THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1914.
PLATTSEtOUTH 8ECII-WEEKLY JOURffAL.
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PROLOGUE.
Not like any other story yon
ever read before is "Tarzan of
the Apes." While you are read
ing it yon would like to pause to
ask yourself "is it possible?" but
you can't, because the story is so
fascinating that pausing is im
possible. It's a yarn of the yoa-can't-
stop - until - you-finish-it
kind.
It may have happened in the
wilds of Africa just as the author
relates if, or it may not we do
not know whether or not he has
a basis of fact for his story but
you arc not a scientist white you
are reading it. You are just an
ordinary human being, with a
love for a story that is absorbing
in its interest and swiftness. -
CHAPTER I.
In the Wilds.
J HAD this story from one who had
no business to tell it to me or to
any other. I may credit the se
ductive influence of an old vin
tage uion the narrator for the begin
ning of it and my own skeptical in
credulity during the days that follow
ed for the balance of the strange tale.
I do not say the story is true, for I
did not "witness the happenings which
It iortrays.
The yellow, mildewed pages of the
diary of a man long dead and the rec
ords of the colonial office doTetail per
fectly with the narrative of my con
vivial host, and so I give you the story
as I pieced it out from these several
various agencies.
If you do not find it credible, you
will at least be as one with me In ac
knowledging that it is unique, remark
able and interesting.
From the records of the colonial of
fice and from the dead man's diary we
learn that a certain young English no
Menian, whom we shall call John Clay
ton, Lord Greystoke, was commission
ed to undertake a peculiarly delicate
investigation of conditions In a British
west coast African colony from whose
natives another European power was
known to be recruiting soldiers for its
army, which latter it used solely for
the forcible collection of rubber and
ivory from the savage tribes along the
Kongo and the AruwimL
We learn also that on a bright May
morning In 1SSS John. Lord Greystoke,
and his bride. Lady Alice, sailed from
Dover on their way to Africa.
A month later they arrived at Free
town, where they chartered a small
sailing vessel, the Fuwalda, which was
to bear them to their final destination.
And here John, Lord Greystoke. and
Lady Alice, his wife, vanished from
the eyes and from the knowledge of
men.
Two months after they weighed an
chor and cleared from the port of
Freetown, a half dozen British war
vessels were scouring the south Atlan
tic for trace of them or their little ves
sel, and it was almost immediately that
the wreckage was found upon the
shores of St. Ilelena which convinced
the world that the Fuwalda had gone
down with all on board, and thus the
search was stopped ere It had scarce
begun.
We know now that the crew of the
Fuwalda mutinied, slew her officers
and spared John Clayton and his wife
because of a favor done to the leader
of the mutineers by Clayton. Later
the crew, fearing discovery, set John
Clayton and his wife ashore on the
wild west coast of Africa,- giving them
sufficient arms and tools to enable
them to maintain life with work.
Near the shore Clayton built a little
cabin for himself and his wife. They
endured much hardship, seeing no hu
man creature, but -watched often by
the giant apes which infest that region.
Qne day CKiyton imprudently left his
wife alone, and she was attacked and
Injured by one of the great apes. Clay
ton slew the beast and bore his wife
back to the cabin.
That night a little son was born in
the tiny cabin beside the primeval for
tt, while a great tiger screamed be
fore the door and the deep notes of
the lion's roar sounded from beyond
the ridge.
Lady Greystoke never recovered
from the shock of the great ape's at
tack, and. though she lived for a year
after her baby was born, she was nev
er again outside the cabin, nor did she
ever fully realize that she was not in
Mother ways she was quite rational,
and the Joy and happiness she took In
Iht possession of her little son and the
nov:3
constant attentions of her husband
made that year a very happy one for
her, the happiest of her life.
Long since had Clayton given up any
hope of rescue, except through acci
dent. With unremitting zeal be had
worked to beautify the interior of the
cabin.
