Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-03
TARZAN THE TERRIBLE
BY EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
=, the "Torzan" Stories and the "Martan" Stories

n.on II told you-you re-
anr r.. ,0t did not picture so huge g,
l.,, ,,ro why, John, he is as Dig
a. A battleship.' "Not ouite.
lns , Ip I,,l admit he looks quite as for
tnousa ~, =. one when he charges
n,p,, %s.y we're moving away Slowly - 50 .So ho
mt to to attract the attention u "
beast. .,.o oo;nu 20 make it,"
,b,spered the woman, ner Vo'', A low
sS'b' si.b suppressed excitement. a,son "A ,rOm Om
Will. WIN 'Io rolled like distant thunder from
rumble ,0" Torzon shook his head.
'ne - "T srho biz show is about to com
,o IN the main tent, y he quotea'
nen.t N'acinS' He caught the woman sud, SUD.
s'nntsh I,, " his breast and kissed her. "one ~,
denS den ,sver W tell, Jane" he said. "Weh
c'n -. ~. hes,-that is all we can do. Give
" ". V vnur spear, and-don't run. Ine
only hope we haNo 'i'D o,,rol
srsin I more than in us. IL can eon'fo'
it--well, let us see' A.. Co.,
rhs beast had emerged from the for
-. m md was looking about through his
e. ...r ewes, evidently in search Of them, en-
Mers,n MssH raised his voice, IN inc
.n.sirJ nsiss notes Of the Tor-o-don,s cry;
S,,,n Ss.Wh.a .oo! Whce-oo! Whee-oo
~, mHs : moment the great beast stood
fot fot,,.n,sss, his attention riveted by the
mGI'0"Tb nm The ape man advanced straight
eeam.-d ea1,. him. Jane Clayton at his elbow.
!!tyvhes !yWIS 90 ~ he cried again peremptor-
A.. low rumble rolled from the
VIZ. coyernous chest in answer to the
saiil and the beast moved slowly toward
'n.J; ."Fine" exclaimed Tarzan. THE
.dds are IN our favor now. lou can
ip issp your nerve?-but I do not need to
'"r W know no fear when I am with
r.r,an Of the Apes" she replied softly,
and he felt the pressure of her soft
md thus the two approached the
,,snt monster Of forgotten epoch until
ihev stood close in the shadow of n
mighty shoulder. "Whee.oo shouted
Tarzan. He struck the hideous snout
Win the shaft Of the spear. The vicious
side snap that did not reach its mark.
that evidently was not intended to reach
its mark-was the hoped for answer.
Come" said Tarzan, and taking
Jane by the hand he led her around
behind the monster and up the board
tail to the great, horned back. "Now
will We ride In the state that our
forebears knew. before which the pomp1
OF modern Kings pales INTO cheap ana
tawdry inslgnincance. noW Wouiu you
ike 10 canter tniouBh iiyoe faFh oh
mount ike TINS n.,
VI! am afraid the Bobpies would DC
saockeu py out ltuins hao'''' ''hh'
vac crlcu' luush,hsL!. Al. ,.
lar1un suIueu the siSL III sne uitee
. s,va INA. sney ".seu u;no.. W su. S.eeP t
oauahsJ ". ahn.noI. au .ho Sa gSovu ot,sa no
e't G'S.aotI .a.hi ~ ;ne pyi'u.L;, .L;u, .ute. T e.
,,,oa r'', ;r on% iamnL,u lanL .', 'uG ta,,,1. US
%av .u contin,rcd n, % "r thn;r ,ner ~ as thn
sw. srs eV|ou mnaruootsdi, al .Nvn wuS nn ue iIey
Son % wsrr,ors as 10 upUs arrs anaunod ] anJ
don,r on to- am 90 Tie , frsi ehersSu nv SUI
ioU. were zero iv;nn ohont tha s,oda e os e. =
sipsle tree that grew alone
When they saw the beast thev loancd
to their feet In consternation and ot
their shouts the gryf issued hi, bideous,
challenging below and chargeJ them
The warriors fed in nil dircct;ons wh;Ic
Iarzan belabored the beast across the
nout with his snenr IN nm orf"rt ~ ,o
control him and ot last ho c,croodod
just as the gryf was almost mpon one
poor devil Tint II seemed 70 bowo
singled out for its sneciaI nrev " WIZ WIZ
IN angry grInt the rryf stonneL md
the man with n single backwarJ o,onco ,
that showed face white with tarror
diSappeared in the iungla bo had hoo,,
seeking TO reach """ 'e'''
Tho onc. man wos o,o.od TT. ,.,
doubted that he could cnmtrn, tha hay ma,,
should Il tnke II info its hooI - NV ohonno nso
O victim md Ind intondn5 ah"ndnnia ~ dna; 81
Il before tbav roochod tSa dpnnuU"'ns
Now be oitcrod III. ,,Ion sn' o VI "a;
ride to Oh. verr niS ,i,,opp paiiI,ney is 0y Woulu
the rryf and H., K""a, Knna ~ o,ht , upon
food for corrorso.ioD 40 no' ta u Jn Moulu nhVe
tons 10 come Wou ,.a aU' ,'.Is .h sehern :
instinct ~ tbo on "an ~ 'hr .'entrlc
rave fervor 20 % ,h ape, mil nn"h m a'ohe that
Of James 9, fotr ,"a, inan' me eiemeht
ter, for bc know ",I,e thot Ih Ih.o tne mar
safe from NAV rm omd 'nat h sle wouid DC
as she rode mron ANU ~" ueIs. ha, a'iNe so long
don's most fnrm;dohio T ohJ "nck OF fal-ul-
As thew nrocesTon rocss,nno'e s,, creature: >,
rection u the S9.u Knr'r, s""'s ~ the a.
ural eajt ~ ~ Nor ~ "a. ior the nat
a handful Of terr;tod Sf 10 i"r morn; from rapid,
painting into A .Inr ".u srrood; md;riors came
story Of tho n, narr,, ,sPreau'hs mtho weird
dared cal, hi him % tho %I1.otn"' notn"' y only none
Instead thov s snoLa ere nor,ul-oth9 aloud
jad. gur, ond t"r tbn' to,, VI n!n as iar%an-
mounted unon n a".S a ,S;uS to,a OF meeting him
beautiful gpa stransor !" "'snoy so gryt beside the
tan would have mado Soaum %""c, wGop 0f po, h1.
Lu.don. who S coHso1 WIS .H pr"u%Ht 10
he hailed "to to THuSea Eia @ tne Warriors IA
Questioned tbe" ms oISn,,, presence, When nc
be was Copvinr"d @ closely ,hsty uhtil finally
truth. md wHcm % tlat tnoI, 'hcy spoke the
the direction in % u,i;E iHrE ma tod him
travelling, Lu don ID ",vn a,as.nG the two two were