Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-09

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fuence the final outcome Tarzan OF
the apes, the young Lord Greystoke,
would have died as he had lived--an
unknown savage beast in equatorial
Africa.
But there was that which had raised
him far above his fellows Of the jun
gle, that little spark which spells the
vast difference between man and brute
reason. This it was that saved him
from death beneath the iron muscles
and tearing fangs Of Terkoz.
Scarcely had they fought dozen
seconds ere they were rolling upon the
ground, striking, tearing and rending-
two great savage beasts battling to the
death.
Terkoz had dozen knife wounds on
head and breast, and TarZan was torn
and bleeding, his scalp in one place
half torn from his head, so that a
great piece hung down over one eye,
obstructing his vision.
But so far the young Englishman
had been able to keep the horrible
fangs from his juglar, and, as they
fought less fiercely for moment to
regain their breath. Tarzan formed
a cunning plan. He would work his
way to the others back and clinging
there with tooth and nail, drive his
knife home until Terkoz was no more.
The maneuver was accomplished
more easily than he had hoped, for the
stupid beast, not knowing what Tar
zan was attempting, made no partic-
ular effort to prevent the accomplish
ment Of the design.
But when finally he realized that his
antagonist was fastened to him where
his teeth and fists alike were useless
against him Terkoz hurled himself
about upon the ground so violently
that Tarzan could but cling desperate
ly to the leaping, turning, twisting
body, and ere he had struck a blow
the knife was hurled from his hand by
heavy impact against the earth.
Tarzan found himself defenseless.
During the rollings and squirmings
Of the next few minutes Tarzan's hold
was loosened a dozen times, until final
ly an accidental circumstance Of those
swift and ever changing evolutions
gave him a new hold with his right
hand, which he soon realized was alb
solutely unassailable.
His arm was passed beneath Ter
and forearm encircled the back Of Ter
kozs neck. 1t was the half nelson Of
modern wrestling which the untaught
ape man had stumbled upon, but di-
vine reason showed him in an instant
the value of the thing he had discov-
ere was the difference to him be-
tw, life and death.
A so he struggled to encompass a
similar hold with the left hand. In a
few moments Terkoz's bull neck was
creaking beneath full nelson.
There was no more lunging about
now. The two lay perfectly still upon
the ground. Tarzan upon Terkoz's
back. Slowly the bullet head of the
ape was being forced lower and lower
upon his chest.
Tarzan knew what the result would
be. In an instnat the neck would
break. Then there came to Terkoz's
rescue the same thing that had put
him in these sore straits-a mans rea-
soning power.
IF I kill him." thought Tarzan,
what advantage will it be to me-?
Will it not but rob the tribe of great
fighter? And if Terkoz is dead he will
know nothing Of my supremacy, while
alive he will be an example to the 9TH
er apes"
"Ka-doda?" hissed Tarzan in Ter
kozs ear, which in ape tongue means,
freely translated. do you surrender ?"
For a moment there was no reply,
and Tarzan added a few more ounces
of pressure, which elicted a Mortified
shrek Of pain from the great beast.
"Ka-goda?" repeated Tarzan.
"Ka-goda!" cried Terkoz.
Listen" said Tarzan, easing up a
trifle, but not releasing his hold. Il
am Tarzan, king Of the apes, mighty
hunter, mighty fighter. In all the jun
glesthere is none so great.
You have said 'Ka-goda' to me.
All the tribe have heard. Quarrel no
more with your king or your people,
for next time I shall kill you. Do you
understand"
Huh" assented Terkoz.
And you are satisfied?"
Huh" said the ape.
Tarzan let him up, and in a few
minutes all were back at their voca-
tions as though naught had occurred
to mar the tranquility Of their prime
val forest haunts.
But deep in the minds of the apes
was rooted the conviction that Tarzan
was a mighty fighter and a strange
creature-strange because he had had
it in his power to kill his enemy, but
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That afternoon as the tribe came to-
gether, as was their wont after dark
ness settled on the jungle, Tarzan, his
wounds washed in the limpid waters
of the little stream, called the old
males about him.
You have seen again today that
Tarzan of the apes is the greatest
| among you" he said.
Huh" they replied with one voice.
"Tarzan is great"
"Tarzan," he continued, "is not an
| ape. He is not like his people. His
| ways are not their ways, and so Tarzan
| is going back to the lair of his own
| kind by the waters Of the great lake
which has no farther shore. You must
choose another to rule you. Tarzan
will not return"
And thus young Lord Greystoke took
the first step toward the goal which he
had set himself-the finding Of other
white men like himself
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