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CHAPTER II.
The White Ape.
TIIXDEHLY Kala nursed her lit
tle waif, -wondering silently
why It did not pain strength
and agility as did the little apes
of other mothers. It was nearly a year
from the time the little fellow came
Into her possession before he would
walk alone, and as for climbing my,
but how stupid he was!
Kala sometimes talked with the older
females about her young hopeful, but
none of them could understand how a
child could be so slow and backward
In learning to care for itself. Why, it
could not even find food alone, and
more than twelve moons had passed
since Kala had come upon it.
Had they known that the child had
seen thirteen moons before it had como
into Kala's possession they would have
considered its case as absolutely hope
less. Tublat, Kala's husband, was sorely
vexed and -but for the female's careful
Witching would have put the child out
of the way.
"lie will never be a great ape," he
argued. "Always will you have to
carry him and protect him. What pood
will he be to the tribe? None. Only
n burden.
"Let us leave him quietly sleeping
among the tall grasses, that yon may
bear other and stronger apes to guard
us in our old age."
"Never, Broken Xose," replied Kala.
. "If I must carry him forever, so le it."
Tublat went to Kerchak to urge him
to use his authority with Kala and
force her to give up little Tarzan.
widen was the name they had given to
the -tiny Lord Greystoke and which
meant "white skin."
.. IJut when Kerchak spoke . to her
about It Kala threatened t run away
from the tribe if they did not leave her
in peace with the child, and as this is
one of the unalienable rights of the
jungle folk, if they be dissatisfied
among their own people, they bothered
her no more, for Kala was a fine,
clean limbed young female, and they
did not wish to lose her.
As Tarzan grew he made more rapid
strides, so that by the time he was ten
years old he was an excellent climber
and on the ground could do many won
derful things which were beyond the
powers of his little brothers and sisters.
In many ways did he differ from
.them, and they often marveled at his
superior cunning, but In strength and
size he was deficient, for at ten the
great anthropoids were fully grown,
some of them towering over six feet
in height, while little Tarzan was still
but a half grown boy.
Yet such a boy!
From early infancy he had used his
hands to swing from branch to branch
after the manner of his giant mother,
and as he grew older he spent hour
upon hour daily speeding through the
treetops with his brothers and sisters.
He could spring twenty feet across
space at the dizzy heights of the forest
top and grasp with unerring precision
and without apparent jar a limb wav
ing wildly in the path of an approach
ing tornado.
He could drop twenty feet at a
stretch from limb to limb in rapid de
scent to the ground, or he could gain
the utmost pinnacle of the loftiest trop
ical giant with the ease and swiftness
of a squirrel. Though but ten years
old., he was fully as strong as the aver
age man of thirty and far jnore agile
than the most practiced athlete ever
becomes. And day by day bis strength
was increasing.
His life among the fierce apes had
been happy, for his recollection held
no other life, nor did he know that
there existed within the universe aught
else than his little forest and the wild
jungle animals with which he was fa
miliar. He was nearly ten before he com
menced to realize that a great differ
ence existed between himself and his
fellows. . His little body, burned al
most black by exiKisure. suddenly caus
ed hlni feelings of intense shame, for
he realized that it was entirely hair
less, like some low snake or reptile.
In the higher land which bis tribe
frequented was a little lake, and it
was here that Tarzan first saw his face
In the clear, still waters of its bosom.
It was" on a Sultry flay of the dry
season that he and one of his cousins
had gone down to the bank to drink.
As - they leaned over both little faces
were mirrored on the placid pool, the
fierce and terrible features of the ape
beside those of the aristocratic scion
of an old English house. .
Tarzan was appalled. It had been
bad ecougb to be hairless, but to own
such a countenance! He wondered that
tta- ether az)esconil look, at hImataiL
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"So intenT"was lie upon his personal
appraisement of his features that he
did not" hear the parting of the tall
grass behind him as a great body
pushed itself stealthily through the
jungle, nor did his companion, the ape,
hear either, for he was drinking, and
the noise of his sucking lips drowned
the quiet approach of the Intruder.
Not thirty paces behind the two he
crouched Sa bo r, the tiger lashing hi3
tail. Cautiously he moved a great
padded paw forward, noiselessly plac
ing it before he lifted the next Thus
he advanced, his belly low. almost
touching the surface of the ground a
great cat preparing to spring upon its
prey.
Xow he was within ten feet of the
two unsuspecting little playfellows.
Carefully he drew his hind feet well
up beneath his body, the great muscles
rolling under the beautiful skin of
black and yellow. So low he was
crouching that he seemed flattened to
the earth except for the upward bend
of the glossy back as It gathered for
the spring.
No longer the tall lashed. Quiet and
straight behind him it lav.
An Instant he paused thus as though
turned to stoue, and then, with an aw
ful scream, he sprang.
