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CHAPTER II.
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MIR. HAROLD MOORE was a bilious.
1Tl countenanced, studious young man.
He took himself very seriously. and life
and his work, which latter was the tn.
toring Of the young son OF a British
nobleman. He felt that his charge was
not making the progress that his par
ents had right to expect, and he was
now conseient.ous.y explaining this fact
to the boys mother
/ TITS not that he isn't bright" he was
saying; IF that were true 1 should have
hopes of succeeding. for then I might
bring to bear all my energies In over
coming his obtusenessi on the contrary.
he is exceptionally intelligent, ana
learns so quickly that / can fnd no
fault in the matter Of the preparation
Of his lessons. What concerns me is
the fact that he evidently takes no An.
terest whatever in the subjects we are
studying. He merely aecomplishes each
lesson as a task to be rid of as quickly
as possible. and am sure that no les.
son ever again enters his mind until
the hours Of study and recitation once
more arrive.
His sole interests seem 70 be feats
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ape moved with him, taking one OF his
arms. They had some almost to the
little knot OF men before they were
seen. and by this time Paulvitch had
become assured that the beast meant
him no harm. The animal evidently
was accustomed to the association OF
human beings.
1t occurred to the Russian that the
ape represented considerable and GER
tain money value, and before they
reached the sailors he had decided that
he should be the one to profit by IT,
When the men looked up and saw
the oddly paired couple shutting to-
ward them they were filled with amaze
ment and started on a run toward the
two. The ape showed no sign OF fear.
Instead, he grasped each sailor by the
shoulder and peered long and earnestly
into his face. Having inspected them
all. he returned TO Paulvitehs side, dis.
appointment written strongly upon his
eountenanee and in his carriage.
The men were delighted with him.
They gathered about. asking Paulviteh
many questions and examining his
companion TIE Russian told them
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visions of wealth rapidly dissipating
before the weapons OF the sailors.
The ape, however. proved no easy
victim to the superior numbers that
seemed fated to overwhelm him.
Rising from the sailor who had pre-
oipitated the battle. he shook his giant
shoulders. freeing himself from two
OF the men that were clinging to his
back, and with mighty blows OF his
open palms felled one after another OF
his attackers, leaping. hither and. thith.
er with the agility of a small monkey.
The fight had been witnessed by the
captain and mate, who were just land.
ing from the Marjorie W.; and Paul
witch saw these two now running for.
ward with drawn reYolvers, while the
two sailors who had brought them
ashore trailed at their heels. The ape
stood looking about him at the havoc
he had wrought; but whether he was
awaiting a renewal OF the attack or was
celebrating which OF his foes he should
exterminate first Paulyiteh could not
guess.
What he could guess. however, was
that the moment the two oflcers came
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that the ape was his-nothing further
would he offer, but kept harping con-
tinually upon the same theme. THE
| ape Is mine. The ape is NINE"
firing of Paulvitch. one of the men
essayed a pleasantly. Circllng about
behind the ape, he prodded the anthro-
poid in the back with pin.
Like flash the beast wheeled upon
its tormentor, and, in the brief instant
of turning. the placid, friendly animal
was metamorphosed to frenzied de-
mon of rage.
The broad grin that had sat upon
the sailors face as he perpetrated his
little joke froze to an expression of
terror. He attempted to dodge the long
arms that reached for him, but, failing,
drew a long knife that hung at his
belt.
The ape tore the weapon from the
mans grasp with single wrench and
flung it to one side; then his yellow
fangs were buried in the sailors shoul-
der.
With sticks and knives the mans
companions fell upon the beast, while
Paulvitch danced around the cursing,
snarling pack. mumbling and scream
ing pleas and threats. He saw his
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life was filled with morbid thought OF
hatred-he had become mentally as he
was physically in outward appearance
the personiflcation of the blightlng
emotion of hate. He had little or nothing
to do with the men who had rescued
him.
lie was too weak to work and too
morose for company, and SO they
| quickly left him alone to his own de.
vices.
