The evening world., 1920-06-17

who was questioning them. As he
talked the General ,toyed with an oil
lamp that stood upon the table De
fore him. Presently there came
knock upon the door and an aide en-
tered the room. He saluted and re-
ported: "Fraulein Kircher has ar
rived, sir"
bid her enter" commanded the
General, and then nodded to the two
officers before him in sign OF dis
missal.
The Fraulein, entering, passed
them at the door. The officers in "
little room rose and saluted, the
Fraulein acknowledging the couHesy
with a bow and a slight smile. She
was a very pretty girl. Even the
rough, soiled riding habit and the
caked dust upon her face could not
conceal the fact, and she was young.
She could not have been over nine D.,
teen.
She advanced to the table behind
which the General stood and taking
folded paper from an inside pockeS
Of her coat handed 1t to him.
"Be seated, Fraulein," he said, and
another officer brought her chair.
No one spoke while the General read
the contents OF tne paper.
Tarzan appraised the various peo-
pie in the room. He wondered II one
might not be Hauptmann Schneider,
for two of them were Captains. The
! girl he judged to be OF the in
telligence Department. spy. Her
beauty held no appeal for him
without a glimmer OF compunction he
could have wrung that fair, young
neck. She was German and that
was enough: but he had other and
more important work before him. He
wanted Hauptmann Schneider.
! Finally the General looked up from
the paper.
Good" he said to the girl, and then
to one Of his aides, Send for Major
| Schneider
Major Schneider! Tarzan felt the
short hairs at the back OF his neck
rise. Already they had promoted
the beast who had murdered his
mate-doubtless they had promoted
him for that very crime.
The aide left the room and tho
others fell into a general conversa-
tlon from which 1t became apparent
TO TarZan that the German East
African forces greatly outnumbered
the British and that the latter were
suffering heavily. The ape-man stood
that he could watch the interior of
the room without being seen from
within, while he was at the same
time hidden from the view of any one
who might chance to pass along the
post of the sentinel he had slain.
Momentarily he was expecting a
patrol or relief to appear and dis
cover that the sentinel was missing,
when he knew an immediate and
N1ag.W4E u. -
Impatiently he awaited the coming
of the man he sought and at last he
!, was rewarded by the temperance of
the aide who who been despatched to
fetch him accompanied by an officer
of medium size with fierce, upstand-
ing mustacheS. The newcomer strode
to the table, halted and saluted, re-
porting. The General acknowledged
J the salute and turned toward the girl.
: "Fraulein Kircher," he said, "allow
me to present Major Schneider''-
Tarzan waited to hear no more.
Placing a palm upon the sill of the
window he vaulted into the room into
the midst Of an astounded company
: of the Kaiser's officers. With a
3 stride he was at the table and with a
1 sweep OF his hand sent the lamp
t crashing into the fat belly of the Gem
l eral who, in his mad effort to escape
4 cremation, fell over backward, chair
Y and all, upon the floor. Two Of the
aides sprang for the ape-man, who
4 picked up the first and flung him in
e the face of the other. The girl had
leaped from her chair and stood
I flattened against the wall. The other
g officers were calling aloud for the
e guard and for help. Tarzan's pur-
h pose centred upon but a single in
{ dividual and him he never lost sight
OF. Freed from attack for an instant
/, he seized Major Schneider, throw him
Il over his shoulder and was out OF the
window 80 quickly that the aston
= ished assemblage could scarce realize
o what had occurred.
A single glance showed him thai
q the sentinel's post was stin vacant
and moment later he and his bur.
u den were in the shadows Of the hay
dump. Major Schneider had mad,
l. no outcry for the very excellent rea,
y son that his wind was shut off. Now
L Tarzan relaxed his grasp enough t
permit the man to breathe.
n IF you make a sound you will b,
Is choked again." he said.
u Cautiously and after infinite pa.
70 tience Tarzan passed the final out,
y post. Forcing his captive to walk be
70 fore him he pushed on toward tn,
"a west until, late into the night, he re
a crossed the railway where ne fel
reasonably safe from discovery. TIL,
=, German had cursed and grumbleC
= and threatened and asked questions
Va but his only reply was another pro,
~ from Tarzan's sharp war spear. TIL,
ape-man herded him along as h.
10 would have driven a hog, with tn,
"a difference that he would have ha,
~ more respect and therefore more con
- sideration for hog.
~ Until now Tarzan had given littl
90 thought to the details Of revenge
40 Now he pondered what form the pun
~ ishment should take. or only on
su thing was he certain--it must end 4
rs death. Like all brave men and cour
"a ageous beasts Tarzan had little nat
SS ural inclination to torture-none, 4
20 fact: but this case was unique in III
III experience. An Inherent sense Of Jus
le tice called for an eye for an eye an
nc his recent oath demanded even nor,
Yes, the creature must suffer even a
ne he had caused Jane Clayton 10 suffel
" TOrzan could not hope to make tn
nu man suffer as he had suffered, sine
ne physical pain may never approac
NO the eXquisiteness OF mental torture.
sr' All through the long night the apt