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World Daily yecember 2. 19 i" Ty == THE== BEASTS oF TARZAN (The Sequel to “TARZAN OF THE APES”) A Story of the Ape-Man’s Return to the Jungle BY EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS (Copyright by Frank A, Munsey Co.) spoke a few low words to Sheeta and ciartens, Akut, so that before the at He came quite close to her. “Carry this,” he sald. ‘do not make {ts face from the eum, ! 4 reared in the Warriors could yt 3 some noise when you eve it. It ban noted that the cook sprang upon them with a blood-frees- veer eee the chief in the language t ing scream a hu nt! i juick hands snatched the bundle 5 Rokotf, “tuo, the other end of thelr from the cook, and hungry mother what a remarkable man arom med, on as bered @ great ape. ! arms folded the sleeping infant to her was, indeed! pmune At one end the panther wrought * Seen borne tears of joy ran it oon, fearful havoc with his mighty talons down cheeks and her whole frame ry and long, sharp fangs, while Akut at q with the emotion of the Vs wee the other buried his yellow canines in , i ye ae the necks of those that came within !” gald Anderssen. “We got ‘ ‘sheet, a his reach, Qurling the terror-stricken Rot time to vaste.” \ im chek. Mga Diacks overboard as he made toward He snatched up her bundle of bian- bg at a the centre of the canoe. kets and outside the cabin door his Kavirl was so busily engaged with ‘Then he led her to the CHAPTER VI. the demons that had entered his own ship's side, * craft that he could offer no assist- (Contimued,) ance to his warriors in the other. A ‘ 2 the waiting ecarce A Hideous Crew. ant of @ white aevil hed wrested j [below. A moment later he had cut the his spear from him es though he, the } rope that held the small boat to the IDE by side they walked Tigtho"iSvin, bed been put a new- . ateamer’s side, and, bending silently ¢ where there was room for born babe. Hairy monsters were ‘ to the muffled oars, was pulling to- jn3: two abreast. At other times overcoming his hting men, y bg RJ black shadows up the Ugam- i a f " jack chieftain . y m single file, frat one and fighting shoulder with the hideous au Anderasen rowed on as though quite and repulsive features she ij then the other in advance. pack that opposed him. i ee eae oe ag ene eonen for she was convinced that no )) (twas Tarzan who first caught the | Kaviri shuddered jand closed his! : the cpaie there wee tevealeh SNOB ve f “ecent of meat—a bull buffalo—and ¢yes again, waiting for the ferocious; i their left the mouth of a tribulary 4 3 - creature to spring upon him and put : N K was thinking of + presently the two came stealthily him out of his misery of terror, running into the Ugambi, Up ¢ wi ted the | upon the sleoping beast In the midst | “Your warriors tell me that you are) ; ‘ aint rt ) ‘ 5 the chief of a numerous people and . } ne Sta dense fine of weeds close t0 @ thay Your fame ts Havin sald Tats | lane Clayton wondered if the man finale in her la, ' nm t - Closer and closer they crept toward — '*¥es," replied the black. eo Bee ne Se oe epee ro Sane ane tales wes aewent i> ° the unsuspecting beast, Sheeta upon oman ie pice! attack me? I bid y xery stream to a little village where ba aaege her eyes upon him, , Nis right side and Tarzan upon his "Another white man ‘came in peace’ b . he had bartered with the natives oF 9 on before the Infant's face. [ ') left nearest the great heart. They had three moons ago,” replied Kavirl, and that he had there arranged the > (4 hunted together now for some time, “and after we had brought him pres- at — { Gctails of his plan for the adventure , He saw her stagger 4 so that they worked In unison, wita Sts of a Boat and cassava and milk, 7 upon which they were now setting !ng the baby at arm's length only low, ay r pre he set upon us with his guns and sas forth. her eyes glued in horror upon 4 ly low, purring sounds as signals.. Killed many of my people, and then t ‘ ‘Even though the moon was full, the tle chubby face and twinkling 2 For a moment they lay quite silent went on his way, taking all of our surface of the small river was quite Then he heard ber i near their prey, and then ‘at a sign goats and many of our young men Z } her kneos gave beneath ber, from the spe-man Sheeta sprang *84,women. | as ing in h sank to the ground in @ swoon. upon the great back, burying his covered with a great, black beard, 3 pred hi m CHAPTER X. strong teeth in the bull's neck. In- and he was very, very wicked—yes, aa, ‘ f , bending limbs and enormous ereapers is stantly the brute sprang to his feet Xery wicked indeed.” ji ‘ - alll clambered in riotous profuston The Swede. “Was there a little white child 3 “i the ground to the loftiest branch, fall- 8 the warziers, clustered with a bellow of pain and rage, and with him?” asked Tarzan, his heart ing in curving loops almost to the at the same instant Tarzan rushed in almost stopping as he awaited the : water's placid breast. about Tarzan aad upon bis left side with the stone : - 2 Now and then the river's surface “ Tealized that it was a Knife, striking repeatedly behind the “No, a,” replied Kaviri, “the SE apr would be suddenly broken ahead of and-blood panther that eat x ‘ins white child was es Ader ere man's " ” f , my" by paves Cisaper td Lge epwfhd interrupted their dance of death, ne of the ape-man's ands party—it was with the other party. r * ” . . t aplash! eo! io ra, or, snorting elutched the thick ‘thane, and as the “Other party!” exclaimed Tarzan, é : f took heart a trifle, for in the face pull raced madly through the reeds “What other party?” ra all those circling spears even bed aig Oe Metpeay at ik a be] ‘With the party ee Lo gad bad t 4 cool, safe Gepths of the bottom. mighty ‘Sheeta would be doomed. dragres je him. eeta but white man was pursuing. ere was 4 ‘a ching. tenaciously to his hold upon q white man, woman and the child, ; Froth the ates jamie Soe erent! ave aeeatoeh Skamania the neck and back, biting deep Jn aD with six Mosula porters, Thoy passed " Ee ae ee ee cindtl Voled Of 190: oy tn tees ar ena effort to reach the spine. up the river three days ahead of the hyena, the coughing grunt of the For several hundred yards the bel- very bad white man. I think that ther, the deep and awfal roar of lowing bull carried his two savage they were running away from him.” bepresig antagonists, until at last the blade, white man, woman and child! the lion. And with them strange, ui Cone ie heart. when with a final qgay ths pussled, ‘The child must child, and what further plans I have Us get to work and finish this demon wed so thoughtlessly, I love you, short in his a@vance. Then he turned canny notes that the girl could not gase of the ape-man, Dellow ‘that was half scream) he ho his little Jack: but who could tho for their futures.” . before he has an opportunity to re- Jane. You have but to say the word toward Jane Clayton. ecribe to any, fen heen ago res With a yell of terror chase sasei deere eee woman be—and the man? 4 —_——_—_ Peat this thing upon more of your and no further sorrows ahatl atflot Vest! give you wntil to-morro Toe aerate turned and fled toward the: Tarzan al ecta fea: 1o - At Kavirl's cam| ‘argan pause: people.” you—even your baby si Te- he = your answi Hy loowed Won, ane meal the two curled up only long enough to eat the food that CHAPTER VIII. The chief gave orders that Tarzan turned to you unbarmed.” ne wale ae Rit ai be sent anor _ Huddled in the atern of the boat she Sete and as hie pespte er meal ie irl blacks furnished and arrange Dea should be lifted and carried to the Outside the door Sven Ande itn "ihe chief fora dosen men to The Dance of th. stake; but it was several minutes be- pausod with the noonday meal hi together in a thicket, the man’s black upon one prete: another except "at with her baby strained close to the cause of his fright they, too, Ua vi head pillowed upon the tawny-side of xt OF you and the child, Paulvitch and my, ber bosom, and becaume of that little, to their hesle—or there, his : me HROUGH the luxuriant, tan- fore he could prevail upon any of his | iy welt. Then without iaterrugtion you tender, helpless thi she was down upon them, their huge tine panther. Shoruy after dawn they MAD the paddies of Dis cance fled vegetation of the Bty- men to touch the prisoner. Cee ine OF hie long, stringy will be able to