Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-24

that she was the same who had whis-
pered the warning in his ear earlier in
the evening
AS they reached the top of the stairs
they could hear the angry crowd search
ing the yard beneath.
"Soon they will search here" whis-
pered the girl. "They must not find you,
for, though you fight with the strength
of many men, they will kill you in the
end. Hasten; you can drop from the
farther window of my room to the street
beyond. Before they discover that you
are no longer in the court of the build
ings you will be safe within the hotel"
But even as she spoke, several men had
started up the stairway at the head OF
which they stood. There was sudden
cry from one of the searchers. They
had been discovered. Quickly the crowd
rushed for the stairway. The foremost
assailant leaped quickly upward, but at
the top he met the sudden sword that
he had not expected-the quarry had been
unarmed before
With n cry, the man toppled back upon
those behind him. Like tenpins they
rolled down the stairs. The ancient and
rickety structure could not Withstand the
strain of this unwonted weight and
jarring. With a creaking and rending OF
breaking wood 1t collapsed beneath the
girl alone upon the frail platform at the
top.
"Come!" cried the Oued-Nail. "They
will reach us from another stairway
through the room next to mine. We
have not moment to spare"
Just as they were entering the room
ABDUL heard and translated a cry from
the yard below for several to hasten to
the street and cut off escape from that
side.
1--WE are lost now" said the girl simply
"We?" questioned Tarzan.
"Yes, m'sieur," she responded; they
will kill me as we'll. Have l not aided
your"
This put a different aspect on the mat
ter. Tarzan had rather been enjoying the
excitement and danger of the encounter.
He had not for an instant supposed that
either Abdul or the girl could suffer eX-
cept through accident, and he had only
retreated just enough to keep from being
killed himself He had had no intention
OF running away until he saw that he
was hopelessly lost were he to remain.
He crossed to the window which over
looked the street. In minute there
would be enemies below. Already he could
hear the mob clambering the stairway
TO the next quarters-they would be at the
door beside him in another instant. He
put foot upon the sill and leaned out.
but he did not look down. Above him.
within arms reach, was the low roof Of
the building He called to the girl She
came and stood beside him, He put a
great arm about her and lifted her across
his shoulder.
"wait here until I reach down for you
from above" he said to Abdul. I'm the
meantime shove everything in the room
against that door-it may delay them long
enough" Then he stepped to the sill OF
the narrow window with the girl upon
his shoulders. Hold tight" he cautioned
her moment later he had clambered
TO the roof above with the ease and deX-
terity OF an ape. Setting the girl down,
he leaned far over the roofs edge. calling
softly to Abdul The youth ran to the
window.
Your hand" whispered Tarzan. The
men In the room beyond were battering
at the door. With a sudden crash II fell
splinterinK in. and at the same instant
Abdul felt himself lifted like a feather
on 70 the roof above. They were not q
moment too soon, for as the men broke
into the room which they had just quit
ted q dozen more rounded the corner IN
the street below and came running to a
spot beneath the girls window.