The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1915-02-18

/, Clayton, with Jane Porter, the pro.
fessor and Esmeralda. occupied Clay
toms car, while Tarzan took Mr.. Phi
lander with him.
my. Philander. do you recall the do.
tails of the finding and burying of
three skeletons found in my calm be-
side that African .iungle?" asked Tar.
Zan
Very distinctly, sir: very distinct,
w." replied Mr.. Philander,
Was there anything peculiar about
any Of those skeletons? 1t means Il
great deal to me to know" said Tar,
IAN. Your answer may clear up a
mystery. 1t can do no worse. lit any
rate. than to leave it still a mystery !!
have been entertaining a theory con
corning those skeletons for the past
two months. and ! want you tn answer
edge-were the three skeletons yon
buried all human skeletens?"
Mr.. Philander eyed TarZan narrowly.
No" said he. the smallest one. the
one foHnd in the crib. was the skeleton
of an anthropeid ape"
"Tlalnk you" said Tarzan.
In the ear ahead Jane Porter was
thinking fast and %furiously. She had
felt the purpose for which Tarzan had
asked a few words with her. and she
knew that she must be prepared to
give him an answer in the very near
future.
He. was not the sort Of person on,
could put off. and somehow ti!a, Wy.
thought made her wonder if >,l ~
not really fear him.
Could she love where she f@ra;!,,!.
She re,lliZed the spell that lH,! a." '.
upon her in the depths of l!n' .,r y:
Jungle. but there was no Si,"!. %! at
chnntnent now in prnsair Mis-" -
Nor did the imlnac,l!;! H."'r.
trenchmam appea! to the rrio'' -,
man In her. as had the stniw; : ".S
god.
Did she love him: She did $40; !il,,n
now
She glanced at Clayton OK "a III,
corner Of her eye. Was not $50
lll1lll lIdIllcu Ill tue flillt SNli''I - - q
vironment in which she had b.ri. , ~,
ed. with position and rrltnr" >i;rl. ~
she had been taught to CONSIDER H. til,
essentials to consenial nssociati,ijs
Did not her best Judgment point Ia
this young English ,loblenaI wh"S,
love she knew to be Of the surf ii rivi
lized pms should rave MS the lr~ira
mate for such as she:
Could she love Clayton: She could
see no reason why she could not Sht
was not calculating by nature. nu,
training. environment and herrdity hat
all combined to tench her to reason
even In matters of the heart.
That she had been carried of bel
feet by the strength Of the young giant
when his great arms were about hel
IN the distant African forest and AGAR
today. in the Wisconsin woods. seemed
to her only attributable to a tcmpurar!
mental reversion to type on her Fart
to the appeal Of the primeval man t.
the nrimevnl woman In her nature.
II he should never touch her again
she reasoned. she would never feel at
tracted toward him. She had not loved
him. then. 1t had been nothing NOR,
than Il hallucination induced by excite
ment and by personal contact.
Excitement would not always mari
their future relations should she MARI!
him. and the power OF personal contac
would he dnlled by familiarity.
Again she glanced at Clayton. Fl,
was very handsome and every inch
gentleman. She should he Very PROUD
Of such n husband.
and then he Spoke-a minute soone,
or n minute later might have made al
the difference in the world to thre,
lives. Rut chance stepped In AM
pointed out to Clayton the PSYCHOLOGY
cal moment.
> You are free now. Jane" he s;it
: won't YOU say Yes" ! will devot
r my life to making you very happy"
t Yes" she whispered.
r That evening. in the little waitin
room at the station. TarZan caugh
Jane Porter alone for Il moment.
!, You are free now. Jane" L. Sai(
"Aso = OLA "NiNt'N IL o6S "
OF the past from the lair Of the prime
val MAJ to claim you. For your sake
have become ciyiliZed-for your SAX
. | have crossed oceans and continents
for your sake | will be whatever 70
{ will me to be. l can make you happy
> Jane. in the life you know and low
best. Will YOU marry me"
! For the first time she realized til
!, depths Of the mans love-all that b
= had accomplished In so short a tim
solely for love of her.
: Turning her head. she buried her fac
Z in her arms.
What had she done? Because sh
:. had been afraid she might sucrumb t
0 the pleas of this giant she had hurne
3 her bridges behind her. In her gr0unt
p less apprehension that she might MAX
a terrible mistake she had made