The Marjorie w. had been chartered
by a syndicate of wealthy manufacture
ers, equipped with a laboratory and q
STAFF of scientists, and sent out to search
! FOR some natural product which the
manufacturers who footed the bills had
been importing from South America at
an enormous cost. What the product
was none on board the Marjorie w.
knew, except the scientists; nor is it
of any moment to us, other than that it
led the ship to certain island off the
coast of Africa after Alexis Paulvitch
had been taken aboard.
The ship lay at anchor off the coast
FOR several weeks. The monotony Of
life aboard her became trying for the
crew. They went ashore, and finally
Paulvitch asked to accompany them
he, too, was firing of the blighting
sameness of existence upon the ship.
The island was heavily timbered.
Dense jungle ran down almost to the
beach, The scientists were far inland,
prosecuting their search for the valu.
able commodity that native rumor upon
the mainland had led them to believe
might be found here in marketable
quantity.
The ships company fished, hunted
and explored, Paulvitch shufled UP
and down the beach, or lay in the shade
of the great trees that skirted it.
One day, as the men were gathered
at little distance, inspecting the body
of panther that had fallen to the gun
of one of them who had been hunting
inland, Paulvitch lay sleeping beneath
his tree. He was awakened by the
touch of a hand upon his shoulder.
With a start he sat UP to see a huge
anthropoid ape squatting at his side,
inspecting him intently.
The Russian was thoroughly fright
ened. He glanced toward the sailors
they were couple of hundred yards
away.
Again the ape plucked at his shoul.
der, jabbering plaintively. Paulvitch
saw no menace in the inquiring gaze, or
in the attitude of the beast. He got
slowly to his feet. The ape rose at his
side.
Half doubled, the man shuffled eau
tiously awav toward the sailors. The
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dergo his searching scrutiny. All in
ALL Ajax, as he had peen dubbed, was
considered the most remarkable and in
telligent ape that any one aboard the
Marjorie w. had ever seen.
Nor was his intelligence the only re,
markable attribute he owned. His stat.
ure and physique were, for an ape,
awe-inspiring. That he was old was
quite evident; but If his age had i'm.
paired his physical or mental powers in
the slightest, it was not apparent.
And so at length the Marjorie w.
came to England, and there the officers
and the scientists. filled with compass
sion for the pitiful wreck of man they
had rescued from the jungles, furnished
Paulvitch with funds, and bid him and
his Ajax godspeed.
Upon the dock, and all through the
journey to London, the Russian had his
hands full with Ajax. Each new face
of the thousands that came within the
anthropoid's ken must be carefully scru.
tinized, much to the horror of many Of
his victims; but at last, failing, appar-
emily, to discover whom he sought, the
great ape relapsed into morbid indif-
ference, only occasionally evincing in
terest in passing face.
In London, Paulvitch went directly
with his prize to a famous animal
trainer. This man was much impressed
with Ajax, with the result that he
agreed to train him for lions share
OF the profits of exhibiting him. and in
the meantime to provide for the keep
OF both the ape and his owner.
And SO came Ajax TO London, and
there was forged another link in the
chain of strange circumstances that
were to affect the lives of many people.
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side, looking first at one and then an
other of the sailors.
AS the captain approached him the
ape half rose and waddled forward 70
meet him. Upon his countenance was
the same strange, searching expression
that had marked his scrutiny of each
of the sailors he had first encountered
He came quite close to the officer and
laid paw upon one Of the mans
shoulders, studying his face intently
for long moment; then came the ex.
preston of disappointment, accompa.
MED by what was almost human sigh,
as he turned away to peer in the same
curious fashion into the faces of the
mate and the two sailors who had ar.
rived with the officers.
In each instance he sighed and passed
on, returning at length to Paulvitch's
side, where he squatted down once more;
thereafter evincing little or no interest
in any of the other men, and appar.
emily forgetful of his recent battle with
them.
When the party returned aboard the
Marjorie W., Paulvitch was accompa.
MED by the ape, who seemed anxious to
follow him. The captain interposed no
obstacles to the arrangement, and so
the great anthropoid was tacltly ad.
mitted to membership In the ships com.
pany.
