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PAGE'CDI THE INDEPENDENCE ENTERPRISE, INDEPENDENCE, OREGON. t i - s 4 h i 1 ;.!!': . " ! ; :J I ; I. ' ! i ? 1 j.l I , 1 v ; i 1 : i. . i ii iii' i "i I , i; ; The Son of Tarzan y EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS Copyright by Frank A. Muntey Co CHAPTER IX Continued. 11 'At the same instnnt the flaps of the tent opened silently and a tall white man stood in the aperture. Neither Meriem or Malbihn saw the newcom "er. The letter's back was toward him, while his body hid the stranger from Meriem's eye. He crossed the tent quickly, step ping over Jenssen's body. The first intimation Malbihn had was a heavy hand upon his shoulder. He wheeled, to face an utter stran . ger, a tall, black haired, gray eyed stranger, clad In khaki and pith hel met. Malbihn reached for his gun gam, DUt another hand had been quicker than his, and he saw the weapon tossed to the ground at the side of the tent out of reach. t "What Is the meaning of this?" The stranger addressed his question to Meriem In a tongue she did not under stand. She shook her head and spoke iu Araoic. instantly the man changed his question to that language. "These men are taking me away from Korak," panted the girl. "This one would have harmed me. The oth er, who he has just killed, tried to stop him. They were both wrv h.wi mr. but this one is the worse. If my Korak were here he would kill him. I sup pose you are ute them, so you will not mu mm." ine stranger smiled. "He deserves Kiuing," he said. "There is no doubt or that. Once I should have killed him, but now not. I will see, though, that ue aoes not bother you any more." He was holding Malbihn in a grasp me giant swede could not break, though he struggled to do so, and he was holding him as easily as Malbihn might have held a little child, yet Mal bihn was a huge man, mightily thewed. The Swede began to rage and curse. He struck at his captor," only to be twisted about and held at arrt's length. Then he shouted to his boys to come and kill the stranger. In response a dozen strange blacks entered the tent. They, too, were pow erful, clean limbed men, not at all 1 like the mangy crew that followed the , oweaes. "We have had enough foolishness," said the stranger to Malbihn,. "You deserve death, but I am not the law. I, know now who you are. I have 'heard of you before. You and your friend bear a most unsavory reputa tion. We do not want you in our coun try, I shall let you go this time, but should you ever return I shall tnk tho I law into my own hands. Now, get out, and next time you see me remember who I am," and he snoke a nnm in the Swede's ear a name that more eneetually subdued the scoundrel than many beatings. Then he gave him push that carried him bodiiv thron: the tent doorway, to sprawl upon the inn Deyond. "Now," he said, turning toward Mer iem, who has the key to this thin about your neck?" The girl pointed to Jenssen's body, ne earn en it always," she said. The stranger searched the clothing , on the corpse until he came upon the Key. a moment more Meriem was rree. "Will you let me go back to my Ko- ran( ; sne asked. "I will see that you are returned to your people," the stranger replied. v no are iney, and where is their vil lage?" He had been eyeing her strange, bar baric garmenture wonderingly. From her speech she was evidently an Arab girl, but he had never before seen one thus clothed. . . ' . "Who are.your people? Who is Ko rak?" he asked again. "Korak! Why, Korak is an ape. I have no other people. Korak and I live in the Jungle alone since A'ht went io ,Ring of the apes." She had always thus pronounced Akut's name, for so it had sounded to her when first Bne came with Korak and the one. A questioning expression entered the stranger's eyes. He looked at the girl closely. "So Korak ia an ape?" he said. "And what, pray, are you?" , "I am Meriem. I also am an ape." ' "M'm," was the stranger's only oral comment upon this startling announce ment. But what he thought might have been partially Interpreted through the pitying