The evening world., 1920-06-23

- came notwithstanding. What
Al was that?" snapped one, eye
ing the bushes from which
a mothered snarl had issued as
Tarzan Of the Apes realized that
through his mistake the perpetrator
OF the horrid crime at his bungalow
still lived-that the murderer OF his
wife went yet unpublished.
For a long minute the officers stood
with tensed nerves. every eye rivetted
upon the bushes from whence the
ominous sound had issued Each re-
called recent mysterious disappear
ances from the heart OF camps as wei
ns from lonely outguards. Each
thought OF the silent dead he had
seen, slain almost within sight OF
their fellows by some unseen crea-
ture. They thought of the marks
upon dead throats-made by talons
or by giant fingers, they could not
tell whlch-and those upon shoulders
and jugulars where powerful teeth
had fastened, and they waited with
drawn pistols.
Once the bushes moved almost In
perceptibly and an instant later one
of the officers, without warning. fired
into them; but Tarzan of the Apes
was not there. In the interval be-
tween the moving Of the bushes ard
the firing OF the shot he had melted
into the night. Ten minutes later he
was lowering on the outskirts of that
part Of camp whore were bivouacked
for the night the black soldiers OF a
native company commanded bv one
Hauptman Fritz Schneider. The men
were stretched upon the ground with
| out tents; but there were TENS
pitched for the officers. Toward these
Tarzan crept. 1T was slow and peril
Gus work, as the Germans were now
upon the alert for the uncannv foe
that crept into their camps to take
his toll by night, yet the ape-man
passed their sentinels, eluded the Wig
lance of the interior guard, and crept
at last to the rear OF the officers
line.
Here ne nattened himself against
the ground close behind the nearest
tent and listened. From within came
the regular breathing Of a sleeping
man-one only. Tarzan was satie'
fed. With his knife he cut the til
strings of the rear flap and entered
He made no noise. The shadow OF q
falling leaf, floating gently to eartf
upon a still day, could have been nj
more soundless. He moved to th'
side Of the sleeping man and ben
low over him. He could not know, o
course, whether 1t was Schneider o.
another as he had never seeI
schneider: but he meant to know
and to know even more.
Gently he shook the man by tn
shoulder. The fellow turned heavil!
and gruuted in a thick cultural.
"SNence!" admonished the ape
man in a low whisper. silence
kill"
The sleeper opened his eyes, In tn,
dim light he saw giant figure bend
ing over him. Now a mighty han,
Vragped his shoulder and anothe
CLOSED lightly about his throat.
make no outcry" commando,
Tarzan; but answer in a whispe
my questions. What Is your manner"
'Luberg," replied the officer. II
was trembling. The weird presenc
of this naked giant filled him wit
dread. He too recalled the me-
mysteriously murdered in the sti
watches of the night camps. VIVA
DC Won want 2"
Where is Hauptmann Frit
Schneider?" asked Tarzan, "Whic
is his tent7"
''He is not here" replied Luberl
"He was sent TO Wilhelmstl yes
tenday,"
II shall not kill you-now," said tn
ape-man. First ! shall go and lear
II you have lied to me and II 20
have your death shall be the NOR
! terrible. Do you know how Majo
Schneider died7'
. I.ubsrF shook his head negatively.
u do" continued TRrEan, aud