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“Eh? Stan momentarily coloring her already those stupendow end the fair Cou! settled hei Fesumed the magasine which her lap. Por characterised as horrid. “Presently the Count wen put down his id. “I think that I shall hunt up some Cay who anced equally bored and we cannot oFcarae enough for a game “You are not very gallant, my hus- Wind,” replied the you oman, smil- We, “but as I am equally bored I can forgive you, Go and play at your tire- @ cards, then, if you wilL” snitique!" she breathed ence more. The Countess Olga de Coude was twenty. Her husband forty. ise faithful and loyal wi: had nothing whatever to do with Bo selection of a husband, it is not m. x uniikely that she wasnot wildly with the one ver, simply Because she was surprised into y tion of approval at sight of a young stranger {t must not be te een Was unquestionadly good to loek ated upon his se deck, The Coude beckoned to @ pass- hat gentiema: she asked booked, madam, as Monsieur replied the steward. thought the est was Mil ir aroused. rgan walked slowly toward the room he came unexpectedly en @ pasal: the strangely guilty glance that ene of them shot in his direction, ‘They reminded Tarzan of melodramatic inp he had scen at the theatres in Both were very dark, and this, fm connection with the ehruge and @ealthy glances that accompanied thelr it atill greater similarity. ered the smoking room sought @ chair a little apart from others who were there, He felt in mood for conversation, and as he his absinth he let his mind run sorrowfully over the past few of his life. Time and again he d if he had acted wisely renown. his birthright to a man eon i It ts true hat be Itked Clayton, but—ah! but ‘Mat was not the question. It was not ‘William Cecil Clayton, Lord Grey- ke, that he had denied his birth. It for the woman whom both he and ton loved, and whom a strange of fate had given to Clayton ia- could have done nothing less he did do that night within the Failway station in the far Wis- ie woods, To him her happiness ‘gras the first consideration of all, and brief experience with civilisation eivilised men hed taught him that qxtthout money end a el Ife to ‘ghost of them was unendural f¥ane Porter had been born to doth, had Tarsan taken them away from future husband it would doubtless fe plunged her into a life of mis- ‘@né torture, That she would have Clayton once he hed been of both his title and his ee Bever for once occurred to Tar- for he credited to others the same loyalty that wee so inherent @ in himaelf, Nor, in this ia- fhad he erred. Could any one a have further bound Jane Porter ‘ Promise to Clayton It would Wasve deen in the nature of some such une as this overtaking him, Ye thought drifted from the to the future. He tried to look with pleasurable sensations to return to the jungle of his birth “boyhood; the cruel, flerce jungle in he had spent twenty of hie ‘Yeawenty-two years. But who or what of m0) jungle life would there g mee pill ny return? Not one, ‘ftead of to him. #MMat eho loved him made the thing yg ult to bear, he knew ‘Tantor, the elephant, could he friend. The others would hunt him te from him as had been thelr way \t, jot Bren the apes of hie own tribe grould extend the hand of fellowship tor: Tarsan rage ft had to som o' eo 1e patent taught Mim to eoclety CHAPTER I. The Affair of the Liner. AGNIFIQUB!" ejaculated the Countess de Conde beneath “It le very tiresome, Olga,” he had Gone mothing else drat it Dreath, questioned the Count, turning toward hie young wife, | “What is it that is magnificent?” and the Count bent his eves in | Various directions in quest of the object of her admiration, "Oh, nothing at all, my dear,” replied the Countess, a slight Dink cheek. “I was but recall! with ikyscrapers, as they call them, of New York,” if more comfortably in her steamer chair “nothing at all” had caused her to let fall \ = Her husband again buried himself tn his book, but not without a mil a Weederment that three days out from New York his Countess should aud« Rave realised an admiration for the very buildings #he had but re- companionship. And in the