Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-11

turn the charge of e savage foe.
And so, unmolested, Tarzan passed
from the camp of the Abyssinians.
from which the din Of conflict followed
MIN deep into the jungle until distance
gradually obliterated it entirely.
Back to the spot where he had left
Werper went the ape-man 10y in his
neart now, where fear and sorrow had
SO recently reigned; and in his mind a
determination to forgive the Belgian
n aid him In making good his escape.
But When he came to the place Werper
was gone, and though Tarzan called
ALOUD many times he received no reply.
Convinced that the man had purpose.
y eluded him for reasons Of his own,
John Clayton felt that he was under
no obligation to expose his wife to
further danger and discomfort in the
prosecution OF a more thorough search
Tor the missing Belgian.
He has acknowledged his guilt by
his flight, Jane" he said. I'VE will
iet MN go to lie in the bed that he
a made for himself"
Past the village of Achmet Eek their
way led them, and there they found
out the charred remains of the pal1.
sade I'M the native huts, still smoking.
as mute evidence Of the recent exact.
ment or the wrath and vengeance of
a powerful enemy.
The Waziri," commented Tarzan.
with a grim smile.
God bless them." cried Jana CLAY.
ton. o"s
.Ihey cannot be far ahead of lis"
SAID Tarzan-"Busuli and the others
6ne gold Is gone, and the jewels Of
opar, Jane; Blu we have each other
ana the Waziri--we have love and low.
any ana friends. And what are gold
ana Jewels to these?"
"ir only poor Mugambi lived" she
replied, "and those other brave fel.
lows who sacrificed their lives in vain
~endeavor to protect mel"
In the silence of mingled io,, and
sorrow they passed along through the
familiar jungle, and as the afternoon
was waning there came family to the
ears or the ape-man the murmurinr
cadence of distant voices.
w are nearing the WaZiri. Jane"
he said. II can hear them ahead of
us. They are going into camp for the
night, I imagine"
A half-hour later the two came upon
the horde Of ebon warriors which Blu.
suli had collected for his wal of ven.
geance upon the raiders. With them
We're the captured women of the tribe
whom they had found in the village of
Achmet Eek, m tall. even among the
giant Waziri. doomed a familiar black
form at the side of Busuli.
It was Mugambi. whom Jane had
though dead amid the charred ruins Of
the bungalow.
All. such a reunion. Long into the
night the dancing and singing and
the laughter awoke the echoes OF the
somber wood. Again and again were
the stories Of their various adventures
retold.
Again and once again they fought
their battles with savage beast and
savage men. and dawn was already
breaking when Busuli. for the fortieth
time, narrated how he and a handful
of his warriors had watched the bat
tie for the golden ingots which the
Abyssinians of Abdul Mourak had
waged against the Arab raiders of
Achmet Eek. and how. when the vic
tors had ridden away, they had sneak.
ed out Of the river reeds and stolen
ava with the precious ingots. to hide
them where no robber eye could ever
discover them again.
Pieced out from the fragments of
their various experiences with the
Belgian, the truth concerning the
malign activities of Albert Werper he.
came apparent. Only Lady Greystoke
found aught to praise in the conduct
of the man and it was difficult even
for her to reconcile his many heinous