Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-06
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His own sleek coat was cut and the
red blood trickled down his flank;
though it was but a minor injury, It
angered him. He glared down at
the dead panther, and then in fit
OF rage he seized and mauled the
body, only to drop it in a moment,
lower his head, voice a single terrific
roar and turn toward the ape-man.
approaching the still form, he
shifted it over from head to foot.
Then he placed huge paw upon it
and turned it over with its face up.
Again he shifted about the body, and
at last with the tip of his rough
tongue licked Tarzan's face. It was
then that the ape-man opened his
eyes.
Above him lowered the huge lion,
its hot breath upon his face, its
rough tongue upon his cheek. The
ape-man had often been close to
death; but never before so close as
this, he thought.
Presently, however, recognition
dawned upon him, and with it reali-
zation Of the astounding fact that
Numa did not seem bent on devour-
ing him-at least not Immediately.
Numa was looking right into his
eyes, evidently aware that he was
alive. Presently the lion cooked his
head on one side and whined. Tarzan
knew the note, knew that 1t meant
neither rage nor hunger; and then
he risked all on single throw.
"Move, Numa" he commanded,
and placing a palm against the
tawny shoulder he pushed the lion
aside. Then he rose, and with a
hand on his hunting knife awaited
that which might follow. It was
then that his eyes fell for the first
time on the torn body of Sheeta. He
looked from the dead cat to the live
one, saw the marks of conflict upon
the latter too, and in an instant real
lied something of what had hap
pened.
The ape-man stroked the great
head, picked up his spear and looked
about for the trail Of the girl. This
he soon found leading toward the
east, and as he set out upon it some
thing prompted him to feel for the
locket he had hung about his neck.
1t was gone!
No trace of anger was apparent
upon the ape-man's face unless it
was slight tightening of the jaws;
but he put his hand ruefully to the
back of his head where a bump
marked the place the girl had struck
him, and a moment later half.
smile played across his lips. He
could not help admitting that she
had tricked him neatly and that il
must have taken nerve to do the
thing she did and to set out armed
only with pistol through the track.
less waste that lay between them ant
the railway and beyond into the hills
where Wilhelmstal lies.
That the girl could hope to reacf
the town on foot in less than two
days seemed improbable, for it was
good thirty miles, and part of i
hilly. But even as the though
crossed his mind, he heard th'
whistle of locomotive to the east
Then his keen ears caught the whin
ing of brake-shoes and little late
the signal blast for brakes off. TIL,
train had stopped and started again
TT WAS dark when Tarzan reache,
l. the little hill town Of Wilhelmstal
He could see lone sentinel scarce
hundred yards from him. To elud
this one would not be difficult; bu
to enter the village and search i
would be virtually impossible.
Creeping forward, taking advan
tage Of every cover, lying fiat an
notionless when the sentry's fac
was toward him, the ape-man at las
reached the sheltering shadows Q
an outhouse just inside the line!
From there he moved stealthily fror
building to building until at last h
was discovered by dog in the rea
of one Of the bungalows.
It was a large dog, as large q
! Dango the hyena, and it charge
; with all the vicious impetuosity {
Numa the lion. AS it came Tarza
knelt, and the dog shot through tn
air for his throat; but its teet
never reached the soft flesh; stron
| fingers, fingers Of steel, seized Il
neck. 1t voiced single startled vel
and clawed at Tarzan's naked breas
but it was powerless. The might
fingers closed upon its throat; IL
3 man rose, snapped the clawing bod
s once and cast it aside. At the san
e time a voice from the open bungalo
d door called, "Simba"
There was no response. Repea
ing the call, a man descended ii
q steps and advanced toward the tire
In the light from the doorway Ia