The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-24
CHAPTER XVIII.
4 Family Reunion.

Two days later the three drOppeu
| from the trees on the edge of the plain
across which they could see the smoke
rising from the bungalow and the
cool1house ChimneyS. TarZan of the
Apes had regained his civilized cloth
ing from the tree where he had hidden
Il, and as KOrak refused to enter the
presence of his mother in the savage
half raiment that he had worn so long
and as Meriem would not leave him
for fear, rs she explained, that he
would change his mind and run off
into the jungle again, the father went
on ahead to the bungalow for horses
and clothes.
My Dear met him at the gate, her
eyes filed with questioning and sOr-
row. for she saw that Meriem WAS not
with him.
"Where is she?" she asked, her voice
trembling. "Muviri told me that she
disobeyed your instructions and ran
off into the jungle after yOn had LETT
them. Oh. John, cannot bear to lose
her, too!'' And Lady Greystoke broke
down and wept as she pillOwed her
head upon the broad breast where So
often before she had found comfort III
the great tragedies Of her life.
Lord Greystoke raised her head and
looked down into her eyes, his own
smiling and filed with the light of hap
piness.
What is it, JOhny" she cried. You
have good news DO not keep me
waiting for it."
Il want to be quite sure that you
can stand hearing the best news that
ever came to either Of us." he said.
Joy never kills." she cried. you
have found-her?" She could not bring
herself to hope for the impossible.
Eyes, Jane" he said, and his voice
was husky with emotion, Il have found
her and-him ~
Where is he? Where are they:"
she demanded.
"Out there ut the edge Of the jungle
He wouldn't come TO you in his savage
leonard skin and his nakednesS. He
sent me to fetch him civilized cloth
ing"
She clapped her hands in ecstasy anc
turned to run toward the bungalow
"Wait!" she cried over her shoulder
II have all his little suits. l have
saved them all. will bring one te
you"
Tarxan laughed and called to her tt
stop.
1.-THE only clothing on the place that
viii 1T him." he said. us mine-if II
isn't too small for him. Your little boy
has grown, Jane"
She laughed. too: she felt like laugh
ing at everything or at nothing. The
world was all love and happiness anc
10Y once more, the world that had
been shrouded in the gloom Of he1
great sorrow for 50 many years. Sc
great was her joy that for the mo
ment she forgot the sad message that
awaited Meriem.
She called to Tarzan after he had
ridden away to prepare her for it. but
he did not hear and rode on without
knowing Of 1t himself.
When they arrived the mother faced
Meriem, an expression Of sadness
erasing the happiness from her eyes.
my little girl" she said. I'm the
midst of our happiness great sorrow
awaits you-Mr. Bayues did not sur
vive his wounds"
The expression of sorrow In Mer.
iem's eyes expressed only what she
sincerely felt. but it was not the Sor-
row Of a woman bereft Of her best be-
l0ved. ~4-~, ~-.A~--..--..
II am sorry" she said quite simply.
But it was not love. did not know
what hove was until knew that Korak
lived" and she turned toward the
Killer with q smile.
Lady Greystoke looked quickly UP
into the eyes Of her son. the S0n who
one day would be Lord Greystoke. No
thought Of the difference In the STA
lions Of the girl and her boy entered
her mind. To her Meriem was ft for
q hng. She only wanted to know that
Jack loved the little Arab waif.
The look in his eyes answered the
question in her heart. and she threw
her arms about them both and kissed
them each a dozen times.
sNow." she cried. q shall really
have daughter
It was several weary marches to the
nearest mission. but they waited at
die farm only 4 few days for rest and
preparation for the great event before
setting out upon the journey. and after
the marriage ceremony had been per
formed they kept On 10 the coast to
taka paango foe England
They had been hone bat . week