Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-14

then a glance at the girls white face dc
termined him He could not Keep ne
here and permit her enemies 70 get be
tween them and liberty. For aught h
knew thev might have been followe
through the tunnels, and to have foe
before and behind would result in almos
certain capture, since he could not hgh
his way through the enemy burdened a
he was with the unconscious girl.
To descend the steep face Of the boul
der with Jane Porter was no easy task
but by binding her across his shoulder
with the grass rope he succeeded In reach
ing the ground in safety before the Opar'
fans arrived at the great rock. AS the
descent had been made upon the side
away from the city, the searching party
| saw nothing Of II, nor did they dream
! that their prey was SO close before them.
BY keeping the kopie between them and
| their pursuers, Tarzan of the Apes man
aged to cover nearly a mile before the
| men Of Opar rounded the granite senti-
mel and saw the fugitive before them.
with loud cries Of savage delight they
broke into a mad rum. thinking doubt
less that they would soon overhaul the
burdened runner: but they both underes-
timated the powers of the ape-man and
overestimated the possibilities Of their
OWL short, crooked legs
BY maintaining an easy trot, Tarzan
kept the distance between them always
the same. Occasionally he would glance
at the face so near his own. Had It not
been for the faint beating of the heart
pressed so close against his own. he
would not have known that she was alive.
so white and drawn was the poor, tired
face.
And thus they came to the hat-topped
mountain and the barrier cliffs During
the last mile Tarzan had let himself out,
running like deer that he might have
ample time to descend the face of the
cliffs before the Oparians could reach the
summit and hurl rocks down upon them.
And so II was that he was half a mile
down the mountainside ere the fierce little
men came painting to the edge.
With cries of rage and disappointment
they ranged along the cliff top shaking
their cudgels, and dancing up and down
In n perfect passion of anger. But this
time they did not pursue beyond the
boundary of their own country Whether
It was because they recalled the futility
of their former long and irksome search
Or after witnessing the ease with which /,
the ape-man swung along before them,
and the last burst of speed. they realized |
the utter hopelessness Of further pur- |
suit, II Is difficult to say; but as Tarzan |
reached the woods that began at the base |
IF the foothills which skirted the barrier |
cliffs they turned their faces once more |
oward opar.
Just within the forests edge, where he |
,ould yet watch the cliff tops, Tarzan laid
his burden upon the grass. and going to
he nearby rivulet brought water with
which he bathed her face and hands;
,ut even this did not revive her. and
;reatly worried, he gathered the girl into
lis strong arms once more and hurried
N toward the west.
Late In the afternoon Jane Porter re-
aimed consciousness She did not open
Ter eyes at once-she was trying to re-
all the scenes that she had last wit
essed. All. she remembered now The
ltar, the terrible priestess. the descend
lg knife. She gave little shudder, for
he thought that either this was death
r that the knife had buried itself in
er heart and she was experiencing the
rief delirlum preceding death.
And when finally she mustered courage
} open her eyes, the sight that met them
onfrmed her fears. for she saw that she
as being borne through leafy paradise
the arms Of her dead lover. IF this be
eath," she murmured. thank God that
am dead
You spoke, Janet" cried Tarzan. You
re- regaining consciousnessr'
Yes. Tarznn of the Apes" she replied,
nd for the first time in months a smile !
peace and happiness lighted her face |
Thank Cod" cried the ape-man. com
6 to the ground in little grassy clear 1
S beside the stream. II was in time, I
ter ALL"
I'm time? What do you mean?" she \
=
I'm time to save you from death upon Z
e altar, dear" he replied. DO you not I
\
Save me from deathH she asked, in a
zzled tone. Are we not both dead, my I
lrzan?" f
He had placed her upon the grass by ;
w, her back resting against the stem l.
huge tree. AT her question he stepped 4
ok where ne could the better see her
&C.
Dead" he repeated. and then he
lghed. You are not. Jane; and If YOU
II return to the city of Opar and ask
EN- who dwell there they will tell you
at l was not dead few short hours
O.. No. dear. We are both very much '
ve." :
But both Hazel and Monsieur Thuran
d me that you had fallen into the ocean
luy miles from land" she urged, as y
ough trying to convince him that he
ist indeed be dead. "They said that I
ere was no question but that 1t must a
We been you, unless that you could 6
We survived or been picked up Y
How can I convince YOU that am no II
ritz he asked, with a laugh. 1T was I
whom the delightful Monsieur Thuran A
shed overheard. but did not drown
will tell you all about II after a while /
here l am very much the same wild I
IN you first knew. Jane Porter" Y
he girl rose slowly to her feet and h
ne toward him. n
I cannot even yet believe IT," she mur- g
lred. 1T cannot be that such happiness
. be true after all the hideous things v
It I have passed through these awful G
nths since the Lady Alice went down" G
he came close to him and laid a hand,
I and trembling. upon his arm. 2
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