Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-13

easiest passage to the lanu hey oud. The
lain had ceased, but the sky was still
overcast, 50 that ever his keen eyes
could not penetrate the darkness farther
than Il lew feet. And there he slept,
after eating again of what remained of
Ska, until the morning sun awakened
him with Il e. sense OF strength and
we'll being.
And so at last Tarzan came through
the hills out Of the valley Of death into
n land of parklike beauty, rich in game.
Below him lay a deep valley, through
the center of which dense jungle vcgc-
talion marked the course of Il river be-
yOnd which a primeval forest extended
for miles. to terminate at last at the
foot of lofty capped mountains.
1t was Il land that Tarzan had mover
looked upon before. nor was it likely
that the foot of another white man ever
had touched it.
THREE days the ape-man spent in
l. resting and recuperating, eating
fruits and nuts and the animals that
were most easily bagged. and upon the
fourth he set out to explore the valley
and search for the great apes. But he
had proceeded southwark for only a
short distance when his noStrils were
/ uSSulltu ny INT SNtll VI lldl, VI hbllldu =
gani the black man. There were many
Of them, and mixed with their scent was
another-that Of a she Tarmangani.
Swinging through the trees, Tarzan
approached the authors of these dis
turbing scents. lie came warily from
the flank, but paying no attention to
the wind, for he knew that mar with
his dull senses could apprehend him
only through his eyes or ears, and then
when comparatively close.
From the dense foliage of a great
tree, he watched them pass-a disrep.
utable mob of blacks, some CARRIED in
the uniform of German East African
native troops. others wearing q single
garment of the same uniform. while
many had reverted to the simple dress
Of their for beurs-approximating mud
ity. There were many black womeG
, with them, laughing and talking as they
+ kept pace. with the men, all of whom
were armed with German rifles an,
equipped with German belts and am,
munitiOn.
There were no white officers there
but it was none the less apparent t,
|, Tarzan that these men were iron
some German native command, and H.
guessed that they had slain their Off
GERS and taken to the jungle with thei
women, or had stolen some from nativD
villages through which they must hav
E passed. 1t was evident that they wer
! putting as much ground between them
selves and the coast as possible.
, Between two of the black womel
Q marched a slender white girl. She wa
= hatless, and with torn and dishevele
: clothing that had evidently once been
t trim riding habit. TarZan watche
Y through half closed eyes. lie ha
recognized her Immediately, and it wa
r because OF this fact that he hesitated
' What was it to Tarzan of the Ape
d what befell this enemy spy? lie ha
been unable to kill her because of a
d inherent weakness that would not per
: nit him to lay hands upon a woman
d all of which had no bearing upon wha
$ others might do.
= And so he let the blacks pass. wit
Fraulein Bertha Kircher in their midst
t or at least until the last stragglin
warrior suggested to his mind the pleas
ures of black batting.
e The last man, who must have stoppe
IS for some purpose, was fully a quartz
Il of q mile in the rear of the party. II
= was hurrying to catch up when Tara
e saw him, aud as he passed beneath Ii
e tree in which the ape-man Derche
: above the trail, a silent moose dropBe
e deftly about his neck. The main bod
a still was in plain sight and as Ell
e frightened man voiced q piercing Il 4