Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-30
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try to him, and the change from the
monotony Of the circumscribed view in the
jungle was pleasing.
but ne had little desire TO enjoy the
peautles OF nature at this time Meriem,
ms Meriem, was In danger. Until she was
freed and returned to him he had little
tnought for aught else.
Once in the forest that clothed the noun.
tam slopes the balloons advanced mofe
slowly. Constantly they gave tongue to a
plaintlve note of calling. Then would fol-
low silence while they listened. AT last,
iaintly from the distance straight ahead,
came an answer
The balloons continued to travel in the
direction Of the voices that foated through
tne forest to them In the intervals of their
own silence. Thus, calling and listening,
tney came closer to their kinsmen; who, II
was evident to Korak, were coming to meet
them in great numbers.
But when, at last, the balloons of the
nit country came In view, the apeman was
staggered at the reality that broke upon
his vision.
What appeared a solid wall Of huge ba-
boons rose from the ground through the
branches Of the trees to the loftiest terrace
to which they dared entrust their weight
Slowly they were approaching. vocng their
weird, plalntive call, and behind them az
far as Korak's eyes could pierce the YER
ing close upon their heels. There were
thousands of them. The apeman could not
but think of the fate of his lite party
should some untoward incident arouse even
momentarily the rage or fear of a single
one of all those thousands
But no such thing befell. The two kings
approached one another, as was their cis.
tom, with much shifting and bristling. They
satisfied themselves of each others Identity.
Then each scratched the others back. After
a moment they spoke together. Korak's
friend explained the nature OF their visit
and for the first time Korak showed him
self He had been hiding behind q bush.
The excitement among the hill balloons
was intense at sight of him. For mo-
ment Korak feared that he should be torn
to pieces; but his fear was for Meriem
Should he die, there would be no one to
succor her.
The two kings, however, managed to quiet
the multitude, and Korak was permitted to
approach. Slowly the hill balloons came
every angle When he spoke to them In
their own tongue they were filled with
wonder and delight.
They talked to him and listened while
he spoke. He stold them of Meriem, and
of their life in the jungle, where they were
the friends of all the ape folk from little
Manu- to Mangani, the great ape.
1.-THE Gomangani, who are keeping
Meriem from me, are no friends OF yours"
he said. "They kill you. The balloons Of
the low country are too few to go against
them They tell me that you are very
many and very brave-that your numbers
are as the numbers of the grasses upon the
plains, or the leaves within the forest: and
that even Tantor, the elephant, fears you,
so brave are you. They told me that you
would be happy to accompany us to the
village of the Gomangani and punish these
bad people, while 1, Korak, the Killer, carry
away my Merem."
The king ape pufred out his chest and
strutted about very stiff-legged indeed. SO
also did many of the other great bulls Of
his nation. They were pleased and flat
tered by the words of the strange Tar
mangani, who called himself Mangani, and
spoke the language Of the hairy progentors
Of man.
Yes" said one, I'VE of the hill country
are mighty fighters. Tantor fears us.
Numa fears us. Sheeta fears us. The Co
mangani of the hill country are glad to