Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-03

IN all the village he could not have had
for the asking.
How much easier this was, thought Tar
| zan, than murder and robbery to supply
his wants How close he had been 70
i killing this man whom he never had seen
Il before. and who now was manifestlng by
/ every primitive means at his command
| friendship and affection for his would-be
slayer Tarzan OF the Apes was ashamed.
| Hereafter he would at least walt until
/ he knew men deserved II before he
thought of killing them.
The idea recalled RokoI TO his mind.
/ lie wished that he might have the Rus
sian to himself in the dark Jungle for n
/, few minutes. There was man who de-
served killing II ever any one did. And
II he coud have seen Rokon at that mo-
ment as he assiduously bent every en-
deavor TO the pleasant task of lngratiating
himself into the affections OF the beautl-
ful Miss Strong, he would have longed
more than ever to mete out TO the man
the fate he deserved
Tarzan's first night with the savages
was devoted to wild orgy in his honor
There was feasting. for the hunters had
brought In an antelope and a zebra as
trophies of their skill. and gallons Of the
weak native beer were consumed. AS
the warriors danced in the flrelight, Tar
zan was again Impressed by the SYM
metry Of their figures and the regularity
VI NheiA AHdAhANh-Ant lltik uoHtB anu LIllCh
lips Of the typical West Coast savage
were entirely missing. In repose the faces
Of the men were intelligent and dgnlied,
those OF the women ofttimes progresses
Ing.
1t was during this dance that the
ape-man first noticed that some of the
men and many OF the women wore orna-
ments of gold-prlncipally anklets and
armlets of great weight. apparently
beaten out of the solid metal When he
expressed wish to examine one OF
these, the owner removed IL from her
person and insisted, through the medium
OF signs, that Tarzan accept It as a gift.
A close scrutiny Of the bauble convinced
the ape-man that the article was of
virgin gold, and he was surprised. for 1t
was the first time that he had ever seen
golden ornaments among the savages of
Africa, other than the trifling baubles
those near the coast had purchased or
stolen from Europeans. He tried to ask
them from whence the metal came, but
he could not make them understand.
When the dance was done Tarzan sig
nifed his intention to leave them, but
they almost implored him to accept the
hospitality of great hut which the chiet
set apart for his sole use. He tried TO
explain that he would return in the morn
ing, but they could not understand. When
he finally walked away from them toward
the side Of the village opposite the gate,
they were still further mystified as to his
intentions.
Tarzan, however, knew just what he was
about. In the past he had had experience
with the rodents and vermin that infest
| every native village, and, while he was
not overscrupulous about such matters. ne
! much preferred the fresh air of the sway
ing trees to the fetid atmosphere OF hut.
The natives followed him to where
I ~. lNa0 1A n
| Tarzan leaped for lower branch and dis
| appeared into the foliage above, precisely
after the manner Of Manu-, the monkey,
| there were loud exclamations Of surprise
| and astonishment. For half an hour they
| called to him to return, but as he did not
answer them they at last desisted. and
sought the sleeping mats within their
huts.
Tarzan went back into the forest a
short distance until he had found tree
| suited to his primitive requirements. ana
then, curling himself in a great crotch. he
fell Immediately into a deep sleep.
The following morning he dropped into
| the village street as suddenly as he had
disappeared the preceding night For
| moment the natives were startled ana
| afraid, but when they recognized their
| guest OF the night before they welcomed
| him with shouts and laughter. That day
he accompanied party of warriors to the
nearby plains on a great hunt, and so
| dexterous did they find this white man
man with their own crude weapons that
| another bond of respect and admiration
was thereby wrought
For weeks Tarzan lived with his saw
| ago friends. hunting buffalo, antelope ana
/ zebra for meat, and elephant for ivory.
i Quickly he learned their simple speech,
their native customs and the ethics OF
| their wild, primitive tribal life. He found
that they were not cannibals-that they
looked With loathing and contempt upon
men who ato men.
Busuli, the warrior whom he had
stalked to the village, told him many OF
the tribal legends-how. many years be-
| fore his people had come many long
| marches from the north; how once they
had been a great and powerful tribe; and
how the slave raiders had wrought such
havoc among them with their death-deal-
ing guns that they had been reduced to a
mere remnant of their former numbers
and power.
''They hunted us down as one hunts a
fierce beast" said BuHuli. There was no
mercy In them. When 1t was not slaves
they sought It was ivory. but usually It
| was both Our men were killed and our
women driven away like sheep. We
fought against them for many years, but
our arrows and spears could not prevail
against the sticks which spit fire and lead
and death TO many times the distance
that our mightiest warrior could place an
arrow. At last when my father was a
young man. the Arabs came again. but
our warriors saw them long way on.
and Chowambi. who was chief then, told
his people to pack their belongings and
come away with him-that he would lead
them far to the south until they found q
spot 10 which the Arab raiders did not
come.
And they did as he bid. carrying all
their belongings, including many tusks OF
ivory For months they wandered. suffer
ing hardships and priYations. for muef
OF the way was through a dense jungle
and across mighty mountains. but finally
they came TO this spot and although they
, sent parties further on TO search for ever