light that entered his pvpj He approached the girl and started to lay his hand upon her forehead. She drew back with a savage little growl. " wuiueu ins lips. "You need not fear me," he said. "I snau not harm you. 1 only wish to discover if you have fever if you are entirely well. if you are wo will set forth in search of Korak." BWANA RESCUES MERIEM AND TAKES HER HOME TO HIS WIFE, WHO ADOPTS THE GIRL SHE LONGS FOR KORAK Synopsis. A scientific expedition off the African const rescues a human derelict, Alexis lnulvltch. He brings aboard an ape, iiitetllRont and friendly, and reaches London. Jack, son of Lord (irevstoke, the original I Tarzan, has inherited a love of wild life and steals from home to see the ape now a drawing card in a music hall. The P makes friends with him and refuses to leave Jack despite his trainer Tarzan appears and is jotfully 'recognized by too npe, for Tarzan had been king of his tribe Tarzan agrees to buy Akut. the ape, ami send him back to Africa. Jack and Akut become great friends. I'aulvlteh Is killed when he attempts murder. A thief tries to kill Jack, but Is killed by Akut. They llee together to tho jungle and take up Hfe. Jack rescues an Arabian girl and takes her Into tho forest, lie Is wounded and Meriem is stolen. The bad Swedes buy her from Kovudoo, the black. Malbihn kills Jeussen fighting for the girl. HOW TO GROW STRAWBERRIES The White House Flocl; many years ago, and Korak came and took me from my father, who was beating me. Since then I have lived in the trees with Korak and A'ht." "Where in the Jungle lives Korak?" asked the stranger. Meriem pointed with a sweep of her hand that took in, generously, half the continent of Africa. "Could you find your way back to him?" "I do not know," she renlied. "hut he will find his way to me." "Then I have a plan," said the stran ger. "I live but a few marches from here. I that his -kindness and consideration never faltered sho came to compare him .with her Korak ami to bo very fond of hini, hut never did her loyalty to her npe niau ting. On the fifth duy they came suddenly upon a greut plaiu. and from th i.1l-. il.. ... w. me rorest the girl saw Iu the dis tance .fenced fields and many buLld- "jgs. At tne sight she drew back in astonishment. "Where are we?" she asked, point ing. "We could not find Korak," replied the man, "and as our way led near my shall take you home, where douar I Z M,l0k afttr J'U aDd Care and "st wlth ny w fVunt my me fOr VOll Until wa .nr. T.- 1. .. . ' luu uu your ape or he finds you. It for you until we can find Korak or Korak finds us. If he could find you here, he can find you at my village. as not so j Meriem thought that It was so, but she did not like the Idea of not stnri-- ing immediately back to meet Korak. On the other hand, the. man had no intention of permitting this poor, in sane child to wander further amid the dangers of the jungle. Whence she had come or what she had unden?nm no coma not guess, but that her Korak and their life among the apes was but a figment of -a disordered mind he could not doubt. He knew the jungle well, and he knew that men had lived alone and naked among the savage beasts for years, Dut a frail and slender trlrll ixo, it was not possible. Together they went outstrip. nrnj. E. II i i uums ooys were striking camp in preparation for a hasty departure. The btranger s blacks were conversing with uiem. . aiaimtin stood at a distance. angry and glowering. Ihe stranger approached one of his own men. . , "Find out where thev cot this pirJ." he commanded. ". - The negro thus addressed Questioned one of Malbihn's followers. Presently he returned to his master. "They bought her from old Kovu doo," he said. "That is nil that this fellow will tell me. He pretends that he knows nothing more, and I think She Buried Her Face on the Bosom of This New Friend. ' ! CHAPTER X. . Korak's Vengeance. Meriem looked straight into the keen gray eyes. She must have found there an unquestionable assurance of the honorableness of their owner, for she permitted him to lay his palm upon her forehead