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TARZAN’S” Author Tells a Stirring Tale of Love and Hate in the Jungle Country Edgar Rice Burrou VOT SOS TTSTITOTIOTI TIVO TREO OVENO~ETOORT TS Coprright, the Prank A, Munsey Co.) GYNOPSIA OF PRECEDING OHAPTERS Uihg secret of Imyartin He goes to an inlan ms ith him are Von Harn, Taos Wh Baas fare inental and oy CHAPTER Ill. Beauty and the Beast. ERE it leaped futilely a half dozen times for the top of the palieade; bling and ohattering rage, it ran back and forth @tong the base of the obstacle, as a wild benst in captivity paces before the bars of its cage. Finally it paused to look once more @t the senseless wood that barred its eseape, as though measuring the dis- to the top. Then roamed about the campong, to rest at last upon the slanting roof of the Matched shed which was its shelter, Presently a slow idea was born in @he poor, malformed brain. ‘The creature approached the shed. eould just reach the saplings that the framework of the roof. a huge sloth he drew himself to roof of the structure, From here he could see beyond the de, and the wild freedom of the called to him, He did not ‘know what it was, but in its leaty wall he perceived many breaks and ‘openings that offered concealment from the creatures who were plotting to take his life, Yet the wall was now fully six feet mm him, and the top of it at least feet above the top of the shed— oe who had designed the campong been carful to set the structure sufficiently far from the palisade to Prevent its forming too easy an ave~ ~ pue of escape, The creature glanced fearfully to- ward the workshop. He remembered the cruel bull-whip | that always followed each new expor- iment on his part that did not coin- ctde with the desires of his master; then, trem- end as he thought of Von Horn a Dasty gleam shot in his mismated efes. He tried to reaoh across the inter- val between the roof and the palisade, and in the attempt lost bis balance d nearly precipitated himself to the ground below, Cautiously he drew back, still look- ing about for some means to cro: the chasm. One of the saplings of ‘otruding beyond the palm caught his attention. With a single wrench toward the palisad that it just spanned the gap, but he dared not attempt to cross upon its @ingle slender strand. Quickly he ripped off a half dozen other poles from the roof, and, | ing them side by side, formed @ sate nd easy path to freedom. ment more and he sat astride the top he discovered if ‘ Drawing the poles after him, he ped them one by one und, outside the cam) en be lowered him: Gathering the saplings under one arm he ran lumberingly into the 3 he would not leave evidence of @ havoc he had wrought of ane gbalewtp was still strong if to berty. ‘The green follage closed about him, the peaceful jungle gave no sign the brute that roamed its shad- As Von Horn stepped into the cam- ge his quick eye perceived woo that had heen wrought the roof at the cast end of the shed. Quickly he crossed to the low struc- ts compartments a umber of deformed monsters squat ted upon thelr haunches or lay prone upon the native mats that covered ture. = Within As the man entered they Inoked bull-whip which ‘trailed from his right hand, and then fearfully at one another as questioning which waa the or on this occasion, furtively at ‘Von Horn ran his eye over the Dideous assemblage. “Where is Number One? dMrecting his question toward a thing © greater promise intelligence than any of his com- «"e one addressed shook his head. Von Horn turned and made a cir- cult of the campong. There was no sign of the missing one and no tndi- cation of any other irregularity than the demolished portion of the roof, With an expression of mild concern upon his face he entered the work- whose forehead ‘Number One has escaped into the . Jungle, professor," he sald. Prof. Maxon looked up in surprise; ad an opportunity to oman's scream, shrill with me to their startled ears, Virginia Maxon, tdiing beneath the leaty shade of the trop came presently aware that she had wandered further from the campong than she had intended, The day was and the heat, even in the dens shade of the jungle, oppressive, turned to go back, ‘The girl's first intimation that she was aot alone came when she rat ber eves to look full into the horrid svumenance of @ monster locked her path toward camp, The shock brought a single, invol- untary scream from her Itps, / The thing before her was hideous in the extreme. A mountain of de formed flesh clothed tn dirt Jamas, Ite face wi ue of a corpse, while the white hair and pink eyes denoted an Albinistic absence of pigment, One eye was fully twice the diam- but before he | foliage, De- eter of the other, and an inch above the horizontal plane of its