Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-27

lcn1ne was soon uDuer way dCTOsS tnt
meadow land. 4 groan escaped the
he watched the woman he loved beipl
carried to almost certain death. He
saw the planes tih and the machine
rise from the ground. 1t was a good
| take off-as good as Smith Oldwick
could make himself, but he realized
that it was only so by chance, Al
any instant the machine might plunge
to earth.
JNOR two days Tarzan Of the Apes
i had been hunting leisurely to tht
north, and swinging in wide circle
he had returned within a short dis
tance Of the clearing where he had left
Bertha Kircher and the young heuten'
ant. He had spent the night in large
tree that overhung the river. only {
short distance from the clearing, ane
now in the early morning hours M
waiting for an opportunity to capture
Pisab the fish, thinking that he would
take it back with him to the hut where
the girl could cook it for herself and
her companion.
At last there was a CLINT Of shiny
scales. Pisah was coming. In mo.
ment he would be within reach, ant
then with the swiftness of light two
strong brown hands would plunge into
tbe pool and seize him. But just ther
there was a great crashing in the un
derbrush behind the apeman. Instantly
Pisah waS gone; and Tarzan, growl'
ing. wheeled about to face whatever
creature might be menacing him. Th'
moment he turned, he saw that thu
| author of the disturbance was u-tag
a bull ape of Golat's tribe. with mem
bers of which Tarzan had been frat
ernizing.
"what does Zu tag want?" asked
the apeman.
GU tag comes to the water t
drink" replied the ape.
"Where is the tribe?" asket
Tarzan.
"They are hunting for pisangs ant
scimatines further back in the forest,
replied Zu-tag.
"And the Tarmangani she ant
bull?" asked Tarzan. care the!
safe?" -
"They have gone away" replie'
Zu tag, "Kudu has come out Of hi
lair twice since they left"
"Did the tribe chase them awayT
asked ldrZuu.
"No," replied the ape. I'VE did no
see them go. We do not know VIII!
they left"
Tarzan swung quickly through tn
trees toward the clearing. The hut ant
bona were. as he had left them, bu
there was no sign of either the maj
or woman. Crossing the clearing, h
entered the bona and then the hut
~ aud hto troinnH
trils told him that they had been g6n
for at least two days. AS he wa
about to leave the hut, he saw a pape
pinned upon the wall with silver o
wood, and taking it down, he read
After what you told me about
Miss Kircher, and knowing that you
dislike her, feel that it is not fair
to her and to you that we should
impose longer upon you. know that
our presence is keeping you from
continuing your journey to the west
coast, and so / have decided that it
is better for us to try to reach the
white settlements Immediately with
out imposing further upon you. We
both thank you for your kindness
and protection. If there was any
way that l might repay the obliga-
CATION I feel, should be, only too
glad to do so.
1t was signed by Lieutenant Harot
Percy Smith Oldwick.
TNARZAN shrugged his shoulders
l. crumpled the note in his hand an
tossed it aside. He felt a certain sens
of relief from responsibility and wa
glad that they had taken the matter ou
of his hands. They were gone, and h
would forget; but somehow be coul
not forget. He walked out into tn
clearing. He felt uneasy and restless
Once he started toward the north /
response to sudden determination t
continue his way to the west coast
, But he did not 60 far. A dozen steps
perhaps, and he came to sudden stoI
HE is an Englishman," he mutterec
{ "and thes other is a woman. The
can never reach the settlements with
out my help. l could not kill he
, with my own hands when l tried, an
, if j let them 60 on alone, l will hav
, killed her just as surely as though
, had run my knife into her heart" An
| he turned back toward the south.
Manu- the monkey had seen the tw
, Tarmangani pass two days before
Chattering and scolding, he told Tar
zan all about it. They had done in th
direction of the village of the Conan
gani-that much had Manu- seen wit
his own eyes; so the ape man swun
on through the jungle in southerly d
/ Election, and though with no concen
ftTated effort to follow the spoor {
those he trailed, he passed nqmerou
evidences that they had gone this wa
, faint suggestions of theip scent
spoor clung lightly to leaf or branc
or bole that one or the other ha
touched or in the earth of the ira
g their feet had trod.
J The trail made a detour to the ea
i. of the village of the Wamabos al
e then returned to the wide elephant
path nearer to the river, where it cor
u tinued in a southerly direction for se'
!; eral miles. At last there came to II
ears of the apeman peculiar whirrin
throbbing sound. For an instant
7 paused, listening. "An airplane!"
muttered, and hastened forward at IL
4 creasing speed. =.
When Tarzan. finally reached IL
= edge of the meadow land where Smitl
e Oldwick's plane had landed, he too
a in the entire scene in one quick CLAN
s and grasped the situation, although
g could scarce give credence to the thin
he saw. Bound and helpless, the En-
n lish officer lay upon the ground at ol
g side of the meadow, while around hi
o stood a number of the black deserte
{ from the German command. Tarza
e had seen these men before and kne
: who they were. Coming toward hi
: down the meadow was an airplal
@ piloted by the black Usanga, and
Il the seat behind the pilot was the viii
i, girl Bertha Kircher. How it beft
q that the ignorant savage could opera
e the plane Tarzan could not guess; n
ii had he time in which to speculate spt
the subject