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

Hucnccu his own life.
The Russian could scarce reprcss q
! smile az lie listened to Lord Grey
stokes words. for scarce half hour
had passed since the future Lord Grey
stoke had been sitting upon the disor-
dcrcd bod jnbbcring away to Ajax
with all the ilucncy OF Il born ape.
! 1t wns during this Interview .hnt 2
! Liam occurred t. PaulS Itch. arc as Il
result of 1t he agreed to accept fubu-
lous sum for the ape ana upon receipt
Of the money to deliver the beast to a
vessel that was sailing south from
! Dover for Africa two days later.
! Everything played into Puulvitch's
hands. AS chance would have II, Tar
Zan's son overheard his father relating
/ to the boys mother the steps he was
| taking to return Akut safely to his
! Jungle home and. having overheard. he
! begged them to bring the ape home that
J he might have him for Il playfcllow
TarHan would not have been nverse to
this plan, but Lady Greystolc was hor-
rificl Mt the very thought of 1t.
Jack pleaded with his mother, but all
nnnvailngly She was obdurntc, and
Mt last the lad appeared to ncquicsce
In his mothers decision thnt the ape
must he returned to Africa and the boy
to school, from which he had been ab-
sent upon vacation.
He did not attempt to visit Paul
vitchs room again that day. but in
stcnd busted himself In other ways. lie
had always been we'll supplied with
money, so that when necessity demand
cd he had no difficulty In collecting
several hundred pounds.
Some OF this money he invested in
various strange purchases, which he
managed to smuggle into the house I'M
detected when he returned late in the
afternoon.
The next morning. after giving his
father time to prcccdc him and con-
clude his business with Paulvitch, tho
lad FASTENED to the Russians room.
knowing nothing OF the mans true
character, the boy dared not take him
fully into his confidence for fear that
the old fellow would not only refuse
him aid, but would report the whole
affair to his father.
Instead, he simply asked permission
to take Ajax to Dover. lie explained
that 1t would relieve the old man of n
tfrcSome journey, rs we'll as placing
number of pounds in his pocket, for the
lnd purpoScd paying the Russian we'll
You Sec lie went on, there will be
no danger OF detection, since nm SUP
posed to he leaving on nn afternoon
train for school. Instead l will come
nnrn Dft0r fhn>'r,, In a
Then | can take Ajax to Dover Won
see. ana arrive ut school only II day
late. No one will be the wiser, no
harm Will be done, and | shall hnvc
had an extra day with Ajax before |
lose him forever"
Ihat AFTERNOON Lord and Indy GREY
stoke babe their son goadby ana cav
him safely settled In a first class com
partment or the railway carriage that
would set him down Mt school in few
hours. No sooner had they left him,
however. than he gathered his bags to.
geth"r, descended fro>l2- tho cowpart-
ment and sought II c,io stand outside
the station. Here he engaged cnbbv
TO take him to the Russian's address.
1t was dusk when he arrived. lie
found Paulvitch awaiting him. The
man was pncing the door nervously.
The ape was tied with Il stout cord
to the bed. 1t was the first time that
Jack had ever seen Ajax thus secured.
lie looked qucStioningly ut paulvitch,
The man mumblingly explained that
he believed the animal had guessed
That he was to be sent away and that
he feared lie would attempt to escape.
pnulvitch carried another piece of
cora III his hand. There was Il moose
In one end of II. which he was continu.
ally playing with. He walked back and
forth, up and down the room. His
pockmarkcd features We're working hor.
ribly rs he talked silently to himself.
The boy had never seen him thus. II
made him uneasy.
At last Pnulvitch stopped on the op
posite side OF the room far from the ape
Come here" he said to the lad. al
Will show You how to secure the ape
should he show signs OF rebellion dur
Ing the trip"
! The lad laughed. 1T Will not be
necessary" lie replied. "Ajnx will d.:
whatever :ell him to do"
, The old man stamped his foot an.
grily. "Come here. | tell YOU" he re.
pcated. III you do not do as shy you
shall not accompany the ape to Dover,
will take no chances upon his es.
caping.'
Still smiling, the Ind crossed the room
and stood before the Russ.
"Turn around, with your back to-
ward me-" directed tho latter, $50
can show you how to bind him
quickly"
The boy did rs he was bid, placing
his hands behind him when Paulyitch
told him to do so. Instantly the old
man slipped tho running moose over one
Of the lads wrists. took couple of
half bitches about his other wrist and
knottcd the cord. The moment that the
boy was secured the attitude of the
man changed. He had known and bit
! ferly hated 'F0rznu In rrIro roor, hn