witness the death of happler to-night than she bad been exaggerated by the play of ‘awdke and ‘ate again, and then re- CHAPTER VII gian jungle night a t,t last, however, four of the neck his little head was cocked to one the baby.” for many a sorrow-ridden @ay. ad camp Gre, the hi turned to the beavh that Tarzan might 5 great, younger warriors dragged ‘Tarzan side, his close-set eyes were half fie spoke in French that the cook — Kven though she knew not to what o¢ , came deous apes fead the balance of the pack to the Betrayed. Mthe body made its way roughly from the hut, and once out- closed, his ears, 80 expressive was bie might not understand the ainiater ow goon that % Akut. ~ ts at = Meneithe brutes ” sinuously and in utter side the pall of terror seemed lifted whole attitude of stealthy eav-sdrop- ‘The instant the natives ¢ vhet 6 meal was done pI portent of bis words. When he had OR three days the strange yijence upon its soft padded feet, At from the savage hearts. ping, seemed truly to be coch.4 for- Gone he banged out of the cabin flee the ape-man's savage cry Frere Sor, Curis wp £0) s160P. te ot company; continued further jasr tt approached the de tnat anh R00re, of howling blacks pushed wurd—even his long, yellow. straggly without another look at the man who might out above the shricks of the bingl aap Aad Mosel eet rey eee aos and further into the heart Fes lea pavatorght endl itpecd Like’ Siings treet end hound him to the mustache appeared to assume @ sly Soe toner him in his sorry pont pond ‘tughtl: Aha thee = bya) and in answer to it Sheeta 1 y . r . y . coul arce oe Ceeded! scarce a hundred yards when [gia of the savage country’ that ‘ine shadow of n swift and allent death ov In the centre of a clrele of HEO As itokoft closed his appeal, await. “When he had gone Sven Andersen day that ake might look again upon eae ar the’ negro. instantly eabat eeraapeee feng bape: of the al- \: circled the,village, nose to ground, My" iny your wife safe In Eng- {08 the reply he invited, the look of turned toward Lady Groystoke—the the bright face of her little, dark-eyed . ” op ! iso upon Jane Clayton's face which he halting at last close to the: pallsade,” Tand,” sald Rokoff, “Poor fool! She {uret {dtotic expression that had masked Jack. nail ecognived a9 that down, whlch He “Finally ‘Tarzan decided (0' take to where it almont touched “ho backs of It even now in the hands of one not turned to one of disguet. She fairly his thoughts had fallen away, and in | Again and again she tried to strain ferce, Beanta they weat eee upon their {ll-starred expedition. the land, leaving his company to geveral huts. Here the beast sniffed eran ot Cran Uta An ie pica: “L wcaia net have been gurpet its place was one of craft and oun- ner eye through the blackness of tho bloody death. , 4 vi he y Lond = fe rf ised, ning. jungle n. to have but a tin: rahe two, DoW followed the stream follow after him by boat. He ¢x- for a moment, and then, turning it# tion of her friends. Thad not meant M. Rokoff,” she said, “had you at- ay tanh Ay. ban @ toot” heleaMl, Le nthas snuinesa’ teaturon, Wor caly own § CBO One sot over & Bille plained to Mugambi the thing that head upon one side, listened with up- to tell you this until I could bring to tempted to force me to submit to your “Hay ban the fool. Ay S&vVY the dim outline of the baby face ce- gmptiod into orev rhe beach at he bad In mind, and told Akut to pricked ears. yon upon Jungle Island proof of her ¢vil desires, but that you ahould be #0 Franch: warded her efforts. Then once more whieh the canoe had been thrown the follow the directions of the black. Tho village was preparing for a ‘te: niger aamene, “aes I, wife of Jane Clayton looked ag him in sur- whe would cuddle the warm little ht before. At the next halt Tarzan took to the Now that you aro about to die the Jono Clayton, would come ti you prise. bundle close to her throbbing heart. bet 4s much elated by the dis- ‘ feast, while in a hut at one side of most unthinkably horrid death that ingly, oven to ave my life, I “You understand all that he said, It must have dans tab ralodk Heeereea wee tute that in tas violins Ort Saori ee lost to the VIOW the ncene of the coming orgy the It is given a white man to die—let this Should never have imagined. I bave then?” she asked. —_ in the morning that Anderssen ives and from some of these y t 4. And ae " " Hl h iscoc. in the Waning. ne Ny Mead tittle doubt but that he should the coming of pemae SOA eerieds cote ae eigen: fer te #8 before the Inkl ‘savage Speer Inran 7 kscng apes Tere und came io protect met". ” Cluster of native hute encircled bY & such an end, releases you from your torture.” Rokoff's eyes narrowed, and thered in hero and came to protect me?’ Russian would:rid himself of the hut Minded by a rude palisade, mighty muscles, strained at the bonds 47>, GS ane, CCuOe, warn : P je the Bwede, y ¥ The Swede called out a number of {og usaickly am possible atter bAY- within which were & Leutle Oe Wu! iar poloned Bina bat (bey bad DEA TE Se eth, Cnet ARR, dog. Ay belp you, ley, You past | “ times before he could obtain a reply ha; —the blac! ing disposed of Tarsan. dred tatives. distress his victim. “We shall ace who ts the fool at valt—Ay help you. Ay from the village, and then only bee pas" ~ ficvand Mugambi now righted and ry reinforced many times at the Insti- ‘The leaping savages, the filckering last,” he hissed, “when I have broken C lots times.” hi am Hsnied and | Lat meni, my Seseodel” te cried. gallon of the Russet po that not: Aralight, playing pon teeiy painted you tomy willand yourplebelan Yan. | “But how can you help te, Sven.” ful ‘are the natives of wolese our of Sh ai Feedily plok launched the Gugout, though tt war & Sr am a white pursuing the very Even the ‘ape-man's ‘giant brawo hodies, ‘circid about the Victim at kee stubbornness has cost you all you she asked, “when all these men Will the darkness of the night. He out ut of with rifies most difficult feat in the age - bad white man who passed this way @ could budge him. the stake. hold dear—even the life of your baby be against us?” } rarer oO ced night. He helped rounding trees; he “= even wurf which rolled continuously in up> few days ago. I follow to punish him “ peath! ‘And then, far out In the mazes of —for by the bones of St. Peter I'll “Ay * eald Gren it jane yton ashore with the baby, to death before the eee on the beach. for the sins he has committed against An instant later he heard the soft the weird jungle, rose a shrill scream. forego all that I 1 ne tied the boat to # small bush and, realized that he wished them te panting onan, ate re vradp thelr ca nN time there was the sound of sounar or furcolad body and pease For, an instant the dancers paused, bratand cut its eae oT Reaaetesue then we tarnea ¢ md tate the’ Tain. pay hy iene . 106 Ber te CN, peont tis wrest cat a et Bt oute! Bt t ft Y 4 4 > Banging, thevjungie, presently coming excited discussion within the palisade, hut und then © tearing at the poles and ‘In the silence of ‘the interval very eyee. You'll learn what it means | “Though Jane Clayton doubled the At the villege gate they were ad- stood even less than the apes, upon some of the apes feeding upod but at length a half-dozen warriors which formed the w: ently ity to be of any mitted by @ Rative woman, the wif yet Tarsan could not but fuult a little beyond the reeds where came and opened the gates, peering through the hole thus made slunk young Sete AD A r anarer Os Jane | Clayton turned woartly, ore, loo ey Pee, ap yee ane of the chiee whom had paid the remarkable characte: is ¢ the buffalo had fallen, " anxiously out in evident trepidation great beast, pressing its cold muzzle ribie than that of the jungle-beast expatiating upon the di - au 4 ‘done. The feeling that ° aoe 3 him. She took to the bedst had evidenced. That it felt aie ita iH baad mers the sites Seer. a aa ar Ot ering ahere, pice ae piss thi ther, that had roused it. your Vengeful nature can sink? You among these enemies she one they ‘woul pd ess u ‘ne doubt, for now that the blacks . ot : ceed 4 = } BMA \Gnd as ho walked he gave vent to & were not much relieved at sight of an | What had brought the beast to him? For several minutes the blacks hes!