Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-13

Ior rt,. ..A PSVpies. fartita
,d.V stories OF animals appeal 10 NJ.
He will sit for hours together MN a'a
over the work OF some African era,..-''
ana upon two occasions I bav. ~.
nm sitting up in bed at night r..s,. s'~
Carl Hagenbeck's book on man s.
beasts" e" ana
Ihe boys mother tapped bsr -.
nerVously upon the hearth RIG w
You discourage this, of cours.,r !,
ventured sns
Mr.. Moore shuffled embarrassaA,,
I-ah-essayed to take the booL -.
nlin' ne replied, a slight flush rnour,,rs
ms sallow cheek; "but--ah--your az
quite muscular for one so younSs
He wouldn't let YOU tal,a 40.
the mother. 'e
He would not" confessed the t,,,s.
In considerable embarrassment n,.
was perfectly good.natured about q H..
insisted upon pretending that he WA,
gorilla and that was chimnan...
attempting to steal food from him, u.
leaped upon me with the most savs,.
growls / ever heard, lifted me con,n,..s.
ly above his head, hurled me upon N.
ped and, after going through a papto.
mime indicative of choking me to dsatb
he stood upon my PROSTATE form sns
gave voice to q most fearsome shr,sL
which, he explained, was the victory crs
Of bull ape. Then he carried ma h
the door, showed me out into the han
and locked me from his ROOM
For several minutes neither spoke \,
was the boys mother who finally brok.
the silence.
1t is very necessary Mr.. Moore, \ shs
said, that you do everything in yout
power to discourage this tendency a
Jack; he"
But she got no further, A Iona
"Whoop" from the direction of the win.
dow brought them both to their feet.
The room was on the second floor Of
the house, and opposite the window ia
which their attention had been attract.
ed was large tree, a branch Of which
spread to within a few feet of the EN-
Upon this branch they both dIscoy.
cred the subject OF their conversation
a tall, well.built boy. balancing VITA
ease upon the bending limb and nAlp.
ing loud shouts of glee as he noted iha
terrified expressions upon the faces ol
his audience.
The mother and tutor both rushed
toward the window, but before they
had crossed half the room the boy had
leaped nimbly to the sill and entered
the apartment with them.
1.-The wild man from Borneo' hM
just come to town." he sang, dancing
a species of war-dance about his ter
rified mother and scandalized tutor
and ended up by throwing his arms
about the formers neck and kissing be-
upon either cheek.
"oh, mother" he cried, there's
wonderful. educated ape being shown
at one of the music halls. Wlts
Grimsby saw it last night. He says L
can do everything but talk. 1t rides z
bicycle, eats with knife and fork. counh
up to ten, and ever so many other won
derful things. and can I go and see i
too? oh, please. mother-please 10
me"
Patting the boys cheek affectionately
the mother shook her head negatively
mo. Jack" she said; you know %
not approve of such exhibitions.'
"I don't see why not, mother" replied
the boy, "All the other fellows 80, ana
they go to the Zoo. and you'll news
let me do even that. Anybody'd tnink
I was a girl or-or a mollycoddle On
he exclaimed, as the door openea
to admit a tall, gray-eyed man. 'Vn'
10 ther, can't I go?"
go where, my SOM" asked the new
conner.
He wants to go to a music han
see a trained ape" said the noush
looking warningly at her husband
"Who-Ajax?" questioned the man
The boy nodded.
'Well, don't know that piAns
you, my son." said the father
wouldn't mind seeing him myself. 1psf
say he is very wonderful. and thai y
an anthropoid he is unusually az
Let's all go. Jane-what do you sAs
He turned toward his wife.
But that lady only shook her hsa4 =
4 most positive manner, and turnihs T.
Mr.. Moore. asked him II It was -
lime that he and Jack were in the s.uY
,or their morning feoitations. Nnsa
he two had left she turned toward n-'
husband.
"John," she said, something
,e done TO discourage Jacks tennsnst
.oward anything that may excite
for the savage life WHICH
ear he has inherited from you ~
Snow from your own experiences ppr
itrong Is the call OF the Wild at up'-.
You know that often It has nsoessi14I.%
stern struggle on your part % $50
he almost insane desire whicn 80
ionally overwhelms you to plunge 0ns.
gain into the jungle life that esai'n.
'ou for so many years; and at the ~
ime you know. better than any 80.
low frigLtful a fate It would .
ack were the trail to the sayage 1ane'
nada either aui1rinR or easy 70 niA