Skins of lion and tiger covered the
floor. Cupboards and bookcases lined
the walls. Odd vases made by his own
hands from the clay of the region held
beautiful tropical flowers. Curtains of
grass and bamboo covered the win
dows, and, most arduous task of all
with his meager assortment of tools,
he had fashioned lumber to neatly seal
the walls and ceiling and lay a smooth
floor within the cabin.
During the year that followed Clay
ton was several times attacked by the
great apes, which now seemed to in
fest the vicinity of the cabin, but as
he never ventured out except with both
rifle and revolvers he had little fear
of tbevhuge beasts.
lie had strengthened the window
protections and fitted a unique wooden
lock to the cabin door, so that when he
hunted for game and fruits he had no
fear that any animal could break Into
the little home.
At first much of the game he shot
from the cabin windows, but toward
the end the animals learned to fear the
strange lair whence issued the terrify
ing thunder of his rifle.
In his leisure Clayton read, often
aloud to hl3 wife, from the store of
books he had brought for their new
home. Among these were many for
little children picture books, primers,
readers for they had known that their
little child would be old enough for
such before they had hoped to retnrn
to England.
At other times Clayton wrote In his
diary, which he had always been ac
customed 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
was born Lady Alice passed quietly
away In the night. So peaceful was
her end that it was hours before Clay
ton could realize that his wife was
dead.
The last entry in his diary was made
the morning following her death. In
it he recites the sad details In a matter
of fact way that adds to the pathos of
it, for it breathes an apathy born of
long sorrow and hopelessness, which
even this cruel blow could scarcely
awake to further suffering:
"My little son Is crying for nourishment.
Oh, Alice. Alice, wbat shall I doT
And as John Clayton wrote the last
words his hand was ever destined to
pen he dropped his head wearily upon
his outstretched arms, where they rest
ed 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 midday
save the wailing of the tiny man-child.
In the forest of the tableland a mile
back from the ocean old Kerchak, the
ape, was on a rampage of rage among
his people.
The younger and lighter members
of his tribe scampered to the higher
branches of the great trees to escape
his wrath, risking their lives upon
branches that scarce supported their
weight rather than face old Kerchak In
one of his fits of uncontrolled anger.
The other males scattered in all di
rections, but not before the infuriated
brute had felt the vertebrae of one snap
between his foaming jaws.
Then he spied Kala, who, returning
from a search for food with her young
babe, was ignorant of the state of the
mighty male's temper until the shrill
warnings of her fellows caused her to
scamper madly for safety.
But Kerchak was close upon her, so
close that he had almost grasped her
ankle had she not made a furious leap
far Into space from one tree to another
a perilous chance which apes seldom
take, unless so closely pursued by dan
ger that there Is no other alternative.
She made the leap successfully, but
as she grasped the limb of the further
tree the sudden Jar loosened the hold
of the tiny babe where it clung franti
cally to her neck, and she saw the little
thing hurled, turning and twisting, to
the ground thirty feet below.
With a low cry of dismay Kala rush
ed headlong to Its side, thoughtless
now of the danger from Kerchak, but
when she gathered the wee mangled
form to her bosom life bad left it.
With low moans she sat cuddling the
body to her, nor did Kerchak attempt
to molest her. With the death of the
babe his fit of demoniacal rage passed
as suddenly as it had seized him.
Kerchak was a huge kins ape, weigh
Rice
Buimughs
opyrianx, 181Z. 6y th Frank A.
iviunsey company.
lng perhaps 350 pounds. His forehead
was extremely low and receding, his
eyes bloodshot, small and close set to
his coarse, flat nose; bis ears large and
thin, but smaller than most of his
kind.
Ills awful temper and his mighty
strength made him supreme among the
little tribe Into which he had been born
some twenty years before.
Now that he was in his prime, there
was no simian In all the mighty forest
through which he roved that dared
contest his right to rule, nor did the
other and larger animals molest him.
Old Tantor, the elephant alone of all
the wild, savage life, feared him not
and him alone did Kerchak fear. When
Tantor trumpeted the great ape scur
ried with his fellows high among the
trees of the second terrace.
