Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-23
Tie SONOF TARZAN

| broad back the Killer landed s,,,, ,,.. a.
ieopard's shoulders. i''' "po" 'he
me cat, halted in mid air. missed ,ho
sp.,VPy VPy ou' hairbreadth, and with horrid
lno ss ,ohed over upon its back, clutch
,,s ana clawing In an effort To oh nnd
ulsiodge the antagonist biting et i,s necL
| and knifing II in the side "eNN
| , ANu'' startled by the sudden rush from,
nus rear, and following hoary instinct was
~. ,n tne tree beside the girl with an aeiIitv
| beast III 50 hesVy
But the moment that he turned aud 90 :,
what was going on below brought hir, as
quickly TO the ground again Personal dif-
ierences were quickly forgotten In the dan.
ger which menaced his human comnanion
nor nor was he whit less eager to jeopardIzo
., ne Own I satety In the service of his friend
than Korak had been to succor hin,
The result was that Sheeta nre.or,,,,
round two ferocious creatures tearing him
TO ribbons Shrieltlng, snarlinR and groy,i
ing the three rolled hlther and thlther
among the underbrush while with staring
eyes the sole spectator of the battle royal
crouched, trembling, In the tree above them.
hugglng Geeka frantically to her breast
II was the boys knife which eventually
decided the battle, and as the fierce feline
shuddered convulsvely and rolled over upon
It's side the youth and the ape rose and
faced one another across the PROSTATE
carcass.
Korak jerked his head in the direction of
the little girl in the tree.
Let her alone" he said; she is nina :,
Akut grunted, blinked his bloodshot ewes
and turned toward the body of Sheetn
Standing erect upon II. he threw out his
great chest, raised his face toward tho
heavens, and gave voice to SO horrid a
scream that once again the little girl shud.
dered and shrank. 1t was the vIctory.cry
of the bull ape that has made a kill.
The boy only looked on for a moment in
silence; ; then he leaped into the tree again
to the girls side. Akut presently Joined
them For few minutes he busted him.
, self licking his wounds then he wandered
off to hunt his breakfast.
For many months the strange life of the
three went on unmarked by any unusual
occurrences. AT least without any occur.
rences that seemed unusual to the youth
or the ape: but to the little girl 1t was n
constant nightmare, of horrors for days
and weeks until she. too. became accus.
toned to gazing into the eyeless sockets
of death and to the feel of the Icy wind of
his shroudlike mantle
Slowly she learned the rudiments of the
only common medium of thought exchange
which her companions possessed-the Ian.
guage of the great apes More quickly she
perfected herself in jungle craft, so that
the time soon came when she was an i'm.
pOi 'aht laSNol tile Cndse, WHlCnlnR Wnlle
the others slept or helping them to trace
the spoor of whatever prey they might be
stalking.
Akut accepted her on footing which
bordered upon equality when It was neces
sary for them to come into close contact
but for the most part he avoided her. The
youth always was kind to her, and II there
were many occasions upon which he felt
the burden of her presence he hid 1t from
her.
Finding that the night damp and chill
caused her discomfort, and even suffering.
Korak constructed tight little shelter
high among the swaying branches of a
giant tree. Here little Meriem slept in
comparative warmth and safety, while the
Killer and the ape perched upon nearby
branches, the former always before the en-.
trance to the lofty domcile where he best
could guard its inmate from the dangers
of arboreal enemies
They were too high to feel much fear
of Sheeta; but there was always Histah.
the snake. to strike terror to ones soul, and
the great balloons who lived near by and
who, while never attacking, always barred