tiny mat: The nose was but a gaping orifice above a deformed and twisted mouth, fad Beehtry thing was chinle: torebeadioss mounted Its colossal body Nke a can- nonball on @ hilltop. One arm was at least twelve inohes longer than its mate, which was itself is long in proportion to the torso, while the legs, similarly mismated and ter- | {2 minating in huge, flat feet that pro- truded laterally, caused the thing to lureh fearfully from side to side as it jumbered toward the girl, A grimace lighted the frightful face as the grotesque eyes fell upon this new creature, Number One lurched forward, his arms outstretched toward the horror- stricken girl. Virginia tried to cry out again; she tried to turn and run; but the horror of her impending fate and the terror that those awful features induced left her paralyzed and helpless, thing was almost upon h now, The mouth wi rs sd wide in a bideous attempt to smile, The great hands would grasp her i and then there was other second; sudden crash- ing of the underbrush behind her—a yellow, wrinkled face and a flying Digtai! shot past her, and the brave old Sing Lee grappled with the mighty monster that threatened her, The battle was bie, short—short and The Chinaman sought the ashen throat of his antagonist, but his mus- cles were as reeds beneath the in- human power tlat opposed them, Holding the girl at arm's | one hand, Number ‘One. tre tee Chinaman from him with the other, and, lifting him bod.ly abo head, hurled him, stunned and bleeds ing, against the bole of a giant but- trons tree, Then, lifting Virginie in once more, he dived into fhe masse at the Jungle. CHAPTER Iv. A New Face, § Prof. Maxon and von Horn rushed from the workshop to ] their own campong they Regleoted, in their haste, to lock the door between, and for the first time since the camp was Completed It stood unlatched and ajar, The professor had been engaged tn taking careful measurements of the head of his latest experiment, and while he coached the young man in the first rudiments of spoken lan- uage, and now the subject of his labora found himself suddenly de- serted and alone. He had no four walls professor had wished t jociation with the grotes natural curiosity tem, proach the door creator and the whip had so sud. Pted him to ap- denly disappeared, He saw before him a great walled lofty az dome, and, beyond the Walls, the risks ‘aying in the soft breezes, {nclosure roofed by a of trees # His nostril fresh earth a: caught the incense o: brow, He drew his giant frame t. height and drank tn the frestons aad filling his lu t fullest; and with the Gree dratt te ove and stufty the sweetness, learned to hate the cl. confines of his prison, His virgin mind was filled with ealth of new tmpres- urged fo, Bis brain { ie longed ft more, and the open gateway of the campong Was a scarce-needed invita. wonder at the w sions which through every sens tion to pass to the world beyond, With the free and easy tread of utter unconsciousness of self he passed across the inclosure and stepped out into the clearing which lay between the palinade and the Jungle, Here was @ still moi Then, of beautiful world! tho underbrush, Number Thirteen was standing in a little open place in the jungle when the discordant note first fell upon his ears, and as he turned his head In the direction of the sound he was startled at the hideous aspect of the thing which broke through the foliage be- fore him What a creature! But on the same instant his eyes fell upon another borne In the arms of the terrible one, This one was different—very differ- ent—soft and beautiful and white. He wondered what It meant, for every- thing was strange and new to him; but when he saw the eyes of the love- ly one upon him, and her arms out- stretched toward him, though he did not understand the words upon her Ups, he knew that ehe was in distress, Something told him that !t was the ugly thing that carried her that was the author of her suffering, Virginia Maxon had been half un- conscious from fright when she sud- denly saw a white man, clothed In coarse, white, native pajamas, con- fronting her and the misshapen beast. At tho sight of the man her voloe returned with renewed hope, and she reached her arms toward him, calling upon him to save her, Though he did not respond, she thought that he understood, for he sprang toward them before her appeal was scarce uttered, The awful giant found his single hand helpless to cope with the strength of his foeman, and ina brief Instant felt powerful fingers clutching at his throat, Still reluctant to surrender his hold upon his prize, he beat futilely at the face of his enemy, but at last the agony of choking compelled him to drop the girl and grapple madly with the man who choked him with ane hand and rained mighty and merci- less blows upon his face and head with the other, His captive sank to the ground, too Wwe from the effects of nervous €_.