Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-10-27

apo barred his fnngs. growing.
go with him, Akut." said Tarzan
or tho Apes. II will como and see you
tomorrow"
The beast moved sullcnly to tho
trainers side. The latter, at John
Clayton's request, told where they
might be found. Tarznn turned toward
his son.
Conner he said. and the two left the
thcatcr. Neither spokcAor several min
utcs after they had entered the limou-
sine. 1t was the boy who broke the
silence.
THE ape knew you" he said, "and
you spoke together In the apes tongue.
How did the ape know you, and how
did you learn his language?"
And then. briefly and for the first
time. Tarzan Of the Apes told his son
OF his early life-of his birth In tho
jungle. OF the death OF his parents and
OF how Knln, the great she ape. had
sucked and raised him from infancy
almost to manhood.
lie told him, too. OF the dangers and
the horrors of the junglc-of the great
beasts that stnlkcd one by day and by
night: OF the periods OF drought ana Of
the cataclysmlc rains; Of hunger, OF
cold. OF intense heat of nnketlncss and
fear and suffering.
He told him of all those things that
seem most horrible to the creature Of
civilization in the hope that the knowl-
edge of them might cXpunrc from the
lads mind any inherent desire for the
Jungle. Yet they were the very things
that made the memory OF the Jungle
what It was to TarZan-that made up
the composite Jungle life he loved
And In the telling he forgot one
ih'ng-the principal thing-that the
boy at his side. listening so eagerly.
was the son OF TarZnn of the Apcs
After the boy had been tucked away
in bed John Clayton told his wife of
the events OF the evening and that no
had at last acquainted the hoy with
the facts OF his jungle life. The
mother, who had long forcsccn TINT
her son must some time know OF those
frightfnl years during which his father
had roamed the jungle. naked, saw
age beast OF prey. shook her head. hop
ing against hope that the lure she
knew was still strong III the fathers
breast had not been transmitted to his
son.
TarZan visited Akut the following
day, but though Jack begged to be al
lowed to accompany him. he was re-
fused. This time TurZan saw the pocl-
marked old owner Of the ape, whom
he did not recognize rs the willy Paul
witch Of former days. TnrZnn, influ-
cnsed by Akut's plcadings, preached
the question of the apes purchase, but
Paulvitch would not name any price
saying that he would consider the mat
ter.
When TarZnn returned home Jack
was all excitement to hear the details
OF his visit, and finally suggested that
his father buy the ape and bring It
home. Lady Greystoke was Mortified at
the suggestion.
The boy was insistcnt. TarZan cx-
planned that he had wished to purchase
Akut and return him to his Jungle
home, and to this the mother assentcl
Jack asked to be allowed to visit the
ape, hut again he was met with fat
refusal.
lie had the address. however, which
the trainer had given his father, and
two days later lie found the opportunity
to elude his cew tutor-who Ind re.
placed the terrified Mr.. Moore-and
after considerable search through n
section OF London which he had never
before visited hn found the smelly little
quarters Of tho pockmarked old man.
The old fellow himself replied to his
knocking. and when Jack stated that
he had come to see Ajax, opened the
door and admitted him to the little
room which ho and the great ape &C.
supied.
At sight OF the youth tho apo leaped
to the floor and shuAled forward. Tho
! man, not recognizing his visitor and
fearing that the apo meant mischief,
stepped between them. ordering the apo
back to tho bed.
ale will not hurt me-" cried the boy.
I'VE are friends, and before, he was my
fathers friend. They knew ono another
In the jungle. My father Is Lord Grey
stoke. He does not know that / have
come here. My mother forbade my
coming, but I wished to sec Ajax, and
I will pay you II you will let me come
here often to see him."
Paulvitch encouraged the boy to
come and see him often, and always no
played upon the lads craving for tales
OF the savage world, with which Paul
witch was all too familiar. lie left him
! alone with Akut much, and 1t was not
long until no was surprised to learn
that the boy could make the great
beast understand him-that he had
actually learned much Of the primitive
| language of the anthropoids.
During this period Tarzan came sew
eral times to visit Paulvitch. He
seemed anXious to purchase Ajax, and
at last he told the man frankly that he
was prompted not only by desire
upon his part to return the beast to tho
liberty Of his native Jungle, but also
because his wife feared that In some
way her son might learn tho whore.