same ratio it made any other life distasteful to as diMcult to imagine « world without a friend—without @ liv- ing thins who spoke the new tongues which ‘Tarzan had learned to lave so well. And go it was that Tarzan boked with little relish upon the future he had Mapped out for himself. As he sat musing over his cigarette yes fell upon @ mirror before him, a in it he saw reflected a table at which four men sat at cards. Present- ly a them rose to leave, and then anothér approach: Tarzan coul 5 a wee that he courteously offered to fill the vacant chair, that the game not be interrupted. He was the ler of the two Tarzan geen mee Just outelde the emoking ma. It was this fact that aroused a faint spark of interest in Tarsan, and 60, as speculated upon the future, fhe hed in the mirror the reflection of the players at the table behind him. Aside from the man who had but just entered the game Tarsan knew .the name of but one of the other, pavers. It was he who sat opposite the hew player, Count Raout de Coude, whom an overattentivi ted eted upon the picture in the glass. The other swarthy plotter had entered, and was standing behind the Count’s chair. Tarzan saw him turn and glance fur- tively about the room, but his eyes aid not reat for @ sufficient time upon the mirror to note the reflection of Tarzan's watohful eyes. thily the man with- drew something from his pocket. Tar- Ban could not discern what the object was, for the man's hand covered it. Slowly the hand approached Count, and then, very deftly, the thing that was in It was transferred to the Count's pocket, The man remained standing wi the Frenchma: sled. but was ail attention now, nor did he permit another detail of the incl dent to escape him. The play went on for eome ten min- utes after this, until the Count won @ considerable wager from him who had last joined the game, and then Tarzan @aw the fellow back of the Count’s chair nod his head to his confederate. In- ntly the player arose and pointed a r at the Count. I known that monsteur was a Professional card sharp I had not been 20 ready to be drawn into the game,” he sald, Instantly the Count and the two other players were upon their feet. De Coude'e face went white, “What do you mean, sir?’ ke cried. “Do you know to whom you speak?’ “I know that I speak, for the last time, to one who eheats at cards,” re- Piled the fellow. The Count leaned across the table and struck the man full in the mouth with his open palm, and then the others closed in between them. erted this 2 anes & some mistake, sir,”* one oO! @ players, * ls Count de Coude of rrancet?” “If Iam mistaken,” said the accuser, “T ghall gladly apologise; but before I @o so first let monsieur le count explain the extra cards which I saw him drop into hie. side pocket.” And then the man whom Tarsan had seen drop them there turned to sneak ‘from the room, but to bis annoyance he ane the exit barred by a tall, gray- eyed stranger, “Pardon!” aaid the man brusquely, attempting to pase to one side. “Walt,” sald Tarsan. “But why, monsiour?’ exclaimed the other, petylantly. “Permit me to pass, “Wait,” enjd Tarzan, “I think that there is a matter in here that you may doubtless be able to explain.” ‘The fellow had lost his temper by thie id with a low oath seised Tarsan to push him to ‘The epe-man but amiled as he twisted the big fellow vmoneteur. with Sabor, the tiger; and as, the great bull The man who had accused Covde and the two others who had been mre expectantly “Thi cuseten ie ridiculous.” This from of the players. "You @ but to alip your hand in the Count’s coat pocket and you will see that the accusation is quite serious,” in- sisted the accuser. And then, as thi others still hesitated to do ao: “Come, I ehall do it myself if ao other will,” he stepped forward toward the “No, moneteur,” sald De Coude, “I will submit to a search only at the hands of a gentleman.” to search had “tt unnecessary Count. The cards are in his pocket, Myself saw them placed there.” All turned in surprise toward thie new speaker, to behold a very well-built young maa urging a resisting captive toward them by the ecruff of his n “It 1s @ conspiracy!" eried » “There are desth of @ nfn's honor, “It 1s a conspiracy, monsteur.” was the gray-eyed stranger who epoke. “Gentlemen,” he continued, “monsieur 6 count didnot knew that those were in hia pocket. They were piaced there without his knowledge ¢9 he'ant at play. From where I sat im that char yonder I aaw. the reflection of it all in the mirror Before” me. This whom I just.intercepted in an effort to eecape placed the Count’s De Coude fg Sapo from Tersan to the man in grasp. Craton Dieu! Nikolas” Be erled. “your” Then he turned to bis accuser and eyed him intently for a moment. “And you, monsieur, I did not recog- nise you without your beard. It quite disguises you, Paulvitch: I see it all It {9 quite clear, gentlemen.” “What shall we do with them, mon- i @teur?” — be a them over to e captain’ ‘ . oN my friend,” eaid the Count, hast- fly, “It ipa nal matter, and I perao! that you will let it drop. It is sut- ficient that I have been exonerated from the ‘The less we have to do with such fello the better, But, how can I thank you for the moosieur, great kindness you have done me? Per- mit me should to offer you my card, and the time come when I may serve ember that I am yours to com- od impossible, Raoul. It cannot be. las is under arrest In Germany. “So I thought myself until I to-da; Niko- persecution No, not even for you, Soo! T ahall turn him over to the half-minded to explain Jan On sy matter, this Neme- erled the Coun sinking to her knees before him ai eat with bowed head upon a divan. “Do not do thi Remember ‘your Tell me, Raoul, that Do not even Ys hands in as though would wrest from those beautiful eyes the real rea- son which prompted her to shield this mi ‘Let {t be as you wish, Olga,” he sald @t length. “I cannot understand. He has forfeited all claim upon your love, loyalty or respect. He is a meni your life and honor, and to the | a honor of your husband. I trust that ou may hover regret championing im." “I do not champion him, Raoul,” shi interrupted, vehemently. ‘I believe I hate him as much as you do, bu’ Oh, Raoul, blood ia thicker than wat: “I ghould to-day have liked to sam- Ble the consistency of his," growled De Coude, grimly. “The two deliberately attempted to besmirch my honor, Olga,” and then P happened fn the smoking room. ‘Had it not been for this utter stranger they had succeeded, for who would “have accepted my unsupported word against the damning evidence of those cards Addden on amy person? -I had almost be- gun to doubt myself when this Mon- ‘sued your precious Nike before ug and explained the whole cowardly stranaaction.” “Monsieur ‘Tarzan?” asked the Count- cB a4 evident surprise. “Yes. Do you know him, Ola?” “I have seen him. A steward pointed ‘him ‘out to 'me.” “I did not know that he was a celeb- Pity,” gald the Count. Olga de Coude changed the subject. Bhe discovered suddenly that sho might Bnd it diMcult to explain just why the steward had pointed out the handsome Monsieur Tarzan to her. Pertmps ane flushed the least little bit, for was not the Count, her husband, gazing at her with @ strangely quizzical expression. Ah, thought, a gullty conscience Is ® most suspicious thin, CHAPTER HU. Forging Bonds. T was not until late the fol- lowing afternoon that ‘ar- Zan eaw anything more of the fellow passengers into the midst of whove affairs his love of fair play had thrust him. And then he came most unexpectedly upon Rokoff and Pautvitch at a mo- ment when of all others the two migat leased Rokof, who, least appreciate his company. with hie conf e, Paulvitch, had ‘They were standing on deck at a point which was teinporariiy desorted, the smoking room. Just Rasiente fre Rokoff turned to will have ample terference en, vowing to the Count, bandos him his own card, ‘The Count read: "IRAN C. TARZAN, vareiaup.: “Et have had more dear Count,” replied Tarsan, uns ‘aulet emile, “yet I am still alive and unworrled. I think that neither of these two will ever find the means to farm me." - “Let us hope not, monsieur,” eaid De Coude; “but yet ft will do no harm'to be on the alert, and to know that you have made at least one enemy to-day who never forgets and never forgives, and In whose malignant brain there are always hatching new atrocities to per- Petrate upon those who have thwarted or offended him. To eay that Nikolas Rokoff le a devil would be te place a wanton affront upon hie eatanio majesty." ‘That night, ae Tarsan entered his cabin, he found a folded note upon the floor that had evidently been pushed be- neath the door, He opened it and read: Tarsen itted @ grim smile to play about his lips for a moment, then he promptly dropped the matter from bie mind and went to bed. In @ nearby cabin the Countess de ate was apeaking to her husband. y @0 grave, my dear Raoul?’ ehe ing at Jor at unt Geveral other passengers Rad asked. ‘You have been a seven Ree apane of See sieretr CO So deaaeed What “worries f ee oe “Olge, Wikelas to on Qcaré. Dil you eo ar 4 “, ‘ cn hia a and as Tarzan came upon them they were in heated argument with a woinan, an noted that she was richly ap- led, and that her slender, well-mod- ed figure denoted youth, but as she was heavily velled he could not discern ber features. The men were ding on elther aldé s of all were to- that he was quite close to them without their being aware of his presence, He noticed that Rokoft weemed to be threatening, the woman pleading, but they spoke in a stranxe tongue, and he could only guess from appearances that the girl was afraid, Rokof's attitude so distinctly phyalcal vio- ape-man paused for an ind the trio, instinctive. | cong 4 an atmosphere of danger, rcely had he hesitated ere the man seized the woman roughly by the wrist, twisting {t as though to wring « promise from her through torture. What would have happened next had Rokoff had his qnly conjecture, since he his way at all. Instead, steel fing gripped his shoulder, and unceremoniously around, id, gray eyes of the stran- thwarted him on the pre- screamed. the infuriated “What @o. you mean? Are jacria Rokof, 1 you thus again insult us @, foo) thi ‘ikolas Rokot “This is my answer to your note, said Tarzan, in a low voloe. And with such force that Rokoff hanged eprawiing against the rail, jame of a name!" ghrieked Rokoff. “Pig, but you shai die for this!’ and, epringing to hia feet, he rushed upon rean, tugging the meanwhile to draw @ revolver from Mis hip pocket. The gin shrank back interror, ‘Wikolas:" she eried. “Do not—oh, @o not do that! Quick, monsieur, fly, or he wil) surely kill yo But instead of flying Tarsan advanced to meet the fellow. “Do not make a fool of your- self, monsieur,” be eaid. Rokoff, who was in a perfect frensy of rage at the humiliation the stranger it upon him, had at last euc- in drawing the revolver. Ho Red eteppet, and ‘now he told her of al) that had hb; SECOND NOVEL Of the Series of 10 raised it to Tarsan's breast and pulled trigger. The hammer fi 1 click on aw wrench, and th across the antic. For @ moment the two men stood there facing one another, Rokoft had regained his self-possession He was the first to apeak. “Twice now has monslieur seen At to interfere In matters which do not con- cern him. Twice has he taken it upon himself to humillate Nike! Rokoff. The first offense was overlooked om the aasumption that monaleur acted througn di ign nee, but. this affair shall not be jooked. If monsleur does not know who Nikolas Rokoft is, this last piece of effrontery will insure that monsieur oe has good reayon to remember im."* hat you are @ coward and @ ecoun- drel, monsieur,” replied Tara ie al that I care to know of you, turned to hurt her, ‘Then, without even a Rokoff and his companion, his stro along the deck. Tarzan could not but wonder what manner of conspiracy was on foot, or what the ache of the two men might be, Ti had been something rather familias at th vetled woman to whot just come, but as he face he could not be sure that ever seen her before. The only thing about her that he had particularly no- ticed was a ring of peculiar workman- ship upon a finger of the hand that Rokoff had seized, and he determined to note the fingers of the women pas. wengera he came upon thereafter th he might discover the identity of whom Rokoft was persecuting, a learn if the fellow had offered her f ther annoyance. After