The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-10-08

rf,S,,sb 5s,ssuh fsaf F,iaitDed after dsN-
t.s,,,..-,;,.r r,,a tsaxDr md disastsr whlch
a.he s.sfHfss.n the estate OF ms oeno
n.ks=er-
The ia.ss4rsssn eyed the ftacks 1'Iih
x,.hrlssErF. In the back Of his brnD
asiir..r'..d tis..s1l;lg sense OF fanfifshrlrs
WITH ri rssaf he saws Eei he eo'Ilo bel
t.tslsIss.r tuy Of The vHripus forms OF
att1. animate md Hnarlirnute. wihich hRd
fnaiel Within the rHIfre OF his Tisi"h
since ns ind esnarred from the ehir'k-
l4esss u. The pits Of OIiar. with any
g.s-rirusr- e.rsuf of the past.
He wnrt.h.d rhe ttnrks seHtter their
zissE FIRE and 6eyMrf: but though the
ssss q ..s,h Of them had buf recently
a.sen rs fHluEIinr to him as his own
rases nwal+.Ift-d within him DO recoi-
le-trisSils w'hnrsesFer-
When fhey nad gene. he descended
f-,an aass 1rse RDd spnght food
rshlz,nr Fsstlng zetrn rnure and u stallion
E,Ezs-s lssHresr 10 hiIp as he Dt.nrs;d
1sas herd II WIS instinct which Sc
s<stasa ftss rsaaner for tlts rpeat- A
asw t,nsh grew but few yards from
lie urssns,,ectirss rHo- The spe-rrian
..-s,.nsd rs shelter He gathered his
s,.ssr firmly In his grasp Cautiously
he drew MS feet isenenth him. In d
sinrils swift move he rose md east
zzks henry weapon AT the mares side
Nur did he walt 10 note the effect OF
MS aasBalt. 5ut leaped catlike after
his syenr MS hunting knife in his
.ao1
For Ha insfnnf the tvo animals
isstasd snU1ianlesS The tearing Of the
t--1-i tti--o Into her side brought sud
Ga eerresta Of pain and fright from
1hs mare and then they both wheeled
eaa trs8ts for safety. but Tarzan Of
IL Apes. for distance Of few
yards. tsu4d equal the speed Of even
fesa.- and ihe first stride of the mare
found her 8rerhaulad with savage
ssessr ri her shoulder Sbe turned.
biting ard kicking al her foe Her
nzsase h--ziIated for ed instant. as
though .i,oGt TO rush 10 her assist
anx-e: tnt d backward glance revealed
70 hlrn tie flying aeeig Of the balance
Of Tie aerd. and s5sh 9 snort and a
shake of his head be wheeled and
dashed aHsy-
cgfug-ag with one hand TO the short
zaane sf his quarry. Tarzan struck
aSfln and a-ain with his knife al fhs
Ts'-ssa---.
from the first been inevitable. The
mare fought bravely. but hopelessly
and presently sank to the earth. he,
heart pierced The spe-man placed q
foot upon her carcass and raised his
voice In the victory call Of the Man
gsnl-
Tarzan grssped his kill and dragged
il TO the partial seeiuslon of the bust
which hsd hidden his own near an
prosch- and there he xquafted upon IT
euf q huge hunk Of flesh from tbs
loin and proceeded to satify his hun
ger with the warm and dripping meat
Attracted by the shriIl screams O,
the mare q pair of hyenas skunk pres
emily into view. They trotted 10 :
point a few yards from the gorgins
ape-man and halted. Tarzan looked
up. barred his fighting fangs ape
growied- The hyenas returned tn,
and withdrew a couple Of
PAGES They made no move to attack
but continued to sit at q respectful
distance until Tarzan had conciudes
his meal After the ape-man had cui
a few strips from the carcass TO carry
with him. he walked slowly off in the
Of the river 10 quench his
'hirst- His way lay directly toward
the hyenas. nor did he alter his course
because of them.
With all the IordIy ma aiesty of Numa
he lion. he strobe straight toward the
srowling beasts. For a moment they
held their ground. bristling and de-
'ant; :; but only for a moment, and then
SUNK away to one side while the in
Inherent ape-man passed them on his
0rdiy way. A moment later they were
caring at the remains of the zebra.
At the river. Tarzan drank his fill
md bathed. During the heat of the
iay he lay up under the shade of a
iree near the ruins of his burned
oarns- His eyes wandered out across
he plain toward the forest. and a
onging for the pleasures of its mys-
.erious depths possessed his thoughts
or a considerable time With the
lext sun he would cross the open and
inter the forest There was no hurry
there lay before him an endless vista
II tomorrows with naught to fill them
'ut the satisfying of the appetites and
,aprices Of the moment. Recalling only
ilniy any other existence, the ape
nan was happy. Lord Greystoke had
'eased to exist.