Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-26
Their work done, the sailors returned
to the small boat and pulled off rapidly
toward tho Arrow

Their work done, the sailors returned
to the small boat and pulled off rapid!
II toward the Arrow.
II The breeze had increased consider
ably, and as the smoke upon the hori
zon was now plainly discernable IL
considerable volume the mutineers los
no time in getting under full sail ant
bearing away toward the southwest.
Tarzan wondered what the ches
they had buried contained. II the!
did not wish it why did they not mere
ly throw it into the water? That woult
have been much easier.
All, he thought, but they do wish 1t
They have hidden it here because the!
intend returning for it later.
He dropped to the ground and com
menced to examine the earth about the
excavation. He was looking to see Il
these creatures had dropped anything
which he might like to own. Soon he
discovered a spade hidden by the un-
derbrush which they had laid upon the
grave.
He seized it and attempted to use II
as he had seen the sailors do. 1t was
awkward work and hurt his bare feet
but he persevered until he had partial
ly uncovered the body. This he drag
] ged from the grave and laid to one
side.
Then he continued digging until he
had unearthed the chest. This also he
dragged to the side Of the corpse
Then he filled in the smaller hole be-
low the grave, replaced the body and
the earth around and above it, covered
to the chest.
Four sailors had sweated beneath
the burden Of its weight. Tarzan OF
the apes picked it up as though it had
been empty and, with the spade slung
to his back by a piece Of rope, carried
1t off into the densest part Of the jun
gle.
He could not well negotiate the trees
to the trails and so made fairly good
time.
For several hours he travelled until
he came to an impenetrable wall of
matted and tangled vegetation. Then
he took to the lower branches, and in
another fifteen minutes he emerged
into the amphitheater Of the apes,
where they met in council or to cele-
brate the rites Of the dumdum.
Near the center Of the clearing and
not far from the drum. or altar, he
commenced to dig. This was harder
work than turning up the freshly ex-
cavated earth at the grave, but Tarzan
Of the apes was persevering and 80 he
kept at his labor until he was reward
ed by seeing hole sufficiently deep to
receive the chest and effectually hide
it from view.
Now the natural curiosity, which is
as common to men as to apes, prompt
ed Tarzan to open the chest and ex-
anime its contents. but the heavy
lock and massive iron bands baffled
both his cunning and his immense
strength, so that he was compelled
to bury the chest without having his
curiosity satisfied.
BY the time Tarzan had hunted his
way back to the vicinity Of the cabin,
feeding as he went, 1t was quite dark.
Within the little building light was
burning, for Clayton had found an un-
opened tin of oil which had stood in
tact for twenty years. The lamps also
were still usable.
AS Tarzan approached the window
nearest the door he saw that the cabin
had been divided into two rooms by a
rough partition Of boughs and sail
cloth.
In the front room were the three
men, the two older deep in argument,
while the younger, tilted back against
the wall on an improvised STOOL was
deeply engrossed in reading one Of
Tarzan's books.
Tarzan was not particularly inter-
ested in the men, however, so he
sought the other window. There was
the girl. How beautiful her features!
How delicate her snowy skin!
She was writing at Tarzan's own
table beneath the wondow. Upon pile
Of grasses at the far side of the room
lay the negress, asleep.
For an hour Tarzan feasted his eyes
upon her while she wrote. He longed
to speak to her, but dared not at
tempt, for he was convinced that she
would not understand him, and he
feared, too, that he might frighten
her away.
At length she rose, leaving her
manuscript upon the table. She went
to the bed upon which had been spread
several layers Of soft grasses These
she re-arranged. Then she extinguish-
ed the lamp, and all within the cabin
was wrapped in Cimmerian darkness.
Cautiously Tarzan intruded his hand
between the meshes Of the lattice until
his whole arm was within the cabin.
Carefully he felt upon the desk. At
last he grasped the paper upon which
Jane Porter had been writing and
withdrew his hand, holding the pre-
cious treasure.
arzan folded the sheets into a
small parcel, which he tucked into the
culver with his arrows. Then he sped
away into the jungle as softly and as
noiselessly as a shadow.
(To be Continued.)
Things Science Can't Explain.