and feel her pulse. Ap parently she had no fever. "How long have you been an ape?" asked the man. i "Since I was a little girL many. that he does not. These two white men were very bad men. Thev did many things that their boys knew not the meanings of. It would hn won Bwana, to kill the other." "I wish that I might, but a new Tnw is come Into this part of the jungle. It Is not as it was in the old dav. Mu- vlri," replied the master. The stranger remained until Malbihn and his safari had disappeared into ui9 jungle toward the north. Meriem. trustful now, stood at his side. Geeka clutched in one slim, brown hand. They talked together, the man won dering at the faltering Arabic of the girl, but attributing it finally to her uerective mentality. Could he have known that years had elapsed since; sne naa used it until she was taken by the Swedes, he would not have wondered that she had half forgot ten it. There was yet another reason why the language of the sheik had thus readily eluded her, but of that reason she herself could not have guessed the trutn any better than could the man. He tried to persuade her to return with him to his "village," as he called it, or "douar" in Arabic, but she was insistent upon searching immediately ror liorak. As a last resort he deter mined to take her with him by force rather than sacrifice her llfeo the in sane hallucination which haunted her But, being a wise man, he determined to humor her first and then attenmt to lead her as he would have her go. So when they took up their march it was in the direction of the south, though his own ranch lay almost due east. By degrees he turned the direction of their way more and more eastward. and greatly was he pleased to note that the girl failed to .discover that any change was being made. Little by little she became more trusting. At first she had had but her intuition to guide her belief that this big Tarmangani meant her no harm, but as the days passed and she saw s oetter thus, little one. You will be safer with us and you will be happier." Meriem laughed. "The jungle," she said, "is my father and my mother. I do not fear the jungle. I love it. I crimiM iu. . 1 ., .... . ... u.u biuer uie man leave it forever. But your douar Is close beside the jungle. 1 ou hovte been good to me. I will do as you wish aud remain here for awhile to wait the coming of my Korak." "Good!" said the man, and he led the way down toward the (lower-covered bungalow behind which lay the barns and outhouse of a well-ordered African farm. iueriem walked on toward the bun galow, upon the porch of which a wo man, dressed In white, waved a wel come to her returning lord. There was more fear in the girl's eyes now than there, had been in the presence of strange men or savaca hensta. stw. hesitated, turning an appealing glance toward the man. "That is my wife " he said. Sh will be glad to welcome you." J.ne woman enme down the nnth to meet them. The man kissed h,r nmi turning toward Meriem. introdnnpil them, speaking la the Arab ton-im tho girl understood. "This is Meriem, my dear." hn sntrt and told the story of the iumrle wnte so far as he khew It, Meriem saw that the beautiful. She saw that sweetness nn,i goocmess were stamped indelibly upon her countenance. She no lnnirpr w0,i her, and when her brief story had been narrated and the woman came and put her arms about her and kissed her and called her "poor little darling" some thing snapped In Meriem's heart. fcne buried her face on the bosom of this new friend, In whose voice was the mother tone that Mori w f heard for so many years that she had forgotten its very existence. She burled her face on the kindly bosom and wept ns she had not wept before in all her liis tears or relief and joy that she could not' fathom. And so came Meriem, the savage lit tle Mangani, out of her beloved jungle into the midst of a home of culture and refinement. Already "Bwana" and my dear," as she first heard them called and continued to call them, were as father and mother to her. Once her savaje fears were allayed ane went to the