Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-26

IWIIET<#Z( II he had dlneO MS nTSl
IHW evening upon the
ItMNM new shore, and,
NZUt though ne would
Hm~h have preferred the
u, ~ sheeta for the purpose, he was
tsn,ert 10 wait until opportunity per-
ses,sd hi,y- 10 kill one of the great cats,
~ alco braided a long grass rope
IN a rope as he had used so many
80 before TO tantalize the il-natured
zon,at and which later had developed
80 n vondrous effective weapon IN the
m.o,IseA NV hand Of the little ape-boy.
sheath and handle for his hunting
"a. be fashioned and a culver for ar
,nas and from the hide of Bara belt
"a loInoloth Then he set out to learn
somethIng of the strange land In whlch
Z. sound himself That 1t was not his
"a familiar west coast of the African
sor,Irent he knew from the fact that 1t
fced edst-the rising sun came up out OF
~ sea before the threshold OF the
Jungle.
pu, hat II was not the east coast of
.frica he was equally positive, for he felt
sa,isaed that the Kincaid had not passed
shrough the Mediterranean, the Suez
| canal and the Ped Sea, nor had she had
ANA M round the Cape of Good Hope. So
NJ was quite at loss to know where he
might be.
Sometimes he wondered II the ship had
crossed the b"oad Atlantic to deposit him
upcn some wild South American shore;
M the presence OF Numa, the lion, de-
cded MIN that such could not be the
case
AZ Tarzan made his lonely way through
| ne iungie paralleling the shore, he felt
,tronl Upon him a desire for companion
shin so that gradually he commenced to
regret thi be had not cast his lot with
the apes. He had seen nothing of them
since tnat FIRST day, when the influences
Of civilization were still strong within
him.
Now he was more nearly returned to
the Tarzan OF old, and though he appre-
1 elated the fact that there could be little
/ m common between himself and the great
+: metropolis, still they were better than
\ no conipahy at all.
Moving leisurely, sometimes upon the
4 rrouid and again among the lower
1 brancaes of the trees. gathering an oc-
casoa, fruit or turning over a fallen log
in search of the larger bugs, which he
slli 70. nd AS palatable as of old, Tarzan
had coverco a mile or more when his at
iention was attracted by the scent of
| sheeta up-~1nd ahead of him.
1 Now Sheeta, the panther, was one
Nnom Tarzan was exceptionally glad to
/ fall in with, for he had 1t in mind not
only to utilize the great cats strong
gut for his bow, but also to fashion
new culver and loincloth from pieces of
bis hide So whereas the ape-man had
gone carelessly before, he now became
the personifcation of noiseless stealth.
I Swiftly and silently he glided through
the forest in the wake OF the savage cat,
nor was the pursuer for all his noble
4 birth, one whit less savage than the wild,
4 hrece thing he stalked.
AZ IA 10 Shpafa DeCana
aware that the panther on his part was
stalking game of his own, and even as he
1 rtalized this fact there came to his nos
hlls, waited from his right by a vagrant
breeze, the strong odor of grea apes.
/ The panther had taken to a great tree
4 Tarzan came within sight of him, and
1 beyond and below him TarZan saw the
tribe Of Akut lolling in little. natural
Gearing. Some of them were doing
Ayanst the boles of trees, while others
1 Ioamed about turning over bits of bark
from beneath which they transferred the
luscious grubs and beetles to their
1 mouths,
kkut was the closest to Sheeta.
i Ine great cat lay crouched upon a thick
lmb, hidden from the apes view by
tense foliage, waiting patiently until the
mthropoid should come within range OF
hk spring.
1arzan cautiously gained a position in
ne same tree with the panther and a
m1le above him. In his left hand he
fasped his slim stone blade. He would
nave preferred 10 use his moose, but the
'onage surrounding the huge cat pre-
GUIDED the possibility OF an accurate
hiow with the rope.
Akut had now wandered quite close
~neath the tree wherein lay the waiting
o'hth. Sheeta slowly edged his hind
tws along the branch still further be-
e'ath him. and then with hideous shrek
II" launched himself toward the great
.N The barest fraction OF a second be-
pe his spring another beast of prey
.pofe him leaped. its weird and savage
w mngling with his.
AZ the startled Akut looked up he saw
me panther almost above him. and al
saay upon the panther's back the great
rnlle ape that had bested him that day
'.af the great water.
4 me teeth OF the ape-man were buried
me back OF Sheeta's neck and his
nsn' arm was round the fierce throat
anpe the left hand. grasping a slender
4 E-ee OF stone, rose and fell In mighty
rgNs upon the panther's side behind the
~ shoulder.
Nsut had Just time TO leap to one side
~ aFoid being pinioned beneath these
1nang monsters OF the Jungle.
"nh a crash they came TO earth at
set sheeta was screaming, snarl-
ana roaring horribly; but the white
~ e'pnE tenaciously and In silence Ia
miashing body OF his quarry.
t,asaoily and remorselessly the stone
was driven home through the glossy
~..t time and again II drank deep, until
hs h nnal agonized iunge and shrek the
1rt feline rolled over upon its side
Xxx save for the spasmodic jerking or its
n. lay QUIET and stlll In death.
rsn the ape-man raised his head. AZ
Fooa over the carcass OF his Kill. and
~ rktln through the jungle ran HIS
sna savage victory challenge.
ana the apes of Akut stood look
nfonm startled wonder At the dead body
~ teta ana the ithe, straight ngure OF
man who had slain him.
n.tten was the first TO speak.
hHd saved Akuts life for a pur-
tnd knowing the limitations OF the
intellect he also knew that he must
tnis plain 10 the ahthropoid II Il
e serve him In the way he hoped.
M... ~ Iarzan OF the Apes" he said
+hty hunter Mighty tighter. BY the
~'-t water 4 spared Akuts life when
nave taken Il and become kine Of
X/ Hpe Of Akut Now ! have saved
#.rs. uom death beneath the renoina
e.s Of shoeta.
rssn Akut Or the tribe Of Akut la n
/..1 'ei them cali 10 Tarzan thus
- epe-man raised tho hideouH ~