again the girl
cast bar handkerchief upon his shoulder
ana again was she rewarded with franc
p,sca As she was sticking It upon her
forebead after the custom Of her Kind
ahe bent low toward Tarzan' "hispe'i"s
n quick word in his ear.
.,There are two without in the cou,t, ..,,t
ahe said quickly in broken trencn, S.nS
would harm m'sieur. Al nrst l 49,,
e. lire YOU to them, but you nave osen
hind and cannot do II. Go Quickly, oe
core thev Hnd that 1 have failed theH' l
think that they are very bad men,
rarzan thanked the girl, assuring her
chat he would be careful, and. haVing m
Jshed her dance, she crossed 10 tne ns.e M
sioorway and went out into the court. but
Tarzan did not leave the cafe as she hau
urged.
For another half hour nothing unusual
occurred, then surly lookiils 60
,aar Tarzan. where he deliberately maze
ina,lltInr remarks about the European
but as they were in his native tongue Iar-
zen was entirely innocent of their purport
until Abdul took It upon himself TO en-
tighten him.
..This fellow is looking for trouble
warned Abdul. "He is not alone. In tact'
in case OF disturbance. nearly every
man here would be against you II would
he better to leave quietly, master
"Ask the fellow what he wants, COM
manded Tarzan.
'He saws that the dog OF a Christian
Insulted the ouIed-Nail, who belongs TO
him. He means trouble, m sieur.
,rTen him that / did not insult his or
any other Ouled-Nail. that l wish him TO
20 away and leave me alone. That nave
no quarrel with him, nor has he any with
me-" ,-,,.,
ting this message to the Arab, that be-
sides being dog yourself that you are
fhe son of one and that your grand
mother was a hyena Incidentally you
are a liar."
The attention OF those near by had now
been attracted by the alteration. ana
the sneering laughs that followed this
torrent of invective easily indicated the
trend of the sympathies of the majority
of the audience.
Tarzan did not like being laughed at,
neither did he relish the terms applied TO
him by the Arab. but he showed no sign
of anger as he arose from his seat upon
the bench A half smile played about his
iips, but of a sudden n mighty fist shot
into the face of the scowling Arab, and
hack of II were the terrible muscles of
the ape-man.
At the instant that the man fell a half
dozen fierce plainsmen sprang into tho
room from where they had apparently
been waiting for their cue In the street
4 49, fn with rFtaa ~ saI<ill fh6
unbeliever!' and Down with the dog of
a ChristlanP they made straight for
Tarzan.
A number of the younger Arabs in the
audience sprang to their feet to join in
the assault upon the unarmed white man.
Tarzan and Abdul were rushed back to-
ward the end of the room by the very
force of numbers opposing them. The
young Arab remained loyal to his master,
and with drawn knife fought at his side.
With tremendous blows the ape-man
felled all who came within reach OF his
powerful hands. He fought quietly and
without a word, upon his lips the same
half smile they had worn as he rose to
strike down the man who had insulted
him. It seemed impossible that either he
or Abdul could survive the sea of wicked
looking swords and knives that sur
rounded them, but the very numbers OF
their assailants proved the best bulwark
OF their safety. So closely packed was
the bowling cursing mob that no weapon
could be welded to advantage, and none
OF the Arabs dared use a firearm for fear
OF wounding one OF his compatrlots.
Finally Tarzan succeeded in Selling one
of the most persistent OF his attackers.
with a quick wrench he disarmed the
fellow, and then. holding him before them
as a shield, he backed slowly beside
Abdul toward the little door which led
into the inner courtyard. At the thres-
hold he paused for an instant. and. lifting
the struggling Arab above his head.
hurled him, as though from a catapult.
full in the faces Of his onpressing fell
lows.
the semidarkness of the court. The
frightened Ouled- Nails were crouching at
ths tops OF the stairs which led to their
respective rooms, the only light in the
courtyard coming from the siclSly candles
which each girl had stuck with its own
grease to the woodwork OF her door
frame. the better 70 display her charms
10 those who might happen TO traverse
the dark inclosure.
Scarcely had Tarzan and Abdul emerged
from the room ere a revolver spoke close
AZ their backs from the shadows beneath
one Of the stairways, and as they turned
70 meet this new antagonist. two
nuHled agures spTang toward them,
meet these two new assailants- The fore
most lay. a second later, IN the trampled
dirt of the court, disarmed and groaning
from a broken wrist, Abdufs knife found
the yitals OF the second In the instant
that the fellows revolver missed fire as
ne held Il 20 the faithful Arabs forehead.
The maddened horde within the cafe
were now rushing out in pursuit OF their
rnarrg. The Ouled Nails had extin-
rssishad their candles At the cry from one
"a fhelr number. and the only light within
~ varf came feehly from the open and
100 blocked door Of the cafe. Tarzan
haa seized a sword from the man who
haa fallen before Abdufa knife, and now
~ stood waiting for the nlsh of the men
fhat sas coming IN search of them n
die darkness
snddAnly he felt q Light hand on his
hauider from behind. ana woman s
voice whispering; rQuiek, m'sieur. this
uay Fellow me.
zrene. Abdul. said Tarzan, In q loU
toa. ~ the youth. Eve can Be no @orse
81 elsea here than we are here
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fh4 narrow stairWay that ended az th'
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