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HTpAJt, DOO(Re. INDEPENDENCE, OREGON. 1 i THE INDEPENDENCE. ZJZ-Z -ri-i I CMTC CREATION OF BLACK MAUnfj PAGE SIX Sal praxes an NATURALLY, AFTER THEY TRAVEL TOGETHER AWHILE, LOVE DEVELOPS BETWEEN JACK AND MERIEM . THAT WILL tun The Son of Tarzan i in - - Svnon.ls-A scientific expedition off the Afrlonn const rescues a i L.?rf bi, tribe Tarzan agrees to buy Akut, the upe, ami 'i.d By EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS Copyright by Frank A.Mumey Co. ... j . . l : : : 1 1 Nj?v". rr.8 , : 1 fo"-".'' " ' wx:. szt I CHAPTER VIII. Korak and Meriem. . lor many months the strange Hfo f til three went on unmarked by any unusual occurrences at least without nv npiirrenees that seemed unusual vnmh nr the nlie but tO the' little girl It was a constant nightmare of horrors for days and weeks until She, too, became accustomed to gazing infrt the pvpIpss sockets of death and f.,.i nf tii lev wind of his shroudlike maatle. Slowly she learned the rudiments of the only common medium of thought pxchance which her companions pu opri-thp lnneuaee of the great opes. More quickly she perfected herself In jungle craft, so that the time soon whpn she was on Important fac tor in the chase, watching while the others slept or helping them to trace the spoor of whatever prey they might he stalking. i Akut accepted her on a footing which bordered upon equality when It was necessary for them to come into close contact, but for the most rrt he avoided her. The youth always was kind to her, and if there were many APi-nsinns unon which he felt the bur dpn of her presence he hid it from her, Tinding that the night damp and Chill caused her discomfort aud even suffering, Korak constructed a tight little shelter high among the swaying branches of o giant tree. Here little Meriem slept In comparative warmth .nri snfptv. while the Killer and the ape perched upon nearby brancnes, me former always before the entrance to the lofty domicile, where he best could guard its inmate from the dangers of arboreal enemies. After the construction of the shelter the activities of the three became lo calized. ' They ranged less widely, for there was always the necessity of re turning to their own tree at nightfall. A river flowed near by. Game and fruit were plentiful, as were fish also. WTistpnr had settled down to the daily tmmdrum of the wild the search for a nnri th sleeDine upon full bellies, rr lnnUod nn further ahead than XtJ iwv"v- tndflv. , Tf thP vonth thought of bis past and Of those who longed forh!m In the distant metropolis it was in a de tached and impersonal sort of way, as though that other life belonged to an nrontnrp than himself. He had nn nn hone of returning- to civiliza tion, for, since his various rebuffs at the hands of those to whom he had ltort for fripndshiD. he had wan- florod an fnr Inland as to realize that he was completely lost in the mazes of Yia Inncrle. i Then. too. since the coming of Me- , hH found in her that one hm which he had most missed be fore in his savage Jungle life-human fnmnanionship. Tho ut-tie eirl idolized him, as she might have idolized an indulgent brother had she had one. Love was a ,!. unknown to either. .Butts the youth neared manhood it was Inevi table that it should come to him, as It did to every other savage jungle male. As Meriem became proficient In their ' common language the pleasures of their companionship grew correspond ingly, for now they could converse, and, aided by the mental Powers of their human heritage, they -amplified the restricted vocabulary of the apes until talking was transformed from a task into an enjoyable rastime. When Korak hunted Meriem usually accompanied him, for she had learned the fine art of silence when silence was desirable. She could pass through the branches of the great trees now ' nil the aelllty and stealth of the Killer himself. Great heights no long ,riiP(i her. She swung from limb to limb, or she raced through the mighty branches, sure footed, lithe and o,,riPSs. Korak