Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-04
TARZAN OF THE APES
The Thrilling Adventures of PrtpneunL Man
and an American Girl
BY EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
eopyr,sht, 1914. by A. c. mcclure Company
SYNOPSIS.

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Jobn CLAYTON, Lord Greystoke, embarks
-d,b his Young wife on the barkentine
Ei,tgr,ida Eitg FOR BrItsh West Africa where he
4 10 assume n consular position Mutlny
breaks out and John and Alice clayton arc
pu9s pu9ttaeiSei aosS by great anthropold ape Clay
ton is saved by his wiie opi pnt Spe {ybba9
ne loses her mind. A child Il, born 70 the
soypie' year later Alice dies, leaving
Nis2,1" NigsS2bp cinyton is eventually killed by the
vf,,st aoes which infest the place, and his
ss6nI6rinr ss6nd rs csPsb bps been killed In The ape tribe
~ baby child is called 1arzan, meaning
!HnSh !HnwShite.sSAln.H He IS brought up In the
way wssyyr0ibIInp o, g On printed book in his dead
fathers shack, Tarze.n,. eyed 10 ,eSsH9,lly ,,,Iy
~ is II he is full-grown man.
"Tarzan defending the mother-ape who
has a5tsrs into deadly struggle with
Ksrehak, one OF the heads ot the ape-tfibe.
nTaTzan' . greater mental endowment makes
h,Ir power among the. apes; Also he
,nscts man for the first time; tlly Diack
eannibais come into the neighoorhood Of
the e,rlsp pps becomes proficient in the use OF
how and arrow. Exploring his fathers hut
Tarzan comes upon ms Iather photograph
a diary and other eneets. ,.- a.
nv killing Kerchak Tarzan becomes hng
o. ovas,e az ongngs for another life bcset Tar
san Hes feels that he must leave his tribe
ard seek beings Of nus 4Wh * Sl'bbj bjs MaTSs gstSaIs
rarzan meets with white men. He sees, the
whites Kill one OF their own number. Ihen,
nuttinv IN q sign, written laporiousIy an
nouncinc his presence, he departs. The
white men, and white grl' aIe on ~
sxpedition OF some sort. They are puzzled
Oy TsTsan w 5'p saves the life Of John clayton,
who has succeeded to the ut!e o. Lord
crnsSystoEe. Professor Porter and his Fecre-
tary members OF the party, get lost IN the the
forest Jane Porter and Esmeralda, her
maid hide in Tnrzan's fathers hut clay
ton goep in search Of the lost men. The
sailors. VINO brought the party desert ano
return to the ship. -. ~,
Tarzan follows clayton. and sees him en-
sSTInS sOHPser Tarzan Si sends an arrow Into, the
i}on's flank. Then he kills the lion with ms
knife. clayton realizes tme o, and tbpnEs
btm In English. clayton follows Tar2an.s
@nidance into the forest. Sudaenly ne neaLs
q murlod shot In the -,r nut she heavy hsy BODY
bnish against tine side OF the cabin ,.,
x lion breaks half througn , lattiGe .,.
iIn5 m,Ss ybo renews the attack. As the lion
enters the hut Tarzan' 6eaTins, S'aiyt0n, iys,
breaks a and T@Esan STeaEY leaving HG ths
man man and the women wondering. A.
"T "TarIan rescues Professor Porter and Mr..
Phllandcr from q Hon ana St1tIst S,,t tbcy are
i0asa Tarzan sG foTcibly saves the lives OF the
professor and his inIs aSiin' ef the shp 'N Which,
broiFht the party set out for sea- In the
sabin clayton discovers from ring that
the skeleton they Lonind una iS tho o Two two other
skeletons are taken, to be those . OF AIiie ni
CLAYTON and the child. The professor real
rbiId is not a human being, but says moth
mSi Meeting another vessel. the pirate-seilors
,snirn and bury treasure on the Island.
Torgan Watches then digs UP the treasure
chest and walks OIL With IL