Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 196, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 December 1924 — Page 6

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TARZAN 1 o/THE APES By EDGAR RICE BURRO UGII S

BEGIN HERE TODAY John Clayton. Lord Grey&tooe of England. it appointed to a po#t in pntin Wah Africa. Ir May J*SS. he and Laciy Alice Hutherf. rd. fcu* bride of three monfhii *t ®ai! from Pocer At rrrrtown. a month later, they charter the KuwaMa. a email nailing for the last iec of their trip During mutiny all the officer® are hilled and a ®aik*r. Michael, mhos** life wa* sared by Clayton, takes charge of the boat. While the sailors are hoatile toward the Claytons. Black Miohaei compromise® by landing them with their belongings on tropical shore® and pronv tees to notify the British government or their whereabouts. Clavton erects a crude dwelling several feet from the ground and their first night is spent m norror of wild beasts they hear prowling 3bOU NO GO ON WITH THE STORY He gathered her in his arms, whispering words of courage and love ears, for the greats! pain of their misfortunes, to Clayton, was the mental anguish of his young wife. Himeslf brave and fearless, yet was he able to appreciate the awful suffering which fear entails —a rare girft, though but one of many which had made the young Lord Greystoke respected and loved by all who knew him. Soon after, he lowered the curtain walls, tying them securely to the trees so that, except for a little opening toward the beach, they were entirely enclosed. As it was now pitch dark within their tiny aerie they lay down upon their blankets to try to wrest, through sleep, a brief respite of forgetfulness. Clayton lay facing the opening at the front, a rifle and a brace of revolvers at his hand. Scarcely had they closed their eyes than the terrifying cry of a panther rang out from the Jungle behind them. Closer and closer it came until they could hear the great beast directly beneath them. For an hour or more they heard it sniffing and clawing at the trees which supported their platform, but at last it roamed away across the beach, where Clayton could see it clearly in the brilliant moonlight—a great, handsome beast; the largest he had ever seen. During the long hours of darkness they caught, but fitful snatches of sleep, for the night noises of a great jungle teeming with myriad animal life kept their overwrought nerves on edge, so that a hundred times they were startled to wakefulness by piercing screams, or the stealthy moving of great bodies beneath them. CHAPTER 111 Life and Death M*"” - ORNIXG found them but little, if at all refreshed, though it i—J was with a feeling of intense relief that they saw that day dawn. As soon as they had made their meager breakfast of salt pork, coffee and biscuit, t'layton commenced work upon their house, for he realized that they could hope for m safety and no peace of mind at night until four strong walls effectually barred the jungle life from them. The task was an arduous one and re quired the better part of a month, though he built but one room. He constructed his cabin of smill logs about six inches in diameter, stopping the chinks with clay which he found at the depth of a few feet beneath the surface soil. At one end he built a fireplace of small stones from the beach. These also he set in clay and when the house had been entirely completed he applied a coating of the clay to the entire outside surface to the thickness of four inches. In the window opening he set small branches about an inch in diameter. both vertically and horizontally, and so woven that they formed a substantial grating that could withstand the strength of a powerful animal. Thus they obtained air and proper ventilation, without fear of lessening the safety of their cabin. The A-shaped roof was thatched with small branches laid close together and over these long jungle grass and palm fronds, with a final coating of clay. The door he huilt of pieces of the boxes which had held their belongings; nailing one piece upon another, the grain of contiguous layers running transversely, until he ha da solid body some three Inches thick and of such great strength that they were both moved to laughter as they gazed upon it. Here the greatest difficulty confronted Clayton, for he had no means whereby to hang his massive door now that he had huilt it. After two days’ work, however, he succeeded in fashioning two massive hardwood hinges, and with these he hung the door so that it opened and closed easily. Tho stuccoing and other final touches were added after they moved into the house, which they had done as soon as the roof was on. piling their boxes before the door at night and thus having a comparatively safe and comfortable habitation. The building of a bed, chairs, table and shelves was a relatively easy matter, so that by the end of the second month they were well settled, and. but for the constant dread of attack by wild beasts and the ever-growing loneliness, they were not uncomfortable or unhappy. At night great beasts snarled and roared about their tiny cabin, but, so accustomed may one become to oft repeated noises, that soon they paid little attention to them, sleeping soundly the whole night through. Thrice had they caught fleeting glimpses of great manlike figures like that of the first night, hut never at sufficiently close range to know positively whether the halfseen forms were those of man or brute. The brilliant birds and the little monkeys had become accustomed to their new acquaintances, and as they had evidently never seen human beings before they presently, after their first fright had worn off, approached closer and closer, impelled by that strange curiosity which dominates the wild creatures of the forest and the jungle and the i plain, so that within the first month several of the birds had gone so far as even to accept moursels of food from the friendly hands of the Claytons. One afternoon, while Clayton was working upon an addition to their cabin, for he contemplated building several more rooms, a number of their grotesque little friends came shrieking and scolding through the

