Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-30
AVIAN oF THE APEs'

stop for indefinite periods at various
points OF interest, Clayton mentally
nnathematlzed bennington for ever sug-
gesting such a ridiculous trip.
! Il was Lord Tennington's plan to cruise
/ through the Mediterranean and the Red
Sea to the Indian Ocean. and thus down
the East Coast, putting In at every port
that was worth the seeing
And so It happened that on a certain
/ day two vessels PASSED i'm the Strait OF
| Gibraltar The smaller, o trim white
yacht, was speeding toward the east, and
on her deck sat a young woman who
| pazed with sad eyes upon diamond-stud-
ded locket which she idly fingered. Her
thoughts we're far away, In the dim. leafy
| fRstness of a tropical iungle-and her
heart was with her thoughts.
She wondered II the man who had given
her the beautiful bauble, that had meant
SO much more to him than the the intrin-
sic value which he had not even known
could ever have meant to him, was back
In his savage forest.
And upon the deck Of the larger vessel,
a passenger steamer passing toward the
enst, the man sat with another young
woman, and the two idly speculated upon
the Identity of the dainty craft gliding so
gracefully through the gentle swell of the
lazy sea-
When the yacht had passed the man re-
sumed the conversation that her appear
ance had broken off.
Yes" he said. ~ like America very
mush, and that means, of course, that l
like Americans, for a country Is only
what its people make II. | met some very
delightful people while / was there I
recall one family from your own city,
Miss Strong. wlsom I liked particularly
Professor Porter and his daughter"
Jane Porter!' exclaimed the girl. do
you mean to tell me that you know Jane
Porter? Why she is the very best friend
I have in the world. We were little chill
dren together-we have known each other
for ages"
Indeed" he answered, smiling "You
would have difficulty in persuading any
one of the fact who had seen either of
you"
"I'll qualify the statement, then" she
answered, with a laugh. I'VE have known
each other for two ages-hers and mine.
But seriously we are as dear to each
other as sisters, and now that 1 am going
to lose her 1 am almost heartbroken."
Going to lose her?" exclaimed Tarzan.
why, what do you mean? oh, yes, 1
understand. You mean that now that she
is married and living in England. you
will seldom IL ever see her"
"Yes," replied she land the saddest
part OF it all is that she is not marrying
the man she loves. oh, it is terrible.
Marrying from a sense of duty 1 think
1t is perfectly wicked, and 1 told her so:
1 have felt SO strongly on the subject
that, although 1 was the only person out
side of blood relations who was to have
been asked to the wedding, 1 would not
let her invite me, for / should not have
gone TO witness the terrible mockery. But
Jane Porter is peculiarly positive. She
has convinced herself that she Is doing
the only honorable thing that she can do,
and nothing in the world will ever pre-
ont lara fro Y
except Greystoke himself, or death"
Il am sorry for her." said Tarzan.
And am sorry for the man she loves"
said the girl. for he loves her. I never
met him. but from what Jane tells me
he must be very wonderful person. 1t
seems that he was born in an African
jungle. and brought up by fierce, anthro-
poid apes He had never seen a white
man or woman until Professor Porter and
his party were marooned on the coast
right at the threshold of his tiny cabin.
He saved them from all manner OF terri
bic beasts, and accomplished the most
wonderful feats imaginable, and then to
cap the climax he fell in love with Jane
and she with him, though she never really
knew II for sure until she had promised
herself to Lord Greystoke."
Most remarkable murmured Tarzan,
cudgeling his brain for some pretext upon
which to turn the subject He delighted
III AciAIlib AidASl strung ldlh Oh Jane, DuL
when he was the subject of the conversa-
tion he was bored and embarrassed But
he was soon given respite, for the girls
mother Joined them, and the talk became
general.
The next few days passed uneventfully.
The sea was quiet. The sky was clear
The steamer plowed steadily on toward
the south without pause. Tarzan spent
quite little time with Miss Strong and
her mother They whiled away their
hours on deck reading, talking. or taking
pictures with Miss Strong's camera.
When the sun had set they walked.
One day Tarzan found Miss Strong in
conversation with a stranger, a man he
had not seen on board before. As he ap-
preached the couple the man bowed TO
the girl and turned to walk away.
wait, Monsieur Thuran." said Miss
Strong; you must meet Mr. Caldwell.
We are all fellow passengers, and should
be acquainted"
The two men shook hands. AS Tarzan
looked into the eyes of Monsieur Thuran
he was struck by the strange familiarity
Of their expression.
II have had the honor of monsieur's
acquaintance in the past. am sure" said
Tarzan, though cannot recall the cir
cumstances."
Monsieur Thuran appeared i'll at ease
II cannot say, monsieur" he replied
1T may be so. have had that Identical
sensation myselt when meeting
stranger"
Monsieur Thuran has been explaining
some of the mysteries of navigation 10
me-" explained the girl.
Tarzan paid little heed to the CONVEX
satton that ensued-he was attempting TO
recall where he had met Monsieur Thu
ran before. That 1t had been under Pc
ouliar circumstances he was positive.
Presently the sun reached them, and the
girl asked Monsieur Thuran to move her
chair farther back into the shade Tar
zan happened to be watching the man
al the time, and noticed the awkward
manner IN which he handled the chair
his left wrist was stif. That clue was
sufiieient-a sudden train OF associated
ideas did the rest.
Monsieur Thuran had been trying 10
find an excuse to make a graceful de-
parture. The lull In the conversation
following the moving of their position
gave him an opportunity 70 make his ex-
cuses BoWing low to Miss Strong, and
inclining his head to Tarzan. he turned TO
leave them.
Just a minute" said Tarzan. ''If Miss
Strong Will pardon me viii accompany
you / shall return In moment. Miss
Strong"
Monsieur Thuran looked uncomfortable.
When the two men had passed out OF the
girls sight, Iarzan stopped laying a
heavy hand on the others shoulder.
What IS your game now, RokonT he
asked
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