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last the tardy morning broke and a
sick and feverish Tarzan wound
sluggishly through the dank and
gloomy mazes of the forest in search
of water. His whole body seemed
on fire, great sickness surged up
ward to his throat. He saw tangle
of almost impenetrable thicket and,
like the wild beast he was, he
crawled into it to die alone and un-
seelI, safe from the attacks of pred
atory carnivora.
But he did not die. For long
time he wanted to; but presently
nature and an outraged stomach re-
lieved themselves in their own
therapeutic manner, the ape-man
broke into violent perspiration and
then fell into a normal and un-
troubled sleep which persisted we'll
into the afternoon. When he awoke
he found himself weak, but no
longer sick.
Once more he sought water, and
after drinking deeply, took his way
slowly toward the cabin by the sea.
In times of loneliness and trouble
it had long been his custom to seek
there the quiet and restfulness
which he could find nowhere else.
AS he approached the cabin and
raised the crude latch which his
father had fashioned so many years
before, two small, blood-shot eyes
watched him from the concealing
foliage of the jungle close by. From
beneath shaggy, beetling brows
they glared maliciously upon him,
maliciously and with a keen Curl
osity; then Tarzan entered the cabin
and closed the door after him. Here,
with all the world shut out from him,
he could dream without fear of in
terruption. He could curl up and
look at the pictures in the strange
things which were books, he could
puzzle out the printed word he had
learned to read without knowledge
of the spoken language it repre-
sented, he could live in a wonder
ful world of which he had no knowl-
edge beyond the covers of his be-
loved books. Numa and Sabor
might prowl about close to him, the
elements might rage in all their
fury; but here at least Tarzan
might be entirely off his guard in a
delightful relaxation which gave him
all his faculties for the uninter-
ruPted pursuit of this greatest of
all his pleasures.
But the more he thought upon the
matter the less positive he was as
to the verify of the seeming adven-
ture through which he had passed
yet where the real had ceased and
the unreal commenced he was quite
unable to determine. Had he really
then been to the village of the blacks
at all, had he killed the old Conan.
gani, had he eaten of the elephant
meat, had he been sick? Tarzar
scratched his tousled black head anC
wondered. 1t was all very strange
yet he knew that he never had seer
Numa climb tree, or Histah with
the head and belly of an old black
man whom Tarzan already hac
slain.
Finally, with sigh he gave uI
trying to fathom the unfathomable
yet in his heart of hearts he knew
that something had come into hi.
life that he never before hac
experienced, another life which
existed when he slept and the con
sciousness of which was carried ovel
into his waking hours.
Then he commenced to wonder i
some of these strange creatures
which he met in his sleep might moi
slsy him, for at such times Tsrzar
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By Edgar Rice Burroughs

