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MONDAY, MAY 4, 191. PLATTSKIOUTH SEBI-WEEKLY JOUIUIJIL. PAGE 5. r p CHAPTER X. The Forest God. HEN Tanan h.ul finished his repast he rose anil, pointing iu a very different direction from tbat which Clayton had w Wen pnrsuimr. started throuuh the jurtrle toward the ixInt he had in dicated. Clayton, bewildered and confused, hesitated to follow him. for he thought he was but being led more deeply into the mazes of the forest, but the ape man returned and. prasplnsr him by the coat, dra sired him nlong until he was convinced that Clayton understood what was required of Lira and then left him to follow voluntarily. The Kmrlishman finally concluded that he was a prisoner and saw no al ternative but to accompany his captor, and thus they traveled slowly through the junsle while the sable mantle of the impenetrable night of the forest fell about thorn. Suddenly Clayton heard the faint re port of a firearm a single shot and then silence. In the cabin by the beach two thor oughly territled women clung to each other as they cronehed upon the low bench in the gathering darkness. The ne:rress. snbMng hysterically, bemoaned the evil day th-t had wit nessed her departure from her dear Maryland, while the white girl, dry eyed arid outwardly calm, was tortured by Inward forebodings. She feared not more for herself than for the three men whom she knew to be wandering ic the abysmal depths of the jungle, from which now issued the incessant shrieks and roars, barkings and growl in ss of its terrifying and fearsome in mates. Now came the sound of a heavy bdy brushing against the side of the cabin. She could hear the great pad ded paws upon the ground without. Then for an instant all was silence. "Hush:" the irl whispered. "Hush, Esmeralda!" for the woman's sobs and rroai:s seemed to have attracted the thins that stalked there just beyond the thin wall. A gentle scratching sound was heard on the door. The brute tricdro force an entrance, but presently tl.ff censed, and again she heard the crreat padded paws creep stealthily around the cabin. Again they stopped beneath the win dow, on which the terrified eyes of the girl now glued themselves. "Heavens!" she murmured, for, sil houetted against the moonlit sky be yoi.d. she saw framed in the tiny square of the latticed window the head of a huge tiger. The gleaming eyes were fixed upon her in tense ferocity. "I-ook, Esmeralda!"" she whispered. "What shall we do? Look! Quick! The window!" Esmeralda cowered still closer to her mistress and glanced affrighted toward the little square of moonlight just as the tiger emitted a low, savage snarl. The sight that met the poor black's eyes was too much, for the already overstrung nerves. "Oh. Gabriel!" she shrieked and slid to the floor, an inert and senseless mass. For what seemed an eternity the great brute stood with its fore paws ujh.ii the sill, glaring into the little ro m. Presently it tried the strength of the lattice with its great talons. The girl had almost ceased to breathe when to her relief the head disappeared and she heard the brute's footsteps leaving the window. Hut now they came to the door again, and dure more the scratching commenced, but this time with increasing force until the great beast was tearing at the massive panels in a perfect frenzy of fury. Could Jane Farter have known the Immense strength of that door, builded piece by piece, she would have felt less fear of the tiger reaching her by this avenue. For fully twenty minutes the brute alternate!' sniffed and tore at the door, occasionally giving voice to a cry of ba filed rage. At length, however, he gave up the attempt, and Jane Porter hoard hiru returning toward the win dow, beneath which he paused for an instant and then launched his great weight against the time worn lattice. The girl heard the wooden rods groan beneath the impact, but they held, and the huge body dropped back to the ground below. Again and again the tiger repeated these tactics until finally the horrified prisoner within saw a portion of the lattice give way, and In an instant one great paw and the head of the animal were thrust within the room. Slowly the powerful neck and shoul ders were spreading the bars apart, and the lithe botly came farther and farther into the room. As in a trance the girl rose, her hand upon her breastidgeyes star ing horror stricken into the snarling face of the beast scarce ten feet from her. At her feet lay the prostrate form of the negress. The girl, standing pale and rigid against the farther wall, sought with Increasing terror for some loophole of os"ap Suddeiilr. her hand., tight pressed against her bosom, felt the hard outlines of the revolver that Clayton had left with her earlier in the day. Quickly she snatched it from its hiding place and, leveling It full at the tigers face, pulled the trigger. There was a flash of Came, the roar of the discharge and an answering roar of pain and anger from the beast- Jane Porter saw the great form dis appear from the window, and then she. too, fainted. Put the tiger was not killed. The bul let had but inflicted a painful wound in one of the great shoulders. In an other instant he was back at the lat tice and with renewed fury was