was very proud of her and even old Akut grunted in ap proval where before he had growled in contempt. Atnt villace of blacks had fur nished her with a mantle -of fur and otws with copper ornaments and weapons, for Korak would not permit her to go unarmed or unversed In the use of the weapons ne stoie iur . A light spear and a long knife were her weapons of offense or defense. Her body, rounding Into the fulness of on early maturity, followed the lines of a Greek goddess, but there the similarity ceased, for her face was beautiful. As she grew more accustomed to tne jungle and the ways of Its wild deni zens, fear left her. As time wore on hunted alone when Korak and Akut were prowling at a great tonrp as they were sometimes 'forced to do when game wa3 scarce in their immediate vicinity, uyuu occasions she usually confined her en deavors to the smaller animals, though ' eometlmes she brought down a deer and once even Horta, the boar, a great tusker that might have made even Sheeta think twice before attacking him. ' . ! After Korak bad left the-rillage of the blacks following his last thieving expedition the screams of women and children had hrougnt me uji"" from the forest and the river. Great was the excitement and not was i rage of the men when thoy learned that the white devil had again entered their homes, frightened their women and stolen arrows aud ornaments aud food. .... Even their superstitious fear or mis weird creature who nuiueu " huge bull ape was overcome In their desire to wreak vengeance upon auu and rid themselves for good and all of the menace of his presence m And so it was that a score oi i fleetest and most doughty warriors of the tribe set out In pursuit of Korak and Akut but a few minutes after they had left the scene of the Killer's many depredations. The little party of warriors was led by Kovudoo, the chief, a middle aged savage of exceptional cunning and bravery. It was ho who first came within sight of the quarry which they had followed for hours by the mys terious methods of their almost un canny powers of observation, Intuition nnrl pvpn scent. The white youth and the white maid stood alone in the jungle when they were discovered by Kovudoo's band. Akut had been made king of his ape tribe, and Korak, to Akufs sorrow, had left him to dwell with Meriem in the lunele. One of Kovudoo's men ipnnpd rinse to the ear of his chief, 'T.nnk!" he whispered ana poimeu to something that dangled ot the girl's sMa. "When my brother and I were slaves in the village of the snei my brother made that thing for the sheik's little daughter. She played wun n ui- wnva and called It after my Dromer, whose name Is Geeka. Just before we psrnnpd some one came and strucn down the sheik, stealing his daughter away. If this Is she the sheik wiu pay vnn well for her return." - - .t A.. Korak's arm had gone arouuu m of Meriem. And then irom behind him broke a hideous bedlam of snvace war cries, and a score oi shrieking blacks were upon them. Korak turned to give battle. Meriem with her own light spear stood by bis A Score of Shrleklnfl Blacks Were Upon Them. side. An avalanche of barbed missiles flew about them. One pierced Korak's shoulder, another his leg, and he went down. . , ' Meriem was unscathed for the blacks had intentionally spared her. Now they rushed forward to finish Korak and make good the girl's capture. But as they came there came also from an other point in the jungle the great Akut and at his heels the huge bulls of his new kingdom. Snarling and roaring, they rushed nnnn the black, warriors when they saw the mischief they had already wrought Kovudoo, realizing the dan ger of coming to close quarters iui thpan mitrhtv ant men, seized Meriem and called upon his warriors to retreat. For a time the apes followed them, and several of the blacks were badly mauled and one killed before they suc ceeded in escaping. Nor would they have got off thus easily had Akut not been more concerned with the condi tion of the wounded Korak than with the fate of the girl, upon whom he had always