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

NNAlAN NftA lAAN-NGphNAAaNAl
AN THE morning Of the fourth day his
Aynostfns were suddenly surprised by a
faint new scent. II was the scent OF
man. but yet long way on. The ape
man shrilled with pleasure. Every sense
was on the alert as with crafty stealth
be moved quickly through the trees, up
wind. in the direction Of his prey. Pres
entity he came upon TIA lone warrior
treadine SOFTLY through the jungle.
Tarzan followed close above his quarry,
waiting for clearer space In which to
huri his rope. Aa he stalked the un-
conscious man, new thoughts presented
themselves to the ape-man-thoughts
born OF the refining influences OF oiyili-
rntion and OF it's cruelties. IL came TO
him that seldom n ever did civilized man
Kill fellow being without some pretext'
however slight II was true that Iarzan
wished this mans weapons and orna-
ments, but was II necessary to take ms
LIE to obtain them7
The longer he thought about II, the
more repugnant became the thought OF
taking Aunan life needlessly; and thus
Il happened that while he was trying 70
decide iuat what to do, they had come
10 little clearing. at the far side OF
which lay a palisaded village or peenlVe
huts.
AZ the warrior emerged from the forest
Tar7an caught a feeting glimpse OF a
tawny hide wormlng its way through the
matted Jungle grasses in his wakeNH
vas Nufna. the lion. He, too, was stalk
ing the klack man. with the nstant ns
that Tarsan realized the natives danger
ME attItude toward his erstwhile prey
altered completely-now he was a teilo"
man threatened by common enemy
Numa was about to charge--there was
uttie time In which to compare various
,,,ethods or weigh the probable results
- anv. And then n number of things
bannened. almost simultaneously-the
lion anranR from his ambush toward the
retreatinr black--Tarzan cried out IN
,varnina-and the black turned just IN
time 10 see Numa halted in mid-nisht
bv a slender strand Of grass rope, Lne ,!.
,,oosed end of which had fallen cleaniy
about his neck.
The ape-man had acted 80 quickly that
=, Ma been unable to prepare himself to
,.,ttbatand the strain and shock or Nuna
Great weight upon the rope. and SO /. was
tbat though the rope stopped the pesst
before his mighty talons coulu iasteh
themselves in the flesh OF the piech, tne
strain overbalanced Tarzan, VINO came
tumbling to the ground not sA xtn.t.
from the infuriated animal. Like hBht-
ninv Nunaa turned upon this new enemy
ma defenaeless as he was, Tarzan OF the
Knas yyas nearer to death that instant
than he ever before had been. IL % Was
the black who saved him. The WarFLOt ~
realized in an instant that ne oweu me
life 10 this strange white man. ana ne
aiso sa0y that only miracle could save
hls nreserver from those fierce yellow
fanpa that had been so near TO MS own
hesh. -.,,.. ~ 80, =
with the quiehnesa Of thought his 'o spear ~
hrm few back, and then shot FORWARD
win all the force OF the slnewy muscles
Ehst rolled beneath the shimmering eoon
/hlde. True to it's mark the iron-snoa
vveanon few. transhxing Numas sleek
careass from the right groin to beneath
the left shoulder. With hideous scream
Of rage and pain the brute turned again
,inon the black A dozen PAGES ne had
,,a,e when Tarzan's rope brought him to
4 stand once more-then he wheeled
avafn upon the ape-man, only TO reel
ftN nainfvil prick of a barbed arrow as
+, aank half It's length In his qulVering
aefh. Again he stopped, and py this uIne
Tarzan had run twice around the stem
Of a great tree with MS roPe anu ''''''
the end fast.
The black saw the trick and grinned'
b,t Tarzan knew that Numa must be
ouici<ly finished before those mighty
teeth had found and parted the slender
cord that held him. II was a mater OF
nut an instant 70 LtdlAA NAAS NAN~~@NN
ma drag his long knife from its scab-
bard. Then he signed the warrior to con-
tlnue to shoot arrows into the great beast
while he attempted to close in upon him
with the knife; SO as one tantalized upon
one side the other sneaked cautiously IN
upon the other. Numa was furious, He
raised his voice in a perfect frenzy or
shrseks, growls and hideous moans the
while he reared upon his hind legs In
futile attempt to reach first one ana then
the other OF his tormentors.
But at length the agile ape-man saw
his chance and rushed in upon the beast 8
left side behind the mighty shoulder. A
giant arm encircled the tawny throat. and
4 long blade sank once, true as die, into
the fierce heart. Then Tarzan arose and
the black man and the white looked into
each others eyes acress the body OF their
klll-and the black made the sign OF
peace and friendship, and Tarzan OF the
Apes answered It in kind.