- cannot move me either by threats or friend brought the first ray of com pon, the jg or eaveres meet ground, and so, her duty having been disposed of it walked slowly, back. Wives of ahrit cries. Presently fo Rimost naked white man but when The fact that he bad come augured ang Ay Snebs SF te MIRO fe Reker even deeds.” My Innocent baby can- fort, thet, had come to lighten, the Completed, she left them to Their own forth about the stake rubbing Wah. c''great distance and faintly’ there ‘Tarean hed reassured them tn quict well for what he might accomplish; {ah the dance und the victim: but ere motier © yet for himself, but 1 hie Sons throughout the long voyage of “rn =", Stee oe Oo ae | Mf) came an answering CTeOo ('Bhee. tones, protesting his friendship for but when Targan tried to get Sheeta ever another spear touched the brown have been given hii a ae te the The Swede, after explaining that r alf hour. tater the lithe form of Bhee- them, they opened the barrier & trifle to gnaw hie bonds asunder the giues hide a tawny streak of sreen-e7ed man's estate he IO Rin So Saree te eee caw we. mere Of MeRee Chat serete nate memes MOy SAS icy ae talnee at Oe H ta bounded into view where the othe further and admitted him. animal could not seem to understand hate and ferocity bounded from the MANS catate he would willingly sactie | She say oe ceher until Sven CAMO er the ceecey poread Jane's biankete Sotng Ge wenee Se Hers of the pack were clambering & Awhen the gates had been once more what was expected of him, and, in- door of the hut in which Targan had 9° his life for the honor of hie moth- Guy, Aut on May Sule {hi ghe tried to u for her, and a: a little Gheeta was indeed @ jewel Ad the party were putting in for the pees oa eas iatan weleed et ee the wrists end arms been, imprisoned, ahd Besse. the chaps tis life at such a price, Did 1 draw him into conversation relative fare Garolied bis own and lay peaste, od * 4 2 re 5 o er. anther, stood snarling besl is that P. 's absence worried org shortly after noon to search fF up the village atreet toward the chief's Presently there came an interrup- master. " 24 qhe,Mould, execrate, my memory to te his Plans to aid her, but all that Tt was some time before the strl Beambys ae be ood a slender, naked savage watched hut he was surrounded by a host of tion, Some one was approaching the For un instant the blacks and the Me One si eestyped prophecy as to the future °0Uld find @ comfortable position upon learn from Akut what had become them for. a moment from behind the curious men, women und children. hut. Sheeta gave a low grow! and whites stood transfixed with terror, Rokof was now thoroughly an- sated ypit Pil ibY TS eomeg gud. the hard ground, but at last fearing that the te J "dense screen of verdure which lined “from the chief be learned that Ro- slunk into the blackness of a far cor ‘Their exex were riveted upon tho gored because of hia failure to reduce state of the Winks At ete wonted 19 the hollow of her arm, a! treed rach the cateeciain an / the river's bank, then he melted WEY yort had passed up the river, week ner, Evidently the visitor did not bared fangs of the jungle cat. the girl to terror, He felt only hate SiN (> dense stupidity. asleep from utter exhaustion. presence, might have fallen upstream before any of tho previous, and that he had horns hear the warning sound, for almost Only Tarzan of the Apos saw what for her, but it had come to his dis- nen he was leaving her Wie? she awoke it was broad day- inan and devoured him, but to canoe discovered Him. 4 wong the srowing from hie forehead and was immediately he entered the hut—a else there was emerging from the eased mind that if he could force her | However, when he Was lAtine DOS light. Bee, a ceer ti, ‘ailed with the ex- sccompanied by {{housand devils; tall, naked, savage warrior. dark interlor of the hut. 18 sooede to nie Gomands a, tne Bring ee ete eer ary lew! “Lanve About her ware clustered @ score of 1, er the chief al ve io came to Targan’s slide and .' he © . . curious natives—mostly men, for jungie. aitement of hin news, he burst vatghe white man had remained « month I pricked him with « spent, From the CHAPTER IX. hia revenge would be Aled to brim: $8 29U) occe back Meter 'yow purty SMO0K the aborigines if ts\the male The night