Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs

SATURDAY THE ROCK- - ISLAXD ARGUS FEBRUARY 16. 191S. 9 i he Son of Tarzan By Edgar Rice Burroughs . current in the The In CHAPTER XV. rwfi,r.r.''!r w! bck ! tI,gT8t to the grmmfl within the you call him Korak. and so I parade. ahmk. rifle J toosea two of them." he said, i trigger, 21 my Is sheik ft?! hand, rushed directly , the of , son Souaret Account. wre father mlshtier closure, j know who he Is." path lrt, tK.m ,.Hck int0 the sba(5ow9 "jii M.iiluhri's giant frame jerked to is yonrs. Will yon the :ad..otKHl brute, 1 j,1-- ! than com?" Then he commenced his stealthy) As they stood flier for, the moment lla raiswl h.s beWad those !lUt,. j kmm wtere thw ' 'in" the impact of another bullet. In She hated to weapon aud ' ' i Iferlem sat silence. i tire.! once. The bullet - n' is search of the village." First toward the of their conversation the sounds of Rr sad(., . I will bring them and the But he was not yet dead, .fgftin ha m.ssed n ' i 'i n ntrk, and Tatitot was swa ,,.!,!! ,. b mhm her it he wound the only one who bad offered tumult In the village subsided. ' ww trn Arab tents he made his war. sniffling i . him, crushina him beneath his c:ca:.t:c .... ...,. ...- .- :n to lit camp, ft aimed and flrerl. th !iet splintering her protection friendship, she ' and but listening. He passed j -1 and behind then, j he raced over bin, AuVthen. man In n hi)., ca- - he gunwale by De-- .a Xly ttntied two Of ,he of th titioe close did not want Abdul Katnak's love. searching for soma sien of Mettera. hearing , s r a U Baynes' k . his burden carefully. Tantor. .,, Xba .hem tAth. in tare. Baynes Srwt strain i.9 ceived by her silence, the man seized Not even the wlid Arab curs "heard hi t. the.1da knes of J(,,:U d,.siBnated by Merietu. Here be vuuue uinie-- flirt h e r nnwiiwream, uer inn nraiaeu car ro mm. dui . i . n,.,..t t- - ., realisation of lha cause of their return. a shadow t'ie J1"1'- - won jiiH.rmn u re Tram rio sruirc. r rni- en Trco rrcp r "Walt here," said. "1 will go and waited impatiently for what seemed nnf im ti passi&g" through shadows. ,n 8 H 1 i I I oo ; nionwnt W!ls n r'TCr- Kn1 'he hour, was In reality but a te where he lav in a of his own j "I do not love your she cried. "Oh, j see. If he is dead we can do him no Bn but Nak;a bm f(,r j, iPOi,ar(j s5iin , naa ap " re I i at he blood. please do not make me hate you: Toa , , good. If he lives I will do my best to eiepi!tii disappenrcd wsta bit :.Biaut. Then he saw the girl hls doth ' Korak ,h mi tinak ; awe nd respect. In ( Ami - ' him " ' thus, dncsedly. the two wounded are the only one who has shown kind- free j preaching two ' into the shadows at the back of the - beneath the burden of men carry on weird no me, I want like "We go - j rontlnud to their toward and to teat, where his keen scent told him wiil together," replied Mr- J saddles, 1 r. t oncd duel until the wdcdiojr African river you. hut I cannot loe you'." Meriem was. K's sharp knife tuit a lem. "Cornel" And she led the way Quickly they placed these npon the mora It had carried the Hon. Mrim Bayae Abdul Kamak drew himself to his ii foot opening in the lent wall, and back toward the tent in which they j horses. They could see by the light of re out of around a ' point. full height. Inst had Korak. Korak, tail and mighty, sprang sten i the)oure fire that still burned that jl s 'A'-- i U I 4 "Tou will learn to love me." lie said, through upou the astonished visions of As they went they were often forced the Macks and Arabs were recovering arueared i Meriem had traversed half the "for I shall fake you, whether you will the inmates to throw themselves to the eround in frorn their panic. Men were running - U t e 7T tbp e go you R of vlllnCP. arrest when or no. You hare the sheik, and Meriem saw and recopnizwl him the ul(' uuow ol wnl or nut, lor people j about gathering in the loose stock, aud E"t. II: w idie-rohe- ha!f-caato- s i Fcore of lu iind will cot tell h!m, for if you do I will Instant that h entered the apartment, passlug