Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-07

he was surprised that b repulsed
him.
He came close to her once more and
took hold Of her arm. She turned upon
him like a tigress. striking his great
breast with her tiny hands.
Tarzan could not understand it.
A moment ago and it had been bis
intention to hasten Jane Porter back
to her people. but that moment was
lost. Since then TarZan of the apes
had felt the warm form close pressed
to his. The hot. sweet breath against
his cheek and mouth had famed a
new flame to life within his breast.
Again he laid his hand upon her arm.
Again she repulsed him. And then
Tarzan of the apes did just what his
first ancestor would have done.
He took his woman in his arms aud
carried her into the jungle.
Early the following morning the four
within the little cabin by the beach
were awakened by the booming Of a
cannon. Clayton was the first to rush
out, and there, beyond the harbor's
mouth, he saw two vessels lying at an
Choir.
One was the Arrow and the other a
small French cruiser. The sides Of the
latter were crowded with men gazing
%shoreward, and it was evident to Clay
ton, as to the others, who had now
Joined him, that the gun which they
had heard had been fred to attract
their attention If they still remained at
the cabin.
BY means Of a bonfire the attention
Of the cruiser was gained, and a boat
was lowered and dispatched toward
the beach.
As it was drawn up a young officer
stepped out. He was met by. Clayton.
IN. Clayton, I presume" he asked.
"Thank heaven. you have come" was
Clayton's reply. "And it may he that
It is not too late; even now"
"What do you NEAR. MONSIEUR"
asked the officer.
Clayton told Of the abduction Of Jane
Porter and the need Of armed men to
aid in the search; for her.
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Among the officers in the last boats to
put of from the, cruiser was the COM
mander Of the vessel, and when he had
heard the story of Jane Porter's abduc-
ton he generously called for volunteers
to accompany Professor Porter and
Clayton in their search.
Not an officer or a man Of those
brave Frenchmen who did not quickly
beg leave to be one of the expedition.
The commander selected twenty men
and two officers, Lieutenant d'Arnot
and Lieutenant C%harpentier. A boat
was dispatched to the cruiser for pro.
visions, ammunition and carbines,
The men were already armed with re.
volvers. II
Then, to Clayton's inquiries as to
how they had happened to anchor of.
shore and fire a signal gun, the com.
mander. Captain Dufranne, explained
that they had overhauled the Arrow
and had boarded her.
The sight that met the Frenchmen's
eyes as they clambered over the ships
side al appalling.
. A dozen dead and dying men rolled
: hither and thither upon the pitching
deck, the living intermingled with thu
) dead. Two Of the corpses appeared t.
have been partially devoured as though
, by wolves.
The prize crew s0on had the vesse
under proper sail and the living mem
bers Of the I'll starred company carried
below to their hammocks.
) The dead were wrapped in tarpaulin
i and dashed on deck to be identified b,
their comrades before being consigne,
e to the deep.
None Of the living were cOnsciou
s when the Frenchmen reached the Al
rows deck. It did not take the Frencl
n officer long to learn what had cause
the terrible condition aboard, for whe
e water and brandy were sought to n
/ store the men it was found that nc
y only was there none Of either, but nc
a vestige of food of any description.
= When restoratives had been apple
le several Of the men regained consciou:
ness. and then the whole story wa
told.
d With no one on board who unde
stood navigation after they left tn
African coast, discussions soon aros
as to their whereabouts, and as sever.
days sailing did not raise land the
bore off to the north. fearing that tt
n high north winds that had prevaile
had driven them south of the southe1
II extremity Of Africa.
ar They kept on a north-northeasterl
10 course for two days. when they we
1e overtaken by a calm which lasted f,
ar nearly a week. Their water was gon
r. and in another day they would be wit
IN out food.
Conditions changed rapidly from BIZ
q to worse. One man went mad al
Lh leaped overheard. Soon another ope
W, ed his veins and drank his own blood
Sc Two days before they had been pic
of ed up by the cruiser they had becon
m too weak to handle the vessel. al
re that same day three men died. On t
20 following morning 1t was cen tn
ID one Of the corpses had been partial
So devoured.