dinner that evening Tarzan trolled forward, where he remained until fter dark !n conversation with tly rolling den by a da approached along the deck did not see him, and as they passed Tarzan caught enough of their conversation to cause him to fall in behind them to follow and learn what deviltry they were up to. He had recognized the voice as that of Rokoff, and had seen that his com- panion was Paulvitch, Tarzan had overheard but @ few chok, it those had been enough to arouse the spirit of ad- ‘9 Venture within him, and so he kept the two men in sight as they walked, briskly now, along the deck, To the smoking room he followed them, but they merely halted at the doorway long enough ap- Parently to assure themselves that one ha’ whose whereabou' tablish, was within, ‘Then they proceeded directly to the first-clans cabins upon the promenade deck. Here Tarzan found greater dif- ficulty in escaping detection, but he managed to do so euccessfully. As they before, one of the polished hard, ‘doors,’ Tarzan slipped into the stiadow of a geway not @ dozen est from the To their a woman's voice asked in ‘Who is it?" “It ia I, Olga—Nikolas,” was the an- er in Rokoff's now familiar guttural. y 1 come in?’ Why 4o you not cease persecuting me, Nikolas yolce of the woman from beyond the thin panel, "I have never bi ”* “Come, com urged the man, in propitiatiry tones; “I but ask a half dozen words with you. harm you, n hall I enter your cabin, but I cannot shout my me the door.” Tarzan heard the catch click released from the inald Hi they wished to es- knock the sin! moments before upon the d if she screams you may choke ding directly in ulvitch had fattened the eled wall of The door opened. Rokoff halt entered the room and stood with his back aj t the door, speak- ing in a low whisper to the woman, whom Tarzan could not see, Then Tarzan heard the woman's voice, level, but loud enough to distinguish her words, himself against the corridor beyond, “No, Nikoli was saying, "It Is uscless, Threaten as you will, I shall never accede your demands. Leave ple promised ai 1, Olga, I shall not enter; but before I am done with you, you shall wish a thousand times that you had done at once the favor I have the room, h You |. den); I shall not 4 The Evening World Daily Magazine: Monday: Januaty 19: Before him, on & couch, the woman lay, and on top of her was Paulvitch, his fingers gripping the fair throat, while his victim's hands beat fatilely at his face, tearing desperately at the cruel fingers that were forcing the life from out her. Tho noise of his entrance brought Paulvitch to his feet, where he stood glowering menacingly at Tarsan. Thi girl rose falteringly to a sitting post upon the couch, One hand Was at her throat, and her breath me in little gasps. Although dish ed and very pale, Tarzan recogni her a young woman whom he had caught staring at him on deck eartier in the y. And now he recognized the ring on her hand, “What is the meaning of thie?” said . turning to Rokoff, whom he tn- y singled out ax the instigator of the outrage. The man remained silent, scowling, ‘Touch the button, please,” continued the ape-man, “we will have | One of the ship's officers here—this af- fair has gone quite far enough. “No, no,” cried the girl, coming eud- to her feet. “Then,” said Tarzan, “I shall act on my own responsibility,” “Now, get out grabbed Rokoff and Paulvitch each by the scruff of the neck and thrust them forcibly through ‘the doorway, giving each an added impetus down the oor- bed, ridor with the toe of his bect. Then hi turned back to the stateroom and ti girl. She was looking at him in wide- eyed astonishment, “And you, madame, will confer a great favor upon me If you will but let me know /f elther of those trow- dle you further. . “Ah! monsieur,” ehe answered, “T hope that you will not suffer for the kind deed you attempted. You ve very wicked and resourceful i bape dle gh og at Cyn to eat- 'y his hatred. You must be very care- ful indeed, Monsieur”— ba “Pardon me, mademé, my name le ‘Taraan.” “Yes? Tam the Countess de Coude.” “IT am already amply sepaid, madame, in kuowing that I have rendered a