Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-19


had an extra day with Ajax before
lose him forever"
That afternoon Lord and Lady Grey'1
stoke babe their son goodbye and saw,
him safely settled in first class com.
partment Of the railway carriage that
would set him down ut school In a few
hours. No sooner had they left him,
however. than he gathered his bags
{. together, descended from the compart.
ment and sought q cab stand outside !
the station. Here he engaged cabby !,
to take him to the Russians address. !,
It.was dusk when he arrived. He
found Paulvitch awaiting him. The
man was pacing the floor nervously.
The ape was tied with a stout cord
to the bed. 1t was the first time that
Jack had ever seen Ajax thus secured.
. He looked Questioningly at Paul
witch. The man mumblingly explained
that he believed the animal had
guessed that he was to be sent away
and that he feared he would attempt
to escape.
Paulvitch- carried another piece Of
cord in his hand. There was moose
in one end Of 1t, which he was con-
tinually playing with. He walked back
and forth. up and down the room. His
pockmarked features were working
horribly as he talked silently to him
self. The boy had never seen him
thus. It made him uneasy.
At last Paulvitch stopped on the op-
posite side Of the room far from the
ape.
Come here" he said to the lad. Il
will show you how to secure the ape
should he show signs Of rebellion dur
ing the trip"
The lad laughed. ut will not be
necessary" he replied. Ajax will do
whatever tell him to do"
/ The old man stamped his foot an
grily. Come here, I tell you" he re-
peated. III you do not do as say you
shall not accompany the ape to Dover.
l will take no chances upon his es-
Gaping"
Still smiling, the lad crossed the
} room and stood before the Russ.
: Turn around, with your back to.
ward me-" directed the latter, 80
can show you how to bind him
. quickly"
The boy did as he was bid. placing
his hands behind him when Paulvitch
: told him to do so. Instantly the old
man slipped the running moose over
+. one of the lads wrists, took couple
? Of half bitches about his other wrist
r and knotted the cord. The moment
: that the boy was secured the attitude
e of the man changed. He had known
Y and bitterly hated Tarzan in Africi
d years before, for Tarzan had broker
e up his business as slave dealer. Now
with an angry oath, he wheeled Tar
o zan's son about, tripped him and hurried
e him violently to the floor, leaping upo1
s his breast-as he fell. From the be-
l. the ape growled and struggled. wit
n his bonds.
It The boy did not cry out-a trait ir
IL
It ing years In the jungle following tn
d death of his foster mother. Kala, tn
e great ape, had learned that there wa
none to come to the succor Of tn
" fallen.
[e Paulvitch's fingers sought the lad
ID throat. He grinned down horribly int
le the face of his victim.
re- "Your father ruined me-" he nun
,e bled. This will pay him. He wi
30 think that the ape did it. l will tie
,e him that the ape did it; that l le
e. him alone for a few minutes and tn,
t. you sneaked in and the ape killed 70
I'd 1 will throw your body upon the be
r. after have choked the life out of 20
n and when 1 bring your father he wi
see the ape squatting over it" and ii
a twisted fiend cackled in gloating lang
" ter.
ur His fingers closed upon the boy
" throat.
r. Behind them the growing Of Il
ax maddened beast reverberated again
the walls of the little room. The b.
paled, but no other sign Of fear
a panic showed upon his cOuntenanG
~ He was the son of Tarzan. The finge
ut frightened their grip upon his throat.
a was with difficulty that he breathed
I'm gaspingly.
The ape lunged against the sto
no cord that held him. Turning.
,r. wrapped the cord about his hands,
ne man might have done, and surg
nc heavily backward. The great muscl
MIS- stood out beneath his shaggy hide.
he There was a rending as of splinter
lat wood-the cord held, but portion
w. the footboard of the bed came aw,
TO At the sound Paulvitch looked =,
mr. His hideous face went white in teri
the ape was free!
all With single bound the creatr
nd was upon him. The man Shrek
,ce The brute wrenched him from the DO
me Of the boy. Great fingers sank fl
,oy his flesh. Yellow fangs gasped clt
an to his throat-he struggled futilel!
and then they closed, and the soul
ri. Alexis Paulvitch passed into the Ike
IT, ing of the demons who had long bs
ue awaiting it.
It'll The boy struggled to his feet,
nd sisted by Akut. For two hours, I'M
Ing his instructions, the ape worked W
the knots that secured his frien
IN wrists. Finally they gave up theix
ha cret, and the boy was free.
rse He cut the cord that still dang
T., from the ape's body, Then he opey