(trees from the direction of the ridge. | Ever as they fled they cast fearful | glances back of them, and finally i they stopped near Clayton jabbering 'excitedly to liim as though, to warn I him of approaching danger. I At last he saw it, the thing the 'little monkeys so feared —the manbrute of which the Claytons had ! caught occasional fleeting glimpses, j It was approaching through the ! jungle in a semi-erect position, now land then placing the backs of its [closed fists upon the ground—a | great anthropoid ape, and, as it advanced, it emitted deep guttural | growls and an occasional low bark- ! ing sound. • Clayton was at some distance from j the cabin, having some to fell a parj ticularly perfect tree, for his build ; ing operations. Grown careless from (months of continued safety,, during (which time they had seen no dangerj ous animals during the daylight | hours, he had left his rifles and re-- ; volvors all within the little cabin, ; and now that he saw the great ape ! crashing through the underbrush directly toward him, and from a direction which practically cut him off from escape, he felt a vague little shiver play up and down his spine. He knew that, armed only with an ax. his chances with his ferr*Nous , monster were small indeed —and j ■Alice: O God. he thought, what will become of Alice? j There was yet a slight chance of reaching the cabin. He turned and ran toward it. shouting an alarm to his wife to run in and close the great door in case the ape rut off retreat. Lady Greystoke had been sitting a little way from the cabin, and when she heard ills cry she looked up to see the ape swinging with almost incredible swiftness, for so large and awkward an animal, in :an effort to head off Clayton, j With a low cry she sprang toward the cabin, and. as she entered, gave a backward glance which filled her soul with terror, for the brute had ■ intercepted her husband, who now stood at bay grasping his axe with both hands ready to swing It upon the Infuriated animal when he , should make his final charge, j "Close and bolt the door. Alice." cried Clayton. "I can finish this fellow with ny ax.” But he knew he was facing a horj rible death, and so did site. The ape was a great hull, weighing probably three hundred pounds His nasty, close-set eyes gleamed hatred from beneath hi.s shaggy ey< ; brows, while his great canine fangs | were bared in a horrid snarl as lie , paused a moment before hi.s prey. Over the brute’s shoulder Claytiui could see the doorway of his cabin, not twenty paces distant, and a | great wave of horror and fear swept i over him as he saw his young wife ; emerge, armed with one of his i rifles. She had always been afraid of firearms, and would never touch ! them, but now rushed toward the ape witji the fearlessness of a lioness protecting its young, j "Bark. Alice,’’ shouted Clayton, j "for God’s sake, go back.” But she would not heed, and just I then the ape charged, so that Clayi ton could say no more. The man swung his ax with all ( his mighty strength, but the powerful brute seized It in those terrible ! hands, and tearing it from Clayton's j grasp hurled it far to one side. With an ugly snarl he closed upon his defenseless victim, but ere his j fangs had reached the throat they j thirsted for, there was a sharp report and a bullet entered the ape's i bark between his shoulders. Throwing Clayton to the ground | the beast turned upon his new i enemy. There before him stood the ' terrified girl vainly trying to fire • another bullet into the animal’s 1 body; but she did not understand ! the mechanism of the firearm, -and j the hammer fell futilely upon an i empty cartridge. - creaming with rage and pain, the ape flew at tiie delicate woman, who .vent down beneath to merciful j unconsciousness. Almost simultaneously Clayton re- | gainetl his feet, and without thought ! of the utter hopelessness of it, he irushed forward to drag the ape from his wife's prostrate form. With little or no effort he succeeded, and" the great hulk rolled i inertly upon the turf before him | the ape was dead. The bullet had j done its work. A hasty examination of bis wife j revealed no marks upon her, and I Clayton decided that the huge brute j had died the instant he had sprung | toward Alice. Gently he lifted his wife's still unconscious form, and bore her to j the little cabin, but it was fully two ■ hours before she regained conj sciousness. Her first words filled Clayton with j ! vague apprehension. For some time ' (after regaining her senses, Alice ; gazed wonderingly about the interj ior of the little cabin, and then, with ;a satisfied sigh, said: | O, John, It is so good to he really I home! I have had an awful dream, | dear. I thought we were no longer (in London, but in some horrible i place where great beasts attacked us." | "There, there. Alice,” he said, i (stroking her forehead, "try to sleep! again, and do not worry your head \ about bad dreams." That night a little son was horn i in the tiny cabin beside the primeval l forest, while a leopard screamed before the door, and the deep notes of a lion's* roar sounded from beyond the ridge. Lady Greystoke never recovered from the shock of the great ape’s ; attack, and, though she lived for a year after her baby was born, she was never again outside the cabin, nor did she ever fully realize that she was riot in England. Sometimes she would question Clayton as to the strange noises of i the nights: the absence of servants and friends, and the strange rudeness of the furnishings within her room, but, though he made no effort to deceive her, never could she grasp the meaning of it ail. In other ways she was quite rational, and the joy and happiness she took in the possession of her little son and the constant attentions of her husband made that year