him appeared quite normal-there
were none of the grotesque exag-
gerations of his former sleep adven-
lures. It would be better then to
be upon the safe side and make sure
that the cabin door was closed-it
would do no harm even il all that
seemed to be happening were not
happening at all.
Tarzan essayed to slip from Boil
gani's shoulder; but the great beast
only growled ominously and gripped
him tighter. With a mighty effort
the ape-man wrenched himself loose,
and as he slid to the ground, the
dream gorilla turned ferociously
upon him, seized him once more and
buried great fangs in a sleek; brown
shoulder.
The grin of derision faded from
Tarzan's lips as the pain and the
hot blood aroused his fighting in
stincts. Asleep or awake, this thing
was no longer a joke! Biting, tear.
ing and snarling, the two rolled
over upon the ground. The gorilla
now was frantic with insane rage.
Again and again he loosed his hold
upon the ape-man's shoulder in an
attempt to seize the jugular; but
Tarzan of the Apes had fought be-
fore with creatures who struck first
for the<Vital vein, and each time he
wriggled out of harms way as he
strove to get his fingers upon his
adversary's throat. At last he sue
ceeded - his great muscles tensed
and knotted beneath his smooth hide,
as he forced with every ounce of his
mighty strength to push the hairy
torso from him. And as he choked
Bolgani and strained him away, his
other hand crept slowly upward be-
tween them until the point of the
hunting knife rested over the saw
age heart-there was quick move
ment of the steel-thewed wrist and
the blade plunged to it's goal.
Bolgani, the gorilla, voiced
single frightful shrek, tore himself
loose from the grasp of the ape
man, rose to his feet, staggered
few steps and then plunged to earth.
There were few spasmodic move
ments of the limbs and the brute
was still.
Tarzan of the Apes stood looking
down upon his kill, and as he stood
there he ran his fingers through his
thick, black shock of hair. Presently
he stopped and touched the dead
body. Some of the red life-blood
of the gorilla crimsoned his fingers.
He raised them to his nose and
shifted. Then he shook his head
and turned toward the cabin. The
door was still open. He closed it
and fastened the latch. Returning
toward the body of his kill he again
paused and scratched his head.
If this was a sleep adventure,
what then was reality? How was
he to know the one from the other?
How much of all that. had happened
in. his life had been real and how
mucn unreal
He placed foot upon the pros
trate form and raising his face to
the heavens gave voice to the kill
cry of the bull ape. Far in the
distance a lion answered. 1t was
very real and, yet, he did not know.
Puzzled, he turned away into the
jungle.
No, he did not know what was
real and what was not; but there
was one thing that he did know
never again would he eat of the
flesh of Tantor, the elephant.
The next complete Jungle Tale" will
aDDear Saturday AupIISt .
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crotch from which he had toppled.
Below him a lion roared, and, look
ing downward, Tarzan could see the
yellow-green eyes shining in the
moonlight as they bored hungrily
upward through the darkness of the
jungle night toward him.
The ape-man gasped for breath.
Cold sweat stood out from every
pore, there was a great sickness at
the Fit of Tarzan's stomach. Tar
zan of the Apes had dreamed his
first dream.
For long time he sat watching
for Numa to climb into the tree
after him, and listening for the
sound of the great wings from
above, for to Tarzan of the Apes his
dream was a reality.
He could not believe what he had
seen and yet, having seen even
these incredible things, he could not
disbelieve the evidence of his own
perceptions. Never in all his life
had Tarzan's senses deceived him
badly, and so, naturally, he had
great faith in them. Each percep-
ton which ever had been transmit
ted to Tarzan's brain had been, with
varying accuracy, true perception.
He could not conceive of the possi-
bility of apparently having passed
through such weird adventure in
which there was no grain of truth.
That a stomach, disordered by de-
cayed elephant flesh, a lion roaring
in the jungle, a picture-book, and
sleep could have so truly portrayed
all the clear-cut details of what he
had seemingly experienced was
quite beyond his knowledge; yet he
knew that Numa could not climb a
tree, he knew that there existed in
the jungle no such bird as he had
seen, and he knew, too, that he
could not have fallen tiny fraction
of the distance he had hurtled down.
ward, and lived.
To say the least, he was very
puzzled Tarzan as he tried to COM
pose himself once more for slumber
"a very puzzled and a very nau-
seated Tarzan.
AS he thought deeply upon the
strange occurrences of the night, he
witnessed another remarkable hap
pening. 1t was indeed quite pre-
posterous, yet he saw it all with his
own eyes-it was nothing less than
Histah, the snake, wreathing his
sinuous and Shiny way up the bole
of the tree below him-Histah, with
the head of the old man Tarzan had
showed into the cooking pot-the
head and the round, tight, black,
distended stomach. AS the old
mans frightful face, with upturned
eyes, set and CLASSY, came close to
Tarzan, the jaws opened to seize
him. The ape-man struck furiously
at the hideous face and as he struck
the apparition disappeared.
Tarzan sat straight up upon his
branch trembling in every limb,
wide-eyed and painting. He looked
all around him with his keen,
jungle-trained eyes, but he saw
naught of the old man with the
body of Histah, the snake, but on
his naked thigh the apesman saw a
caterpillar, dropped from a branch
above him. With grimsce he flicked
it off into the darkness beneath.
And so the night wore on, dream
following dream, nightmare follow
ing nightmare, until the distracted
ape-man started like a frightened
deer at the rustling of the wind in
the trees about him, or leaped to his
feet as the uncanny laugh of a
hyena burst suddenly upon q
momentary jungle silence. But at
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he had been looking at which still
lay open at the picture of Bolgani.
Tarzan found his knife, but he
merely fingered it idly and grinned
in the direction of the advancing
gorilla.
Not again would he be fooled by
empty things which came while he
slept! In a moment, no doubt, Boil
gani would turn into Pamba, the
rat, with the head of Tantor, the
elephant. Tarzan had seen enough
of such strange happenings recently
to have some idea as to what he
might expect; but this time Boil
gani did not alter his form as he
came slowly, toward the young ape
man.
Tarzan was bit puzzled too, that
he felt no desire to rush frantically
to some place of safety, as had
been the sensation most conspicuous
in the other. of his new and remark
able adventures. He was just him
self now, ready to fight, if neces-
sary; but still sure that no flesh and