looked as more or less of an Interloper and an unquestioned bur den. " Korak lay bleeding and unconscious when Akut reached his side. The great aoe tore the heavy spears from his flesh, llcted the wounds and then car ried his friend to the lofty shelter that Korak had constructed for Meriem. Further than this the brute could do nothing. Nature must accomplish the rest unaided or Korak must die. He did hot die, however. For days he lay helpless with fever, while Akut and the apes hunted close by that they might protect him from such birds and beasts as might reach his lofty retreat. Occasionally Akut brought Mm Juicy fruits' which helped to slake Ms thirst and allay his fever, and llltlo by little his powerful constitution overcame the effects of the spear thrusts. The wounds healed aud his strength re turned. All during his, rational moments ns he had lulu upon the soft furs which iin..a Merloni's nest ho hail suffered more acutely from fears for Merloni than from the pain of his own wounds. Var her he must live ; for her ne must regain his strength that he might set out In search of ner. isui u wan a day before streugth returned to htm. " Meriem, bound and under heavy guard In Kovudoo's own hut, hail no rlouht but that Korak woum back and stlU less that he would eus- Uy free her. So now as she lay waiting for him she dreamed of him and of all that he meant to her. She compared him wun the sheik, her father, and at the thought of the stern, grizzled old Aran she shuddered. Even the savage blacks had been less harsh to hi-r than he. Not understanding their tongue, sue could not guess what purpose they had in kPPiiinir her n prisoner. She knew that man ate man, and she had ex pected to be eaten, but she had been with them for some time now, and no harm had befallen her. She did not know that a runner had been dispatched to the distant village of the sheik to barter with him for a ransom. She did not know, nor did Kovudoo, that the runner had never reached his destination; that he had fallen in with the safari of Jensseu tmd Malbihn and with the talk ativeness of a native had un folded his whole mission to the black servants of the two Swedes. These had not been long in retailing the matter to their masters,- and the result was that when the runner left their camD to continue his Journey he had scarce passed from sight before there came the report of a rltie, ami he rolled lifeless Into the underbrush with a bullet hole In his back. A few moments later Malbihn strolled back into the encanipmeui, where he went to some palas to let u be known that he had had a shot at a fine buck and missed. The Swedes knew that their men hated them anu tiKit-nn overt act analnst Kovudoo would quickly be carried to the chief at the first opportunity. JNor were iney sufficiently strong in either guns or loyal followers to risk antagonizing the wily old chief. The next day the Swedes set out for Kovudoo's village, bent on securing pos session of the person of the white girl whom Kovudoo's runner had told them lav cantlve in the chief's village. How they wereto accomplish their end they did not know. Force was out of the question, though they would not have hesitated to use it had they pos sessed it. In former years they had marched roughshod over enormous areas, tak ing toll by brute force even when kind liness or diplomacy wpuld have ac complished more. But now they were in bad straits so bad that they had not shown their truevcolors scarce twice in a year, and then only when they came upon an isolated weak vil luge. Kovudoo was not of these, and, though his village was In a way re mote from the more populous district to the north, his power was such that he maintained an acknowledged suze rainty over the thin thread of villages which connected him with the savage lords to the north. To have antagonized him would have spelled ruin for the Swedes. It would have meant that they might never reach civilization by the northern route. To the west the village of the sheik lay directly In their path, barring them effectually. To the east the trail was unknown to them, and to the south there was no trail. L The Corn RootAphU-Winord.Vivlp.rou. lr..l!l .1 H,., fl.lt.