Sabor, the tiger, was a wise hunter.
To one less wise the wild alarm of his
fierce cry as he sprang would have
seemed a foolish thing, for couM he
not more surely have fallen upon his
victims had he but quietly leaped with
out that loud shriek?
But Sabor knew well the rrondrous
quickness of the jungle folk and their
almost unbelievable powers of hearing.
To them the sudden scraping of one
blade of grass acrossuother was as
effectual a warning aiis loudest cry.
and Sabor knew that he could not
make that leap without a little noise.
His wild scream was not a warning,
but instead was meant to freeze his
poor victims in a paralysis of terror
for the tiny fraction of an instant,
which would suffice for his mighty
claws to sink Into their soft flesh and
hold them beyond peradventure of es
cape. In so far as the ape was concerned,
Sabor reasoned "correctly." The "litCe
And Then, With an Awful Scream, He
Sprang.
fellow crouched trembling just an in
stant, but that instant wsis quite long
enough to prove his undoing.
Not so, however, with Tarzan, the
tnan-cblld. Before him lay the deep
waters of the little lake, behind him
certain death a cruel death beneath
tearing claws and rending fangs.
Tarzan had always bated water, ex
cept as a medium for quenching his
thirst. He hated it because he con
nected It with the chill and discomfort
of the torrential rains, and he feared
it for the thunder and lightning and
wind which accompanied It
But of the two evils his quick mind
chose the lesser, and before the great
beast had covered half his leap Tarzan
felt the chill waters close above his
head.
He could rot swim, and the water
was very deep. But still he lost no
particle of that self reliance and re
sourcefulness which were the badges
of his superior being.
- Rapidly he moved his hands and feet
In an attempt to scramble upward,
and, Q&sitiy more by. chance, than da-
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sign, he fell" Into the'stroke that'a dog
uses when swimming, so that within a
few seconds his nose was above water,
and he found that he could keep it
there by continuing his strokes and
also make progress through the water.
He was much surprised and pleased
with this new acquirement which had
been so suddenly thrust upon him. but
he had no time for thinking much
upon it.
He was now swimming parallel to
the bank, and there he saw the cruel
beast that would have seized him
crouching upon the still form of his
playmate.
The tiger was intently watching Tar
zan, evidently expecting him to return
to shore, but this the boy had no inten
tion of doing.
Instead he raised his voice in the call
of.dJfiiressc?IQnioii to hls.trlbo, adding
to it the warning which would prevent
would be rescuers from ruuniug Into
the clutches of Sabor.
Almost immediately there came an
answer from the distance, and pres
ently forty or lifty great apes swung
rapidly and majestically through the
trees toward the scene of tragedy.
In the van was Kala. for she had
recognized the tones of her best be
loved, and with her was the mother of
the little aie who lay dead beneath
cruel Sabor.
Though more powerful and better
equlpiH-'d for fighting than the apes, the
tiger had no desire to meet these en
raged adults, and with a snarl of
hatred he sprang quickly into the brush
and disappeared.
Tarzan now swam to shore and
clambered quickly upon dry land. The
feeling of freshness and exhilaration
which the cool waters had imparted to
him filled his being with grateful sur
prise, and ever after he lost no oppor
tunity to take a daily plunge in lake
or stream or ocean when it was pos
sible to do so.
For a long time Kala could not ac
custom herself to the sight, for. though
her people could swim when forced to
it, they did not like to enter water and
never did so voluntarily.
That the huge fierce brute loved her
child of another race Is beyond ques
tion, and he, too. vgnve to the great
hairy beast all the affection that would
have belonged to his fair young mother
had she lived.
When he was disobedient she cuffed
him. it is true, but she was never cruel
to him and was more often caressing
than chastising him.
Tubl.t, her husband, always hated
Tarzan and on several occasions had
come near ending his youthful career.
Tarzan's superior intelligence and
cunning permitted him to invent a
thousand diabolical tricks to add to the
burdens of Tubhu's life.
Early in his boyhood he had learned
to form ropes by twisting and tying
long grasses together, and with these
he was forever tripping Tublat or at
tempting to hang him from some over
hanging branch.
By constant playing and experiment
ing with these he learned to tie rude
knots and make sliding nooses, and
with these he and the youuger apes
abused themselves. What Tarzan did
they tried to do also, but he alone orig
inated and became proficient.
One day while playing thus Tarzan
had thrown his rope at one of his flee
ing companions, retaining the other
end in his grasp. By accident the
noose fell squarely about the running
ape's neck, bringing him to a sudden
and surprising halt.
Ah, here was a new game, a fine
game, thought Tarzan, and immediate
ly he attempted to repeat the trick.