blood gorilla stood before him.
The thing should be fading away
into thin air by now, thought Tar
zan, or changing into something
else; yet it did not. Instead it
loomed clear-cut and real as Boil
gani himself, the magnificent dark
coat glistening with life and health
in a bar of sunlight which shot
across the cabin through the high
window behind the young Lord
Greystoke. This was quite the
most realistic of his sleep adven-
lures, thought Tarzon, as he pas
sively awaited the next amusing in
cident.
And then the gorilla charged.
Two mighty, calloused hands seized
upon the ape-man, great fangs were
barred close to his face, a hideous
growl burst from the cavernous
throat and hot breath famed Tar
zan's cheek, and still he sat grinning
at the apparition. Tarzan might be
fooled once or twice, but not for so
many times in succession! He knew
that this Bolgani was no real. Boil
gani, for had he been he never could
have gained entrance to the cabin,
since only Tarzan knew how to op-
crate the latch.
The gorilla seemed puzzled by the
strange passivity of the hairless ape.
He paused an instant with his jaws
snarling close to the others throat,
then he seemed suddenly to come to
some decision. Whirling the ape
man across hairy shoulder, as
easily as you or l might lift a babe
in arms, Bolgani turned and dashed
out into the open, racing toward the
great trees.
Now, indeed, was Tarzan sure
that this was sleep adventure, and
so grinned largely as the giant 60
rilla bore him, unresisting, away.
Presently, reasoned Tarzan, he
would awaken and find himself back
in the cabin where he had fallen
asleep. He glanced back at the
thought and saw the cabin door
standing wide open. This would
never do! Always had he been care
full to close and latch it against
wild intruders. Manu-, the monkey,
would make sad havoc among Tar
zan's treasures should he have ac-
cess to- the interior for even a few
minutes. The question which arose
in Tarzan's mind was battling one.
Where did sleep adventures end and
reality commence? How was he
to be sure that the cabin door was
not really open? Everything about
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printed page before him, the active
recollection of his strange adven-
lures presently merged into the text
of that which he was reading-a
story of Bolgani, the gorilla, in cap
tivity. There was a more or less
lifelike illustration of Bolgani in
colors and in a cage, with many re-
markable looking Tarmangani stand
ing against rail and peering curl
ously at the snarling brute. Tar
zan wondered not little, as he al
ways did, at the odd and seemingly
useless array of colored plumage
which covered the bodies of the
Tarmangani. 1t always caused him
to grin a trife when he looked at
these strange creatures. He won
dered if they so covered their bodies
from shame Of their hairlessness or
because they thought the odd things
they wore added any to the beauty
of their appearance. Particularly
was Tarzan amused by the gro
tesque headdresses of the, pictured
people. He wondered how some of
the shes succeeded in balancing
theirs in an upright position, and he
came as near to laughing aloud as
he ever had, as he contemplated the
funny little round things upon the
heads of the hes.
Slowly the ape-man picked out the
meaning of the various combinations
of letters on the printed page, and
as he read, the little bugs, for as
such he always thought Of the let
ters, commenced to run about in a
most confusing manner, blurring his
vision and befuddling his thoughts.
Twice he brushed the back of hand
smartly across his eyes; but only
for a moment could be bring the
bugs back to coherent and intelli-
gible form. He had slept ill the
night before and now he was ex-
hausted from loss of sleep, from
sickness, and from the slight fever
he had had, so that it became more
and more difficult to fix his atten-
tion, or to keep his eyes open.
Tarzan realized that he was fall
ing asleep, and just as the realiza-
tion was borne in upon him and he
had decided to relinquish himself to
an inclination which had assumed
almost the proportions of a physical
pain, he was aroused by the opening
of the cabin door. Turning quickly
toward the interruption Tarzan was
amazed, for moment, to see bulk
ing large in the doorway the huge
and hairy form of Bolgani, the
gorilla.
Now there was scarcely denizen
of the great jungle with whom Tar
zan would rather not have been
cooped up inside the small cabin
than Bolgani, the gorilla, yet he felt
no fear, even though his quick eye
noted that Bolgani was in the throes
of that Jungle madness which seizes
upon so many of the fiercer males.
Ordinarily the huge gorillas avoid
conflict, hide themselves from the
other jungle folk, and are generally
the best of neighbors; but when they
are attacked, or the madness seizes
them, there is no jungle denizen so
bold and fierce as to deliberately
seek a quarrel with them.
But for Tarzan there was no
escape. Bolgani was glowering at
him from red-rimmed, wicked eyes.
In a moment he would rush in and
seize the ape-man. Tarzan reached
for the hunting knife where he had
lain it on the table beside him; but
as his fingers did not Immediately
locate the weapon, he turned
Quick glance in search of it. As he
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Lila Lee in
DauAter OF the Wolf
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Montague Love In
The Broadway Saint
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Wallace Reid In
The Love Burglar
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George Walsh In
Putting One Over
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Ruby de Remer in
Dust OF Desire
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Clara Kimball Young
In The Better Wife
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Mabel Normand ii
Mickey
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Madalaine Traverse in
Rose OF the West
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Hall Gaines Woman
Thou Gavest Me
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Bryant .washburn
Putting 1t Over
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Mabel Normsnd In
Mickey
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Marguerite Clark In
Girls
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Arthur Ashley In
The American Way
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Mack Sennett Comedy
Among Those Present
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Dorothy Dalton In
Other Mems Wives
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Lila Lee In
Da tighter of the Wolf
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Mabel Normand in
Y Mickey
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BESSIE Love In
Cupid Forecloses
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Chaplin In
Shoulder Arms
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-27

