Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-08
|T4RZAN THE TERRIBLE
BY EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
- - The "Tarzan' Stories and the "Mafian" Stories

InOTb IMAM eVtT.
AS the sun dropped nearer the sum-
init of the western hills Tarznn became
aware that his pan to enter A-lur
upon the back or gryf was likely
doomed to failure, since the stubborn
ness Of the great beast was increasing
momcntarily, doubtless due TO the fact
that It's huge belly was crying out for
food. The ape man wondered IL the
Tor dons had any means Of picket
ing their beasts for the night. but as
be did not know and as no plan sug-
gested itself, he determined TINT he
should have to trust to the chance of
finding 1t again in the morning.
There now arose In his mind n ques-
tion as to what would be their rela-
tionship when Tarzan had dismounted.
Would it again revert to that Of hunter
and quarry or would fear Of the goad
natural instinct Of the hunting flesh
eater. Tarzan wondered. but, as he
could not remain upon the gryf forever,
he preferred dismounting and putting
the matter to a final test while 1t was
still light.
How to stop the creature he did no,
know, as up to this time his sole de-
sire had been to urge 1t forward. BY
experimenting with his staff. however,
he found that he could bring 1t to u
halt by reaching forward and striking
the thing upon its beaklike snout. Close
by grew a number Of leafy trees, In
have found sanctuary, but II had oc-
Cured to him that should he imme-
diately take to the trees 1t might sug-
gest to the mind of the gryf that the
creature that had been commanding him
all day feared him, with the result
that TarZan would once again be held
q prisoner by the triceratops.
And so, when the gryf halted, Tar
zan slid to the ground, struck the crea-
ture careless blow across the flank, as
though in dismissal, and walked in
differently away. From the throat of
the beast cume a low rumbling sound
and without even a glance at Tarzan It
turned and entered the river, where 1t
Convinced that the gryf no longer
constituted menace to him, the ape
man, spurred on himself by the gDaw-
ing of hunger, unslung his bow and,
a handful Of arrows. set forth
in search Of food, evidence
of the near presence of which was being
borne up to him by breeze from down
river.
Ten minutes later he had made his
kill, again one Of the Pal-ul don speci.
mems of antelope, all species Of which
Tarzan had known since childhood as
Bara. the deer, since In the little primer
that had been the basis of his educa-
tion the picture of deer had been
the nearest approach to the likeness OF
the antelope, from the giant Gland to
the smaller bushbuck Of the hunting
grounds of his youth.
Cutting off a hnunch he cached 1t In
of the carcass across .his shoulder
trotted bnck toward the spot at which
he had left the gryf. The great beast
was Just emerging from the river when
Tarzan. seeing It, issued the weird cry,
Of the Tor don. The creature looked
In the direction Of the sound. voicing at
the same time the low rumble with
which it answered the call of its master.
Twice Tarzan repeated his cry before
the beast moved slowly toward him, and
when 1t had come within few PAGES
he tossed the carcass OF the deer to It,
upon which it fell with greedy jaws.
"lf anything will keep 1t within
CALL" mused the ape-man as he re,
turned to the tree In which he had
cached his own portion of his Kill, "
is the knowledge that I will feed it
But as he finished his repast and set
tied himself comfortably for the night
high among the swaying branches OF
his eyric he had little confidence that he
would ride into A lur the following day
upon his prehistoric stced.
When Tarzan awoke early the fol-
lowing morning, he dropped lightly TO
the ground and made his way to the
stream. Removing bis weapons and
loin cloth, he entered the cold waters
Of the little pool and after his REFRESH
ing bath returned to the tree to break
fast upon another portion OF Bara, the
deer, adding to his repast some fruits
and berries which grew In abundance
near by.
His meal over, he sought the ground
again and raising his voice In the weird
cry that he had learned, he called aloud
on the chance of attracting the gryf,
but though he waited for some time and
calling there was no response
and he was finally forced to the con-
clusion that he had seen the last OF his
great mount of the preceding day.
And SO ne set his face toward A-lur,
pinning his faith upon his knowledge
Of the Ho don tongue, his great strength
and his native wit.
Refreshed by food and rest, the jour-
ney toward A lur, made In the cool of
the morning along the bank Of the JOY
Gus river, he found delightful in the
extreme. Differentiating him from his
fellows of the savage jungle were many |
other than those physi-
cal and mental. Not the least of these
were in u measure spiritual and one
that had doubtless been as strong as
anorher in influencing Tarzan's love of |
the jungle had been his appreciation
of the beauties of nature. The apes
cared more for grubworm in rotten
log tbon sor oil tbe mn iostic orandeur |