The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-02-07
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After the death III 1890 of John
Clayton. Lord Greystoke. and his
wife, Lady Alice in the African jun
giles, mother ape steals their infant
SON Tarzan and places her own dead
babe In the cradle. At 1S years Tar
zan has learned to read English books
IN his fathers cabin, but can speak
only ape language. He finds his IA
the diary Is in French Tarzan does not
learn the riddle of his strange life.
a ship bearing white passengers an
chors nearby. Tarzan saves the lives
Of William Cecil Clayton. son of the
then Lord Greystoke; his companion,
Jane Porter and her c0lored maid. Es-
meralda Prof Achimedes Q. Porter.
James father. and his secretary. Sam
found in the cabin and notice the tiny
one is not human. They ascertain
from crest ring and John Clayton's
name IN his books that the bones are
OF Lord and Lady Greystoke. Tar
zan reads a. letter written by Jane say
ing her father borrowed $40 900
from Robert Canler and went in
search Of buried treasure. After find
Jane and her father in Africa. Half
starved survivors of the Arrow tell
Professor Porter where they hid the
chest. but he fails to find It. Tar
Fan has exhumed and reburied 1t.
Jane is stolen by an ape. Signal fires
bring a rescue boat and the crew.
headed by Lieut. D'Arnot. search for
her Jane embraces Tarzan ardently
Tarzan secretly rescues D'Arnot from
savages. His men return without
him. Tarzan nurses D'Arnot and COM
municates with him by writing on
speak French. When the two return
to the cabin the entire party has
sailed. Jane leaves a note for Tar
zan- Her departure hurts him. deep
" Tarzan's finger prints are taken
to be compared with the infants in
the diary. He sails for America leav-
ing ID Arnot and the treasure chest in
Paris. Tarzan arrives at James
Canler to crafty her fathers wish.
= but Tarzan forces Canler to release
her. She refuses Tarzan's marriage
proposal because of their different
social standing. Tarzan gives Prof.
Porter check for the contents of the
treasure chest.
Pardon me-" he said, IT, thin
We had better try to reach town bt
ore dark and take the first trail
tut Of this forest. A native jus
ode by from the north, who report
hat the fire is moving slowly in thi
direction"
This announcement broke up flu
her conversation, and the entir
party went out to the waiting m;
shines.
Clayton, with Jane Porter, the pr,
lessor and Esmeralda, occupied Cla.
-on's car, while Tarzan took M
Philander in with him.
Bless met" exclaimed Mr.. Ph
lander, as the car moved off afte
machine. "Who woul
ever have thought it possible! TT
last time I saw you you were a yer
table wild man. skipping abol
among the branches of a tropic;
African forest, and now you al
me along a Wisconsin roa
n French automobile. Bless m,
But it is most remarkable.
YES" assented TarZan. and thel
after a pause, 'Mr. Philander, d
you recall any of the details of tn
hiding and burying of three skel
.ons found in my cabin beside ths
African jungle?"
Very distinctly. sir. very distinc
v" replied Mr.. Philander.
WAS there anything peculia
lbout any of those skeletons?"
Mr. Philander eyed Tarzan ma.
'owly.