Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-07
80 nrnINs THE STORY
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s.sS that his ,oitc, Moue", ,noIe aoJa'
!sdr"so seootive IN an African iungle,
y III searches for her. an mo
end ~ sapes "mdn.. thing,
jsncs, ~ ,eiM a long tail, from O non.
c,sowe man Kills the lion. $50,
tag T@apsdship is established oefIeen
frIs"S1a fs,,nn and the man thing. Ihep
ne opo " oa 10 A-lnr, encouhform0
t,s,r lss,r'yt Orange beasts. There fo0' '"eV
net om.dls. lse falls asleep and Is
Pah.aJ by fie touch of the hdfrt
epeke",1t n ~ Tor odon, toho dragged
fAgeis u onen again. Tdrsdn sees
hT " Ioo,;on' ,; and makes her Under
fAe s'stI ,aot he is her friend and IS
tfdno no % tor her. He grapptes totth
sedfcrmv don until 70 lies dead.
Me iT,.;,s that ON at sleio Bs-
~, e.p,b ., he and Om-dt ioere out
aHe ,H for her. They are pursued
scdro",rvt ,t and hide hemselpes "
ev w.oiber ort joins tho first. Tar
fsej onV on.,,n,ords Pan -at-lee to stoing
edn oVm' ,r"e to tree and endedVor to
@ @,cooe. he leads the an'mdis 10 pa,
S .ss Kin alone, but htS ffS, as'enps Jla
= ~ ,%ape them Is herdtded W . aoep
S,lioc from the foot OF inc 'co I"
rkich ne SAT. ,o>,r,>,rrrs
woNG the numerous refinements OF
Al c,vilization that Tarzan had failed
!. .ccnire was that OF profanity, anu
s.,.sibIy I'M Il is to be regretted SINCE tneat a.
~ circumstances under whlch IL Is u.
~ ~, = relief to pent emotion. Ana IL
ieas' - ,bat In effect Tarzan resorted 70
msy Vi ui,v Il there can be physical as well
naoai swearing, since Immediately
soilow % announced that his hopes had
W. aSoin frustrated, he turned quick =
~ y nd seeing the hidcous face OF the
y, aIu ha,ow him, seized large fruit
a nearby branch and hurled II
nrslv at the horned snout. The
ss.,ls struck full between the cren-
sa's ayes resulting in reaction that
s,rr;sed the ape-nan; it did not arouse
saost 10 n show Of revengeful rage
y u Tarzan had expected and hoped in
Itsad the creature gave single vicious
IA snap at the fruit as 1t bounced
from his skull and then turned sulkily
sray. walking off few steps.
Tisre was that in the act that re-
..iisd Immediately to Tarznn's mind
.;m;ar action on the preceding day
,Sbsn chem the Tor-o don bad struck one OF
M creatures across the face with his
stsa and instantly there sprang to
M cunning and courageous brain n
nan Of escape from his prcdicament
iIat might have blanChcd the check OF
the most heroic.
The gambling instinct is not strong
monr creatures of the wild; tho
rbances of their daily life are sufficient
EtImnli for the beneficial excitement Of
kheir nerve centers. 1t has remained
for civilized man, protected in n meas
Iure from the natural dangers of ex-
stence, 70 invent artificial stimulants
N the form of cards and dice and rou-
ette wheels. Yet when necessity bids
here are no greater gamblers than the
kayase denizens of the jungle, tho for
III, and tte hills, for as lightly as you
cn the ivory cubes upon the green
10th they will gamble with death
lbsir own lives at stake.
And 50 Tarzan would gamble now.
biting the seemingly wild deductions
bf<his shrewd brain against all the
br@6fs Of the bestial ferocity of his an
aekiSs that his experience Of them
bad ,adduced-against all the age ole
folklore and legend that had been
anled down for countless generations
hpd passed on to him through the lips
h Pan-at-lee.
Yet as he worked in preparation for
he greatest play that man can make
IN the game Of life. he smiled; nor was
here any Indication Of haste or excite
ment or nervousness in his demcanor.
First he selected a long. straight
branch, about two inches in diameter
pt It's base This he cut from the tree
with bis knife, removed the smaller
branches and twigs until he had fash
oned a pole about ten feet in length
This he sharpcncd at the smaller end
The staff finished to his satisfaction, hi
Booked down upon tho triceratopS.
"Whee. e.oo!" he cried.
Instantly the beasts raised their
heads and looked at him. From the
throat Of one of them came family
low rumbling sound.
"Whee-oo!' repeated Tarzan, and
lurled the balance Of the carcass OF
fav uoVE W lllcIu.
Instantly the gryfs fell upon it with
much Believing, one of them attempt
ng to seize it and keep it from the
Pther but finally the second obtained n
lod and an instant later It had been
orn asunder and greedily dev0urcd.
Jnce again they looked up at the ape .
nan, and this time they saw him de-
cendins to the ground.
Vne OF them started toward him.
yam Tarzan repeated the weird cry of
ne Ior.o.don. The gryf halted in his
rack, apparently puzzled, while Tar
an slipped lightly to the earth and
oyanced toward the nearest beast, his
IAN raised menacingly and the call Of
ne nrst man upon his lips.
n would the cry be answered by the
ow fumbling Of the beast Of burden or
ne horrid below of the man eater? ?
awa inc answer to this question hung
" iate OF the ape-man.
rah'at.lee was listening intently to
~ sounds Of the departing gryfs as
~ a1n led them Cunningly from her,
~ wnen she was sure that they were
~ enough away to insure her safe re =
,sn srs sne dropped swiftly from the
s,.les ,ttnes 70 the ground and sped like Il
Su'ened deer across the open space
%e toot Of the cliff. stepped over
se.oy .oGdy OF the Tor don who had at :
aon eaea her the night before and was
tous vu ealimoing rapidly up tho ancient
: 'ts ~ pegs OF the deserted cliff village,
Ia 'bs mouth of a cave near that which
MI asa occupied she klndled a fire and
sS a'I IVA tae haunch Of venison that Tarzan
ric,,st et her, and from one of the
aoa any streams that ran down the
N.Y., ss 81 the escarpment she obtained
',g1 AT 70 To- satisfy her thirst.
isarouaa uay she waited, hearing in the
M baIe, h0,I, and sometimes close at hand
usd 0eMnowing M of tho gryfs which pur-
ronDaa e strange creature that had
For pPtu Siu 50 50 miraculously into her life
apatioa, Hua she felt the same keen, almost
adj d'1Cai saa loyalty that many anotber
(uss experienced for Tarzan of the
lem ' - neast and human, he had held
Eropvsr 70 him MIN with bonds that were
Cere sI 'oIo .aan steel-those of them thot
|eak spS vreda n and courageous, and the
arasS a ana q the helpless; but never conId MD
pWasS sS claim among his admirers e s0tta tba
'su, the inprata - 4. sne