Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20

because it led by the village Of the
Gomangani. whose strange and almost
apeikc actions and peculiar manners of
living had aroused his interest and
curiosity. AS upon other occasions, he
took up his position in tree from
the village and watch the blacks at
their vocations in the street below.
Zu tag had scarcely more than estab-
lished himself in his tree when. with
the blacks, he was startled by the crash
ing of Tarzan's body from the branches
of another jungle giant to the ground
within the pnliSadP. He saw the ne
grOcs gather about the PROSTATE form
and later carry it into the hut: and
once he rose to his full height upon
the limb where he had been squatting,
and ra ised his face to the heavens,
about to scream out a savage protest
and challenge. for he had recognized
in. the brown skinned Tarmangani the
strange white ape who had come among
them night or two before in the
midst of their Dunn Dunn, and who by
80 easily mastering the greatest among
them, had won the savage respect and
admiration of this fierce young bull.
But Iu-tag's fcrocity was tempered
by certain native cunning and eau
tion. Before he had voiced his protest,
NEViV ioiiltu III HIS llllIu IHt tuOuBuI
that he would like to save this won
derful white ape from the common
enemy, the Gomangani, and so he
screamed forth no challenge, wisely de-
ternining that more could be accom-
plished by secrecy and stealth than by
force of muscle and fang.
At first he thought to enter the vii
lagc alone and carry off the Tarman-
gani, but when he saw how numerous
were the warriors, and that several sat
directly before the entrance to the lair
into which the prisoner had been car
ried, it occurred to him that this was
work for many rather than one; and
so, as silently as he had come, he
slipped away through the foliage to-
ward the north.
The tribe was still lettering about
the clearing where stood the hut that
TarZan and Bertha Kircher had built.
Some were idly searching for food just
within the forests edge, while others
squatted beneath the shade of trees
within the clearing. The girl had
emerged from the hut, her tears dried,
and was gazing anxiOusly toward the
south into the jungle where Tarzan had
disappeared. Occasionally she cast sus-
picious glances in the direction of the
huge shaggy anthropoids about her.
TT WAS while she was occupied with
l. these depressing thoughts that there
dropped suddenly into the clearing from
| the trees upon the south the figure of
mighty young bull.
1t was evident that the newcomer
was filled with suppressed excitement.
As the other apes saw him coming
many advanced to meet him, bristling
and growing.
There was a certain amount of pre-
llminary circling growing and shifting.
stiff legged and stiff haired, before each
side discovered that the other had no
intention of initiating an attack; and
then Zu tag told Golat what he had
seen among the lairs of the Conan
| gani.
Golat grunted in disgust and turned
away. Let the white ape take care of
himself" +" he said.
He is great ape" said Zu-tag.
He came to live in peace with the
tribe of Golat,. Let us save him from
the Gomangani."
Golat grunted again and continued to
move away.
''Zu- tag will go alone and get him."
cried the young ape, ''if Golat is afraid
| of the Gomanganin -
The king ape wheeled in anger,
growing loudly and beating upon his
breast. 'Golat is not afraid" he
screamed, but he will not 20, for the
white ape is not of his tribe Go your
self and take the Tarmangani's she
with you II yogq wish so much to save
mzu, tag will go. . replied the younger
bull, and he. will take the Tarman-
! who are not cowagaz." Aadf - say :
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