Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-08
&c nrcINs THE STORY

cap.soyohes for her. In the
| ~ Y, s'. Eases n "man- thing, a
Hege =. .,;th a long tail, from q lion.
~ soe. man kills the lion. a., >
~ 'paimost human friendship IS
Assu.ssd AZ betpcen the ape man and
/ 9v0sm.th;no. They journey on 10
~ m' enoounterin1 other strange
m There, too, they meet Om-dt.
,Le falls asleep and IS
n,ss,d bv the touch Of the hairy
N a Tor o. don, t1ho dragged
10 the open dgdm. drsan yees
~ situafion, and makes her anaer
lad that he Is her triena ona
sssrchino for her. 10 grdpp.es J io.tn
~ Tor-o.don untl u nes aoaa'
~ ,rplains that On,- at slep Es-sat,
"a that he and Op.df toere OUT
..srchiro for her. They are pursued
IA myt aud hide themselves IN
-. Tar.an commands Pan-df.te
M",yino -" from tree TO tree and
s,1sSsor to escape. BY strategy. he
tss, an the beast to the tcdter edge,
~ II a deathblo,o and soims to
~ ~ @ooposiie side Of the stream to
~ ~ once more the almost super
Imam effort of crossing the last
ssr.,eS OF cliuging mud which sepdr-
sssd Lin from solid ground OF Pal
AND HERE 1T CONTINUES
GOOD two hours 1t took him to
a a,ag his now weary body through
4. slinsing. sinking muck but at last,
'."d ~ covered and spent. he dragged him
~ mt upon the soft grnsscs OF the
LAY A hundred yards away q stream.
vvIndins vIrd lis way down from the distant
mauntsins emptieo INTO the morass,
~ sh,r short rest, he made his
ssv n this. and. seeking quiet pool.
n.tked himself and washed the mud and
sims from his weapons, accouterments
m join cloth. Another hour was
,rsdt beneath the rays Of the hot sun
/, wipiny, polishing and oi'ing his Eli
S.N though the means at hand for
S,vinr Il consisted principally of dry
srsmcs. Il was afternoon before he
isd satisfied himself that hiS precious
vupon was safe from any harm by
dIrt, or dampncss, and then he arose
spd took up the search for the spoor
IA had followed to the opposite side
| Of the swamp.
Would he find again tie trail that
Aad led into the opposite side of the
| ncrbss to be lost there, even to his
| trained senses? II he found 1t not
sr,In upon this side of the almost ir-
usnable barrier he might assume that
bh long Journey had ended in failure.
And 50 be sought up and down the
ysrfe Of the stagnart water fer traces
N an old spoor that would have been
invisible TO your eyes or mine, even
had we followed directly in tie tracks
II Its maker.
As Tarzan advanced upon the gryfs
As initiated as closely as he could re-
all them the methods and mannerisms
Il The Tor. don, but up to the in
Hant that he stood close beside one
. d the huge creatures he realized that
hh fac still hung in the balance. for
| The thing gave forth no sign. either
mGacing or otherwise. 1t only stood
there, watching him out "f it's cold
rptilian eyes and then Tarzan raised
BID staff and with a mepacing "Whee-
col" struck the gryf a vicious blow
Across the face.
he creature made q sudden side
uap In his direction, q snap that did
not reach him, and then turned sui
lsnly away, precisely rs it had when
ths Tbr.o'don commanded 1t. Walk
NC around to its car MS he had seen
The shaggy frst-man do, Tarzan rnn
up the broad tail and seated himself
upon the creatures back, and then again
initiating the acts Of the Tor % don he
podded 1t with the sharpened point Of
bic staff, and thus goading 1t forward
and guiding It with blows, first upon
one Sdc and then upon the other, lie
started II down the gorge in the direc-
ton Of the valley.
a first 1t had beon In his mind only
70 determine II he could successfully
ase't any authority over the great
monsters, realizing that in this possi-
ouiy lay his only hope Of immediate
escape from his jailers. But once seated
upon the back Of his titanic mount the
lW.man experienced the sensation of
new thrill that recalled to him the
aye In his boyhood that he had first
|eilmotd to the broad head of Tuntcr,
|%s elephant, and this, together with
|us sense Of mastery that was always
|meat and drink to the lord OF the
|ungo, decided him to put his newly
|poe. ' '''"' ~" p''
Fan,at-lee he judged must either
|save already reached safety or met with
|San. at least, no longer could he
|Os o. service to her, while below Kor-
|IL!l, IN the soft green valley, lay
|H'Sr the City Of Light. winch, since
y psd gased upon 1t from the shoulder
N ~ .Ss s.aSsar;ll-Ved, had been his umbi-
"a ,MSnether or not its cleaning walls
|ssM ., inc secret Of his lost mate he
y I " hot even guess, but IL she lived
|ds,n ~ within the precincts or Pal ul-
IN. must be among the Ho- don, since
~s,,a aaaity black men Of this forgotten
|II,a |In,a TOOK no prisoners. And so TO
|xur ne would go, and how more
rscuvely than upon tho bnck of tLis
a ,so ani terrible creature that the
f''ss o. Pal-ul- don held In such awe?
bon. ilttle mountain stream tumblcs
n"a Ena nom kor ul- gryf to be ioined in
E Ehs foothills with that which emptics
6sy SaUrS OF Kor- ml into the yal-
I'M, |sor,, ,orming a small river which runs
|Iev'..mIest, eventually entering the ynI-
Ei,s tS,a largest lake at the City Of 4 .l"r
hssn tne center OF which the strcnn
|bv 1ss, San An ancient trail, we'll marked
no roshtIoSS generations of naked fcet
A ,Ius nun and beast, leads down toward
n Y, oesiGe the river, and nlonp lila
f1sn guided the gryf. Once clear f Of
b.'est which ran below the mourn
%s gorge, Tarzan caught occasional %
|llTsnssess llses o. the city cleaning in the |
GMSaee Ma iar below him. "e
M s.sn, ro,nntry through which he nasscd
|iiss ,Osssp.lendent ~ with the riotous '" beou.
Enme. =. tropical verdure. Thick uab
ia id y, grew waist his gh upon cither
brl.vn' n .no trail, and tho way WINS
bpsn en- mo- now and again by patches T Of
)ittis ns,0 npa,rk'Iike forest, or perhaps n
ksse, s patch pa. Of dense jungle, where tho |
Eitso,vvsv ,vvsv'rssrched the way md trsilime
scn ss H.. depended in graceful looms
a. EG.ahch to branch. p"
kommanmles the ape man had difficulty IN
n bIs mm obedience upon the scrt m
|nd its d,Sruly ,ary least, but always in the the
bsssSS II tear Of the relatively puny gond
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