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a very happy one for her, the happiest of her young life. That ii would have been beset by worries and apprehension had she : been in full command of her mental faculties Clayton well knew; so that while he suffered terribly to see her sp, there were times when he was almost glad, for her sake, that she could not understand. Long since had he given up any hope of rescue, except through accii dent. With unremitting zeal he had worked to beautify the interior of : the cabin. Skins of lion and panther covered the floor. Cupboards and bookcases lined the walls. Odd vases made by his own hands front the clay of the ; region held beautiful tropical flowers. Curtains of grass and bamboo I covered the windows, and, most arduous tusk of all. with his meager assortment of tools he had fashioned lumber to neatly seal the walls | and celling and lay a smooth floor ; within the cabin. That he had been able to turn his , hands at all to such unaccustomed ■ labor was a source of mild wonder Ito him. But he loved the work be- | cause it was for her and the tiny i life that had come to cheer them, l though adding a hundred-fold to his responsibilities and to the terrible ; ness of theii situation. During the year that followed j Clayton was several times attacked ‘ by the great apes which now seemed ’ to continually infest the vicinity of ' the cabin; but as he never again j ventured outside without both rille and revolvers he had little fear of ! the huge beasts He had strengthened the window j protections and fitted a unique wooden lock to the cabin door, so that when ho hunted for game and fruits, as It was constantly necessary for him to do to insure sustenance, he had no fear that any animal could break into the little home. At first he shot much of the game from the cabin windows, but toward the end the animals learnc'd to fear the strange lair from whence Issued the terrifying thunder of his rifle. In his leisure Clayton read, often aloud to his wife, from the store of books he had brought for their new home. Among these were many for little children—-iplcture books, primers, readers—for they had known that their little child would be old ' enough for such before they might hope to return to England. At other times Clayton wrote in his diary, which he had always been accustomed to keep in French and in which he recorded the details of their strange life. This book he kept locked In a little metal box. A year from the day her little son

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was horn Lady Alice passed quietly away in the night. Hu peaceful was her end that It was hours before Clayton could awake to a realization that his wife was dead. The horror of the situation came to him very slowly, and It is doubtful that lie ever fully realized the enormity of ids sorrow and the fearful responsibility that had devolved upon him with the care of that wee thing, his son. still a nursing babe. The last entry in his diary was made the morning following her death, and there he recites the sad details in a matter of fact way that adds to the pathos of it: for it breathes a tired apathy born of long sorrow and hopelessness, which even !lds cruel blow could scarcely awake to further suffering; My little son is crying for nourishment—O Alice. Alice, what shall 1 do? And as John Clayton wrote the last words his hand was destined ever to pen. he dropped his head wearily upon ills outstretched arms where they rested upon the table he had built for her who lay still and cold in the bed beside him. For a long time no sound broke the deathlike stillness of the jungle mid-day save tho piteous wailing of the tiny man-child. Copyright, A. C. McClurg & Cos., 1914, (Continued in Next Issue)

