The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-16

N0f EOr nDlHt'lt' ut'l IVA l"'t ~
te,upy 20 deludr himself into ;hs be
lief that he could defend himself sue
t.essfullv against an attack by me
ape-man His only hope lay in Guiding
him and making for tn" far-diStan'
camp Of Achm"r Xek a. rapidly us No.
could: but armed only with III" Sacri'
fetal knife. W"rprr shTank from al
tempting me Journey through Tho Jun
yle. Tarzan constituted 4 nror"c'Ion
That was ny no means d"Spi'aol'. even
IN The face Of 'hr larger carniNo!a. as
Werper had rra>OuS :" ACKNOWLEDGES
from the rEid"nr" II" had ~fn"SS""
II thn Oparian '"pluir.
Moreover. Warp"r had his r"v"'on"
soul set upon Thr pouch Of gems, ana
so he was torn he:w"en the various
en,orions Of avarice and fear. But
ayaricr j. WAS thar burned most
strongly in his breast. 10 tho snh thaf
ne dared the dangers. and suffered the
errors OF constant association WIN
him he thought a mailman rather tnan
give up the hope OF Obtaining posses
sion OF the fortune which the contents
OF tho lttle pouch represented.
Achme; Zek should know nothing o.!
these--they would be for Werp"r
alone. and 50 soon as he could Hncom-
mass his design he would reach the
coast and take passage FOR America
where ne could conceal himself b.
meath the vail Of 4 new Identity and
suiov. % some measure. the fruits OF
his theft. lie had it all planned OUT.
did Lieutenant Albert Werper. living
in anticipation tho luxurious ne 81
tho idle rich. IL even found hlHSeil
-ecrn,,iuS ;ha- America was so pro-
vincial. and that nowhere in the new
world was ely thar might compare
with his h"lor",j Brussels.
Ii was upon fhr third day - Their
progress from npa: that The keen cars
of TarZar rauch; rae sound OF men
behind them. Werper heard noth!ng
abnv. n" banning ut the jungle in
sects and IN chart"rins !itc OF the
lesser monkeys and the birds.
For time Tarzan stood in StatN'
.>Snue sileuc". listening. his S"n$ltiv"
noStrilS dilaiing a. Il" asSayed each
passing br.,"x" Then h. Withdrew
Wnrper into tn cnnc"alment Of thick
brush and vairnG. Presently. along
,he game trail ina: Werprr and Tar
IAN had been following. there came in
sj-h: 4 sleek. black warrior. alert and
watChful
In single file behind him there fol.
lowed. on after another. nearly fifty
others, each hurdened with TWO dull
yellow in.o1S dashed upon his back
Werpar recognized the party imue-
diatelv as thar which had accom-
panined Tarzan on his lourn"T 70
Opar. He glanced ar tho ape-man:
b,1, in the savage. watchful eyes he
saw no RECOGNITION OF RuSuli and thnS"
other toval Waziri.
II WIS many marches from Opar I"
H., Waz;ri country: bur af last came
:n.> hour whan Tarzau AMI n" H"!-
sian. following The trail Of The war.
riors. topped the last rise aud saw be-
fore them the broad Mazlri plain. me
winding river and vhe distant forests
10 The north and west.
\ milo ~ moro ahead Of them the
tine Of warriors was creeping Ike
r. giant caterpillar through the tail
grasses Of Tho plain. Beyond. grazing
herds Of zebra. harteb"esr and topl
dotted tho lev"l landscape. while clos
or TO the river bull bnffaio. his head
and shoulders prn'.'udiDe from me
reeds. watched The advancing blacks
for a. moment, only 10 turn At last
and disappear into the safety or MS
dank and gloomy retreat.
TarZan looked out across tho fami'-
Jar vista with no iainrest =i"am OF
recognition IN his eyes. He saw The
game animals. and his mouth water
I'd: but n. did NOT look in the direction
OF his bungalow.
Wcrper, however. did. y puzzled
expression entered thr R"lcian* EYES.
Ha shaded them with his palms and
raZeG long ana earnestly toward n"
SPOT whore 'hf bungalow had stood.
H.. corlt not credit the testimony Of
his ayes. Their" was no Bungalow
10 barns--no ou,housns. The corrals.
N. hsvstachs- all wer" gone.
What could il mean?
md then .inwly there filtsr"'! into
Warper'S consciousness an explana-
tior Of. ;he havoc that had been
wronch, in that peaceful valley since
MS eyes had rested upon ii--Achm"t
Ink had hsen 'herei
Bus,lli ami ili> warriors had nnfFd
;hr devastation n" u"m"u' they had
come in sight ri the farm Now they
FASTENED on toward il. talking excited
" among ;.hsn,snlves in animated
speculation upon the cause and mean
jng Of The catastrophe.
When al last they crossed the
-ramp!ed garden and stood before the
c;,arrad ruins OF their masters bun
. -aiow. their &satest fears became
convictions In He light OF the evidence
about them
Remnants Of human dead. half do
roured by proving hyenas and 9th,
49, % the carNivora which infested
ne region lay routing upon the ground
and among the corpses remained SUI
t.rient remnants Of their clothing and
ornaments 70 make clear to Rusnli
The frightful story OF the disaster that
had betali-n his masters house.
The Arabs" he said. az his men
clustered about him.
The Waziris sazed about IN mute
rage for several minutes. Every
where they encountered only further
evidence OF the cruel enemy that had
come during the Grea; Bwanas al,
sanca and laid waste his property.
What did they with Lady," asked
one Of the blacks.
They had always called Lady Grey
stoke thus.
The women they would have taken
With them. said Rusuli. Our women
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