opposite extreme of trustfmneS3 and love.' Now she was willing to wait here until they found Korak or Korak found her. She did not give up that thought. Korak, her Korak, was always first. Anrl nit in .i.. i ... v. u 114 lue jUngle) tar away, Korak, covered with wounds, stiff with clotted blood, burning with rage and sorrow, as soon as suffl cient strength returned swung back upon the trail of the great baboons. He did not And them where he had last seen them nor in nnv r,r thd They Are Most Popular of Small FrulU and Particularly Adapted to Home Garden. U'repiiiva by tlm t'nltfJ SuU-h IVpiirt- llU'lll d! AKMl'lllttllV.I Many home pirilrns In the eastern t'tllted Stales lliive :l imlc'll of Mniw. berries. They are the most popular of s II fruits, the most widely grown of any, and are nnVtiai'ly adapted to the home tardea, as they ripen ear lier than other cultivated fruits, and enough to supply tin ordinary family can be drown on a small urea. In value the strawberry crop In tho United States Is surpassed tumnitf fruits only by the apple, peach and grape. The value of the crop, accord ing to the last coitus, was $IJ.itiin acre, as compared with an Hvern:e value of about $1 an aero for wheat and corn. It Is a much more Intensive crop than the (,'i'iilus and should ba treated us such. When raised In the liome garden, varieties which have the best dessert quality ami ripen during a ions season or In succession, without reference to their ability to stand long shipments, are desired. Market gardeners also raise strawberries tinder Intensive ... ..O 1. imuMiu iii culture, aim since ttiey are located near the markets In which their crops are sold, tltey are not Interested primarily In the shipping mnilltv of the varieties. Truck growers who arc more Interested In hippluc to distant mar kets should give consideration to the shipping as well as tho dessert quality of the varieties they grow. in localities subject to late spring frost a site for strawberries should he somewhat elevated, ns cold air scutes In low places mid frosts occur there more frequently than on the elevated "pots. Strawberries thrive best on soil which Is naturally moist, but not wet, I'lants on wet soil usually make very little growth In the summer and are likely to be killed when the ground "" me winter. Therefore, th site chosen fur strawberries should In well drained. Ordinarily a site having a gradual rather than a stern sl.m.. Should be selected. I'.y choosing dllTer. ent slopes It is possible to varv th.. period fif ripening several days, as the berries having u southern 'exposure will ripen earlier than those located on a cooler northern slope. Strawberries not otilv have a wide climatic adaptation but may be grown Miccessiuiiy upon almost any type f soil, from coarse. st;nd to heavy clav provided it Is well supplied with Mini's! ture and at the same time drained When early fruit Is desired s,i.. .', in mien cnn.sen L . . . . A,: tW.-f V ." f'; lit ' ';. r' ', it' " it: iff?;, f r't li 'l Tb. . ... I ..,.. . t A lAttit. Li ... . . M . -1. . . , . the year were named Ceoro and Martha Washington by w Wilton. Ceorflo Ii the aloof Individual on th left. Whii. u l0" 1s th iimt tire, Ii hown approaching tho trough, la tho rear of the White Houie, GIVE BABY CHICKS BEST OF CARE u I n'., t 1 i i mi- ti N p ntri somewhat earlier than on c!ly soil other conditions being the ,.' though heavy yields can be ..,.r.i either type of soil. All soils fr str-iw-berries should be supplied with humus. The preparation f (i, SM f strawberries should begin sllllv east two years before the ,,!;,, s r to be set, or the plants should be set "A few bnby chick well tiilieii euro ....... or win give miter results than doublr the iiiiiulicr tlmt lire neglected," fays II. I!. McLean nf the 'ilorado Agrl cultural college. Keep the hen and chicks free from lice mid In eoinfnrtable quarters, oth erwlse look out for losses. "Kerd the baby chick a little, fee nfter tltey are MO to -IS Itour old More chicks ore killed tho first thne diiyn after hatching by overfeeding than during