Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-18

blame plunged him into the depths of
misery.
The killing Of the American caused him
little or no remorse. The rellow had earned
his fate. Jacks regret on this score was
due mainly to the effect which the death
Of Conlon had had upon his own plans
Now he could not return directly to MS
parents as he had planned Fear OF the
primitive borderland law, of which he had
read highly colored, imaginary tales' had
thrust him into the jungle--a fugitive. lie
dared not return to the coast at this point
not that he was so greatly Influenced through
personal fear as from desire to shield MS
father and mother from further sorrow and
from the shame of having their honored
name dragged through the sordid degrada-
tion of a murder trial.
with returning day the boys spirits rose.
With the rising sun came new hope WITHIN
his breast He would return to civlliza-
tion by another way None would guess that
he had been connected with the killing OF
the stranger in the little out-of'the-way
trading post upon remote shore
Crouched close to the great ape in the
, crotch of a tree, the boy had shlvered
through an almost sleepless night. His
light pajamas had been but little protection
from the chill dampness of the jungle. and
only that side of him which was pressed
against the warm body of his shaggy com.
panion approXimated comfort. And so he
welcomed the rising sun with its promise
of warmth as we'll as light-the blessed sun,
dispeller of physical and mental ills.
He shook Akut into wakefulness.
Come" he said "I am cold and hungry.
We will search for food out there In the
sunlight" and he pointed to an open plain
dotted with stunted trees and strewn with
| jagged rock.
The boy slid TO the ground as he spoke
but the ape first looked carefully about
| shifting the morning air. Then, satisfied
| that no danger lurked near, he descended
slowly to the ground beside the boy
"Numa and Sabor his mate, feast upon
those who descend first and look afterward
| while those who look first and descend aft
| erward live to feast themselves" Thus tho
! old ape impaired to the son of Tarzan the
| boys first lesson In jungle lore
Side by side they set off across the
rough plain for the boy wished first to be
warm. The ape showed him the best places
| TO dig for rodents and worms, but the lad
only gagged at the thought of devouring
the repulsive things, Some eggs they found
| and these he sucked raw, as also he ate
roots and tubers which Akut unearthed.
Beyond the plain and across a low bluf
| they came upon water-brackish, ill.smell
| ing stuff in n shallow waterhole. A herd oi
zebra galloped away as they approached.
The lad was too thirsty by now to cavi
| at anything even remotely resembling
| water; so he drank his fill while AlSut stood
| with raised head, alert for any danger. Be
| fore the ape drank he cautioned the boy tc
| be watchful, but as he drank he raised his
| head from time to time to cast a quick
| glance toward a clump of bushes a hundred
yards away upon the opposite side of the
| water hole.
When he had done he rose and spoke
to the boy in the language that was
their common heritage-the tongue of the
great apes.
| There is no danger near?" he asked.
| None" replied the boy. II saw nothing
| move while you drank"
Your eyes will help YOU butt little in the
| jungle" said the ape. Here. If you would
| live you must depend upon your ears ant
your nose, but most upon your nose. Wher
we came down to drink and saw the zebra!
as they caught our scent 1 knew that nc
| danger lurked near upon this side of the
| water hole. for else the zebras would have
discovered it and fled before we came; but
| upon the other side toward which the
| wind blows danger might lie concealed We
| could not smell IL, for its scent Is being
blown in the other direction; and so I bent
my ears and eyes down.wind where my nose
| cannot. travel"
"And you found-nothing?" asked thu
| lad with a laugh.