--l Slilf'M i-ui.iw a"'"" cnl'il ''' of a small i-iilled I he corn- Its fund 'IM. I " V . .. .1... Ul-ll cast of tlu.llork.vmoui.ialn-.. ."-I"'"-;.,u tl,-sliU,swl,lU1n,MlKlln . South A.hmlle stale-.. S.a.v I - ..n.ir.. life uu.l.W.miHl, IM vsenee f.vuu.'l.tl.v 1 , , It is a small. '". Ish-looklnK insert and may ' ' Pred M hasted field t P'.H " unhealthy corn plant aim -mining th, n.M ! -J . . m i.u. l..iunilS I'll soil. This Kino oi iii-iii" - i tin.lv mum the services III V J " hrown. nnt. sometimes n.,i.i n..t la order t scran llnd the means of sut vlvlng the inter, and the presence of an unnml num ber of hrown ants In cornllel.ls may Indicate tin Infestation of the corn ,.,...l.ls. The CM of the Insect nre laid hv n vlnuless female HphU i,i,.i, .Mvloi.s only in Hie fall of the. v..p The ants carry the aphis es Into their nests, earlnu- for th'-m all winter long, and In the sprliiu !" the eggs hatch the youas aphliln are carried oat and placed In contact with the roots of certain wild plants such ns smartwecil. If corn Is then plant ed in such infested places, the transfer the uphlds to the roots .I t M:ir. li I "' tour ilWl' in. In or 7 Indies In " EnMryd. r. Ihl- initio after (, liii tl'i'ee or .i ,l. i. Hi of -l or ,,r "II ill.il dlk, llll-t t.,-1 l-.-ll ,!. Icaulh of the Uv. ii,l plaiilln. 5 the U. tiit.-ri,i iicc.irdtnit to II. . t with a l'- ,,,,,Hl-r ol .IM.ioi;-. tl...m tnrviiiu ,m1 liruu-i-ii i-i" UIm-ii It M lo'"-"- ... t-nl'll. . .i i- to r.'l'iain ' -. - - . i . ,.-ri u.. ihr r four in- i- Ultl in' n rliy Involve nl . .lltl.imtt Illtior. Ml' I'l''-"- ' r , , rv ,;..d iii!' . ,n much .t(cr phy -li al dl"- . , ,u .,f iwo or inr.-- o'u- llit;s in in.- r,...itci-s necessiH i in--..- i" '-- I'loW" ,,w the Pl-v Hoe I -n,.. .... - us ireful as M.rl..B - " Vrn, leather foil--. ' . .. .,. .i .i mid roiis-.-intile nnsiruci ii , .,rt tluit rei'i"""1' hut whellier no il. its f the Vry plain but DttrActWt t tt. modal of black mallnct and (pn.4 fold-ever du of brim veiling thn Diamond-adapt d medilliom oatrlch ara arranged on brim Mt crown. GRACEFUL FOLDS OF CAP3 Clingy Llgntnaae of Sergt, 8tift,Wn Jaraay or Trlcotlnt Supplmti Winter Mlrlala. rei it,., imlilds no .. ui 1... 1, ... '.'s-.ii rv : ,1,M l- Plow.-il in II,.- full or M.rl... .. 1 luktncs nr.' fss.'iilliil, ftriv fall lil-ln., folhoved Lv fr- I...,., ,iuii niTM in ih'kii .id iw11 , .. ..... r.,.,t lll.hls tilMt s.-MSon, U H ''d ..'ractlce from the Mnn.lHnl "f "" inunliy control -. h. .,,wllk. ,ii,iurl.K tliein. col..,il.-s, U U !U!111V f apliiils. a.ol decoys the w.-eils upon whl.-h tli.-y Hv. and disk- 1. ...1....11.... ..f mil I inj; prcv.-iits in.- i-i".n"ii"'.' nu.l prev.-iits tlo- cr..tli ' r" ! M.ltlm: in 0 MHVa.it re.lil.-llon In ,,. ,,,,,,,1.1-r of m.hl.l " '"' thr : liis.-cl tlinmuli the ttlnt'-r. I Repellentt for Aphit. 1 Wliero It N Imp-'"-.!'!'1 to prnrtlei I ,,U(. of tlio furi-uolin; m.-asur.".. P-pcl-! I, '.its mnv he u-.-d to ndMtlilao. The ' ..l.ject Is to rep.-l the unit hy tl"- of nn odorous siihslan.-o offetislve to 11...... it. iw nioM-titliii: tliein front col- ..iiizinU the uphills on tin- corn r driving thctn from tin- tniitc.1 Those materials destroy neltlo- The Corn Root-Aphis Egg-Laying ! Female. j corn plants, where they continue to live upon the sap, therehy roliblnu the corn of Its nourishment and often causing a heavy loss to the crop. Cultural Practices. Stir the soil thoroughly previous to planting. The object of this pro cedure Is to disturb the ant colonies and scatter nml kill the uphlds so us to enable the plants to make a sub stantial growth before the nnt and aphid colonies can become re-established, and also to prevent the niowth of weeds upon which the uphlds live, making It necessary for the ants to carry the surviving nphlds In new fields. If Infi-sleil fields are to be re planted to corn, plow tlietn to a depth .its or Held, r the tints nor the uphlds but tend In drive iiwiiv tlio nuts, the pro-oiioe nf which Is essential to the life of the uphlds. (HI of tiinsy, tincture of asuf.