The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-11-22

Wild. Lord tsrrystokc's parents
beer set on the shore Of the west coast
OF Africa hy mutineers. After their
death their infant son was stolen and
mothcrcd by an ape. and he in turn be-
cume tie king of II tribe Of great apes.
lie was known as Tarzan. After many
adventure, he was rescued and finally
settled down in London.
John Lady Grcy-toke said, "some-
thing must be done to discourage Jacks
tendency toward anything that may
excite the craving for the savage life,
which, | fear, he has inherited from
you. You know from your W eXpe-
rience how strong is the call Of the
wild at times. You know hat often 1t
has nccesSitatcd n stern struggle on
your part to resist the almost insane
desire which occasionally oyerWhelms
you to plunge n @ again intONthe jun
que life that claimed you for So many
years, and at the same time YOU know
better than any other how frightful a
fate it would be for Jack were the trail
to the savage jungle made either allur-
ing or easy 10 him.
II doubt if there is any danger of his
lnheritiug Il taste for jungle life from
me- replied the man, FOR | cannot
conceive that such "A thing may be
transmitted from father TO son. And
sometimes, Jane, | think that in your
sOIicitude for his future you 90 a bit
too far in your restrictive measures.
Ills love for animals-hiS desire, for
example, to See this trained ape-is
only natural in Il healthy, normal boy
of his age
And John Clayton, Lord Greystoke,
put an arm about his Wife, laughing
good-uuturcdly down into her up
turned face before he bent his head
and kissed her. Then, more seriously,
he continued:
you have never told Jack anything
concerning my early life, mon have you
permitted me 10, and In this | think
that you have made a mistake. Had |
been able Ia tell him of the expert
cnccs of Tarzan of the Apes | could
doubtless have taken much of the
glamor and romance from jungle life
that naturally surround it in the minds
Of those who have had no experience
of it. lie might then have profitcd by
my experience; but now, should the
jungle lust every claim him, he will
have nothing to guide him but his W
impulses, and | know how powerful
these may be in the wrong direction at
times"
But Lady Greystoke only shook her
head us she had Il hundred other times
when the subject had claimed their at
tention in the past.
"No, john" she insisted. 81 shall
never give my consent to the implant-
Ing in Jacks mind of any suggestion
of the savage life from which we both
wish TO preserve him.
Mr.. Moore's room was next to that
Of his youthful charge, and it was the
tutors custom to have Il look into the
boys each evening as the former was
about to retire. This evening he was
particularly careful not TO neglect this
duty, for he had just come from a con
ference with the boys father and moth
er, in which it had been Impressed
upon him that he must exercise the
greatest care to prevent Jack visiting
the music hall where Ajax was being
shown.
So when he opened the boys door at
about half-past nine he was greatly eX-
cited, though not entirely surprised, to
find the future Lord Greystoke fully
dressed for the street and about to
crawl from his open bedroom window.
Mr.. Moore made a rapid sprint
across the apartment, but the waste OF
energy was unnecessary, for when the
boy heard him within the chamber and
realized that he had been discovered,
he turned back, as though to %relinquish
his planned adventure.
where We're you going?' painted the
excited Mr.. Moore.
Il ara going to see Ajax" replied the