Chairman Fordney of the ways and
means committee. which is now con-
sidering several measures asking for
repeal of the luxury tax provisions in
the Kitchin revenue law. by Mrs.
Ethel Parker of New York, who has
made a study of the fur market for
the last twenty years. She has also
discussed the matter with other ma
jority members of the committee.
Mrs. Parker represents that in many
cases furs are an absolute necessity,
tina. many need them for the health,
that they are cheaper ofteE tnan cloth
coats, because they wear longer and
because the styles do not change. She
points out that a wealthy woman may
buy a silk dress or lace gown or table
cover costing. say, $1,000. without be-
ing taxed. while girls who have saved
all year to buy a cheap fur costing
about SIS finds she must pay $3.50 ex-
ira in tax. 1t is hard, she says. for
these girls to understand how their
bit of fur is luxury" while the lace
gowns are wearing apparel"
Mrs. Parker has also urged upon
members of the committee that to re-
tain the 10 per cent tax on furs would
cause considerable unemployment.
From the trapper and curer through
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GOVERNMENT PUBLICITY
WILL BE INVESTIGATED

Press agenting for department or
bureau chiefs in the government serv-
ice under the federal frank is going to
be investigated. The clogging Of the
the various government establish
ments. much Of which is never opened
and finds it's way directly to the
wastebasset. is going to be investigated.
troduced by Representative Mott of
New York, republican, to investigate
the press and publicity bureaus Of the
government establishments. He wants
t. have Congress ascertain. the nature
wiat employees are used and whether
their employment in. this press, and
propaganda work is authorized by
law"
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ASKS FUR TAX REPEAL
TO AID WORKING women
Miss Parker Says 10 Per Cent In
crease Unfair When Lace Gowns
Are Exempt.

