Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-31

met his eyes filled them with an ex E
preston of horror.
| Teeka it was who cried out in terror
as she fed across little clearing to-
ward the trees upon the opposite side
| for after her leapeG Sheeta. the pan
ther. in easy, graceful bounds. Sheeta
appeared to be in no hurry. His meat
was assured. since even though the ape
I reached the trees ahead of him she
could not climb beyond his clutches
before he could be upon her.
Tarzan saw that Tpeka must die. He
cried to Taug and the other bulls to
hasten to Teeka' : assistance. and at the
same time he ran toward the pursuing
beast. taking down his rope as he came
Tarzau knew that once the great bulls
were arOnsed none of the jungle. not
even Numa. the lion. was anxious to
measure fangs with them. and that if all
those Of the tribe who chanced to be
present today would charge. Sheeta. the
great cat. woulc doubtless turn tail and
run for his life
Taug heard. as did the others. but no
one came to Tarzan's assistance or
Teeka's rescue. and Sheeta was rapidly
closing up the distance between hlm =
self and his prey
The ape boy. leaping after the pan =
ther. cried aloud to the beast in an
effort to turn it from Teeka or other
wise distract its arreuuon until the
she ape could gain the safety of the
higher branches where Sheeta dare not
go. He called the panther every op-
probrious name that fell to his tongue.
He dared him to stop and do battle
with him; but Sheeta only loped on
after the luscious titbit now almost
within his reach.
Tarzan was not far behind and he
was gaining. but the distance was so
short that he scarce hoped to over =
haul the carnivore before it had felIed
Teeka. In his right hand the boy
swung his grass rope above his head
as he ran. He hated TO chance miss
for the distance was much greater than
he ever had cast before except in prac
tice. 1t was the full length of his
grass rope which separated him from
I'Sheeta. and yet there was no other thing
to do. He could not reach the brute s
side before it overhauled Teeka. He
must chance a throw.
And just as Teeka sprang for the
lower limb of a great tree. and Sheeta
rose behind her in a long. sinuous
leap. the coils of the ape boys grass
rope shot swiftly through the air,
Strengthening into a long thin line as
the open moose hovered for an instance
above the savage head and the snarling
jaws. Then it settled-clcan and true
about the tawny neck it settled, and
Tarzan. with a quick twist of his rope
hand. drew the moose taut. bracing
himself for the shock when Sheeta
| should have taken up the slack.
Just short of Teeka' glossy rump
the cruel talons raked the air as the
rope tightened and Sheeta was brought
! to a sudden stop-a stop that snapped
the big beast over upon his back. In
stantlS Sheeta was up-with glaring
eyes. and lashing tail, and gaping jaws.
from which issued hideous cries of
rage and disappointment.
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Teeka was safe now; Tarzan saw to
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