-tblii, oil ui' sassafras, anise nil. kerosene, and oil of lemon are useful f..r this pur pose, one of these Iiiut.'t in Is helnu mix ed with a cheiiilcid f.-itill.-r. such n linno inenl. and applied by liieiius of 11 planlci- eipiipp.-d with a fertilizer uttacliineirt. They should not he ap plied directly to the seed, ns such treatment may Injure It, es Inlly If the season be wel. Ille fourth of n pound of oil of tnnv slnoild be diluted! with two tpnirts of al.-ohol niel one H.iart of water, two pints of asnfetldii should be diluted with one ami a half trillions of water, mid either repellent thus diluted should be added to 100 pounds of bone ini-ul, this amount he in sulllcienl fur an in-re. Tin- aprlnit iiintd I all wmjH ar III rape n voltiui!nouly mWrpr-V romur, Maihitno Winter. No tuft how fche t rl ln .nn t M-em to pt t from under tho umciful fold. TV only dlfTereiice U'twccti the inlfii! uprlnit tnodela l that thnae luldilae dwindled from tlio heavy riiliiwai fur. velnura and duveiyu to tl like, rllnsy lltitin-HH of aerje. Hi wiMd Jersey or, tricntiiu. If wo follow old tiiniir'a tilmdUts and Mini our winter Ktiriueat of t.eiituic In tho flrci of fcpriinlli: only l. i don luioiher -artlj lisJr 111 cut Slid atyl (tf ctuirne tho aprlnC umiH) new and novel touchm W 12; itn.iii tin to date, mn-h nn mhroik ornniiietilutlou. cnrf collars inJitj wlfihlni: tnsels. mV h pt hut toll trreM-.-m-. r Jutting ! IlilbllV tl.-dlKUH. a i...rf..ct lewel nf a ininW b i i...url urav Jersey villi a dis-p aoft (? ....iitir MlL-ed la h wide hand of Uti .Ilk l.rnid. The w ide hrald alwdn the hluhe for the anus and I'M lli.lnw' f onm ami hladc W hoard mHln nhowa free and tu ..red When til." wind blow. a Kimirt dran-d nine of blarlUJ'' 1... .,f lb., ileetl soft Oillt1' Mill wss j i.i... 1. ..,h....t w il l a Wlilil innp. ng narrow taffeta rll.Um H ..i.. ..., bolt. .111 nf tne enr- 11..1..- 11. u instinctive nuM O'oofc ... 1.1.1 Hi.nl.. irre. u hIIK itt '-- Korlnkled with cherry iniika m- iilllfil ll.,tM tr i nti 4t ih rntu iiinu- 1 .L.tfini m ...., it,..v neelll 'l'""" real inner ,,atur of thdr f"lr BETTER HOG CHOLERA SERUM SMUDGE SAVES POTATO CROP The Swedea buy Meriem from Kovudoo, and In fighting over her Malbihn kills Jenssen. (TO BJ3 CONTINUED.) Superstitions About Salt It la a curious fact that, from the earliest times, many superstitions have clung about the use of salt. There Is much evidence In Iloly Writ for cere monial uses of It. The Mosaic law commands that every oblation of meat offered shall be seasoned with salt, a command that Is given, with varia tions, in various books of the Bible, such as Leviticus 2:13 and Ezeklel 16:4. In the old days salt was put Into a child's mouth In baptism, and In some countries to this day the cus tom is followed of throwing a pinch of It Into holy water to ward off the evil spirit. If a baby had the appetite of a young potato beetle It would eat from fifty to a hundred pounds of food every 24 hours. .? . . . , ... Under Federal Supervision Production Has Increased and Quality Has Been Improved. (Prepared by the tjiiti-d Siutes Ii'purl ment of AkH'-uIiup- 1 Less 11. an 1 per cent of hnj,' cholera serum lannut neutron miner lenorei supervision during the last year was found to he unlit for use mid Its sale prevented by federal ollieials. (if 271, 402.5.'5O cubic cent imcloi-s of .-.rum made In licensed estulilhliinein.s, 'J, IS, CC1 was declared unfit. 'orrespoinlin',' figures for last year were 2:iS,Siil ,7!) cubic centimeters of serum producci) and 5,0!!