Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-23
as giant shoulders.

of the Apes. Il win come and see you
tomorrow"
The beast moved sullcnly to the
trainers side. The latter, at John
Ciayton's request, told whore they
might be found Tarzan turned toward
his son.
Come" he said, and the two left the
thoater. Neither spoke for several min
utes 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 languasc?"
And then, briefly and for the first
time, Tarzan of the Apes told his son
of his early life-of Ills birth in the
jungle, of the death of his parents and
of how Kala, 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 jungle---of the great
beasts that stalked one by day and by
night; of the periods of drought and of
the cataclysmic rains; of hunger, Of
cold, OF intense heat, of naketlness 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 expunge 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 in0 The telling he forgot one
thing--the principal Aing--that the
boy III his side. listening SO eagerly,
was Tho son of lrarzan of the Apes.
J After the boy had been tucked away
Ito bed John Clayton told his wife of
The events Of TN, evening and that he
had AT last acquainted the boy with
the facts Of his Jungle life. The
mother, who had long foresccn that
her son must some time know of those
frightiul years during which his father
had roamed the jungle, naked, SAY.
age beast Of prey, shool, her head hop.
ing against hope that the lure she
knew was still strong in 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 Tar2an saw the peck.
marked old owner OF the ape. whom
he did not recognize aS the willy Paul.
witch of former days. Tarzan, inllu.
enced by Al.uts peadingS, broached
the question Of the apes purchase, but
Paulyitch would not name any price,
saying that he Woul,e consider the mat.
ter.
When Tarzan returned home Jack
was all excitement to hear the details
Of his visit, ana finally suggested that
his father buy the ape and bring it
home. Lady Grcystrol;e was Mortified
ut the suggestion.
The boy WaS insiStcnt. Tarzan eX-
planned that he had wished to purchase
Akut and return him to his Jungle
homo. and 10 this The mother aSsented.
Jack asked to be allowed to visit the
ape hut again he was met with flat
refusal.
lie had the address, however, which
the trainer had given his father. and
two days later he found the opportunity
to elude his new tutor--who had re-
placed the terrified Mr.. Moore-and
after considerable search through
section of London which he had never
before visited he found the smelly little
quarters Of the 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 he and the great ape oc-
cup!ad.
AT sight Of the youth the ape leaped
to the floor and shullled forward. The
man, not recognizing his visitor and
rearing That the ape meant mischief,
stepped between them, ordering the
ape back to the bed
He will not hurt me-" cried the boy.
I'VE are friends, and before, he wasm my
fathers friend, They knew one another
IN the jungle. Ny father is Lord Grey
stoke. He does not know that have
come here My mother forbade my
coming, but l wished to see Ajax. and
| VIII pay YOU l. YOU will let me come
mere often to see him.
Paulvitch encouraged the boy to
come ami see him often, anti always he
played upon the lads craving for tales
or the savage world, with which Paul
witch was all too familiar. He left him
alone with Akut much, and it was not
long until he was surprised to learn
that the boy could make the great
beast understand hlm--that he had
actually learned much of the primitive