<f to escape, and with horror filled eyes watched the two who battled over hi She saw that her would-be rescuer was young and strong-featured—alto- gether a very fine specimen of man- hood, To her great wonder !t was soon apparent that he was no unequal match for the mountain of muscle he fought, Both tore and struck and clawed and bit in the frenzy of mad, un- “stored strife, rolling about on the uesday, Decem HOW MUCH 1 RAPE Juice PUNCH BOWL ? WE CAN'T AFFORD IT TAIS 1S THE WAY OUT LeT's Go TOA \ WHAT ARE (ou DOING SEND THE / PIECES 7 ) t yet been without ¢ of the workshop, as ine 0 keep him from ue re: his earlier experiments; and ws through which his man with the bull- soft carpet of the Jungle almost noive- lossly except for their heavy breath- ing and an occasional beastiike snarl Horn,” he replied coldly, oblige me, In the future, by not again referring to the offspring of my labors at , thought loved her, Avain Number Thirteen translated 4 growing thi r the first time he felt the brecth of nature, free and unconfined, upon hie look Von Horn turned nthe older man—what alty and affection or him gone, Sing presently, more into the » in a northwent- erly direction, toward camp, In silence the three men followed the new trail. Quite unexpectedly they came upon the two, and with a shout Von Horn For several minutes they fought till the younger man succeeded ting both hands upon the throat of his adversary, and then, choking relentlessly, he raised the brute with him from the ground and rushed him flercely backward against words, and, releasing Von Horn, per- mitted him to. rise, was upon his feet and brought hin other levelled it upon little feeling of loy: he had ever felt f man who had as his finger tightened upon the trig- ger Virginia Maxon sprang between might have to consider them, and grasping Von Horn's wrist deflected the muzzle of the gun just as the cartrl Simultaneously sprang upon his assistant Ike a mad man, wrenching the revolver from his and hurling him back with the Again and again he hurled the mou- strous thing against wood, until at last it hung helpless und inert in his clutenes; then he cast the unylelding ze exploded. peril in which #he stood, turned toward the girl hope of protection from Sho was still too wea etinctively he picked her up and car- Ad. Number Thirteen turned tn surprise naing a new danger y in his arma, n the ground ami ad- She tried to tell him that she could moment's rest, was soon evident that he did not un- a puzzled expression aco and he did not put down as she asked. As she watched his face his eyes down upon her, and as she looked hurriedly away was furious with herself as she felt crimson flush mantle her cheek man only half sensed, in a vague sort the meaning of the telltale the quickly averted eyes; hut he became suddenly aware of the pressure of her delienta body against his as he had not } Now he kept b walk after a he realized his Maxo: erled Von Horn, axon 1 Miss Maxon I'll put a bul heart, so help me!" Thirteen did not ‘dx that the dreased to him, but he interpreted the man’s actions himself, but to the o considered his particular charge, and o he met the advancing man, » keep him from the girl than to offer him bodily injury, for he him as one of the two who h ed his first dawning derstand her slant from her knowledge, sudden, the quiet beaut of the scene was harshly broken by the crashing of a monster through d tn a more level upon our ieland know whether he be friend or foe. my daughter to the while I make the proper apolo- o this gentlem r noth Virginia nnd Von Horn heat: ated his command, add- now; do as I bid you.” The moment bad given Von Horn an opportunity to regain his aelf-control, and realizing as well as did his em- ployer, but from another motive, the sanity of keeping the truth from k her arm and led her x? how much misinterpreted the other's motty raising Mis bull whip struck Thirteen « vieldus cut across the face, at the same time levelling his revolver pointblank at the broad breast ever he could pul an avalanche of muscl: and he went down with five fingers at es-upon her face upon this and Ne nearer to Ife did not un the giri, he te gently from the scene, > Thirteen's brief had known no other au Professor Maxon's, and 60 It was that when his master laid a hand upon his wrist he remained be side him while another walked away and he knew that the radiant thing that he carried |v Me eben as ‘The scream that had startled Von Horn and Prof, Maxon led them along the trail toward the east const of the island, and about half way of the dis tance they stumbled upon the dazed