Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-29

doing J know not. unless is be that they
are devouring your people who ram
away
Navii shuddercd and rolled his eyes
tearfully toward the jungle. In all his
long life iu the savage forest he had
never heard such an awful fearsomo din.
closer and closer came the sounds, ana
now with them were mingled the terri
he'd shrieks OF women and children and
or men For 20 long minutes the blood
curdiing cries continued. until they
seemed but stones throw from the
paltsade Havr rose to Zee, but Mu-
Eamhi seized and held him for such
had been the command Of Tarzan.
n moment later horde Of terrified
natives burst from the jungle, racing
toward the shelter OF their huts. Like
frightened sheep they ran, and behind
them, driving them as sheep might be
driven. came Tarzan and Sheeta and the
hidoous apes of Akut
Presently Tarzan stood before Kaviri,
the old quiet smile upon his lips
Your people have returned my
brother he said, land now you may
select those who are to accompany me
and paddle my canoe"
Tremblingly Eaviri tottered to his feet
calling TO mis- people to come from their
hrts; but none responded to his sum-
mons
Tell them" suggested Tarzan, that
l
people i'm after them"
kaviri did as he was bid and in an in
stant the entire population of the viii
lage came forth, their wide and fright
ened eyes rolling from one to another
of the savage creatures that wandered
about the village street
Quickly kavIri designated a dozen war
riors to accompany Tarzan. The poor
fellows went almost white with terror
at the prospect of close contact with
the panther and the apes i'm the narrow
confines of the canoe; but when Kaviri
explained to them that there was no
escape-that Bwana Tarzau would pur-
sue them with his grim horde should
they attempt to run away from the duty
they finally went gloomily down to the
river and took their places in the canoe
II was with sigh Of relief that their
chieftain saw the party disappear about
headland a short distance upriver
For three days the strange company
continued farther and farther into the
heart of the savage country that lies on
! either side of the almost uuexpored
tgambi. Three of the 12 warriors de-
serted during that time; but, as several
OF the apes had finally learned the secret
OF the paddles, Tarzan felt no dismay
because of the loss.
As a matter of fact he could have trav-
eled much more rapidly on shore, but
he believed that he could hold his own
wild crew together to better advantage
| by keeping them to the boat as much as
possible. Twice a day they landed to
| hunt and feed, and at night they slept
upon the bank of the mainland or on
one of the numerous little islands that
dotted the river.
Before them the natives fed i'm alarm,
so that they found only deserted villages
| in their path as they proceeded Tarzan
was anxious to get in touch with some
of the savagcs who dwelt upon the river $
banks, but so far he had been unable to
| do so.
Finally no decided to take to the land
himself, leaving his company to follow
| after him by boat. He explained to Mu-
| Eambi the thing that he had in mind,
and told AKut to follow the directions of
| the black.
81 Will join YOU again in a few days"
/ he said. "Now ! go ahead to learn what
| has become of the very bad white man
| whom ] seek"
At that next halt Tarzan took to the
| shore, and was soon lost to the view OF
J his people.
| The first fcw villages he came TO were
! deserted. showing that news of the COM
| ing Of his pack had Travelled rapidly: but
| cluster IF thatched huts surrounded by
] rude palisade, within which were a
/ couple of hundred natives
The women were preparing the evening
| meal as Tarzan of the Apes poised above
\ them in the branches of a giant tree
| which overhung the paisade at one point