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

CopyriBht, 1919, by the Public Ledger Co.
rT,ARZAN OF THE APES, return
4 ing from n successful hunt with the
body of Bara the deer across one sleek
brown shoulder, paused in the branches
Of a great tree at the edge of a clear
ing and gazed ruefully ut two figures
walking from the river to the bona =
encircled hut n short distance away.
The apeman shook his tous'ed head
and sighed. His eyes wandered to-
ward the west, and his thoughts to the
far away cabin by the landloCked har :
Dor of the great water that washed the
beach of his boyhood home-to the
cabin of his long dead father, to which
the memories and treasures of happy
childhood lurcd him. Since the death
of his mate great longing had
possessed him to return to the hauntS
of his youth But the little cabin and
the landlockcd harbor were manr
weary marches away, and he was
Handicapped by the duty which h" felt
he owed to the two figures walking III
the clearing before him. One was Il
young man in the worn and ragged
Uniform Of the British Royal Air Force.
The other was a Young woman IN the
even more dsrcputuble remnants OF
what had once been trim riding tOgS.
A freak of fate had thrown these
three radically different types together.
One was a savage. almost naked beast .
man: one an English army officer ami
the woman was she whom the apcman
knew aud hated as II German spy.
How he was to get rid o! them Tar
zan could not imagine, unless he ar-
companied them upon the weary march
back to the east coast, march IAaI
would nccessitatc his once more re-
tracing the long way he already had
covered toward his goal yet what else
could be done? These two had neither
the strength, endurance nor jungle
craft to accompany him through the
unknown country to the west; nor did
he wish them with him. The man he
might have tolerated. but he could not
even consider the presence Of tn" girl
In the far off cabin, which through It's
memories had in n way bcrom" sacred
TO him. Since he could not desert th"m'
there remained but the on" way; he
must move by slow and irkSomc
marches back to the east coast or at
least to the first white settlement III
that direction.
Without him thcse two doubtless
would starve in the midst of plenty
should they by some miracle escape the
other forces of destruction which con-
stantly threatened them. That morn
ing Tarzan had brought them fruit
nuts and pantain, and now he was
bringing them the flesh of his kill; all
they could do was to fetch water from
the river. Even now as they walked
across the clearing toward the bona
they were in utter ignorance of the
presence of Tarzan near them. IheE
did not know that his sharp eyes were
watching them, nor that other eyes less
friendly were glaring at them from
clump of bushes close beside the bona
entrance. They did not know these
things. but Tarzan did. No more than
they could he see the creature crouch
ing in the concealmPnt of the toIlage
vet he knew as well as though 1t mac
been living in the open that 1t wa
there, and what it was, and what lt'
intentions were.
A MOVEMENT of the leaves at thu
"A top of single stem apprlSed mn
of the presence of a creature there. to'
the movement was not that impaired
by the wind. 1t came from pressure
nj the bottom of the stem. winch I'M
parts a different movement to the leave
than does the wind passing amonj
them, as any one who has lived his HE
time in the jungle well knows; and tn
same wind that passed through TN
foliage of the bush brought to the ape
mans sensitive nostrils ind%sputaol
evidence of the fact that Shteta IN
panther waited there for the two re
turning from the river.
They had covered half the dIStanc
To the bona entrance when Tarza1
called to them to stop. They looked il
surprise in the direction from whlcI
his voice had come, and saw him dro
lightly to the ground and advance to
ward them.
Come slowly toward me, ;, be caile
Sheeta will charge" go
They did as he bade, their faces file
with question.
"What do you mean" asked tn
young Englishman. WHO is Sheeta
But for the answer the apeman SUD
denly hurled the carcass OF Bara Tn
deer to the ground and leaped quickl
toward them, his eyes upon somethln
in their rear and then it was that tn
Two turned and learned the identity q
Sheeta, for behind them was a grea
devil faced cat charging rapidly to
ward them.
The girl stifed an involuntary screar
as she saw the proximity of the tange
fury bearing down upon them: Sh
shrank close to the man and clung t
him; all unarmed and defenseless a
he was, the Englishman pushed her be
hind him, and shielding her with hi
body, stood squarely in the face OF tn
panther's charge. Tarzan noted tn
acts of courage, he experienced thri
from the hopeless and futile bravery {
the man.
The charging panther moved rapidly
Yet If Sheeta was quick, quick to
\ was Tarzan. The English lieutenaI
saw the apeman flash by him like IL
wind. He saw the great cat veer
his charge as though to elude the make
savage rushing to meet him-for 1t wa
evidently Sheeta's intention to max
good his kill before attempting to pre-
tect it from Tarzan.
Lieutenant Smith Oldwick saw the'
things, and then with increasing wor