and bloody Sing just as he was on the point of regaining consciousness. “Sing, what is the matter?” erled “Where ts Miss Maxon?” “Big blute, he oatchem Linee, thority than His revolver exploded harmlessly tn id Virgt! from him and hurled tt wald Vig! underbrush, ‘Thirteen knew nothing of the danger ine had startled “s confider thought his very own. remain #! Until after dark the professor kan’ the young man hidden tn the Jungle, and then, eafe from dete back to the laboratory. CHAPTER Y. Counter-Currenta. \ their return to camp after her rescue Virginia talked a great deal to Von Horn about the young «lant who rescued her, German feared that she was more in m than seemed good for stinging cut vinced him that this other was some sort of instrament of tort ft would be as well to ¢ ton, led him. that moaned the Chinaman as he tried to gain his feet. “Which way did he urged Von Horn Sing’s quick eyes scanned the 5 rounding jungle, and In a store for you, death rather than face the future “T have been loyal to ye indifferent yo ne than my ma than my life or my “You ask where the broad trail made by the etant c. ture and {ts prey. Von Horn and Prof, Maxon followed in Sing’s wake in and the young German, terested tn bh his own plans. fingera from Von ng meanwhile with both vol has created In b cast from him the Inst “Big bluet Von Horn rushed forward to where the Chinaman was leaning over the hody of Number One, The girl looked up ¢ Sure enough, lay motionless, horrid face even more hideous tn death than life, { The face wan b traded, the akin was brut heavy ‘fists of his assailant crushed and splintered from terrific tmpact with the tree, Professor Maxon leaned over Von Horn's shoulder, “Ah, poor Number One,” he sighed, “that you should have come to such an untimely end—my child, my ehtld.” ‘The younger man was horrified. “Are you mad, profeasor?” he orted. u call this thing ‘child’ and mourn over {t when you do not yet know the fate of your own daugh- ONE OF THE MANY THOUSAND PEOPLE WHO ARE READING THE EVENING WORLD’S Complete Nevel Each Week? 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You are to marry Number Thirteen when his education is complete.” all “Think of Number Thirtes should not be ditcult to decid Horn, enter a crazed mind to dictate t | ttons of this moment or the nex! ° mould he the girl againet her father's Wishes, and thus thwart the crazed man's mad, but no less dear, project. Ho realized that fret he must let understand the grave nd turn her r father to gined that the 1 rmining Virgin confidence In her father would b narrate every detall of the weird perimenta which brought to such successful issues dur- ing their residence upon the Inland, The girl's own him the lead he needed, “Where could that horrtd creature “! have come from th the jungle and Sing?” ahe asked For a moment Von Horn wan at- lent, in well-simulated hesitancy to reply to her query “L cannot tell he said aadly, " hate to be the one to father's commands and enlighten you subjects which your personal we than you ean possibly guess, 1 however, that after the horrora of t day duty demands that I must lay all You must not again be exposed to the horrors from whieh you were rescued only by @ miracle, “T cannot imagine what you hint at, Dr. von Horn,” if to explain to me will betraying my fathe should prefer that ye “You do not understand,” broke in “You cannot gues the hor- rors that T have seen upon thia island, the worse horrors Could you dream of what lay would seek to te had ur arn I, “ pression was attributed to evil eye, nd very ailment suffered by any member of the crew was blamed upon the! ployer’n Satanic influence. “but horrora of such a curse its author, and when Bududreen dis covered that they had ched are to bloody mutiny by explaining should anything happen to the whit men he woul me sole owner ¢ r father, bind or » have more to more to sire 4 A mastery of Enelish a x« loubt his own room ¢ The worst!" exclaimed the girt © than that 1 you already have divulged?” ‘There Is much worse than L have id you, Virginia, So much worse ree force my lips to ne the words, but you must be I would be more criminally Nas bie than your father were L to keep It from you, for my brain, at least, Is not crazed "Virginia, you have in your mind @ | ploture of the hideous thing that car- rled you off into the Jungle to-day?" | he continued. “Yes,” and as the girl replied a oon- vulstve shudder racked her frame. Von Horn grasped her arm gently las he went on, as though to support Protect her during the shock that » was about to administer, Virginia,” he said in a very low volea, “It Is your father’s Intention to wed you to one of his creatures.” The girl broke from him with an 1" she exclaimed. “It “It 1a not