(i,8r, or more than 2 per cent, was unlit iniil likewise withheld from market. This comparison shows that federiil supervision tins increa-sed (be produc tion of scrum for coinbutlm; lion ''hol era In the United States and has im proved the quality. .Serum li ,-Iared unfit is not, however, necessarily In jurious; it Is frequently coiidemiied merely for luck of potency. JIok cholera virus used simultaneously with serum Is subject to similar control. In Its supervision of liOK'-ebolera serum and virus manufacture tho bu reau of animal industry prevents eith er product of doubtful ipinlity from leaving the establishment in which It Is made. A knowledge of this policy by swine raisers of the United Stales, It Is believed, will cause more herds to be vaccinated and result In greatly reduced losses from hog cholera. "Smoke Screen" Successfully Applied to Field of Tubers in Hardin County, Ohio. tr'rej!:.red by the t'nit.-.t Htut.-H Iii-pnrl m.-nt of At'rifiilt.iriM A member of Hie fa nn bureau In llariiln county, Ohio, saved a 20 aero field of law j,..nito.-u frotn frost last fall by the use of 11 smudge, 'Pin. po- t:itncs hud iui.de pno-' ii-ally no growth .luring July nod Align ;t bemuse of dry weather, hut were maturing in good shape when, on the niht of Septein her 21, the temporal ui-o (Implied be low Hie ! 11M.111L' point. Preparations ImiJ been made for Just, such an enier U.-ncy. J'.aleil si raw 1 1 11 1 been plncei in readiness, nml nl lt)::i that night the lli-os were Marled. It wits found mat a heavy smoke could be made by using wet straw after the llnme had hecn applied. Hies were kept burning in 102 places, ui.d it. is csitmalod that ten puis nf slrnw were used. The on nre iie.d ,vas kepi covered Willi smoke, una utter no- sin, had boon up a few hours the folliiwlmr iliiv It u-nu ninin that the potiitoos imd boon saved, Tlio potatoes remained L-reei, until October 1. Other foliage, not completely cov or"d with sinoUe, was killed by the frost. BLOUSE WITH PEPLUM FR0K1 Model, Christened "dio Occasionally U Known "Apron" Blouse. tine bio . .... ........ It. teres! Among in.- . j i.i.ti" devHopell thU H.nn inn . . - 1 t lJ It tll bni.WIl i'llll" - tin or Itll.ette." It I "Iilbette" blouse blouse, . . noth' M.istof the n.odelH aeve-r- m.ie, as a ... 1.1 .11111 Mie nnm "".." ,,.. .... I.. ludlvlduallty l P"" n'VB such a blouse, as u tailored and iwvere or erv feminine, according to ;c '' ' When worn wun "- - fr In light or bright color. ith 8 J better "'f 00 " when the Sim. " r ctloii, appears to no- - In eft when It is rem . ve . - waistline at diu-k """ (he jgutt panel or apron front give 1 rather InartiHtiC , i women oro being cn ' inr French Idea In wearing mm y is a wouiuii , r p Atmich times the ly pnrt of a once-im-. - - - . m. 1 observer Is able tote. 1.1 1 UV. 1, uii ' PROPER SOIL FOR TOMATOES Land Should Be Neither Too Rich Nor Very Poor Cotton or Corn Land Favored. Prepared by the (Jnitert States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Good tomato land Is neither extreme- ly rich nor very poor, hut just such land as would grow extra good corn or cotton. Land that was manured heavily the previous year will general- (7 grow gooa tomatoes. KITCHEN SHOULD BE 00 Workshop or tne m Jorlty of Housewives P Most of Their Tim TO PREVENT INSECT INJURY Add Arsenate of Lead to Bordeaux Mixture Use Care In Making and Applying Material. Kitnple l'.ordeaux mixture will not kill Insects. In order to prevent In sect injury tl(M iirsenale of lend ot the rate of two pounds to eaeh fifty Kalians of Bordeaux (or Ion pounds to the ATO-Roiion tank). Great cure should he used when making: and applying Kortlcaux mixture, p,, not spray trees will, It during (,llInp ,0R y weather or during a rainy period; for t Is llkoly to cause burning of the a.... museting or tlm fruit. At such a time l!me-sulpl,r nolutloa may be substituted for Bordeaux. but f"' tit ' 1ne8lH't mt . - n ,m WO I III. u ' . Alio ueio " of her homo as a n."'"' exactly the relation to It stands. .wriil r Of course. It W onolf milady spends a Stilly P , ner u"" energy rooms, upon Yet 'the kitchen, na the Mm hmiHo. la the room m . . most 01 " nouseKeeners oi.- - . lt mm- , lnr hours, and thereto nZ uutt airiest and ,uo nj1t one lu the. home. But how not I " . a ad Harmony of color piJ tant role In making wit tlve, and one pretty cf. the kitchen Is to have the a light green anu- coior. a darker shade of