eerv- ice to the wife of the Count de Coude” CHAPTER Ill. What Happened in the Rue Maule. N his arrival in Paris Tarsan ts had gone directly to the apartments of his old friend, D'arnot, where the naval Heutenant had scored him roundly for his decision to renounce the title and estates that were rightly Bis aoe: from hig father, John Clayten, the late Lord Greyatoki any better name than cry for remaining a penniless vagabond, I no intention of so doing. In fact, xt, and let us hope the last, bur- the ni den that I shall be forced to put upon ro, your unselfish friendship will be the finding of employment for me.” “Pooh! por ‘scoffed Di. know that I did not meas that, Have I not told you @ dosen times that 1 hgve enough for twenty men, and that half of what [ have js youre?” “Well,” jaughed Tarsan, ‘we sha! Rot quarrel over the mone; T must live, and so I must have it; but I shall be more.contented with something to do. You cannot show me your friend- ship In @ more convincing manner than to find employment for me—I aball die of inactivity in @ short while.” ‘Tarzan spent the twe following weeks & 2 renewing bis former brief asoquaint- ance’ with Paris. He was sitting in a music hall one evening sipping his absinth, and admir- of a certain famous Russian dancer ‘when he caught @ passing glimpse of a pai of evil black eyes upon him, * Betore he left the music hall the mat- ter had been forgotten, nor did he no- tice the swarthy Individual who atepped deeper: into- the shadows of an opposite doorway as Tarsan emerged trom the brilliantly: ghted amusement hall, Had Tarzan but known It, he had been followed many times from this and other’ places of amusement, but seldom if ever had he been alone. To- night D'Arnot had had another engage- ment, and Tarsan had come by himself, turned in the direction he was accustomed to taking from this part of Paris to his apartments the watcher ‘across the street can from his hiding nd burried on ahead at a rapi san had been wont to traverse the Rue Maule on his way home at night. On this night Tarzan had proceeded some two muares through the ¢ shadows of the squalid old tenements which dine this dismal way when he was attracted by screams and cries for help from the third floor of an opposite building, The voice was a woman's. Before the echoes of her firat cries had was bounding up the atairs ed. the end I shall win anyway, died Tars: Laer i ° ve trouble and and thro! the dark corridors to her time for me, and disgrace for your’—— rescue. “Never, Nikolas!" interrupted At the end of the corridor on the woman, and then Tarzan saw Rokott turn and nod to Paulyitch, who sprang quickly toward the doorway of the cabin, rushing in past Rokoff, who heid the door open for him, ‘Then the latter stepped quickly out. The door olosed. ‘Tarzan heard the click of the lock as Paulvitch turned it from the Inside Rokoff remained standing before the door, with head bent, as though to catch the words of the two within, A pasty smile curled his bearded Iip. ‘Tarzan could hear the woman's voice commanding the fellow to leave her cabin, ‘I ahall aend for my husband, she cried, “He will show you no mercy. Paulvitch's aneering laugh came through the polls Alexis Pautvite the wom- 8 volee, cold and a coward, and when I whi a certain naine in your ear you will think better of your, demands upon me and your threats against me, and then you will leave my cabin quickly, nor do 1 think ever again will yo least annoy and there came a moment's sl- len’ Tarean could imagine the woman leaning toward the scoun- pering the thing éhe had hinted at Into his ear, Only a moment of silence, and then a startled oath from man-the scuffing of feet—e wom- and allence, had the cry ceased be- aped from his asped him by the collar and im back, Neither spoke, for murder was in that room, ent that Rokoff had had no intention that his confedera\ that far—he felt that th 4 than that-de sinister than brut » ‘Without hesitating te question those within the ade-man threw his giant ehoulder against the fra!l panel, and in @ shower of splintered wood he entered foe cabin, third landing a door stood slightly ajar, and’ from within Tarzan heard again appeal that had lured him eet, Another instant found centre of @ dimly lighted An oll lamp burned upon a 1d-fashioned mantel, casting its over a dozen repulsive figures. All but one were men. The other was & woman of about thirty. Her face, marked by low passons and dissipation, might once have been lovely, fhe stood with one hand at her throat, crouching axainat the farther wall. “Help, monsieur!” she cried in s low as Tarzan : “they were killing me. Tarzan turied toward the men about him he aaw the crafty, evil faces of habitual criminals, He wondered that they had made no effort to eacape, A movement behind caused him to turn, Two things his eyes saw, and one of them caused him considerable wonder- ment, A man Was sneaking stealthily from the room, and in the brief glance that Tarzan had of him he saw that it was Rokoff, jut the other thing that he saw was of’ more immediate interest. It was a great brute of a fellow tptoeing upon him from behind with a huge bludgeon in hia hand, and then. as man and his confederate that he wae dis- covered, th as ® concerted rush upon Taraan from all sides, Some of the men drew knives, Others picked up chaire, while the fellow with the bludgeon raised it high above his he: in a mighty swing that would have erushed Tarzan's head had it ever scended upon ft, But the brain, and the agility, and the muscles that had coped with the mighty ath and crue! craftiness of Sabor. Numa in thi ness of thelr aav- jungle were not to be #0 easily aub- as these apaches of Paris had be “The Trail to Yesterday 1@ young gentleman etandi ty Ser went down one ot @ feminine voic * het ‘29014 Wa tin terrific blow on the point of the ebin that felled Bim in bia. wagke. ‘The woman when Tarsan ne a i mMeks Inte the hall could, but even de: etaggered, bleeding the room Rokoff haa seen i to a nearby ée police that © man was hi of here,” and he Ne : i < FA Fy! Hf of the room awaiting ments which he had though’ Steps of the officers hurrying up etalrway had anneunced—but were mistaken in the iast; it was a Beast that looked upon them throw, thone narrowed lids aad steel-gra; ‘With the emell of blood the last Hteatton had 4 ! i i ifs 3 i i Bist Bs 4¢4 buntera, overt act, and crouching author, “What has happened ene of the policemen. v expla! H rs Lt } 4 eeteee Git E i a? i} i a . but killed ten men rire $ iF Ul satiatl put sex f £ f could not tell which. i 2 f 3 ef Tg ung The next they saw 0 the alll of the open 53 te eeen. ‘The top of the pole root of the building, ov work of an instant for which in to the ground. For a square or two he ran swiftly; then he turned into o little all-night cafe, and in the lavatory removed the widences of his overroof promenad from hands and clothes, hen emerged @ few moments later it was inter slowly on from them he came to a well- hich it wae neces- stood directly be a was approaching to pase e called in @ sweet, Looking PS he met the emiling eyes of Olga de Coude as she jeaned forward upon the back seat hi He bowed very low friendly greeting. CHAPTER IV. The Countess Explains. JOUR Paris is more dangerous” my savage jungles, concluded Tarsan, after narrating his adventures to his friend the morning follow- ing his encounter with apaches and po- Maul Why 44 the; they hungry?’ horrifed Suter than Paul,” but trouble can o you friends should you perelst in @ police. I can explain it to for you, and that I shall do but hereafter you must If ite representatives say you must come; if they say ‘Go,’ you must go, Now we shall to my great friend in the de ment, Rue Come!’ her they entered the office of the police official u half hour He was very cordial, He remem: Tar- san from the visit the two had mage him eeveral months prier in the matter of the Anger prints. Wh D'Arnot had concluded the lon of the events which had trana- pired the previous evening a grim smile was playing about the lips of the police- man. touched button near his thi ng Dolicemen entereé @ moment in the ettentively to wil tell nsleure itude: tenant te s of the ite =It may ox- nihararee a bt 1) By @. A. 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