The tribe of anthropoids, over which
Kerchak ruled with an Iron hand and
bared fangs, numbered some six or
eight families, each family consisting
of an adult male with his wives and
children some sixty or seventy apt'S,
all told.
Kala wa the youngest wife of a
male called Tublat, meaning "Broken
Nose," and the child she had seen dash
ed to death was her first, for she was
but nine or ten years old.
Notwlthstanding her youth, she was
large and powerful a splendid, clean
limbed animal, with a round, high fore
head, which denoted more Intelligence
than most of her kind possessed. So
also she had a greater capacity for
mother love and mother sorrow.
But she was still an ape. a huge,
fierce, terrible beast of a species close
ly allied to the gorilla, yet with more
Intelligence, which, with the strength
of their cousins, made her kind the
most fearsome of those awe inspiring
progenitors of man.
When the tribe saw that Kerchak's
rage had ceased they came slowly
down from their arboreal retreats and
pursued again the various occupations
which he had interrupted. The yotng
played and frolicked about among the
trees and bushes.
They had passed an hour or so thus
when Kerchak called them together
and. with a word of command to them
to follow him, set off toward the sea.
They traveled for the most part upon
the ground, where It was open, follow
ing the path of the great elephants
whose comings and goings break the
only roads through the tangled jurgle
mazes of bush, vine, creeper and tree
When they walked it was with a roll
ing, awkward motion, placing the
knuckles of their closed hands upon
the ground and swinging their ungain
ly bodies forward.
But when the way was through the
lower trees they moved more swiftly,
swinging from branch to branch with
the agility of their smaller cousins, the
monkeys- And all the way Kala car
ried her little dead baby hugged close
ly to her breast.
It was shortly after noon when they
reached a ridge overlooking the beach,
where below them lay the tiny cottage
which was Kerchak's goal.
lie had seen many of his kind go to
their deaths before the loud noise made
by the little black stick In the hands of
the strange white ape who lived in that
winucuct i air, ana JvercnaK nad made
up his brute mind to own that death
dealing contrivance and to explore the
interior of tlie mysterious den.
lie wanted to feel his teeth sink
Into the neck of the queer animal that
he had learned to hate and fear, and
because of this, he came often with his
tribe to reconnoiter, waiting for a time
when the white ape should be off his
guard.
Of late they had quit attacking or
even showing themselves, for every
time they had done so in the past the
little stick had roared out the terrible
message of death to some member of
the tribe.
Today there was no sign of the man
about, and from where they watched
they could see that the cabin door was
open. Slowly, cautiously and noise
lessly they crept through the jungle to
ward the little cabin.
On they came until Kerchak him
self slunk stealthily to the very door
and peered within. Behind him were
two males and then Kala, closely
straining the little dead form to her
breast.
Inside the den they saw the strange
white pe lying half across a table, his
bead buried in his arms, and on the
bed lay a figure covered by a sailcloth,
while from a tiny rustic cradle came
the plaintive wailing of a babe.
Noiselessly Kerchak entered, crouch
ing for the charge, and then John Clay
ton rose with a sudden start and faced
them. v
The ' sight that met bis eyes jnnat
have"Tfozen aim wIIE Horror, Tor There,
within the door, stood throe great bull
apes, while behind them crowded many
more; how many he never knew, for
bis revolvers were hanging on the far
wall beside his rifle and Kerchak was
charging.
When Kerchak released the limp
form which had been John Clayton.
Lord Greystoke, he turned his atten
tion toward the little cradle, but
Kala was there before him, and when
he would have grasped the child she
snatched it herself, and before he could
Intercept her she had bolted through
the door and taken refuge in a high
tree.
As she took up the little live baby of
Alice Clayton she dropped the dead
body of her own into the empty cradle.
The wail of the living had answered
the call of universal motherhood with
in her wild breast which the dead could
not still.
