Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-16

one side as strong man might scat
ter children. 1t was Taug-great
savage Taug.
"Who says kill Tarzan'?" he de-
manded. "Who kills Tarzan must
kill Taug, too. Who can kill Taug
Taug will tear your insides from you
and feed them to Dango."
ave can kill you ALL" replied
Gunto. ''There are many of us and
few of you," and he was right. Tar
zan knew that he was right. Taug
knew it; but neither would admit
such possibility. 1t is not the way
of bull apes.
81 am Tarzan," cried the ape-man.
II am Tarzan. Mighty hunter;
Mighty fighter. In all the jungle
none so great as Tarzan."
Then, one by one, the opposing
bulls recounted their virtues and
their prowess. And all the time the
combatants came closer and closer
to one another. Thus do the bulls
work themselves to the proper pitch
before engaging in battle.
Gunto came, stiff-legged, close to
Tarzan and shifted at him, with
barred fangs. Tarzan rumbled forth
a low, menacing growl. They might
repeat these tactics a dozen times !;
but sooner or later one bull would
close with another and then the
whole hideous pack would be tearing
and rending at their prey.
Bulabantu, the black man, had
stood wide-eyed in wonder from the
moment he had seen Tarzan ap-
preaching through the apes. He had
heard much of this devil-god who
ran with the hairy tree people; but
never had he seen him in full day
light. He knew him we'll enough
from the description of those who
had seen him and from the glimpses
he had had of the marauder upon
several occasions when the ape-man
had entered the. village of Mbonga.
the chief, by night, in the perpetra-
tion of one of his numerous ghastly
jokes.
Bulabantu could not, of course,
understand anything which passed
between Tarzan and the apes; but
he saw that the ape-lsapEand one
of the larger bulls were in argu-
ment with the others. He saw that
these two were standing with their
back toward him and between him
and the balance of the tribe, and he
guessed, though it seemed improb-
able, that they might be defending
him. He knew that Tarzan had once
spared the life of Mbonga, the chief,
and that he had succored Tibo, and
Tibo's mother, Momaya. So it was
not impossible that he would help
Bulabantu; but how he could &C
complish it Bulabantu could not
guess; nor as a matter of fact could
Tarzan, for the odds against him
were too great.
Gunto and the others were slowly
forcing Tarzan and Taug back to-
ward Bulabantu. The ape-man
thought of his words with Tantor
just a short time before: "Yes,
Tantor, it is good to live. ! should
hate to die" And now he knew that
he was about to die, for the temper
of the great bulls was mounting
rapidly against him. Always had
many of them hated him, and all
were suspicious Of him. They knew
he was different. Tarzan knew it
too; but he was glad that he was
he was MAN; that he had learn
ed from his picture books, and he
was very proud of the distinction.
Presently, though, he would be
dead man.
Gunto was preparing to charge.
Tarzan knew the signs. He knew
that the balance of the bulls would
charge with Gunto. Then it would
soon be over. Something moved
among the verdure at the opposite
side of the clearing. Tarzan saw it
just as Gunto, with the terrifying
cry of challenging ape, sprang for
ward. Tarzan voiced a peculiar call
and then crouched to meet the as
sault. Taug crouched, too, and
Bulabantu, assured now that these
two were fighting upon his side,
couched his spear and sprang be-
tween them to receive the first
charge of the enemy.
simultaneously huge bulk broke
into the clearing from the Jungle
behind the charging bulls. The
trumpeting of a mad tusker rose
shrill above the cries of the
anthropoids, as Tantor, the elephant,
dashed swiftly across the clearing
to the aid of his friend.
Gunto never closed upon the ape
man, nor did fang enter flesh upon
either side. The terrific reverbera-
tion of Tantor's challenge sent the
bulls scurrying to the trees, jabber-
ing and scolding. Taug raced off with
them. Only Tarzan and Bulabantu
remained. The latter stood his
ground because he saw that the
devil-god did not run, and because
the black had the courage to face a
certain and horrible death beside one
who had quite evidently dared death
for him.
But it was a surprised Gomangani
who saw the mighty elenhsnt como