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CHAPTER lil-Continued.

TarZan visited Akut Inc loilo"ins
day but thor.gh Jack begged to be al
lowed tc accompany him, he was re-
fused. This time TarZan saw the peck
marked old owner of the ape, whom
he did not recognize as the willy Paul.
witch of former days. TArZan, lnflu'
enced by Akuts pleadings, broached
the question of the apes purchase, Out
Paulvitch would not name any price
saving that he would consider the mat
ter.
When Tarzan returned home Jack
WAS all excitement to hear the details
of his visit, and finally suggested that
his father buy the ape and bring 1t
home. Lady Greystroke was Mortified
at the suggestion.
The boy was insistent. Tarzan ex-
planned that he had wished to purchase
Akut and return him to his jungle
home, and to this the mother assented'
Jack asked to be allowed to visit the
ape, but again he was met with nat
refusal.
He 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-
nlaced 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 ola man.
The old fellow himself replied to MS
knocking, and when Jack stated that
he had come to see Ajax, opened the
door and admitted him to the httie
room which he and the great ape oc-
cupied.
At sight of the youth the ape leaped
to the floor and shuffled forward. Inc
man, not recognizing his visitor anu
fearing that the ape meant mischief
stepped between them, ordering the
ape back to the bed.
HE will not hurt me-" cried the boy.
1--WE are friends, and before, he was my
fathers friend. They knew one announcer
in the jungle. My father is Lord Grey
stoke. He does not know that nave
come here. My mother forbade my
coming, but l wished to see AJAX ana
will pay you if you will let me come
here often to see him."
Paulvitch encouraged the boy 10
come and see him often, and always ne
played upon the lads craving for tales
of the savage world, with which Paul
witch was all too familiar. He left MIN
alone with Akut much, and it was not
long until he was surprised to learn
that the boy could make the great
beast understand him-that he had
actually learned much of the primitive
language of the anthrOpoids.
During this period Tarzan came sew
eral times to visit Paulvitch. he
seemed anxious to purchase Ajax, and
at last he told the man frankly that he
was prompted not only by a desire
upon his part to return the beast to the
liberty of his native jungle, but also
because his wife feared that in some
way her son might learn the where
abouts Of the ape and through his at
tacbment for the beast become imbued
with the rowing instinct which, as Tar
IAN explained to Paulvitch, had so In
fluenced his own life.
The Russian could scarce repress a
smile as he listened TO Lord Grey
stokes words, for scarce a half hour
had passed since the future Lord Grey
stoke had been sitting upon the disor-
dered bed, jabbering away to Ajax
with all the fluency of born ape.
1t was during this interview that a
plan occurred to Paulyitch, and as
result of it he agreed to accept a fabu-
Ious sum for the ape and upon receipt
Of the money to deliver the beast to a
vessel that was sailing south from
Dover for Africa two days later.