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CHAPTER Iii-Continued.

CHAPTER Iii-continued.
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Tarzan visited Akut the following
day, but though Jack begged to be al
lowed to accompany him, he was re-
fused This time Tarzan saw the pock-
marked old owner of the ape, whom
he did not recognize as the willy Paul
witch of former days. Tarzan, influ-
enced by Akut's pleadings, broached
the question of the apes purchase, but
Paulvitch would not name any price,
saying that he would consider the mat
ter.
When Tarzan returned home Jack
was all excitement to hear the details
of his visit, and finally suggested that
his father buy the ape and bring 1t
home. Lady Greystroke was horrified
at the suggestion.
The boy was insistent. Tarzan ex-
planned that he had wished to purchase
Akut and return him to his jungle
home, and to this the mother assented.
Jack asked to be allowed to visit the
ape, but again he was met with fiat
refusal. ....,. -,-...-
He had the address, however, which
the trainer had given his father, and
two days later he found the opportunity
to elude his new tutor-who had re-
placed the terrified Mr.. Moore-and
after considerable search through
section of London which he had never
before visited he found the smelly little
quarters of the pockmarked old man.
The old fellow himself replied to his
knocking, and when Jack stated that
he had come to see Ajax, opened the
door and admitted him to the little
room which he and the great ape oc-
cupied.
At sight of the youth the ape leaped
to the floor and shuffied forward. The
man. not recognizing his visitor and
fearing that the ape meant mischief,
stepped between them, ordering the
ape back to the bed.
HE will not hurt me-" cried the boy.
1--WE are friends, and before, he was my
fathers friend. They knew one another
in the jungle. My father is Lord Grey.
come here. My mother forbade my
coming. but wished to see Ajax, and
I will pay you If you will let me come
here often to see him."
Paulvitch encouraged the boy t
come and see him eften, and always hi
played upon the lads craving for tale:
of the savage world, with which Paul
witch was all too familiar. He left hin
alone with Akut much, and it was no
long until he was surprised to learI
that the boy, could make the grea
beast understand him-that he hat
actually learned much of the primitive
language of the anthropoids.
During this period Tarzan came sev
eral times to visit Paulvitch. HI
seemed anxious to purchase Ajax, an
at last he told the man frankly that h
was prompted not only by desir
upon his part to return the beast to tn
liberty of his native jungle, but ais
because his wife feared that in som
way her son might learn the where
abouts of the ape and through his Al
tachment for the beast become Undue
with the rowing instinct which, as Tai
zan explained to Paulvitch, had so II
fuenced his own life.
The Russian could scarce repress
smile as he listened to Lord Gre.
stokes words, for scarce q half hOr
had passed since the future Lord Gre.
stoke had been sitting upon the DISC
dered bed, jabbering away to Ajs
with all the fluency Of born ape.
It was during this interview that
plan occurred to Paulvitch. and as
result Of 1t he agreed to accept fab
lous sum for the ape and upon receiI
Of the money to deliver the beast to
vessel that was sailing south fro
Dover for Africa two days later.
Everything played into Paulvitch
hands. As chance would have 1t, Ta
zan's son overheard his father relatil
to the boys mother the steps he w
taking to return Akut safely to b
jungle home. and. having overheard.
begged them to bring the ape home tn
he might have him for a playfell0
Tarzan would not have been averse
this plan, but Lady Greystoke was ht
rified at the very thought Of 1t.
Jack pleaded with his mother, but I
unavailingly. She was obdurate. al
at last the lad appeared to acQuies
In his mothers decision that the q