The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-16

Ion. and ~ Among the first 10 meet
them and 20 welcome them home was
old Atuviro father ~ Watiubu. who
had given bis NE lu defense Of the
homo and wife % The aps.man.
"Ah. BWana. cried the faithful
black. my old cysa are made YOUNG
again by the sight o. you. II has
been long that you have boon gone,
but tho many doubted that you would
return. old MUNRO know that the
great world held nothing that might
ovtroom- bis master And no he
knew. too. that hts master would re.
turn 10 the homo OF hls love and the
land whSro his faithful waEln
awaited him. but that she. whom we
have nonrnsd az dead. should have
returned Is beyond belief and great
shall ha the rejoicing IN the huis o,
the waEirt tonight And the earth
shail trsmblo 20 the dancing feet Of
thn warriors aud the heavens ring
with tho siad cries Of their women.
since the three they love mos; on
earth have come back 10 them"
And IN truth. great indeed was the
rejoicing IN the huts Of the Wasiri.
And not Tor ono Night alone, but for
many nights did the dancing and the
rejoicing continue until Tarzan was
compelled 70 put stop 10 the fes-
uvliea that he and his family nigh,
gain "A few hours OF unbroken sium-
Der. The hpo-man found that not
only had his faithful whxiri. under
tho equally faithful guidance OF his
EnEllhh foreman. Jervis. completely
rehabIliiated his stables, corrals, and
outbuildings as well as the native
huiE. but had restored the interior OF
the bungalow. 30 that In all outward
appearances the place was prccis,ly
as q had been before the raid Of the
Germans.
Jervis was AZ Sairobi on the bust
ness OF the estate. and IL was some
days after their arrival that he re-
turned TO tho ranch. His surprise
and happiness were no less genuine
than those Of the wazlri With the
chief and warriors he sat for hours
at the feet OF tho Bis Bwann. listen
ing TO ~ account Of the strange land
Of Pal.ui-don and the adventures that
had hafallcn the three during Lady
Grsystoke'a captivity there. and with
Tho Waziri he marvelcd az the queer
pets the apt-man had brought back
with him. That Tnrzan nigh, have
tancled a mongrel native cur was
strange enough. but that he should
have adopted cub OF his hereditary
enemies. Nuna and SAILOR, seemed
beyond all belief. And equally sur.
prising 10 them all was the manner
Of Tarzan's education Of the cub.
The golden lion and his foster
mother occupied corner Of the ape.
mans bedroom. and many was the
hour each day that he spent In train
ing and educating the little spotted.
yellow bnll-all playfulncss and af-
fectiop now, but one day TO grow
into great. savage beast Of prey.
A tho days passed and the golden
lion grew, Tarzan taught Il many
trloks--to fetch and carry. 70 lie mo-
tionless In hiding at his almost in
audible word OF command. 70 move |
from point 10 point as no indicated. |
10 hunt for hidden things by scent |
and 10 retrieve them. and when meat |
was added TO It's diet he fed Il always !
IN a way That brought grim smileg !
to the savage lips OF tho weziri war.
riors. for Tarznn had built for him a !
dummy In the semblance OF man and |
the meat that the lion was to eat 'xas |
fastened always at the throat OF the |
dummy. Never did the manner of !
feeding vary. At a word from the i,
ape.mnn the golden Hon would |
crouch. belly TO the ground. and then |
Tarzan would point at the dummy |
and whisper the single word Kill" !
However hungry he might be, tho |
lion learned never TO move toward /
his meat until that single word had |
been uttered by lis master; and then |
with rush and savage grovl II |
dove atraight for the flash. While II |
was little IL had difficulty at first In |
UP tho dummy to the |
savory morsel fastened at the figures |
throat, but us II grow older and |
larger IT gained the objective more
easily. and finally single leap would !
carry IL to It's goal and down would !
10 the dummy upon its back with the !
young lion tearing at It's throat.
There was one lesson that, Of all
he others, was most difficult 10 learn