hurriedly to and fro now. two or three were already leading I tl lt leaped out nn,u her from the tell him of the picture. I nine the Her heart leaped iu pride and Joy at The whole village was aroused and their captives hack to th end of the a i.pw i ri-i- " dark n: t s of h hula. sheik, and the o the coDle hgare e w here Meriem and Baynes were "s sight t lire She tried to tle. but heavy hands "You hate the sheik?" cause a griai It had hungered so long. with the trappings of their (10 1 P f fciz'M her, and when she timed at last voice from behind them. "Korak 1" she cried. plead with tiicin her eyes fell upon Both turned to see the sheik himself "Meriem He uttered the girl flung herself Into the tow it - fH.--t. ll h ,,f a tail, trim c'd man g:aricK standing a few paces from them. Ab- word as he hurled himself of f..:ej hr.n uf.dii tier from the fold of his dul still h!d the picture in his hand. waiI- - Meriem peered Hurry 1" she whispered. "We shall inmates of the tent. Three nceresaes' 1 r t Now j thro-og- iiurutxme. he thrust it within his buraoose. ated from their sleeping mats, j apartment was empty. She crawlsd hate to run for it. Hide the Mviise At alght. of hlra she staggered bac "Yes," he said, "I hate the sheik." streaming. Merlera tried to prevent j through the aperture, Baynes at her gap that the elephant made." And as In fliocked and terrified surprise. It And as he spoke he sprang toward the lnem from escaping, but before she heels, and then silently crossed the she saw Baynes swing his leg over idavor waa the sheik oioer man, lellea him with a blow and coui, succeed the terrified blacks had ! Pee to tne rugs that partitioned the the back of hi horse she shook the , -e h- the The slif-i- and his party had been dashed on across the viliaire to the darted through the hols In the tent tent Into two rooms. Parting the reins free over her mount's neck. With : .1 ir.ore 7riP i.irji,' mirhviird slor.tr !!) river line where his horse was picketed, sad-- ; wadl made by Korak's knife and were hangings, Meriem looked Into the front a lunge the nervous beast leaped for- n titiiK when one of is.era, drord'iiiC mt died and ready, lor Abdul Kamak bad gone screaming through the village. room. It. too, was deserted. ward. The shortest path led straight e tl k line to fetch wntr. had Kr Sleriem been about to ride forth t hunt when! KorMk Mrned toward Merietu, and She crossed to the door of the tent through the center of the village, nil were . niakins: for the vitingi-- The rllow had he had seen the stranger girl alone by at the same moment a bloody and an1 looked out. Then she gave a Tittle this Meriem took. Baynes was close jt at ast rolled tin' shirk's attention to 'he the bushes. i disheveled spparidon leaped into the gasp of horror. Baynes at her shoulder behind her, their horses running at full .'! aiiriK at rattle itht a jvhlte women alone In Leaping into the saddle, Abdul Ka- - j apartment. looked past her to the sight that had .peed. o ' i center,; Africa find tht old Aral) bad rnak dashed for the village gates. The "Morison '." cried the girl. startled her, and he, too, exclaimed, ).) " 80 sudden and Impetuous sraj their hn1, t ow U hMCfti his tnen i:i tb' deer!ed village momentarily stunned by the For It was Baynes. who, despite his but his was an oath of anger. dash for liberty that It carried them . - ,;). to capf.ite lu-r- . blow tiiat had felled him. now- sag- - wounds, hud made his way to the A hundred feet away they saw Ko-ru- k Tantor Wrapped His Trunk About th ; half way across the village before the .at And wlien at last the woman had gered to his feet, shouting lustily to ghef'g villaje. bound to a stake, the brush plied Body of Korak. surprised inhabitants were aware of nam i walked Into the trap he had set for h;s to stop the escaping already n what was happening. Then an Arab followers Korak turned and looked Rt the new- about him alight The yne, but pandemonium re!grie. a W ick her and he had reoosrnljed her as the Arab.

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