And thus, by painstaking and contin
ued practice, he learned the art of rop
ing. Now. indeed, was the life of Tublat
a living nightmare. In sleep, upon the
march, night or day, he never knew
when that quiet noose would slip about
his neck and nearly choke the life out
of him. Kala punished. Tublat swore
dire vengeance, and old Kerchak took
notice and warned and threatened, but
all to no avail.
In Tarzan's clever little mind many
thoughts revolved, and back of these
was his divine power of reason.
If he could catch his fellow apes
with his long arm of many grasses,
why not Sabor. the tiger? '
The wanderings of the tribe brought
them often near the closed and silent
cabin by the little landlocked harbor.
To Tarzan this was always a source of
never ending mystery and pleasure.
He would peek Into the curtained
windows or, climbing upon the roof,
peer down the black depths of the
chimney In a vain endeavor to solve
the unknown wonders that lay within
those strong walls.
It was on the next visit to the vicini-tZ-LWYisS
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Sabor lhat as he approached the cabin
Tarzan noticed -that from a distance
the door appeared as though an inde
pendent part of the wall in which It
was set. and for the first time It oc
curred to him that this might prove
the means of entrance which had so
long eluded him.
ne was alone, as was often the case
when he visited the cabin. The apes
had no love for it. The story of the
thunder stick, having lost nothing in
the telling during these ten years, bad
quite surrounded the white man's de
serted cabin with an atmosphere of
welrdness and terror for the. simians.
The story of his own connected with
the cabin had never been told him. In
a dim, vague way had Kala explained
In the Middle of the Floor Lay a
Skeleton.
to him that his father had boon a
strange white ape, but he did not
know that Kala was not his own
mother.
On this day he went directly to the
door and spent hours examining it and
fussing with the hinges, the knob and
the latch. Finally he stumbled upon
fhe right combination, and the door
swung crea kingly open before his as
tonished eyes.
For some minutes he did not dare
venture within, but finally, as his eyes
became accustomed to the dim light of
th j interior, he slowly and cautiously
entered.
In the middle of the floor lay a
skeleton, every vestige of flesh gone
from the bones, to which still clung the
mildewed remnants of what had once
been clothing; uion the bed lay a
similar grewsome thing, but smaller,
while in a tiny cradle near by was a
third, a wee mite of a skeleton.
Th none of these evidences of an old
tragedy did little Tarzan give but pass
!r.g heed, nis wild jungle life had in
ured him to the sight of dead and dy
ing animals, and had he known that he
was looking upon the remains or his
own father and mother he would have
been no more greatly moved.
The furnishings and other contents
of the room it was which riveted his
attention. He examined many things
minutely strange tools and weapons.
books, papers, clothing what little had
withstood the ravages of time in the
humid atmosphere of the jungle coast
He opened chests and cupboards,
such as did not baffle his small pxperl-
ence, and In these he found the con
tents much better preserved.
Among other things he found a sharp
hunting knife, on the keen blade of
which he immediately proceeded to cut
his finger. Nothing daunted, he con
tinued his experiments, finding that he
could hack and hew splinters of wood
from the table and chairs with this
new toy. .
For a long time this amused him;
but finally tiring, he continued his ex
plorations. In a cupboard filled with
books he came across one with bright
ly colored pictures. It was a child's 11
lustrated alphabet:
A la for archer.
Who shoots with a bow.
B is for boy.
His first name is Joe.
(To Be Continued.)
Beautiful Shetland Ponies
for sale at all times, for the next
100 years, unless I die in the
meantime. I have now an extra
fine stallion, the best in the state,
for sale. Well broke for both
harness and saddle.
Wm. Gilmour,
Plattsmouth, Neb.
R. F. D. No. i.
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Local News
From Friday's Daily.
JUiss Eleanor loud came m
this afternoon to visit over Sun
day at the home of her parents,
west of this city.
Jacob J. Meisinger of the vi
cinity of Cedar Creek was a busi
ness isitor in this city today and
made this oflice a pleasant call.
Mrs. J. E. Wiles departed this
morning: on No. 15 for Omaha,
where she will visit for the day
looking; after some matters of
business.
County Commissioner Julius
Pitz departed this morning for
Cedar Creek to look after some
business matters for a short
time.
George 1 Meisinger of Cedai
Creek was in the city today for a
few hours between trains looking
after some trading with the mer
chants. Mrs. S. Swingholm was among
the visitors in the metropolis
this afternoon to lok after busi
ness matters.
J. 1). Shrader was a passenger
this morning for Omaha, where
he was called to attend to some
matters of business for the day.
F. If. McCarthy of Union was
in the city today for a few hours
looking after some matters at the
oourt house, as well as visiting
with his many friends.
Miss Grace llaskins returned
this afternoon (o her home at
South Omaha, after a short visit
here at the home of her grand
mother, Mrs. M. McCool.
lion. W. Ji. Banning of Union
was in the i(y today in attend
ance at the case of McCarthy
& Shirm vs. the Missouri Pacific
Railway company in the counly
court.
