Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-30
SYNOPSIS.
Copyright BY
Frank A. Munsey Co.

"A scientific expedition off the Afri.
can coast rescues human derclict.
Alexis Paulvitch. he brings abroad
an ape, intelligent and friendly. and
reaches London.
Jack, son of Lord Greystoke. the
original Tarzan, has inherited love
OF wild life and steals from home to
see the ape, now drawing card in a
music hall The ape makes friends
with him.
The ape refuses to leave Jack de-
posite his trainer Tarzen appears
and il joyfully recognized by the ape,
for Tarzan had been king of his tribe.
Tarzan agrees to buy Akut, The ape.
and send him back to Africa. Jack
resolves to go along
Jack learns the ape language. Paul
/. witch, hating the father. tries to kill
Jack. but is killed by Akut, Jack and
AEut escape to Africa and enter the
jungle.
Mall Inn end lcn sen two Swcdc
renegrades, and traders. ny y,ialy. .,l
mercenary reasons, TO get posses sion
OF a little girl, Meriem held by an
Arab sheik. Jack learns jungle lore
from Akut.
Jack comes across the Swedes SAT
ari, but is repulsed Disheartened, he
takes all the more TO Jungle life From
a tree he spies Meriem.
The shcik beats Mericm Jack res
cues her and taxes her to the jungle
Attacked by kovudoO. a black chicl
Jack is wounded and Mcriem is torn
from him.
The Swedes buy Mcrrm from Kov
ud00. In row over her Malbihn
Kills Jensen A man hnOWn (, rs
Bwana rcscGca Mcr.em.
Akut accepted her on n footing
which bordered upon equality when II
4 was necessary for them to come into
close contact. but for the most part
he avoided her. The youth always WAS
kind to her, and ii there We're many
occasions upon which he felt the bur
den of her presence he hid ii from her
Finding that the night damp and
chill caused her discomfort and even
suffering. Korak constructed tight
little shelter high among the swaying
branches of "A giant tree. Here little
Meriem slept in comparative warmth
!, and safety, while the Killer and the
ape perched upon nearby branches, the
former always before The entrance t.
the lofty domicile. where he best could
guard It's Inmate from the dangers OF
srboreal enemies
After the construction Of the shelter
the activities OF the three became 10
/, called. They ranged less widely, fol
/. there was always the necessity Of re-
y turning to their own tree ut nightfnll
3 A river flowed near by. Game ant
fruit were plentiful, ms were fish also
Existence had settled down to the dali,
humdrum of the wild--thc search fol
food and the sleeping upon full bellies
They looked no further ahead thar
today.
II the youth thought of his past ant
Of those who longed for him in thu
distant metropolis it was in a de
tached and impefs0nal sort Of way,n'
K though that other life belonged to m
other creature than himself lie ha,
Kiven up hope of returning to civllza
K ton, for, since his various rebufTs al
the hands Of those to whom he hat
looked for friendship, he had wan
dered so far inland as to realize thai
he was completely lost IN the mazcs Of
the jungle.
Then, too, since the coming Of Me
riem he had found In her that on,
thing which he had most missed be
= fore In his savage jungle life--humar
companlonship.
The little girl ldoized him, rs sht
might have ldolIxed an indugen
brother had she had one. Love was !
ia.t