Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-27

veins stood out upon his neck and fore
head as with ever increasing power he
strove to crush the life from the great
cat. The apeman's teeth were fastened
in the back of Shceta's neck, and now
he succeeded in encircling the beast
torso with his legs, which he crossed
and locked beneath the cats belly.
Lcaping and snarling, Sheeta sought to
dislodge the apeman's hold upon him.
He hurled himself upon the ground and
rolled over and over He reared upon
his hind legs and threw himself back
ward but always the savage creature
upon his back Clung tCnaciously to him,
and always the mighty brown arms
crushed tighter and tighter about his
chest.
And then the girl, painting from her
quick run returned with the short
spear Tarzan had left her as her sole
weapon of protection. She did not wait
to hand it to the Englishman, who ran
forward to receive it, but brushed past
him and lraprd into close quarters be.
side the growing, tumbling mass of
yellow fur and smooth brown hide.
Several times she attempted to press
the point home in the cats body, but
on both occasions the fear of Cndan-
g"ring the apcman caused her to de
siSt At last, however. the two lay
motionlcSs for a moment rs the carni-
wore sought rest from the strenuous
cxcrtions Of battle; and then it was
that Bertha kirChcr pressed the point
of the Sr'"" TO the tawny side and
drove it into the savage heart.
Tarzan rose from the dead body of
Shcpta and shook himself after the man
nor Of beasts entirely clothed with
hair. lie looked at the girl, quiz
ziral expression upon his face. Again
had She placed him under OBJ igatiOns
to her. and Turzan Of the Apes did not
wish to be- obligated to a German spy;
yet in his honest heart he could not
but admit certain admiration for her
courage, a ttait which always greatly
impressed the apCman, himself the per
souiiication Of courage.
"IIcrr is the kill" he said picking
the carcass of Bara from the ground.
You will want to cook your portion,
I presume, but Tarzan does not spoiI
his meat with fire.
They followed him to the bona,
where he cut several pieces of meat
from the carcass for them. retaining
joint for himself. Smith Oldwick pre-
pared fire. aud the girl presided over
the primitive culinary rites of their
simple meal. As she worked some
tenant and the apCmau watched her.
"Shc is wonderful. Is she not"
murmurcd Smith -Oldwick.
"Shc is II German and spy, re
piled Turzun.
The Englishman turned quickly upon
him. "WAat do you mcan?' he cried.
Il mean what I say" replied the
apcman. She is "A German and
Il do not believe it" exclaimed the
aviator.
You do not have to- Tarzan as
sured him. "It is nothing to me what
with the boche general and his staff
at the camp near Tavcta. They all
knew her and called her by name. and
she handed him paper. The next
time | saw her she was inside the Brit
iSh lines III disguise, and again | saw
her bearing word to a German officer
ut Wilhclmstal She is a German and
n spy but she is n woman, and there
fore | cannot destroy her.
You really believe that what you
say is true?' asked the young lieuten
ant. Il cannot believe it. She Is :
sweet and brave and good.
The apeman shrugged his shoulder
"Shc is brave" he said. Even
Pamba the rat has that good quality.
But she is what l have told you; and
therefore | hate her, and you should
hate her.
Lieutenant Smith Oldwick buried his
face in his hands. God forgive me. -
he said ut last Il cannot hate her.
The apeman cast a cOntemptuous
look at his companion and arose. Tar
zan goes again to hunt" he said. You
have enough food for two days. BY
that time lie will return"
! The" two watched him until he had
disappeared in the foliage of the trees
at the further side of the clearing.
WHEN he had gone, the girl felt a
w sense of apprehension that she
never experienced when Tarzan was
present She turned toward her com =
paniOn.
Il wish that he had remained" she
said. Il always feel so much safer
! when he il near. lie is very grim and
very terrible. and yet l feel safer with
He seems to dislike me, and yet | know
that he would let no harm befall me.
| cannot understand him."
Neither do | understand him, re-
piled the Englishman. But l know
this much--Our presence here is inter
fering with his plans. He would like
to be rid of us, and l half imagine that
he rather hopes to find when he re-
turns that we have succumbed to one OF
the dangers which must always con-
front us in this savage land.
Il think that we should try to re
turn to the white settlements. This
man does not want us here; nor is il
reasonable to assume that we could
long survive in such u savage wilder
ness. If we set out for the east coast
at once, we would be in but little more
danger than we are here, and if we
could survive days march, | believe
that we will find the means of reaching
the coast in few hours, for my plane
must still be in the place where
landed just before the blacks captured
me. There is no one here who could
operate it; nor is there any reason VIII!
they should have destroyed it."
But we cannot leave said thu
girl, until he returns. We could moi
90 away like that without thanking
him or bidding him farewell. We ar,
under too great obligations to him."
The man looked at her in silence TO
a moment. He wondered if she knew
how Tarzan felt toward her; and theI
he himself began to speculate upon tn
truth of the apeman's charges, Th'
longer he looked at the girl, the les
easy was it to entertain the though
. that she was an enemy spy.
81 believe" he said as though ther
had been no pause in their converse
ton, that the man would be NOR
, than glad to find us gone when he re
turns. 1t is not necessary to leopard
ize our lives for two more days /
order that we may thank him, how
ever much we may appreciate his Sery