pagsed with Taran ase be sv! ; ps of the ape-mun came a weird, un- . ) who owns this characteristic in it Bans at wale mareen and his pack “rough none Of these statements canny sound, and in answer to It Chivalry or Villainy. of Lord Greystoke in the capitals of #077°" ould have slipped from the Tost exaswerated form Tnstinctively ‘Another white man {s coming’ agreed with Kavirl's, that the Russian there leaped from the blackness of ROM her cabin port upon the ‘ope an mistress, F Kincaid, Jane Clayton had . Jane Clayton drew ieco' naked nother white iat who squatted Was but three days gone from that the hut’s furthermost corner a bolt pped closer to her, Hie Tom at once, but Jane laid her DARD sieeely Co he, teees tee meee cae eavinn ereaiite Tem whtaae an Beedle te to” hie circular chieftain’s village, and that bie fol- of fur-clad death. | Full upon the onvulsed with rage and UPD his sleeve. | sy wt cannot that the blacks were far from in- of the Jungle about tho village. Before, the entrance toa and with lowing was much smaller than now breast of the painted savage the great seen her husband rowed to wild beast he sprang ta A tending her or the obfld any harm. diacks ‘were returning. uit. ‘any warriors. ‘They come stated, Tarzan was in no manner sur. beast struck, burying sharp talons in the verdure-clad shore of UPON her and with his strong fingers &°, without him, eT In fact, one of them offered her a With daylight their courage Pim are Wayar-cunoe to Kill and rob Prised at the discrepancies. He set the black flesh and sinking great at her ‘throat forced her backward 4 "You do wot Ay ta Yet’ ou, no S7urd of milks filthy, amoke-be- upon the berth. a ore. P. ,#, funny.” grimed gourd with the ancient rind of hen the ff at once on his quest. . Jungle Island, and t! araneiane bach Dearded one who has off at once on his quest.) |) 44, yellow fangs in the ebon throat. sip nag once more proceeded UPON At the sume instant the door ant YOU wet toe torre’ Jane Clayton !ng-curdied milk caked in layers acini leaped to his feet. He had ape-man swung rapidly tween tee guish and terror from the black, and !ts way. cabin opened noisily, Rokoff teaped , .1/P%h w0 iho, oe arth in utter Within its neck; but the apirit of the yeayind leaped to taste of the white Upper and middle terraces of th mingled with it wan the hideous chal- For several days she saw no one gaPin, opened, Nollly Nokon JGeRRd sank down upon her berth in UIE Fiver touched her deeply, and her face famly medicine, titcrness and heart Ore og inter, still following up ‘ase, Of the RAINE BARES, ance to other than Sven Anderssen, the Kin- Swede cook. bewilderment: Mreintentions of the lightened for a moment’ with one of was filled 4 7 fs . 4 Into the follow's usually foxy eyes sw those almost forgotten smiles of ra- against their overwhelm! In another moment the rumble of the the Ugambi, he came upon 4 large the hut now, peering fearfully into the CM!d’s taciturn and repellant cook. tA y Swede awarmed her brain. Might sho d had come an expression of utter stu- diance that had helped to make her their long speari Yn another moment ie Tine village, Village. The chief, a wicked-looking dark interior. ‘Two tn advance held She asked him the name of the shore Pidity ie busied himself in-arrangs ot be infinitely worse aff if #h® KAY beauty famous in Baltimore and Lon- Tows, the panther Taling in the hunters from the foreat fellow with the sharp fijed teeth that lighted torches tn thelr left handaand upon which her husband had been vet ing Ludy Greyatoke's meal upon the Derselt tate hie Dower taap ae alr oop. not be expected to wurvive the flelds. often denote the cannfbal, rec ready spears in thelr right. They held «. ; ‘ iny table at one side of her cabin, ; erm! noes were launched him with apparent friendliness back timorously egainst thone hebind, . AY tank it blow purty soon purty °° Roxog gtared at hi ‘, she could be no woree off in She took the gourd in one hand, and ‘ig ” “ h the devil himself than rather than cause the giver patn. ee ed vaint-daubed, be- A moment later a dozen brutes had who were pushing them forward. bard,” replied the Swede, and that “what do you mean,” he