Mrs. Nellie McCune of Iowa
City, Iowa, who has been here
visiting at the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. L. II. Egcnberger, for a
short time, departed this after
noon for her home.
Miss Madoline Green arrived
this morning from her home at
University Place and she will
visit for a short time at the home
of her grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Hoeck.
Ray.Weyth of Thurman. Iowa,
who has been attending school at
Des Moines, Iowa, for the past
season, and who has been here
visiting the B. J. Reynolds fam
ily in this city, departed this
morning on No. C for his home
at Thurman.
From Saturday's Dally.
E. S. Tutt and wife were up last
evening from Murray to attend
"The Shepherd 'of the Hills" at
the Parmele. theater.
P. A. Meisinger was in the city
yesterday for a few hours look
ing after some matters of busi
ness with the merchants.
.Glen lloedeker. cashier of the
Murray State bank, and wife
were among the visitors in the
city last evening attending the
play at the Parmele.
Dr. W. M. Barrett of Union
was here for a few hours today
looking after some professional
matters.
Nicholas Halmes of Weeping
Water was in the city today at
tending a short session of. the
district court.
George Nickels of Murray was
in the city today for a few hours
attending to some matters of
husines at the court house.
Adam llild of the vicinity of
Mynard was visiting relatives and
friends in this city today and was
a pleasant caller at ths office.
Everett A. Ward came in last
evening from Cotner university
to spend his spring vacation with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Ward.
Editor C. L. Graves of Union
came up last evening to look af
ter some matters of business at
the court house today for a few
hours.
George M. llild of near Mynard
came in this morning and was a
passenger on the early Burling
ton train for Omaha to spend the
day looking after some business
items.
II. C. Long of Murray was in
the city today for a few hours
looking after some matters of
business with the different mer
chants.
Judge Jesse E. Root of Omaha
was in the cilv today lor a icw
hours looking after some matters
of importance and visiting with
his friends.
William Puis and sou, W. II.
Puis, drove up this morning from
their home near Murray to attend
to some trading with the mer
chants in this city.
Mrs. A. 1). Asch of Murray ami
her nephciv, Rev. Van Buren, of
Nehawka, were visitors in this
city today. Mrs. Asch reports
Mr. Asch as not improving "as
rapidly as they. would like, which
his large circle of friends will be
sorry to learn.
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Rev. II. (1. MrC.iuskey, tin: new
pastor of the Presbyterian
church, and wife arrived in this
city last eening ami will soon
be at home in the new manse,
which was recently purchased.
Mrs. A. F. Seybert and daugh
ter, Miss F.tliel, were passengers
tfiis morning on the early !?ur
lington train for Omaha, where
(hey will visit Miss Mable An
thrim at the hospital in that city.
Mr. and Mrs. I). A. Young of
Murray were visiting friends in
this city today, and Mr. Young
was a pleasant caller at this
office. Mrs. Young came up for a
few hours' visit with Mrs. Henry
Hoeck, who has been quite sick,,
but who is some better at this
time.
Wanted, Cattlo to Pasture.
Engage your pasture early.
'Phone 2922 for particulars. Dan
Kiser, 2 miles north of M. 1.
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Assorted eggs for setting,
$2.00 per hundred. Also duck
and geese eggs. Mrs. Fred
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Now is the time to plan for your
spring apparel needs. And naturally the first thing
that suggests itself is a visit to this store for an in
spection of the various garments that go to make up
the fashionable 1914 toilette.
Suits and Coats in the new cuts and shapes new
styles in Hats and in Neckwear tabrics in the latest
weaves and colors all are here ready for your
selection.
A few moments in our store will give you an accur
ate idea of the charming new modes for spring.
Prices, as usual here, are pleasingly moderate.
Fanger's Department Store
THE HOME OF GUARANTEED VALUES
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Straight at It.
There is n. use of our "heal
ing around the hush." We might
as well out with it first as fal.
We want you to try C.hamherlain's
(loutih Remedy the next time you
have a cough or cold. There is
no reason so far as we can see
why you should not do so. This
preparation Jiy its remarkable
cures has gained a world-wide
reputation, and people eery
where speak of it in tin highest
terms oT praise. It i for sale by
all dealers.
Eggs for Hatching.
While Plymouth Rock eggs for
hatching; also baby chicks for
sale. Mrs. (Jeo. A Kaffenberger,
Plattsmouth.
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We are desirous of se- J
curing. the name of every -I
person now living who !
traded with "G. K. Wescott
The Boss Clothier," in the J
year 1879. Will you please !
call at, the store or send us -l
the name by mail?
C. E. WESCOTT'S SONS.
Easter is at
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new fashions for
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spring and summer.
Sombre colors and heavy
weaves of winter must give
away to :l:e novel colorings .
and designs which will
have full sway during
spring and summer.
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