Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-28

"Bukawai's medicine is very
strong" said the voice. give goats
and new sleeping mat are scarce
enough in exchange for Bukawai's
medicine"
"Two goats are enough" said
|, ,Momaya, for the spirit of barter is
strong in the breasts of the blacks.
The pleasure of haggling over the
price was a sufficiently potent lure
to draw Bukawai to the mouth of
the cave. Momaya was sorry when
she saw him that he had not re-
mained within. There are some
things too horrible, too hideous, too
repulsive for Observation-Disclosures
face was of these. When Momaya
saw him she understood why it was
that he was almost inarticulate.
Beside him were the two hyenas,
which rumor had said were his only
and constant companions. They
made an excellent trio-the most
repulsive of beasts with the most
repulsive of humans.
mat" mumbled Bukawai.
"Two fat goats and a sleeping
mat Momaya raised her bid; but
Bukawai was obdurate. He stuck
for the five goats and the sleeping
mat for a matter of half an hour,
while the hyenas shifted and growled
and laughed hideously. Momaya was
determined to give all that Buka-
wal asked if she could do no better,
but haggling is second nature to
black barterers, and in the end it
partly repaid her, for a compromise
finally was reached which included
three fat goats, new sleeping mat
and piece of copper wire.
"Come back tonight" said Buka
wal, "when the moon is two hours
in the sky. Then will | make the
strong medicine which shall bring
Tho back to you. Bring with you
the three fat goats, the new sleeping
mat, and the piece of copper wire
the length of large mans fore
arm
81 cannot bring them" said Mo-
maya. "You will have to come after
them. When you have restored Tibo
to me, you shall have them all at
the village of Mbonga."
Bukawai shook his head.
"I will make no medicine" he
said, until | have the goats and the
mat and the copper wire
Momaya pleaded and threatened,
but all to no avail. Finally she
turned away and started off through
the jungle toward the village of
Mbonga. How she could get three
goats and sleeping mat out of the
village and through the jungle to
the cave of Bukawai, she did not
know, but that she would do it
somehow she was quite positive
she would do it or die. Tibo must
be restored to her.
Tarzan coming lazily through the
Jungle with little Go-bu-balu
caught the scent Of Bara, the deer
Tarzan hungered for the flesh of
Bara. Naught tickled his palate sc
greatly; but to stalk Bara with Go,
bu-balu at his heels, was out Of the
question, so he hid the child in the
crotch of a tree where the thick
foliage screened him from view, and
set off swiftly and silently upon the
spoor of Bara.
Tibo alone was more terrified than
Tibo even among the apes. Real and
APPARENT dangers are less discon'
celting than those which we imagine
and only the gods of his people knew
how much Tibo imagined.
He had been but a short time ir
his hiding place when he heard some,
thing approaching through the
jungle. He crouched closer to the
limb upon which lay and prayed that
Tarzan would return quickly. His
wide eyes searched the jungle in the
direction of the moving creature.
What if it was leopard that hac
caught his scent! 1t would be upor
him in a minute. Hot tears flowed
from the large eyes of little Tibo
The curtain of jungle foliage rustlec
close at hand. The thing was but {
few PAGES from his tree! His eyes
fairly popped from his black face as
he watched for the appearance of the
dread creature which presently
would thrust a snarling countenance
from between the vines and creepers
And then the curtain parted and {
woman stepped into full view. Will
a gasping cry, Tibo tumbled' from
his perch and raced toward her. Mo
maya suddenly started back anC
raised her spear, but second Later
she cast it aside and caught the thir
body in her strong arms.
Crushing it to her, she cried anc
laughed all at one and the same
time, and hot tears of joy, mingled
with the tears of Tibo, trickled dowr
the crease between her nakec
breasts.
Disturbed by the noise so close a
hand, there arose from his sleep il
nearby thicket Numa, the lion
He looked through the tangled un
derbrush, and saw the black woman
and her young. He licked his chops
, and measured the distance between
} them and himself. a short charg,
| and a long lean would carry hin