Hoosier Briefs

OITTLE JAMES MALOTT, 4, of Dogansport, didn’t have rings on his fingers, nor rings on his toes, but he swallowed one—a brass harness ring. Dr. J. A. Dlttle said he would recover. Representatives of the United States census bureau who are taking the Federal farm census In Tippecanoe County report resistence on part of the farmers. Say farmers think they are tax assessors. Howard Fox, 23, of Kokomo, did not know his father when he called to see him. The parent had been away since the son was eighteen months old. r=-|RANK a. KIMMEL, son of | H I M. C. Kimmel of Lebanon, ■ * I is the r.ew president of the Purdue egg show. Jacob Scherer of Logansport is unable to unload coal for a while. He waa accidentally shot in the atm

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Governor-Elect Helps Army Distribute Baskets

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Governor-elect Ed Jackson aided MaJ. W. I?. Sowers, commander of tho Salvation Army in Indiana, Capt. J. C. Elmquist, general secretary and their staff distributed 600 Christmas dinner

when Victor Musselman, 12, handed his rifle to another lad. Clinton Eagles Lodge will hold a circus Jan. 6-10. James B. F. Reed. 87. fell while rising from the supper table at Greensburg and broke his hip. Rowena Mcßane, 16, of Morristown, whose Jersey calf won the prize at the State fair, attributes her success to the fact that she mowed three and four bushels of grass for the animal every day. F IRANKFORT druggist says a little girl came into his —J store and asked for a box of lice powder. The druggist had several brands. “What kind?" he asked. “For Yellow Leghorns," she replied.

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baskets to the needy Wednesday. The poor gathered at the Citadel, Capitol Ave. and Pearl St. to receive baskets, valued at $4 each, Including a dressed chicken, potatoes, apples, bread, crackers,

SUCCESSORS ARE TALKED Rumored State Veterinarian Will Not Be Re-appointed. Dr. D. A. La Mar. Indianapolis, and Dr. Harper, Tipton, are being talked as candidates to succeed R. C. Julien, State veterinarian, according to information today. It is rumored Juiien will not be reappointed by Governor-Elect Ed Jackson upon expiration of his term. Older Shotwell in City Grier M. Shotwell, former secretary' of the Chamber of Commerce civic affairs committee, who is attending Northwestern University Law School, Is spending Christmas vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mr*, c. A. Shotwell. 53 Downey Ave.

OUT OUR WAY—By WILLIAMS

canned goods and other edibles. The annual Salvation Army party for poor children and mothers will bo held this evening at. Tomlinson Hall. Presents will he given to about 3,500 children.

He will practice law in Indianapolis after graduation In Februay. LABOR "PLANNING BILLS Seek Greater Protection in Bankrupt Cases. Bills providing greater protection to labor in oases of bankrutpcy, and an amendment to workers' compensation law. increasing compensation from 56 to 60 2-3 per cent, will be Introduced in next Indiana Legislature in January by the Indiana State Federation of Labor. Adolph J. Fritz, secretary', said today. State constabulary will be opposed. T. N. Taylor, Terre Haute, president; Edward Barry, Indianapolis, vice president, and Fritz compose a committee which will look after interests of the CedsnUloo.

THURSDAY, DEC. 25, 1924

Manual High Minutes

At the annual Christmas party held by the Business Girls Club, Olga Bonke gave' a selection and. Beth Burns presented two fairy dances. Sergeant Schull of the R. O. T. C-. has announced a club wiil be organized for cadets. Members must be high in scholarship and havtf good conduct in all classes. Name™ are being submitted for the organization name. Club will foster sports. Election will be held in January. Cadets have been practicing on the rifle range and a crack rifle team la expected. Roines Club met at the home at Lawrence Condrey, 726 Cottage Ave. Applications for membership were discussed. House basketball is still in progress. Os twelve games play'ed, the White House teams have won ten.

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