claw ing at the aperture, but with lessened effect, since the wounded member was almost useless. He saw his prey two women lying senseless upon the floor. There was no longer any resistance to be over come. Sabor had only to worm his way through the lattice to claim It. Slowly he forced his great bulk, inch by inch, through the opening. Now his head was through, now one great fore leg and shoulder. Carefully be drew up the wounded member to insinuate it gently beyond the tight pressing bars. A moment more and both shoulders through, the long, sinuous body and the narrow hips would glide quickly after. It was on this sight that Jane Tor ter again opened her eyes. When Clayton heard the report of the firearm he fell into an agony of fear and apprehension. What were the thoughts of his strange captor or guide Clayton could only vaguely con jecture, but that he had heard the shot and was In some manner affected by it was quite evHent. for he quickened his pace so appreciably that Clayton, stumbling blindly in his wake, went down. For a moment Tarzan looked at the young man closely, as though unde cided as to just what was best to do; then, stooping before Clayton, he mo tioned him to grasp bim about the neck, and with the white man upon his ?a--k Torzan took to the trees. The nest few minutes were snch nfl the young Englishman never rorgot High into bending and swaying branch es he was borne with what seemed to him incredible swiftness, while Tarzan chafed at the slowness of his progress. From the first sensation of chilling fear Clayton passed to one of admira tion and envy of those .mt muscles and that wondrous instinct or knowl edge which guided this forest god through the Inky blackness of the night. Presently they came to the clearing before the beach. Tarzan's quick ears had heard the strange sounds of Sa bor's efforts to force his way through the lattice, and it seemed to Clayton that they dropped a straight hundred feet to earth so quickly did Tarzan descend. Yet when they struck the ground it was with scarce a jar, and as Clayton released his hold on the ape man he saw him dart like a squir rel for the opposite side of the cabin. The Englishman sprang quickly after him just in time to see the hind quar ters of some huge animal about to dis appear within the cabin. As Jane l'erter opened her eyes to a realization of the again imminent peril which threatened her her brave heart gave i:p its final vestige of hope, aiul she turned to grope for the fallen The Best Flour on the folarket -co FOEESTEOSw wahoomillco. wahoo.neb. FOREST ROSE FLOUR Edgar Rica Burroughs Copyright, 1912, by th Frank A. Munsey company. weapon that she might mete to herself a merciful death before the cruel fangs tore at her flesh. The tiger was almost through the window before she found the weapon, and she raised it quickly to her temple to shut out forever the hideous jaws gaping for their prey. An instant she hesitated to breathe a short and silent prayer to her Maker, aiid as she did so her eyes fell upon the poor Esmeralda lying inert, but alive, beside the cupboard. How could she leave the poor, faith ful thing to those meiciless yellow fangs? No, she must use one cartridge on the senseless woman ere she turned the cold muzzle toward herself again. She shrank from the ordeal. Put It would have been cruelty a thousand times less Justifiable to have left the loving black woman who had reared her from infancy to regain conscious ness beneath the rending claAvs of the tiger. Quickly the girl sprang to her feet and ran to the side of the negress. She pressed the muzzle of the revolver tight against that devoted heart, closed her eyes, and The tiger emitted a frightful shriek. Jane Porter, startled, pulled the trigger and turned to face the beast, and with the same movement raised the weapon against Ler own temple. She did not fire a second time. Astounded, she saw the huge beast being slowly drawn back through the window, and in the moonlight beyond she saw the heads and shoulders of two men. As Clayton rounded the corner of the cabin to behold the animal disap pearing within It was also to see the ape man seize the long black and yel low tail in both hands, and. bracing himself with his feet against the side of the cabin, throw all his mighty strength into the effort to draw the beast out of the Interior. Clayton was quick to lend a hand, but the ape man jabbered to him in a commanding and peremptory tone or ders. Clayton knew, though he could not understand them. At last, under their combined efforts, the great body commenced to appear farther and farther without the win dow, and then there came to Clayton's mind a dawning conception of the rash bravery of his companion's act. For a naked man to drag a shriek ing, clawing man eater forth from a window by the tail to save a strange white girl was indeed the last word In heroism. In so far as Clayton was concerned it was a" very different matter, since the girl was not only of his own kind, but was the woman whom he loved. Tarzan was still issuing orders which Clayton could not understand. He was trying to tell the stupid white man to plunge his poisoned ar rows into Sabor's back and sides, and to reach the savage heart with the long, thin hunting