true! (ia not true, Ob, Dr, von Horn, how could you tell me such @ cruel and terrible untruth ? “As Hoaven ts my judge, Vir- ginia,” and the man reverently un- vered as he spoke, “it la the truth. it in so many whall die first!" she orted, “Why not accept me instead?” sug- athe man. For a moment Virginia looked straight into his eyes, as though to read his inmost soul “Let me have time to consider it, Doctor,” sho replied, “I do not know I care for you in that way at It “LT could not marry you simply to escape a worse fate,” replied the girl. {*L am not as cowardly as that—but jtet mo think it over, There can be late danger, Iam sure,” n never tell,” repiied Von strange vagaries may “Where could we wed?” asked Vir- ginia. “Phe Tthaca would take us to Sing- nore, and when we returned he under my legal protection woul and safe from the sad mental disorder of your father.” “T whall think about it from every “And angle,” she answered sadly. now good-night, my dear friend.’ With a amile she entered her quar- | ters For the next month Prof. Maxon was busy educating Number Thirteen. He found the young man Intelligent ‘tur beyond hls most sanguine hopes, j#o that the progress made was un- canny. Von Horn during this time con- tinued to urge upon Virginia the ne- cessity for a prompt and favorable decision in the matter of his pro- posal, but when it came time to face the tenue squarely the girl found it impossible to accede to his requeat— sho thought that she loved, but some- how ahe dared not say the word that would make her his for life, Bududreen, the Malay mate, was equally harassed by conflicting de- sires, though of a different nature, for ho had his eye upon the main chance that was represented to him by the great chest, and also upon the lesser reward which awatted him upon de- livery of Virginia to Raja Mu Saffir, The fact that he could find no wafe mea for accomplishing both these ends simultaneously was all that had protected either from his schemes, The presence of the uncanny crea- tures of the Court of Mystery had be- come known to the Malay, and he used this knowledge as an argument foment discord and mutiny In the orant and muperstitious crew un- his command, By b ne @ hole the partition wall separating their campong from the inner one he had disclosed to the horrified view of his men the fearsome brutes harbored #0 to them, The mate of course had no suspi- clon of the true origin of these mon- ate that they had not been upon the but his knowledge of the fact the Ithaca arrived and that it would have been impossible tor them to ha nded and reached the » without having been seen wa rant him in attribut~ » to some supernat- and malignant power ‘This explanation the crow embraced willingly, and with tt Bududreen'’s ion that Prof, Maxon had pow- sform them all into aim ‘The ball once started nize and momentuin aa it pro- aod, The professor's ofttimes atrange ox- * was but one nt, he added all that was n dangerously amoldering embe: fing the heavy ward of each craw would be gen- » talking narkable n toward 1 the wava t Europeans, in which n Horn had been agsisting his em wer to train the young slant The breach between the latter and Von Horn had been patched over by Prof, Maxon's explanations to Num r Thirteen as soon as the you nh wae able to comprehend; in the time heen necessary to » Von H t of the workshop when t ant was confined in the larger one, Von Horn had been particularly enxious, for the furtherance of certain \ plans he had in mind, to effest @ 6 yncilation with Number neh a basia of triendantp, with 8 - tor young man, and had left no stone un. turned to accomplish this reguit, this Ume with Number Thirteen, coaching him in English and in the ethies of human association © is Progressing spendidly, doc- tor,” Prot Maxon had sald. edt will be but an r of « day or so when { can introduce him to Virginia, but wo must be careful that she has no inkling of his origin untH mutual af- fection has gained a sure foothold be- tween them.” “And {f that should not occur” questioned Von Horn, it they p “I should prefer t voluntarily,” replied t rofessor, strange gleam leaping to hin eye@ at the suggestion of possible antagonism to hia cherished plan. “If not, they shall be compelled by the force of my authority, They both belong to me, bey. and soul,” ‘ou will watt for the final con- 9./T alt summation of your desires until you return with them to civilization, I pre~ sume,” sald Von Horn, “And why?" returned the protes- sor, “I can wed them here my: f it would be the surer way, Yes, that 1s what I shall do,” ‘ It was this determination on .. art of Prof. Maxon that determined ‘on Horn to act at once, LW <0 ote rpath it lent a reasonable justification his purposed act. Shortly after