Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-01
TARTAN and the JEWELS OF OPAR


. feet which gave forth no sound. and
with an uncanny woodcraft thai
rustled not n leaf or n grass.bladc.
pausing beside tho man. the ap,
bent over and examined his belong
ings. Great as was the strength oi
Chulk there lay In tho back Of his
little brain a something which deter
red him from arousing the man to
combat-a sense that is Inherent in
all of the lower ordcrs--a strange
fear of man. that rules even tho most
powerful OF the jungle creatures at
times.
To remove Nlugambis loin.cloti
without awakening him would bc
impossible. and tho only detachable
things were the knob-sticll and the
pouch, which had fallen from the
blacks shoulder as he rolled in his
sleep.
Selling these two articles as better
than nothing at all, Chulk retreated
with haste and every indication of
nervous terror TO the safety Of the
tree from which he had dropped; and.
still haunted by that indeflnable terror
which the close proximity Of man
awakened in his breast. fed prcclpi-
lately through the jungle.
| Aroused by attack, or supported by
tho presence of another Of his kind
Chulk could have braved the presence
Of score OF human beings; but
alone--al, that was different matter;
alone and unenraged.
It was some time after Mugambi
| awoEe that he missed the pouch. In
stantly he was all excitement. What
could have become of It? It had been
at his side when lie lay down TO sleep
of that he was certain, for had he
not pushed it from beneath nim when
its bulgins bulk, pressing against his
ribs, caused him discomfort?
Yes, 1t had been there when he lay
down to sleep. How then, had it vain
ished?
Mugambl's savage Imagination was
filled with visions Of the spirits Of de
parted friends and enemies, for only
to the Vaccinations Of such as these
could he attribute the disappearance
Of his pouch and knob.stick l.. the
first excitement OF the discovery of
their loss; but later and more refrl
investigation, such as his woodcraft
made possible, revealed indlsputable
evidence Of n more material cXplana.
ton than his excited fancy and super.
stition had at first led him to accept.
In the tramped turf beside him was
the faint impress OF huge, manIike
feet
Mugambi raised his brows as the
truth dauned upon linn. Hastily
leaving the bona he searched i'll all
directions about the inClosure for
some further sign of the tclltale spour.
He climbed trees and sought for cvi-
dence Of the direction of the thiefs
flight; but the faint signs left 10y a
wary ape who elects to travel through
the trees eluded the woodCraft of Mu-
Gambi TarHan might have followed
them; but no ordinary mortal could
p"Itel\e lhNlI, VI i'l'ClNli7' t'IS-
late.
The black, now strengthened and re-
frcshed by his rest. felt ready to set
out again for Waziri, and, finding him.
self another knob-stick, turned his
back upon the river and plunged into
the jungle.
As Taglat struggled with the bonds
which secured the ankles and wrists
of his captive, the great lion that
eyed the two from behind "a nearby
cIump of bushes wormed closer TO
his intended prey.
The apes back was toward the
lion. lie did not see the broad head,
fringed by its rough name protrudcd
through the l'afv wall. lie could not
know that the powerful hind paws
We're gathering close beneath the
tawuy belly preparatory to a sudden
spring, and his first intimatiou of
impending danger was the thundcrous
and triumphant roar which the charg.
ing lion could no longer suppress
Scarce pausing for backward
glance, Taglat abandoned the uncon.
sclous woman and fled in the oppo.
site direction from the horrid sound
which had broken in SO unexpected
and terrifying manner upon his |
startled ears; but the warning roar
had came too late to save him, and
the lion, in his second bound, alightcd
full upon the broad shoulders or uue
anthrOpod.
A the great bull Went down there
was awakened in him to the fun all
the cunning, all the tcrOcity, al the
physical prowCsS which obey the
m,ghticst Of the fundamental laws oi
nature Of self.preservatiou. ana turn.
Ing upon his back he CLOSED with the |
carnivurc in a death struggle 50 fear
less and abandoned that for a moment
the great Numa himself may have
trcmb,cd for the outcome.
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Open Season for "Coolies'
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