Once aboard, he examined each new
face minutely, evinclng the same dis.
appointment in each instance that had
marked his scrutiny of the others.
The officers and scientists aboard
often discussed the beast. but they were
unable to account satisfactorily for the
strange ceremony with which he greeted
each new face. Had he been discovered
upon the mainland. or any other place
than the almost unknown island that
had been his home. they would have
concluded that he had formerly been a
pet of man; but that theory was not
tenable in the face OF the isolation of
his uninhabited island.
He seemed continually to be search.
ing for some one, and during the first
days OF the return voyage from the
island he was often discovered nosine
about in various parts of the ship; but
after he had seen and examined each
face of the ships company and explored
every corner OF the vessel. he Iapsed
into utter indifference OF all about him.
Even the Russian ELECTED only casual
interest when he brought him food. At
other times the ape appeared merely
TO tolerate him.
He never showed affection for him
or for any one else upon the Marjorie
w. Nor did ne at any time evinee any
indication Of the savage temper that
had marked his resentment of the at.
tack OF the sailors upon him at the time
that ne had come among them.
Most OF his time was spent In the
eye OF the ship. scanning the horizon
ahead. as though he were endowed with
suficient reason 70 know that the yes.
sci was bound for some port where there
would be other human beings 70 IN.
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within firing distance of the beast they
would put an end to him in short order
unless something were done, and done
quickly, to prevent,
The ape had made no move to attack
the Russian; but even so, the man was
none too sure of what might happen
were he to interfere with the savage
beast, now thoroughly aroused to rage
and with the smell of new-spilled blood
fresh in it's nostrils. For an instant he
hesitated, and then again there rose
before him the dreams of affluence
which this great anthropoid would
doubtless turn to realities once Paul
witch had landed him safely in some
great metropolis like London.
The captair was shouting to him now
to stand aside so he might have a shot
at the ANIMAL but. instead. Paulvitch
shuffied to the apes side, and, though
the mans hair quivered at its roots, he
mastered his fear and laid hold of the
animals arm.
"Come" he commanded and tugged
to pull the beast from among the sail.
VI ~ AAisAhJ Va NASlil llON olNNAilb UP
in wide-eyed fright, or crawling away
from their conqueror upon hands and
knees.
Slowly the ape permitted itself to be
led to one side, nor did it show the
slightest indication of a desire to harm
the Russian. The captain came to a
halt a few PAGES from the odd pair.
Col l.
'I'n put that brute where he won't
chew up any more able seamenP
1T wasn't his fault, captain" pleaded
Paulvitch. "Please don't shoot him.
The men started it-they attacked him
first. You see, he's perfectly gentle
and he's mine-hes mine-he's mine!
1 won't let you kill himl" he concluded,
as his half-wrecked mentality pictured
anew the pleasure that money would
buy In London-money that he could
not hope to possess without some such
windfall as the ape represented.
The captain lowered his weapon.
'"rhe men started II, did they?" he
repeated. How about that?" and he
turned toward the sailors, who had by
this time picked themselves from the
ground, none OF them much the worse
for his experience, except the fellow
who had been the cause Of it, and who
would doubtless nurse sore shoulder
for week or so.
"simpsOn done it," said one Of the
men. HE stuck a pin into the monk
from behind. ana the monk got him
which served him bloomin' well right
-an' he got the rest of us, too, for
which | can't blame him. since we ali
jumped him at once"
The captain looked at Simpson, who
sheepishly admitted the truth Of the
allegation; then he stepped over 10 the
ape as though to discover for himself
the sort OF temper the beast possessed
But 1t was noticeable that he kent his
revolver cooked and leyeled as he DID so
However, he spoke soothinsly to the
animal. who squatted al ths Russian,s
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This is the fourth of the wonderful dealing
Jungle The first of these stories Tan of the
the Evening Ledger May To- 1915 The
Tarzan" which Tarzan"
which will meet old
friend himself who is John Clayton
Greystok his wife, Alexis Puvch friend
the others And will
the of whom is Jack Clayton, son of Tazan
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Delivery system and the improVemeHE
Of the Parcel Post system, to the end
that the rural districts throughout the
country may be benefited therebg-
/ purpose to conduct my campaign
on high plain. / do not desire to DO
elected on the dement's of others. aat
On my merit alone.