High up among the branches of a
mighty tree she hugged the shrieking
infant to her bosom, and soon the in
stinct that was as dominant in this
fierce female as it had been in the
breast of his tender and beautiful
mother the instinct of mother love
reached out to the tiny man-child's
half formed understanding, and he be
came quiet
Then hunger closed the gap between
them, and the son of an English lord
and an English lady nursed at the
breast of Kala, the great ape.
Once satisfied that Clayton was dead,
Kerchak turned his attention to the
thing which lay upon the bed, covered
by a piece of sailcloth.
A moment he let his fingers sink
deep into the cold flesh, and then, real
izing that she was already dead, he
turned from her to examine the con
tents of the room, nor did he again
molest the body of either Lady Alice
or Sir John.
The rifle hanging upon the wall
caught his first attention. It was for
this strange, death dealing thunder
stick that he had yearned for months;
but now that it was within his grasp,
he scarcely had the temerity to seize it.
Finally the rifle was torn from its
hook and lay in the grasp of the great
brute. Finding that it harmed him
not Kerchak began to examine it
closely. '
During all these operations the cpes
who had entered sat huddled near the
door watching their chief, while those
outside strained and crowded to catch
a glimpse of what transpired within.
Suddenly Kerchak's finger closed
upon the trigger, there was a deafen
ing roar in the little room, and the
apes at and beyond the door fell over
one another in their wild anxiety to
escape.
Kerchak was equally frightened so
frightened, la fact, that he quite for
got to throw aside the author of that
fearful noise, but bolted for the door
with it tightly clutched iu one hand.
As he passed turoiurii the opening
the front sight of the rifle caught upon
the edge of the lnswung door with suf
ficient force to close it tightly after the
fleeing ape.
When Kerchak came to a halt a short
distance from the cabin and discov
ered that he still held the rifle he drop
ped it as though it had burned him,
nor did he again essay, to recover it.
The noise had been too much for his
brute nerves, but he was now quite
convinced that the terrible stick was
quite harmless by itself if left alone.
The cleverly constructed latch which
Clayton had made for the door had
sprung as Kerchak passed out. nor
could the apes find means of ingress
through the heavily barred windows.
Kala had not once come to earth
with her little adopted babe, but now
Kerchak called to her to descend with
the rest and as there was no note of
anger in his voice she dropped lightly
from branch to branch and joined the
others on their homeward march.
Those of the apes who attempted to
examine Kala's strange baby were re
pulsed with bared fangs and menacing
growls, accompanied by words of
warning from Kala.
When they assured her that they
meant the child no harm she permitted
them to come close, but would not al
low them to touch her charge.
It was as though she knew that her
baby was frail and delicate and feared
lest the rough hands of her fellows
might Injure the little thing.
(To Be Continued.)
Butter Fat Wanted.
The undersigned manager of
the Lincoln Pure Butler Co., at
this station, is paying1 the highest
price for . butter fat, as de
termined by the government liab
cock lest. We are also paying the
highest market price at all times
for all kinds of produce and
poultry. Call and see me before
disposing of your produce.
Fred Dawson,
Lincoln lure Butter Co.,
Plattsmouth, Neb.
Check Your April Cough.
Thawing frost and April rains
chill you to Hie very marrow, you
catch cold Head and lungs are
stutred You are feverish
Cough continually and feel
miserable You need Dr. King's
New Discovery. It soothes in
flamed and irritated throat and
lungs, stops cough, your head
clears up, fever leaes, and you
feel fine. Mr. J. T. Davis, of
Stiekney Corner, Me., "Was cured
of a dreadful cough after doctor's
treatment nnd all other remedies
failed.' Relief or money back.
Pleasant Children like it. Get a
bottle today. 50c and 51.00 at
your Druggist.
MYNARD.
(Special Correspondent.)
W. A. Fight shelled corn for
V. F. Gillespie last Wednesday.
W. II. Yenner and family, who
have been away on a visit, re
turned home last Friday evening.