knife that hung at Tarzan's hip. but the man would not understand, and Tarzan did not dare release his hold to do the things him self, lie knew that the puny white man never could hold mighty Sabor alone for nn instant. Slowly tne tiger was emerging rrom the window. At last his shoulders were out. And then Clayton saw a thing done which not even the eternal heavens had ever seen before. Tarzan, racking his brains for some means to cope single handed with the infuriated beast, had suddenly recalled his battle with Terkoz, and as the great shoul ders came clear of the window, so that the tiger hung upon the sill only by his fore paws, Tarzan suddenly releas ed his hold upon the brute. With incredible swiftness he launch ed Mmself full upon Sabor's back, his strong young arms seeking and gain ing a full nelson upon the beast, as he had learned it that other day during his bloody victory over Terkoz. With a shriek the tiger turned com pletely over upon his back, falling full upon his enemy. The black haired giant only closed tighter his hold. Pawing and tearing at earth and air, Sabor rolled and threw himself this way and that in an effort to dislodge his antagonist. Always tighter and tighter drew the iron bands that were forcing his head lower and lower upon his white breast Higher and higher crept the steel forearms of the ape man about the back of Sabor's neck. Weaker and weaker became the tiger's efforts. At 'last Clayton saw the immense muscles of Tarzan's shoulders and bi ceps leap into corded knots. There was a long sustained and supreme effort on the ape man's part and the verte brae of ' Sabor's neck parted with. a sharp snap. In an Instant Tarzan was upon his feet, and for the .second timejthat day Clayton heard the bull ape's savage roar of victory, and then he heard Jane Toiler's agonized cry: "Cecil Mr. Clayton! Oh, what is it; What is it? Running quickly to the cabin door. Clayton called out tbat all was right and bade her open. As quickly as she could she raised the great bar and fair ly dragged Clayton within. "What was that awful noise?" 6De whispered, shrinking close to him. "It was the cry of the kill from the throat of the man who has just saved your life, Miss Torter. Wait, I will fetch him that you may thank him." The frightened girl would not be left alone, so she accompanied Clayton to the side of the cabin where lay the dead body of the tiger. Tarzan of the apes was gone. Clayton called several times, but there was no reply, and so the two re turned to the greater safety of the In terior. "What a frightful sound!" cried Jane Porter. "Don't tell me that a human being made it." "But it did. Miss Torter," replied Clayton, "or at least if not a human throat that of a forest god." And he told her of his experiences with this creature of how twice the wild man had saved his life, of his wondrous strength and agility and bravery, of the brown skin and tho handsome face. "I cannot make It out at all," he con cluded. "At first I thought he might be Tarzan of the apes. But he neither speaks nor understands English, so that theory is untenable." "Well, whatever he may be," cried the girl, "we owe him our lives. May heaven bless him and keep him in safety in his jungle." "Amen," said Clayton fervently. "Fo de good Lawd's sake, ain' Ah daid?" The two turned to see Esmeralda sit ting upright upon the floor, her great eyes rolling from side to side, as though she could not believe their tes timony as to her whereabouts. (To Be Continued.)' Local News From Friday's Dally. Mrs. (Jeorge lihoden departed this morning at S:i5 for Omaha, where he will visit for the day. V. II. Hainey and wife were among (hose journeying to the metropolis this morning, where they will visit for the day. (). Pitman and wife motored up tliis morning from their home at Murray, coming up witli Mr. Pitman's; father, I). J. Pitman. P. P. Meisinger was in the city today for a few hours looking af tor some trading with the mer chants, having driven in from his homo. Mrs. c. X. Land and little Italic departed yesterday afternoon for Anna, Illinois, where she will visit for the coming summer with rela tives in that city. May Stow ami wife and Miss Illlogene StoW of Waterloo. Neb., who have been here visiting with Mrs. (ins Carlson, returned this afternoon to their home. James R. Hunter, Jr., wife and child came in this afternoon from their home at (libson and will visit here for a time with rela tives and friends. Miss ('trace pease of Michigan City. Indiana, is in the city for a short time, a guest at the home of her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. William Hal lance. Sheriff C. P. Oninton returned last evening on No. '2 from Lin coln, where be took William Frwin, the insane man from Louisville, fop treatment. William ttallance departed this afternoon for LeCrande, Oregon, where he was called by the death of a sister iu that place last night. He will be joined en route by others of bis brothers, who will accompany him to attend the funeral. A. F. Hedengren, master car penter, and .Tames Emerson, roadmasfor, of the Omaha di vision of the Tturlington, were in the city yesterday for a few hours looking after company business. George Snyder and son were passengers this morning- mi the early Iturlingfon train for the metropolis, where they go to spend tho day there looking after some business matters. Mrs. W. R. Ctardner departed this morning on the early Hur lington train for Grand Island, where she will visit, with her daughter in that city for a short time. GEBaftOZOasE'SSL. 