Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-11-10
SATURDAY,, NOVEMBER 10, 1917
SON OF TARTAN
Continued From Sixth Page.)

'N''S1 'hl "hih Wv NItElpm ll1u
progressed rapidly with the intricacics
or the English language. for Bwana
ana My Dear prrSiStrntly refused to
speak Arabic from the time they had
decided that Mcricm must learn Eng
fish, which had been Il day or two after
her introduction into their home
But. ducilc as Mcricm was in these
matters. there WAS one thing that she
insisted on during her entire stay with
the kind white folk. and that was her
personal freedom 10 make excursions
into the Jungle, attircd very much as
she had been when with Korak. when
ever she chose liwana and My Dear
got used in time to finding her room
empty and To have her turn up hours
later, flushed ana radiant. after Il wild
romp through the trees aud Jungle
Thus 1t was that. despite the civiliZ.
cd boots she wore and the confirming
feminine garb, the solcs of her hard
little feet and the palms OF her capu-
bic hands remained exceedingly sorry.
fccablc. nor did her grace and agility
suffer.
The report OF the mead man plunged
Mericm into period OF dcsponllcncy.
for he had found the village of kovu.
doc deserted. nor, search rs he would,
could he discover Il single native any.
where In the vicinity. For some timo
lie bad cnmped' near the village. spend,
Ing the days in Il systematic search OF
the cnvirons for traces Of Mcricms
Korak. But In this quest, too, had lie
failed. lie had seen neither apes nor
ape man.
Mcricm at first insisted upon setting
forth herself IN search Of Kornk, hut
Bwann prevailed upon her to wait. Tie
would go, he assured her, rs soon rs
he could find the time, and ut last Me-
ricm consented to abide by his wishes
But it was months before she ceased
to mourn almost hourly for her Korak.
1t was about this time that runner
brought letter TINT, when she learn
cd the contents. filed Meriem with en-
element. Visitors were coming! 4
number Of English ladies and gentle.
men had accepted My Bears invita-
ton to spend month OF hunting and
exploring with them.
Meriem was all expectancy. What
WYNN 'iiSSI StluuSSIS Dt llhSt w
they be rs nice TO her MS had Bwana
and My Dear, or would they be like
theAether white * she had known
crual and rel My Dear assured
hertth gentlefolk and
that She would find them kind. consid-
crate and honorable.
at last the visitors arrived. There
were three men and two women--the
wives OF the two older men. The
youngest member Of the party was
Lion. Morrison Bayncs. Il young man
or considerable wealth, who having
exhausted all the possibilities for pleas.
urc offered by the capitals OF Europe.
had gladly seized upon this opportu.
nifty to turn to another continent for
excitement and adventure.
Nature had favored him with splcn.
did physique and II handsome face and
also with sufficient good Judgment to
appreciate that. while he might enjoy
the contemplation or his superiority to
the masses, there was little likelihood
of tho masses being equally cntranccd
by the same cause. And so he easily
maintained the reputation OF being q
most democratic ana likable fellow,
and. indeed. he was likable Just a
shade OF his cgotiSm was occasionally
apparent-ncvcr sufficient to become a
burden to his associates.
And this. briefly. was the Hon, Mort
son Bayncs OF luxurious European civ.
iliZation. What would be the Hon.
Morrison Bayncs of central Africa 1t
were difficult to guess.
Meriem at iirst was shy and reserved
In the presence OF strangers. Her
benefactors had seen fit to ignore men.
ton Of her strange past. and so She
passed rs their ward. whose antcced.
cnts, not having been mentioned, were
not to be inquired into The guests
found her sweet and unassuming,
laughing. vivacious and II never ex.
hausted storchousc Of quaint and In.
teresting jungle lore
The Hon. Morrison Bayncs found
Mericm most beautiful and charm.
ing companion. lie WAS delighted with
her from the first particularly so.
1t Is possible. because he had not
thought to find companionship OF this
sort upon the African estate Of his
London friends They were together
q great deal. as they were the only I'm
married couple in the little company.
Meriem. entirely unnccuStumcd to the
companionship OF snch nS BayneS, was
fascinated by him. His tales of the
great, gay cities with which he was FL.
miliar filled her with admiration and
with wonder If the Hon. Morrison al
ways shonc to advantage in these mar.
ratives, Mcricm saw in that fact but
natural consequence to his presence
upon the scene OF his story. Wher.
ever Morrison might he he must be a
hero. So thought the girl
With the actual presence and com.
partnership OF the young Englishman
the image OF Korak became less real.
Where before 1t had been m actually
to her, she now realized that Korak
was but memory TO that memory
she still was loyal. But what weight
has q memory i'm the DIcScncn oc q fac