Ny campaign headquarters wis 10
at Americas, Georgia, where my sss-
rotary or I will be glad to welcaus
and advise with friends at all timez.
and, if elected by the good people ct
this district, ! promise to faithfully
discharge the duties of this great af-
fee with fidelity to your every interest
Respectfully,
q. G. HUDSON
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FOR CONGRESS.
To the Voters Of the Third Congress-
ional district.
=. G. HUDSON

To the Voters Of the Third Congress
ional District:
| hereby respectfully announce my
candidacy for reelection as your Rep-
resentative in the Sixty-Fifth (e5GkI
Congress, subject to the primary to be
neld on September 18th.
During the short time / have aean
your congressman, have sincerely em-
deavored to serve you faithfully, aud
If my efforts and record meet with
your approval, will feel greatly hGn-
ored and profoundly grateful IL yuu
will give me your support in the COM
ing election. Congress has been In al
most continuous session since qua
elected me, and duty required me- 10
stay here. which prevented me f1am
visiting you as often as / wished. TIE
Ways and Means committee is raw
daily working on q revenue measure
being on that committee, / must re-
main here until the new tax law d
passed. AS soon as Congress adjourna.
or before then, If public business wsM
permit me to leave, expect to canvass
the District, meet the people personal.
ly and talk to them face to face, boeT
Individually and on the stump.
If reelected, promise to discharsx
the duties of the great Office with fldes-
ity and to the best of my ability.
From the depths of my heart, Z
thank you for your past kindness Ia
me. Cordially yours
CHARLES R. CRISP.
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FOR SOLICITOR-GENERAL
For Solicitor General

/ hereby announce myself for nomi-
ration as the candidate for the
office of Solicitor General of the South
Western Judicial Circuit, in the Demo
cratic primary election on Sept. 18th,
1916, subject to the rules of said pri-
mary election.
If nominated and elected il shall be
my constant purpose and ambition 10
discharge the duties of the Office
faithfully, fairly, vigorously and
promptly, and in a manner to inspire
confidence in the office; and SO far as
the Office of Solicitor General is con-
cerned to at all times uphold and
maintain the integrity. dignity and
purity of the court.
1t is my desire to see each voter OF
the circuit before the primary, but in
the event l do not, / do now ask the
vote and support of each person in the
circuit. Respectfully,
WARE G. MARTIN.
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To the People of the Southwestern
Judicial Circuit:

To the People of the Southwestern
Judicial Circuit:
Having laudable ambition to serve
in the capacity of Solicitor General OF
the Southwestern Circuit, and at the
request of many loyal friends and cit
liens of this circuit / have decided to
register my candidacy for this position
subject to the rules governing the
primary to be held on September 18th
next.
If elected / will fearlessly and Wig
orously prosecute such cases as
justice and right may demand
whether the accused person be high OF
low. rich or poor.
/ will endeavor to protect the limo
cent, and see to it that no citizen d
person shall ever be unjustly punished
or unrighteously perescuted.
/ will strive to uphold the dignity II
the office, with the end in view, that
all citizens will have proper regard fol
the courts and the enforcement of the
laws and lend their aid in it's just ad.
ministration.
If elected by the people at the pram-
airy to serve them ] will at no time be
controlled by any person. faction
clique, or ring; but in all matters
will be governed by what is right, and
will pursue only that course which
justice may demand and good
conscience dictate.
! will be courteous at all times, and
by my conduct convince you by
prompt attention to the affairs Of the
office, that l am ready and willing to
do my duty at all times, in all cases
under all circumstances, with the de-
sire to correctly interpret the law
and honestly enforce the same,
against all classes and citizens alike
guided by the laws of Georgia, and
the motto of our beloved state, wis
dom, Justice and Moderation.
