The evening world., 1920-06-22

great black apes-the
negroes"
What do you intend doing and
what do you want US to do?" asked
Capell.
Tarzan approached the table and
placed a finger on the map. Here is
a listening post,7 he said; "rhey have
a machine gun in It, A tunnel con-
meets IL with this trench at this
point" His finger moveu from place
to place on the map as he talked.
GIVE me a bomb and when you hear
1t burst in this listening post let your
men start across No Mans Land
slowly. Presently they will hear a
commotion in the enemy trench; but
they need not hurry and whatever
they do, have them come quietly. You
might also warn them that l may
be in the trench and that 1 do not
care to be shot or bayoneted."
And that is all?" Queied CapeN.
after directing an officer to give Tar
zan a hand grenade; you will empty
the trench alone2"
mot exactly alone" replied Tarzan
with a grim smile; but shall empty
it. and, by the way, your men may
come in through the tunnel from the
listening post If you prefer. In about
half an hour, Colonel" and he turned
and left them.
As he passed through the camp
there flashed suddenly upon the
screen of recollection, conJured there
a ~ hfo rpANyinIIa ViqiN
TO headquarters, doubtless, the image
OF the officer he had passed as he
quit the Colonel that other time and
simultaneously recognition OF the
face that had been revealed by the
light from the fre. He shook his head
dlIbiously. No, it could not be and
vet the features Of the young ofhcer
were Identical with those OF Fraulctn
Kiroher, the German spy he had seer
at German headquarters the night he
took Major Schneider from under The
nose of the General and his stan.
Beyond the last line of senttnels
Tarzan moved quickly in the diIec-
tion of Numa, the lion. The beast
was lying down as TarZan ap-
preached, but he rose as the ape man
reached his side. A low whine es-
caped his muzzled lips. TnrZaT
smiled, for he recognized in the nov
note almost a Supplication-it was
more like the whine of a hungry dos
begging for food than the voice OF the
proud king of beasts.
tSoon you will kill-and feed, ne
murmured in the vernacular OF tht
great apes. -,
the tree and, with Numa close az his
side. skunk into No Mans Land. Thert
was little rife Are and only an occa'
slonal shell vouched for the presence
! oF artillery behind the opposing lines
/ Aa the SHELLS from both sides were
Failing we'll back of the trenches theS
| conatituted no menace to TarZan; bu
| tba noise of them and that OF the rla'
are had q marked effect upon Numa
who crouched, trembling, close to th'
Tatmangani as though seeking pro-
| lection.
Cautiously the two beasts movet
! forward toward The listening post o.
d the Germans. In one hand TarzaI
carried the bomb the English haC
given him, in the other was the coileC
, rome attached TO the Hon. At las
Tarzan could see the position a few
/ Yards ahead. His keen eyes picked
out the head and shoulders OF tn
sentinel on watch. The ape maj
erasped the bomb firmly In hi
I rlbht hand. He measured the dis
tance with his eye and gathered nj
feet beneath him, then in single
motion he rose and threw the missile
lmm medlately flattening himself prom
upon the ground.
Five seconds later there was a ter
rifle explosion In the center OF tn
listening post. Numa gave a nervou
start and attempted TO break away
but Tarzan held him and leaping u
his feet ran forward dragging Numi
after him. At the edge OF the pos
he saw below him but slight evidenc
that the position had been occupies
at all, for only a few shreds OF tor
flesh remained About the only thin
that had not been demolished was
machine gun which had been pro
tected by sand bags.
There was not an instant to los
Already a relief might be crawlin
through the communication tunne
for il must have been evident to tn
sentinels in the German trenches tina
the listening post had been demol
ished. Numa hesitated to follow Tar
zan into the excavation; but the ape
man, who was In no mood to tempc
rlze, jerked him roughly to the bOi
tom. Before them lay the mouth {