any other period. "If you keep the body growing joti will (lad no chicks with drooping wings, fcklm milk that Is allowed to clubber furnlshcM the best animal pro telu for the growing chick. (Jive It to them slightly warm und Mart them OUt on If. The lactic Held Indus clenr! me intestinal trad and a lot of bowel irotime h avoidable by It ls,. If red In connection with bread crumbs, Johnny cake or a good commercial chick feed you can give them all the milk they need without harmful re suits, "Don't change from sour skimmed milk to SWect or buttermilk, but feed one kind to avoid throwing them nfl their feed. "Chicks should have nceese to r.,w..l ..I. b'".'!, cican, coarse .MU r the 111! commercial chick grit." Zoo Superintendent Finite New Husband for Mournb Widow in Alligator Fa" llitelident of the 1.1,,,!,, ChlcaKO. Watched with Blm. . l'or imiiiv .. ...pfi l. . " a the person Htid ,Mchf,,w tiiomi, the hruiieit,. nusm t mj tlinn (dure wnt Utiv. hu-dntt.d. Il. aurcunilted i0 kt enjin. They wero lns.Tuinihl iM k Bchleved a uen..s of oomwd encoutitered 111 the d.tuetc bm The utmlloyiHl hlls they tnimti timnlfent to all. K Wa( naii,, with th visit if the erlm frE!w weaker veitn. I, deprived it m, . troke of pn.p mid tnr. m& m. d ply. Hut Ho Vry thought tlmevoelea nunce Iht grief. In thl, h wui rror. After it cotwullatlun h. l elded that but me Inu remaltifJ-t obtain a new husband. In the Florida Jungle uVre nt Captured Othello, a blnrkitmoor. t Cupld'n dnrtfi prove otent gnuwlnic Krlef wcarlnif awny Ide t ow'h heart will he eradicnl! tott ami a day. THE WORSHIP OF NATURE Abdications in Germany win include Total of 27R nf Rnoil r:r. . trayr U md nj prolM U 1 '!'. Tho harp nt Nnture'ii ndvent ilrun Hu iivvor reiiited to Thn oiif ihu tr of morning itini Mil nwver dk-d wy, tot 4 r ' ' 'Strawberry Crop Has High Value. t rt ...ermnn professor (lgures nut thn "- ...iumuimim n. (letlnoiiementH In -e,,oany include- persons. Ii 'im icmis, Wiii nno king l-r Jirlnees, Hi princesses n . . ' iiini one ( iii.tii.uu i.h , . , vi . ,., ml-sih nas sen '"""" "HO exile, Incllldll,,. th i" no: empress, 'JO prh,,., 'i jMiaci'SSes. Jinn bottom of the list one live Heeti, iluki It in iswick is at tin. nllh mile it,.. .1,..,.. --- " me,,- in.,, ,.,n.n TJl(1 M.iy prim Ipnimes nf Uetis liren Iu I,.. ...ii .. n,,,, . ; r "3!', " Ulr', '"indredUm ' L . u , "r ' n,wl". "ve exiled 'J-'lie iriiieip;,(y l'"ut 20 .stprnre ,,,'ib Jli'USS Sillies, b boring LM nary is Iho ,v with its area r ""I e tii(.n. was , 'lie! "'I'Sillis, In soil which Una received P1-eplu,.lli0l) In rrowlnjr oilier ,.i ,l) M,..i.. . " . ""'leu panveu sod Iiini; usea, because lis. the MIOIIIfJ not be ?rlbZ alonff Prove objectionable, and ZZ,J'Z i fit nnnrrM i- " ---- injury to the l. e"-markecl spoor they had left ucmuu mem, and at Inst ho n,.. them. - "l""n' So Korak persuades his ba boon friends to help him hunt Meriem. They raid the black village, but find no trace of her. (TO BE3 CONTINUED.) Argentina Cattle. m, a- i. ... aiseuuua catue industry is capable of much expansion In time of war summation, in the northern end of the pampas are boundless fields of grass where the cattle feed th ,., 1 o i .. vuuU. oweei water thppa I. i ahtmflnnro nnit (...uiii. j ,. . IV. ... aottea over me jjiums Keep tne animals DlenHf,,n supplied. There are no better beef 1U e worm than those from Argentina, the breed being the excel lent result of mixing fine Spanish blooded strains with the hardy native stock. Breeding, very easily could raise the total of production materi ally. . ,)r J''Ipe, only lawr than the " I'o.val fnmiiy num. ''""I. evlraordl- i.nlllllicrL'.Lit.i,,, 'Piare miles.. II IV (li. I These ln,l 1 V" !'l""r" """ i-IKSi. Inch let (I,,. , sevente,,,, ........ rl-''iiii prince cesses. princes. K,Vetl prln. Women May Be Me7s of the American Legion from u,l,tt H'lints seriously persistent weeds If tt, Is deficient In humus a kJ, . -op preferably a ,eg,,,i 0 " ' e up- grown, or stable plied. manure should I Women who service work hi v r niu n'ik. Inclnr!In(r , n""y nurses ,. . ore Cllelhln f, . . ' KirlM. Amerl,,,,, . ' ' "m"rf ,"l In (h, all t til lien near anil fur: Tho ocean Kwkuth uu In huiwn. And mlrrori every tar, Uu novo mre kneolliuj on the HwA Am ktif'tiln tlm hutnitn knee, ' Tlti-lr white lwk bowlai! to tin Mti4 ' Tho prltsHthood of Hie oa! Tby pour their (tit luring trMuri tortt, 'I'lielr Kifts of peurl limy brllilt, Ami all tho llnteiilriif bllle of wrUi Taico up the houk they ilng. Tho Kroun earth en! her IncenM op l roui manv a mouiiiiiln atirlne: From folii.t.1 luttf and di Wy cup biiu poura her aacred wine. Tho niltttM above the mornlnir rllll KImo whltn b nlnira nl nriivor: Tho nltur curtylnn of tho lilile uiiaut a purpio air. Thn wlntlti w ith hymn nf prulie r loud, fir low with Doha of tinlti The thuiuler-orKiin of tlm cloud, llm dropping tiiarn of ruin. W'lth (Jroopln hflftd ami brnchi croud urn twlllKht foreHl vrlevea. Or xpciikii with tntiKUDH uf l'enteooit X'rorn ull.its Dunllt Ieitvig. Thn Mint nky the temple's arch, ItM trannMfit nrfh nnH nlr. Thn mtiNic of Uu Btarry march i ue clioruu of a prayer. fio Niituro keeps the rnvonnt frame. witn which her ven.ru hewn. ml all hnr Blk'tn anil voloos (shame Tho prayerleHB heart of man. wntiiiW' veterans of the Muscla of the Soul. We do not get perfect character in our sleep. It comes to ua as muscle comes, through doing things. It ia the muscle of the soul. Henry Drum, tnond. , ground after the soil lm 7 u' systems of training t . in general use '.t11'1'1'1 matted-row ""T the mer, the plants are set i, e f"r" four inches ana.t tn 1 X.t0 UvcV- to three and .,. ; '""."0,n t3 to a statement ls.su world war nsHoeiiiiion of accnrdlnK tlonul eil r . . hoaMom, ,.,,.., :.. '"" " wny I,,,,,,,,.,,,, .' 1 M.ys fhilt B0 served ,i,.,.. 0 lro,n women who cided to Ik ue f ,"lt 11 w 1 aratlotis Z L r """ "n,lV"' fl.,4 . . c ""tier WllV tn POSt Of Wotnen , . . 1 '''Ull I V " uie yeomanoltes w, " r "r wim the nr.,,, """" ' a more freounntt,, ."' tm rr2 : ""f. ""vn ""dor this ava. thn i.,.,!.., . - .... uutlUU-row sy()tcl '-lUUU, Tin inrshall are tem. Under the plants are set- i T t,yst('m to five feet n,. : V 1 lro three allowed to i ; ?"" either side of the row in, Cll0s on solid mass of VZ' lh"8 mb"ff Gandy and Aro.na 6 DunI"P. make a large nuinh Z . us wlllf rarely grown in othnr . TL're' &r rows. ",au matted Flower stems usuallv nnn strawberry niant., 'L appear on set. . uter tney tl'e women will L , S or wl"'"'"r bv thn J'"" Uie poNlM discretion of Uie in .i " , 'e ''ft l' Flat Famine Threatens Y- wfkers' Exodus 1)0 are wi';j m. . -icnemerit nn.i .. uiw I n I...,, resuinoft , ""iidintr mnat to prev Uf 'ZJT ln to ol he,. " " ni of (he Ri the sion anno,,,,,.;.., "ns,n"''l"n Prtm,;nls oxi;t J'' of 100,000 the sint, M 111 Hv York n.u- --".ni said. . ns were period conn f'onunis- mny Plans tJ .0l,,y half ud in 1918 n ;': uull'nR8 two years n UHi anie 'e building "m 'my a thim nin,, iuuned hnvo .. " Ui ar v;u, have been com- Only 125 Cases of Total Blindness Among Yanks There wore only 125 cases of total lillndncss nnd fewer than 4,000 ampu tations In the American forces ef . CTffed In the war, It Is stated by tin Imrenu of war risk innurnnce In n announcement cohcernlnfr the bureau" activity In supplying crippled soldiers and minors with artificial llmM , In otherwise (faring for tho wounded and disabled. . Not even all of the J5 fanes of total blindness cited, it " Ktnted. hnvo vnt imon declared 8 P-'r' mnnent by the medical officers ; chnro. Iterative to amputations, de- , nlal Is made, on tho authority of Stir Kon OennrnI Ireland nnd Col. Clio"88 K. Hanks, chief medical officer of war lriHurnnco ' risk. insurance tW? tliore were any cases in which wen lost both amis and both h'f?. . Cause of Bowlegs. Bowlegs In growing, children ar auHed by lack of rollk. Walking ' J . too early an nee or too often f 8 nothtnir tn ,i ,.,tti. it sn declares I'ettnSVlvntlln ir...,,(ir c. trrlf 111 tUrlSt. says thnt scientific Investigations sn , that all children should have niilfc "-"art a duy at least, ffora the they walk until they are full .jWAjHUBraf.