cried, “by Dy wit apparent a few and manned | by paintvong spears leaped upon the aurnrised Tarzan, "'There wan the figure of the white wan all that she could xet out of him. entering here without permiesion? Get With Nikolas Rokoft, for the dott a raised to her lips, though for thé Moments later, ween they comment Drigtled from the rude pattleships as and so quickly did they work that he prisoner atill securely bound as they Three days from the spot where out!” least bore the reputation of tae ae ee on hac — to show themselves in ce upon they. slid nolselesaly over the bosom was securely bound before he could had last seen him, and in the centre had been marooned the Kin- , Sven Anderssen turned his watery gentleman. bd aa = ye of t of the water, propelled by giant make halt an effort to escape. of the but another figure equally as TAF=an fa Dive eyes upon the Russian and email Sh ore @ dosen times that she ned’ ber Dosen. rows td ¢ fauseles rolling: beneath glistening, Then they threw him down upon motioniess, its throat and breast hor- cald came to anchor in the mouth of® yacuously. would not leave the Kincaid without @7proac' ostrila. wpears and shouted taunts ih ebony hides. his back, and as his eyes turned to- ribly torn and mangled. great river, and presently Rokoff “Ay tank {t blow purty soon purty her baby, and she remained It was Anderssen who came to her war cries in the direction of the a Peay ta cin canon went in advance ward the crowd that stood about him ‘The sight that met the eyes of the came to Jane Clayton's cabin, hard,” he said, and then he began re- clothed long past usual hour for rescue, aud taking the gourd from lage. 4 of the others a short distance, and as they fell upon the malign face of foremost savages inspired more terror = wwe hay ved, my dear,” he “ wing the few dishes upon the Iit- retiring, and her blankets were neat- her drank a portion himeelf.and then hese manoeuvres Tarsan ~ it, rounded a sharp bend in the river Nikolas Rokoff. within thelr superstitious breasts fo have arvived, my Gear tle table. ly rolled and bound with stout cord, returned it to the native with a gift would continue until the Blacks, Sag \ylorethe swift current bore it rapid- A sneer curled the Russlan’s lips. than would the presence of Sheeta, said with a nickening leer, “I have “Get out of here or I'll throw yeu when about, midnight there came & of blue beads. Worked themselves into. steh® @f ly on its way it came suddenly upon He stepped quite close to Tarzan. for they saw only the result of a come to offer you safety, libert, nd out, you miserable blockhead!” roared hy scratching upon the panela The sun was shining brightly now, hysterical courage waluctont to ‘d the thing that Kaviri sought “lel? he cried, “Have you, not ferocious attack wpon one of their case, My heart has been softened Rokof, taking a threatening step to- of her door. and though the baby still slept, Jane tain them for a shert Swede. Swiftly she crossed the room and could scarce restrain her impatient the village, aad @rntt; but when they saw the nature uway from Nikolas Rokoff?” At last Rokoff came. would make amends an best I may. Anderssen continued to smile fool- drew the bo! ‘Softly the door swung desire to have at least a brief glance doubted that they { * They swarmed about ‘Narzan’s yet learned sufficient wisdom to keep fellows. toward you in your suffering, and 1 ward t Y Br grew “To you, a Jane, 1 offer the love ishly in his direction, but one ham- to ad the muffled figure of at the beloved face. The natives had the firat attempt, he 7 date [pit ye ap. vive anet Sue guile the Ream Sh Pore Oa esta vented “toe Bloody “thing of . Callaed pan’ and association like paw slid senlieey, to the handle the Bwede. C carried @ withdrawn at a command from their the second i bet ot he ‘= cra! t for your welcome,” he aald. igrinning up by ‘im from the Soor, ne of culture and refinement, of the long, sm that protruded bundle, evidently hi kets. Hie chief, who now stood talking with ewarm iste soe I ENE, | re Mat, waters oe aalt in @ eath mask of ex- must hi from the greasy cord supporting his other hené wes raised Coe a faeTt H.3 come antl oe 0 ks AUD