thetr talk the ol man left the workshop, and Von k the opportunity to inaugurate the cond move of his campaign, Number Thirteen was sitting near window which let upon the inn court, busy with the rudiments of written English, Von Horn a) him. “You are tting along nicely, Jack,” he said kindly, looking over the! == other's whoulder and using the name ig which had been adopted at his sugges- tion to lend a more human tone tf at their relations with the nameless man. replied the other, looking up with a smile, “Prof, Maxon says that in another day or two [ may come and live in his.own house, and again meet his beautiful daughter, It seems al- most too good to true that I shall actually live under the same roof with er and see her eyery day—sit at the same table with her, and walk with her amone the beautiful trees and flowers that witnessed our first meet- ing, I wonder tf she will remember me. I wonder if she will be as glad & see me again as I shall be to nee or” “Jack.” said Von Hon, andly, “t am afraid there is a terrible and disap- pointing awakening for vou, It grieves: me that it should be so, but ‘t scome only fair to tell you that Prof. Maxon either does not know or has forgotten that his daughter will not look with Pleasure upon you when she learns your origin, “You are not as other men. Youare ‘Dut the accident of a Iaboratory ex- pertment. You have no soul, and the foul is all that raises man above the Deaste. Jack, poor boy, you are not human being—you are not even @ beast. “The worli—and Miss Maxon is of the world—will look upon you as @ terrible creature to be shunned—a» horrible monstrosity far lower in the scale of creation than the lowest order, of brutes. > “Look,” and the man pointed through the window toward the group of hideous things that wandered aim~ calf lesaiy about the (Court of Mystery, “you are the same breed as those, you! differ from them only In the symme- try of your face and features, and the’ OW superior development of your brain, There is no place tn the world for them, nor for you. aar “Lam @orry that it is ao. Tam SOT ci that I should have to be the one to you, but it is better that you know tt _ now from a friend than that you meet’ the bitter truth when you least expect it, and possibly from the lps of one like Mise Maxon for whom you mi have formed a hopeless ection. ‘As Von Horn spoke the expresstoa?: on the young man's face became reader and more hopeless, and when he ceased he dropped his head into bia... open palms, sitting quiet and motion~ less awa craven statue, Ne indication of the terrible grief that racked him inwardly—only in the pose was itter dejection and hopelessness. ‘The older man could not repress @. cold amile—tt had had more effeet™ than he had hoped ‘d “Don't take it too hard, my boy,’ he continued. “The world is wide, It would be easy to find a thousand places where your antecedents would be neither known nor questioned. You might be happy elsewhere and there reo hundred thousand girls as beau- uful and sweet as Virginia Maxon. Remember that you have never seen another, ao you can scarcely Judge,” “Why did he ever bring me mto the world?” exclaimed the young man suddenly. d terribly cruel and wicked.” . “T agree with you,” said Von Horn quickly, seeing another posstbility that would make his future plans imimeas- urably easier, “It was wicked, and it is atill more wicked to continue the work and bring still other unfortu nate creat butt and plaything of cruel fa) “He intends to do that?” a youth, “Unless he ts stopped,” replied Von Horn “He om. other Kill him Von Horn was quite satisfied with the turn events had taken. He shrugged his shoulders and turned on his heel toward the outer cam pone. “If he had wronged me as he haw you, and those others,” with a ges ture toward the Court of Mystery, should not be long in reaching cialon With that he passed out, leaving: be stopped,” cried the n if it were necessary to the door unlatched Von Horn went straight to the, south campong and sought out Budu- ” dreen. Mottoning the Malay to follow him, they walked across the clearing and entered the jungle out of sight , and ing of the camp. Sing, hang- thes at the north end of the saw them depart, and woa- t Hududreen,” satd Von Horn, when the (wo had reached a safe distance from (he inclosure, “there ts no need of mincing matters—something must be done at once, IT do not know how much you Know of the work that« Prof. Maxon has been engaged since We reached this island; but it has been hellish enough and it m g no further, You have seen creatures in the campong next to yours (To Be Continued.) nd he had spent considerable... 70 wob shook wad hin great frame, there was no outward Tt was wicked—wicked—~~ into the world to be the vy a to Ked the