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Piltman of Murray was in ho city today for a few hours at tending to some matters of busi ness at tho court house. Mrs. Albert Sehafer was among those going to the metropolis on the early Hurlington train this morning, being called there on some matters of business. T. A. Harlan and wife depart ed yesterday for Alvo, after a short visit in this city with friends and in looking after some important matters that of being married. From Saturday's Dally. G. A. Piatt of Malvern, Iowa, a i at f was m the city vesiemay iop sev eral hours visiting with his son, Hert Piatt, and returned home on No. 2. Mrs. Mattie Wiles and Mrs. Ralph Wiles were among the pas sengers this morning for Omaha, where they will spend the day, having driven in from their home this morning. Mrs. George Snyder and daugh ter were passengers on the early lUirlington train for Omaha, where they were called to spend the day looking- after some mat ters of business. 1L C. Ewing and children de parted this morning for Western, Nebraska, where they will go for a visit in that place with rela tives and friends. Mrs. Thomas Wiles departed this morning on the early Bur lington train for Omaha, where she was called to spend the day looking after some business mat ters. William Fahlson departed this morning for Davy, Neb., where he will visit over Sunday with his family in that place. Adam Kaffenberger of the vi cinity of Cedar Creek was here to day for a fow hours attending to some business matters. Mrs. M. Iliatt of Murray is in the city making a visit here with her children, and is feeling much improved in health. R. A. Talbot of South Bend came down this morning on No. to make a short visit at the court house and attend to some busi ness matters. Morris Pollard and Roy Austin came up yesterday from their homes at Union and spent several hours here looking after some matters of business. George P. lleil of the vicinity of Cedar Creek was among tin farmer visitors in the city today looking after the week-end shop ping'. Mrs. a. W . Craig" will arrive from Kansas City this afternoon for a visit with and to assist in caring for Mrs. Dora Oldham Moore, who has been confined to her room for several weeks. ' From Monday's Dally. 3l is. Henry Kan i man n was a visitor in this city Saturday and called at this office and ordered the Piatt smooth Journal sent to her son-in-law, Ed Vallery, at Grass Range, Mont. Mrs. Luke j. ues was a pas senger this morning for Omaha where she will visit for the dav attending to matters of busines irank Nailery was a passeng er this morning for Omaha, where he was called to look after some matters of business for the day. Mr. and Mrs. George Podge spent Sunday with their daugh ter, Miss Violet, at Missouri Val ley, Iowa. David Birnett of Glenwood was an over Sunday visitor in this city, returning home this morn ing on No. 6. 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Spangler were passengers this morning for the metropolis, where they visited for a few hours with friends. Elmont Preston and Misses Catherine and Iva Myers motored up Saturday evening from Weep ing Water to attend the dance in this city. Miss Ueth Johnson arrived this morning from Omaha and will make a short visit here at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. II. J. Slreight. Mrs. C. Cowles departed this morning on the early liurlington train for Hartley, Neb., where she will visit at the home of her daughter for a short time. Mrs. C. M. Chriswisser and children departed this morning for Iiloomfield, Neb., where they go to make a short visit with relatives and friends. Mrs. J. P. Jensen of Boulder, Colorado, came in Saturday for a visit here at the home of her sis ter, Mrs. Frank Ohm and family in this city. William H. Puis and wife, Louie Puis, Fred Lutz and Mrs. Philip Ilild were here Friday for a few hours, motoring in from their homes near Murray. Misses Bessie and Elizabeth Holly departed this afternoon for Avoea, where they will be guests at a surprise party to be given in honor of their sister, Miss Alma Holly, who is leaching there this season. Mrs. W. A. Owens and daugh ter, of Tekainah, who have been visiting with relatives here for a short time, departed this morn-ins- for Cedar Creek for a short visit with frieids. Ed Steinhauer and R. Oswald Ames made a motorcycle trip to Glenwood and Pacific Junction yesterday, where they made ar rangements for several base ball games for the second team of this city. J. R. Hunter, wife and little dauehter, of Gibson, came down to this city Saturday evening to visit over Sunday with Mr. Hunt er's parents, J. II. Hunter and family. I. X. Hunter, J. R. Josephson, E. B. Taylor and Harry Reed of Weeping Water were in the city today attending to some matters at the court house, and while here called in to inspect the new press and the Journal establishment. 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