Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-10
CHAPTER XVI--(Continued)

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A SCORE Of times was her life men
"A aced by charging lions, by plungint
horses, or by the wildly fired bullets
of the frightened troopers, yet there
was no chance Of escape: for now
with the fiendish cunning OF then
kind, the tawny hunters commenced
to circle about their prey, hemmint
them within a ring of mighty yellow
fangs and talons.
Again and again an individual lior
would dash suddenly among thu
frightened men and horses, and occa
sionally a horse, goaded to frenzy by
pain pr terror, succeeded In racpt
safely through the circling lions
leaping the bona and escaping into
the Jungle: but for the men and the
woman no such escape was possible
A horse, struck by a stray bullet
fell beside Jane Clayton; n lion leaped
across the expiring beast full upon
the breast of a black trooper just be.
yond. The man dubbed his rifle and
struck futilely at the broad head, and
then he was down. and the carnivOre
was standing above him with wide
open jaws.
S%hrieking out his terror, the soldier
clawed with puny fingers at the shag'
gy breast in vain eIrdeavor to push
away the grinning jaws. The lion
lowered his head, the gaping fangs
closed with a single sickening crunch
upon the fear.distorted face, and,
turning, the beast strobe back across
the body of the dead horse, dragging
his limp and bloody burden with him.
Wide-eyed, the girl stood watching.
She saw the carnivore step upon the
corpse stumblingly as the grisly thing
gyttitnn 1nttynn, ifs fnrnnn NO md har
eyes remained fixed in fascination
while the beast passed within q few
PAGES of her.
The interference of. the body seem.
ed to enrage the lion. He shook the
inanimate clay venomously. He
growled and roared hideously at the
dead, ~insensate thing, and then he
dropped 1t and raised his head to
look about in search Of some living
victim upon which to wreak his Ill
temper.
His yellow eyes fastened themselves
b~alefully upon the figure Of the girl,
the bristling lips raised, disclosing the
grinning fangs. A terrific roar broke
from the savage throat, and the great
beast crouched to spring upon this
new and helpless victim.
SultL ndu ldlltIl early uDOH lile
camp where Tarzan and Werper lay
securely bound. Two nervous SEN
tries paced their beats, their eyes roll.
ing often toward the impenetrable
shadows Of the gloomy jungle. The
others slept or tried to sleep-all but
the ape-man. Silently and powerfully
he strained at the bonds which fet.
tered his wrists.
The muscles knetted beneath the
smooth, brown skin of his arms and
the veins stood out upon
his temples from the force of his eXer.
strand parted. another and
another, and n hand was free.
Then from the jungle came a low
cultural, and the ape-man became
suddenly a silent, rigid statue, with
ears and nostrils straining to span
the black void where his eyesight
could not reach.
Again came the uncanny sound from
the thick verdure beyond the camp. a
sentry halted abruptly, straining his
eyes into the gloom. The kinky wool
upon his head stiffened and raised.
called to his comrade in a hoarse
whisper.
Did you hear it?" he asked.
The other came closer, trembling
with apprehension.
ilftl What.
Again was the weird SOUND repeat.
followed almost Immediately by a
Similar and answering sound from
the camp. The sentries drew close to-
gether, watching the black spot from
the voice seemed to come.
Trees %ovorhung the bona at this
point. which was upon the opposite
side OF the camp from them. They
dared not approach. The terror even
prevented them from arousing their
fellows-they could only stand in
frozen fear and watch for the fear.
some apparition they momentarily eX.
pected to soc leap from the jungle.
Nor had they long to wait. A dim,
bulky form dropped lightly from the
branches of a tree into the camp.
At sight of it one of the sentries re.
covered command of his muscles and
his voice. Screaming loudly to awak-
en- the sleeping camp, he leaped to-
ward the watch fire and tumbled a
mass of brush upon its low, flicker
ing flames.
The white officer and the black SOL
diers sprang from their blankets. The
flames leaped high upon the rejuve.
mated fire, lighting the entire camp,
and the awakened men shrank back
in superstitious terror from the sight
met their frightened and aston
ished vision.