The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-07-09

give CredenCe TO the things ne saw.
Bound and helpless the English officer
lay upon the ground at one side OF
the meadow while around him stood
"A number Of the black deserters from
the German command. Tarzan had
seen these men before and knew who
they were. Coming toward him down
The meadow was an aeroplane piloted
by the black Usanga and in the seat
behind tho pilot was the white girl,
Bertha Kircher. How II befell that
the Ignorant savage could operate the
plane, Tarzan could not guess nor
had he time IN which to speculate
upon the subject. His knowledge Of
Usanga, together with the position
OF the white man, told him that tho
black Sergeant was attempting to
| carry of the white girl. Why he
should be doing this when he had her
in his power and had also captured
| and secured the only creature In the
| Jungle who might wish to defend her
| In 30 far as the black could know.
rarzan could not guess for he knew
| nothing OF Usanga'S twenty four
dream wives nor OF the blacks fear
OF the horrid temper OF Naratu, his
| present mate. He did not know, then,
that Usanga had determined to ny
away with the white girl never to
| return, and to put so great n distance
between himself and Naratu that thu
latter never could find him again;
but II was this very thing that was
in tho blacks mind although not even
his own warriors guessed It. He had
told them that he would take the cap
tive to n Sultan Of the North and
there obtain a great price for her and
that when he returned they should
have some OF the spells.
81 a
All he knew was what he saw--R
negro attempting to ny away with a
white girl. Already the machine was
slowly leaving the ground. In a mo-
ment more It would rise swiftly out
OF reach. At first Tarzan thought OF
htting an arrow TO his bow and slay-
ing Usanga, but aS quickly he nban-
doncd the Idea because he knew that
the moment the pilot was slain the
machine, running wild, would dasl
the girl TO death among the trees.
There was but one way In which
he might hope to sucCor her--a way
which II 1t failed must send him e
instant death and yet he did not hest.
tate In an attempt to put It into exc.
cution.
| Usanga did not see him, being too
Intent upon the unaccustomed duties
Of n pilot, but the blacks across tn,
meadow saw him and they ran for
ward with loud and savage cries an.
menacing rifles to intercept him. The,
saw giant white man leap from
the branches OF tree to the turf an,
race rapidly toward the plane. The
saw him take n long grass rope fror
about his shoulders as he ran. The
saw the moose swinging in an undu
latlng circle above his head. The
saw the white girl in the machln
glance down and discover him.
Twenty feet above the running ape
man scared the Lugc plane. The opel
moose snot up to meet At, and the girl
half gucSAin- the ape-man's inten
lions, reached out and caught tn
moose and, brucng herself cluu
/ tiBhuy TO IL with both hands Sim
, ultnneousiy Tnrzan was dragged frc a
his feet and the plane lurched side
ways In response tO the new strain
Usanga clutched wildly at the contrC
and the machine shot upward at
steep angle. Dangling at the end q
the rope the ape-man swung pendu
lum-likc In space. The EngllahmAr
lying bound upon the ground. hd
been witness OF all these happen
inRs. His heart stood still as he sax
: Tarzan's body hurting through tn
air toward the tree tops among whic
, 1t seemed he must inev tnbly cash
but the plane was rising rapidly =
that the buast-man cleared the top
most branches. Then slowly, han
; over hand. he climbed toward th
! fuselage. The girl. cllnging desper
ately TO the moose. strained ever
muscle TO hold the great weight dang
ling at the lower end OF the rope.
, was going on behind him. drove III
: plane higher and higher into the r
J.. Tarzan glanced downward. Belo,
= him the treetOps and the river passc
r rapidly to the rear and only n sleRdt
1 grass rope and the muscles OF a fra
Q girl stood between him and the deaf
/ yawning there thousands OF feet b,
- low.
n 1t seemed to Bertha Klrcher this
q the fingers OF her hands were denl
The numbnesa was running up ht
arms 10 her elbows. How niue
longer she could cling to the strait
Ing strands she could not guess.
seemed 20 her that those llfelesn iii
u gers must relax AT any instant ar
70 then, when she had about given u
- she saw a strong brown hand reaC
!, up and grasp the side OF the fuselag
n Instantly the weight upon the roI
20 was removed and a moment lat,
a TarLan OF the Apes raised h
a body above the side and threw a !,
- over the edge, He glanced fOrwaI
- at Usanga and then placing h
mouth close 70 tho girls car he erie,
10 Have you ever piloted a plane
a The girl nodded quick affirmative
" "Have you the courage 60 climb I
n there beside the black and seize q
.v control while ' take care ~ him2"
!. The girl looked toward Usanga al
Bhuddered. Yes" she replied, "b
= my feet are bound"
10 TRrzan drew his hunting KNIFE fro
Dr. its sheath and reaching down ~
l. cred the thongs that bound her ankle
In Then the girl unstrapped the str1
q that held her TO her seat. with OF
N hand Tarzan grasped the girls ar
and steadied her as the two crawl,
: slowly across the few feet which II
", tervened between the two seats.
, single slight tip Of the plane wOu
y, have cast them both into eternli
81 TarzRn realized that only through
u miracle of chance could they real
Usanga and erect the change
81 pilots, and yet he knew that tn
I'd chance must he taken, for in the bri
nj moments since he had first seen I
II plane he had realized that the ola