Uncle Jap Young says he is
going to leave us and move back
to Plattsmouth some time next
week.
The M. P. railroad must be do
ing something to put the road in
better condition, as a number of
camp cars are seen on the side
track at this place.
A. W. Yallery is intending to
start for Mini tan a next Tuesday.
We all wish Bert a very pleasant
trip and hope to hear from him
often in the future.
Dr. J. S. Brown, the veterinary,
was called out by Aleck Rhnden
and Joe Wheeler, on profession
al duty, to doctor a sick horse for
each of the latter two gentlemen.
W. T. Itichardon, our general
merchant, received a nice ship
ment of implements this week
and will s.on have them on dis
play. Come and take a look at
them.
W. B. Poller reports that fie
bad some tomato plants frozen
during the la.-t snow storm,
which lie had planted in hot
beds. Mr. porter believes in
early vegetation.
Mrs. C. II. Yallery received the
sad news Tuesday morning of 1 be
death of her sister, Mrs. Ross
Barr, of ireenwooil. Mrs. Yal
lery departed on the ;7:20 p. m.
train from Plat tsnioul h to at
tend the funeral.
Some time ago sonione ad
voeated the idea of starling a
bank here at Mynard, but there
are other things which lie did
not advocate. One is, where are
you going to get the "chink?"
Another js, where will you locate
the bank? And next, who will
you get to. do the business? Hope
to hear from you later.
Last Saturday evening the peo
ple were creatly alarmed at the
looks of the clouds in the west
ern skies, threatening a terrible
storm, also reminding them of
the disaster that visited Omaha
and other places March 2J, a year
ago. and a great many went, into
their caves for safely while a hail
anil rain storm passo,j over. It
was lucky for the farmers that
the hail came s early, as no
doubt it would have done lots of
damage to the crops later on in
the season.
.?'. . .?.
SOUTH BEND.
Judd Weaver is a victim of the
mumps.
Mrs. (Jeorge Yogle has been on
the sick list.
Mrs. Lancing called on Mrs.
Parker Sunday.
S. Long was a passenger to
Lincoln Monday.
John Kit fell spent Sunday
evening in Louisville.
Mrs. Nannie Streigbt was in
Plattsmouth Wednesday.
Laura Mae Hill spent Sunday
with Margarele McDonald.
William Kilrell and John were
passengers to Omaha Saturday.
Clarice Streigbt was on the
sick list the lirst part of the
week.
Krma Koop of Louisville spent
Saturday night with Mrs. II. P.
Long.
Mrs. Nannie Streigbt called on
Mrs. Charles Fosberg Sunday
evening.
Laviua Calder spent last week
with her aunt, Mrs. Henry, at
Ashland.
F. L. Wagner and family spent
Monday at Mrs. Nannie
Slreight's.
llarvie Kopp oT Louisville
spent Wednesday night with Rob
ert Long.
Mrs. E. Richardson spent Sun
day with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Berge.
The M. W. A. and R. N. A. have
their hall completed with the ex
ception of the ceiling, which has
not. come yet.
Mr. and Mrs. Parks, Mrs. Towle
and children, A. Robinson and
children and Clarice Slreight were
Sunday evening callers at the
Kitrell home.
J-K-v-
O. Sandin, D. V. M.,
graduate of the Kansas City
Veterinary College, is per-
manently located in Plaits-
mouth. Calls answered
J- day or night. 'Phone 255.
Office 606 -Main.
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Good
Breeding
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PRIZELANDER A thoroughbred trotting stallion, is a jet
black and weighs 1200 pounds. He was foaled in 1907, by
Borolyptol 32229; dam Minaletta, by Wrestler 18754; grand dam
Minola, by Alpine 9611; sire Borolyptol 32229, Electioneer. Jr.
26257.
The season of 1914 for these horses will be made at my farm
one mile south of Mynard.
The Great Breeding Jack "Tom"
Tom is a black jack with white points and weighs 1000 lbs.,
good bone and a sure foal getter. He will also make the entire
season at my farm.
