Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-23

kllllng OF HermdnS at large was
not the prime motive of Tarzan's
existence; now it was to discover
the indiyidual who had slain his
mate.
1t was dusk when Tarzan reached
a large camp hidden in the foothills
of the Pare Mountains. AS he was
approaching from the rear, he
found it but lightly guarded; the
sentinels were not upon the alert,
and so it was an easy thing for
him to enter after darkness had
fallen and prowl about, listening
at the backs of tents, searching for
some clue to the slayer of his mate.
AS he paused at the side of
tent before which sat a number of
native soldiers, he caught a few
words spoken in native dialect that
riveted his attention instantly:
"The Waziri fought like deYls; but
we are greater fighters, and we
killed them all. When we were
through, the captain came and killed
the woman. He stayed outside and
yelled in very loud voice until
all the men were killed. INTER
leutnant Won Goss is brayer; he came
IN and stood beside the door shout
ing at us, also in very loud voice,
and bade us nail one of the Waziri,
who was wounded, to the wall; and
then >he laughed loudly because the
man suffered. We all laughed. 1t
was very funny"
Like a beast of prey, grim and
terrible, Tarzan crouched in the
shadows beside the tent. What
thoughts passed through that saw
age mind? Who may say! Pres
emily the soldier whom Tarzan had
heard first rose and with parting
word turned away. He. passed
within ten feet of the ape-man and
continued on toward the rear of the
camp. Tarzan followed, and in the
shadows of clump of bushes over
took his quarry. There was no
sound as the man-beast sprang upon
the back of his prey and bore it to
the ground, for steel fingers closed
simultaneously upon =, the soldiers
throat, effectually sitting any out
cry. BY the neck Tarzan dragged
his victim we'll into the conceal
ment of the bushes.
make no sound" he cautioned in
the mans own tribal dialect as he
released his hold upon the others
throat. ~.
THE fellow gasped for breath,
l. rolling frightened eyes upward
to see what manner Of creature it
might be in whose power he was.
"What is the name of the officer
who killed the woman at the bunga-
low where you fought with the
Waziri?" asked Tarzan.
"Hauptmann Schneider" replied
the black when he could again
command his voice.
"Where is he?" demanded the
ape-man.
"He is here. 1t may be that he
is at headquarters. Many of the
officers go there in the evening to
receive orders"
LEAD me there" commanded
Tarzan, "and if l am discovered, l
will kill you immediately Get up"
The black rose and let the way
by roundabout route back through
the camp. Several times they were
forced to hide while soldiers passed;
but at last they reached a great
pile of baled hay from about the
corner, of which the black pointed
out a two-story building in the dis
tance.
Headquarters" he said. "You
can go no farther unseen. There are
many soldiers about"
Tarzan realized that he could not
proceed farther in company with
the black. He turned and looked at
the fellow for moment as though
rondering what disposition to make
of him.
"You helped to cruelty Wasimbu
the Waziri," he accused in low
yet none the less terrible voice.
"And while he suffered, you
laughed" .sr
The fellow reeled. 1t was az
though in the accusation he read
also his death sentence. With no
other word Tarzan seized the man
again by the neck. AS before, there
was no outcry. The giant muscles
tensed. The arms swung quickly
upward, and with them the body of
the black soldier who had helped
to cruelty Wasimbu the Waziri de-
scribed circle in the air once, twice,
three times; and then it was flung
aside, and the ape-man turned in
the direction of General Kraut's
headquarters.
A SINGLE sentinel in the rear of
= the building barred the way.
Tarzan crawledS belly to the ground,
toward him, taking advantage of
cover as only the iungle-bred beast
of prey can do. When the SEN
tinel's eyes were toward him, Tar
zan hugged the ground, motionless
.Copvright 1919 by the Bell Syndicate In
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