Respectfully
G. Y. HARRELL.
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and impartial discharge of the duties
OF teh Office. Respectfully,
]. R. WILLIAMS.
FOR CONGRESS.

To the Voters of the Third Congress
ional District of Georgia:
hereby announce my candidacy for
election as your Representative, from
the Third Congressional District of
Georgia, to the Sixty-fifth Congress.
subject to the primary to be held
September IL, 1916, and respectfully
solicit your support to this position.
If nominated and elected, / pledge
myself and the best energies 1 am ca
pable of exerting to your every inter-
est, and especially to procure for you:
1.-The cooperation of the National
government with the several states In
/ the enforcement of their prohibition
laws to the extent of denying applica-
ton for license to manufacture or sell
intoxicating liquors in such states,
and the procurement of such neces-
sary changes as will prohibit the
shipment of intoxicating liquors Ia
prohibited territory; and will earnest
ly advocate every legal measure that
will tend to procure for the whole
people National Prohibition.
I'll will support such rural credit
legislation as will actually give to
the farmers of our country the relief
that has been so often promised, by
making available to them, with good
security ON land or cotton. long loans
of money at low rates of interest, such
loans to be made directly by the gov
eminent to the farmers.
al will favor a sufficiently equip
ped army and navy to command peace
at home and respect abroad, and the
manufacture of our navy and army
equipment by the government.
4.-The restriction of immigration
at least to the extent of requiring Inn
migrants to register, giving infor-
nation necessary as to their previous
lives, and the signing Of pledge that
within three months after entering
our country they will become citizens
in legal way.
ga complete separation of all az
fairs of church and state.
6.-The extension of the Rural Free
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LONDON, Aug. 5.-Before the big
squeeze" began discussion of British
gas attacks was strictly prohibited but
now the taboo has been lifted, and
British "gasman" has been allowed to
write graphic account of the work of
his own special corps whose business
it is, he says, "to doctor the Germans
with their own medicine"
Behind our lines" he writes, "the
sun set in blaze of glory. A glance
over the parapet shows the green and
scarlet of the popped No-Man's land
already merging into the gray mists of
twilight; but $50 yards away, like a
Thrown earth shadow among the grays,
hangs the rusty barbed wire of the
enemy and just beyond white, chalky
upthrow marks his front line trench.
The gasmen stare across the silent
shadows at that white line and for a
moment they think of the choky,
gurgling cough of the men who die by
gas. 1t is not pleasant to die by gas.
Connect up!' The order comes
down the line from one bay of the
trench to another, and the gasmen i'm
mediately get busy. The front rows Of
neatly piled sandbags of which each
fre-step is apparently solidly built are
pulled out and disclose a cavity in
which shoy, black and ominous, the
cowled heads of row of iron cylind-
ers. They are sunk in pits well bag
ged up to protect them from possible
crack or puncture by flying fragment
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or ricochetting bullet. Each cylinder
weighs about 1870 pounds and contains
sufficient compressed gas, if it could be
used without waste, to put an entire
company out of action.
"On top of the cylinders lies tangle
Of flexible connecting pipes, three and
four way joints, spigots, and screw-jet,
and upon these, with spanner and key.
the gasmen start work. The cylinders
are all connected up in series, and
nothing remains but to throw the jets
over the top of the parapet and open
the valves in order to release the dead
y fumes.
But something is required to carry
the gas over to the German lines-a
favoring breeze-and never did sailor
scan the sky more intently than the
gasmen watch their little, inconspicu-
Gus wind gauges, fixed to the edge of
trench. They must have a wind of a
certain direction, and they prefer it of
certain strength. On this occasion,
the direction is satisfactory enough,
but the breeze shows signs of weak
ness, and occasionally falls to mere,
almost imperceptible zephyr.
When not watching the wind, the
gasmen are watching their pipes, re-
leatedly feeling and testing every inch
of tube and joint; for none know bet
ter than they the danger of leakage
and of the escape of gas into their own
trenches. Persistently an officer pass
ed down the line, casting rapid though