Tnrmn or erDert and Prizelander $10 to insure colt
I RllliS! to stand and suck. For Bodenham and jack Tom
ill w I $i5 t0 insure colt to stand and suck. Care will
be taken to prevent accidents but will not be held responsible
should any occur. When parties dispose of mares or remove from
the county service fee becomes due and payable immediately.
W. A. FIGHT, Owner.
TWO OF CASS COUNTY'S
POPULAR YOUNG PEOPLE
TO BE MARRIED TONIGHT
From Tuesday's Daily.
Two inemhers of prominent
and wealthy families of the coun
ty are to be united in marriage
this evening, when Lloyd J1.
;roup and Miss Mamie E. lleil
will he United in the bonds of
wedlock, as the license to wed
was granted the young people
yesterday afternoon by County
Judge IJeeson, and the ceremony
will be performed this evening at
the home of the bride's parents.
These two young people are very
popular among their associates,
and in the locality where they
have been reared to manhood and
womanhood their friends will be
delighted to learn of their de
cision to enjoy life together as
one in the future. Mr. Group is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. John II.
Group, one of the prominent
farmers of near Louisville, while
the bride is the charming and ac
complished daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W. II. Neil, who for years
have been among the most prom
inent residents of Eipht Mile
(Imve precinct,' and the young
lady is one of the fairest and
most highly esteemed young
ladies in the county, and Mr.
Group is to be congratulated on
securing so accomplished a lady
for his helpmate.
FOREST HOSi: Best flour on
the market. Sold by all leading
dealers.
The Celebrated Young Jack
i .
by Frank Busch of Villa Ridge, Mo. He has been inspected
this spring by the State Inspector and is sound in every way.
Sandors will make the season of 1914 at our home, six
miles west of Murray, and six miles east of Manley, every day
in the week.
TERMS
$15 to insure colt to stand up and suck. Parties disposing
of mares or removing from the locality, service fee becomes
due and must be paid immediately. All care will be taken to
prevent accidents, but owners will not be responsible should
any occur.
SCHAFER BROS.
Stallions
BODENHAM MATCH
LESS 22132 is an Eng
lish Shire and was foaled
in 190& Bred by Mrs. Medli
cott, Bodenham, Leomins
ter, England. He is bay in
color, with white face, and
weighs 2000 pounds. Boden
ham is an excellent breed
er aDd has many fine colts
in Cass county that will
prove this statement.
HERBERT is a sorrel horse
weighing 1800 pounds
and is a good foal getter
and producer.
"
II'
FORECLOSE
ON BUILDING ON
LOWER MAIN STREET
From Tuesday's Daily.
Yesterday a suit lo foreclose a
mortgage on the building on
lower Main street that has been
used for the past few years as a
storage room, and which seeral
years ago was occupied by a
restaurant, was tiled in the ollice
rf the clerk of the district court.
The title of the suit is W. D.
Machel vs. Charles N. Otis, et al.
The building has durintr the past
few years been allowed to run
down and has not, been kept in
proper shape as it should to se
cure the best results for the
owner of the building.
6 Per Cent Loans.
Obtainable to buy, build or im
prove farm, ranch and city prop
erty ov remove incumbrance
therefrom; special privileges
and reasonable terms. For pro
position, address: Finance Dept.,
1527 Nusch Uldg., Dallas, Texas.
J We are desirous of se-J-
curing the name of every
person now living who 4
traded with "C. E.. Wescott
The Boss Clothier," in the
& year 1879. Will you please
call at the store or send us
the name by mail? -
C. E. WESCOTT'S SONS.
?- .
Sand
ors
Sandors is an excellent
young Jack, coming 3
years old, weighing 900
pounds, plenty of extra
heavy bone, black with
mealy points.
Sandors (5298) was
foaled June 2, 1911; his
sire was San Salvador,
2nd, by Salvador, im
ported from Spain. San
dors was bred and owned