Congress has been asked to come to
the relief of thousands Of women in
the government service here. and
other working women, who have been
saving up to buy comparatively mex
pensive furs, and who have faced the
prospect of paying a 10 per cent tax
on their purchases. while weather.
women are allowed to buy expensive
lace gowns and costly wraps without
being so taxed.
Appeal has been made direct to
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NAVY'S AMOUNT MAY BE CUT.
Committee Considers Postponing
Three-Year Building Program.

Reduction Of S120. 100000 in the ma
val appropriation bill is proposed by
the House committee. 1t is expected
that this measure will be reported
and taken up for consideration in the
House about June 9.
It is thought that the new three
year building program may be post
poned until the committee and Con-
gress get a more definite view of
what will be required under the peace
terms
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Virtually All Wounded Sent to US.

NEW YORK, May q. - Bringing
announcement Of the abandonment
of Brest and St. Nazaire as embarka-
ton ports for American sick and
wounded, the hospital ship Merry
has arrived here from st. Nazaire
with 386 patients. Virtually all the
wounded have been returned to the
United States, officers of the Mercy
stated, and the less than 100 left
will be brought from the war area
through the port of Antwerp.
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Suffrage and Dry Law Keep Lead.

DALLAS, Tex. May 27.-Further
returns from Saturdays election
have not changed the relative
standing of the vote on constftu-
tional amendments for prohibition
and woman suffrage. the principal
issues. Figures from 1875 towns and
cities give the following: For pro
hibition. 57.545; against. 4s.342 For
suffrage. 55.S16; against, 53,273.
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Two A. E. F. Divisions Held.

COBLENz. Thursday. May 20 (by
the Associated Press).-Orders issued
ten days ago relieving the 4th and
5th Divisions from the Sd Army have
been suspended because of the pres
emit uncertain conditions in the peace
situation. The suspension orders
reached Coblenz Tuesday, but were
not made public until today.
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GEN. McANDREw COMING.
Will Head War College Her,
Glen. Harbord His Successor.

PARIS. May 26.-Maj. Gen. James
G. Hartford, head Of the service of
supply Of the American expeditionary
forces, has been relieved Of his duties
in this connection and detailed as
chief Of staff of the expeditionary
forces. Brig. Gen. James w. Mean
drew, the present chief Of staff, goes
to Washington to become chief of the
War College.
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Millionaire Negro Woman Is Dead.

IRvINGTON-o N-HUDSON, N. Y.
May 27.-"Madam Walker" reputed to
have been the wealthiest negro wom-
an in the country If not the entire
world, and credited with having
amassed a fortune of more than
restorer," has died at her country
home here after a long illness.
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Bill Provides Single Motor Tax.

Payment of a single tax for auto
mobiles is urged in a bill presented by
Representative Fuller of Illinois. He
would have legislation prevent one
state from collecting tax after the
owner of an automobile has paid a
tax in any other state.