Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-11
TARZAN OF THE APES
r.o Thrilling Adventures of q PrimeynI WoD
y" and ON American Girl
BY EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
BY EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS

yet we must not overloo,, a.
except for himself the oni,, L,,Ct iaCt that
"itn,n hundreds Of miles are so,,a,.y i ~ :
,t,paIs' re was armed precisaty 90 IL III
wi'vH indicates that he has ,,at,1.si..s, 49,
Slarons Of some nature with IN, 'l'eg l,s,
bi,, tdCI III lnat ne is but one against nossil
tiors no,,i.3 'lus us suggests that these reia-
friendly" nave Oeen other than
II seems improbable ,bon ,h,, -
t L'ot connected with them" ra,,,ari,,.i ne Is
tribe" member OF this
1T added another OF tbe oeoo.z
''iat otherwise he could even bs,.a -,
ouiiCleht length Of time e,,,o,. ~
11SVase denizens Of the Jungle br,,te a.S
n,n ''l, 10 have become proficient in ,,o1J
Vi III the use of African weapope -
o,,,n 0u are Judging him according TO vo,,r
Portos s'aaintuards. gentlemen" said lane
sorter. An ordinary white mar s,,,I, ane ne
any or you-pardon me, I djd not ,,..s.' ~ as
SusI that-rather, white man ahovo a.
LILLE IWiiy5'ry In physique and inteIiieeroo
uoulu ,ou never l grant you, have lived %
i,,. ivar hone and naked In this tront,ai
IT, 70, put this man not only surpaasss
agil,t,, tLase white man in strength and
ts,.,ils' put as far transcends our trptnsa
hthletes and strong mem az tbs,, O,,a. r,a.,.eu
uay-old babe; and his COURAGE an5
beast" 'iiOse OF the Wild
He has certainly won a 1ovo, onar
sIou, eI MISS Porter" said Captain Du.
he ,,o. iaushlng' Il am sure that there
oe none Of us here but woiId yvi,,insi,,
race death hundred times in its me-,
terrltying forms to deserve the tributes
ful" vi so ueauu-
You would not wonder tbot doford
him' said the girl, could you have seen
,,,itt aS l saw MIN, battling In my behalf
with that huge hairy brute.
Gould you have seen him oharpe tho
monster as bull might charge a grizzly
absolutely without sign of fear or hesita-
uon-you would have believed him more
than human.
Gould you have seen those nightly
muscles knotting under the brown skin
could you have seen them force back
.Iose .ie aWtul tangs-you, too, would have
thought him invincible.
And could you have seen the chival-
rous treatment which he accorded a
strange girl Of a strange race. you would
ieel the same absolute confidence in him
that 1 feel"
You have won your suit, my fair
pleader" cried the captain. This court
finds the defendant not guilty, ana the
cruiser shall wait a few days longer that
he may have an opportunity to come and
thank the divine POrtla."
"Fo' do Lawd's sake, honey" cried Es-
meralda. You all doan mean to tell me
dat yOuse a-goin' to stay right yere in dis
we're lam of carnlvable animals when you
all done got de oppahtunity to escapade
on dat cruiser? Doan yo' tell me dat,
honey"
why. Esmeralda! You should be
ashamed of yourself" cried Jane Porter.
us this any way to show your gratitude
to the man who saved your life twice?"
well, Miss Jane, das all ies as yo'
say; but dat dere fores' lawd never did
save us to stay yere. He done save us
so we all could get away from yere. Ah
expec' he be nightly peevlsh when he
1n' We aln't got no mo sense n to stay
right yere after he done give us de chance
to get away.
"Ah hoped Ah'd never have to sleep in
his yere geological garden another night
and listen to all dem lonesome noises dat
come out of dat tumble after dark"
II don't blame you a bit, Esmeralda,"
said Clayton, "and you certainly did hit
1t off right when you called them lone
some noises. l never have been able to
find the right word for them, but that's
1t, don't you know. lonesome noises"
You and Esmeralda had better 20 and
live on the cruiser" said Jane Porter in