The Son of
Tarzan
By EDGAR RICE
BURROUGHS
Copyright by Frank A. MunieyCo.
CHAPTER VI Continued.
Crouched close to the grcnt ape In
the crotch of a tree, the boy hnil shlv
crcd through nn almost sleepless night
His light pajamas hnil been hut little
protection from the chill dampness of
the jungle, nnd only that side of him
which was pressed against , the warm
body of his shaggy companion nnproX'
Iniatcd comfort. And so he welcomed
the rising sun with Us promise of
warmth as well as light the blessed
sun, dlspellcr of physical and mental
Ills.
He shook Akut Into wakefulness.
"Come," he said, "I am cold and hun
gry. We will search for food out there
In the sunlight," and he pointed to nn
open plain, dotted with stunted trees
and strewn with Jagged rock.
The boy slid to the ground as he
spoke, but the ape first looked care
fully about, sniffing the morning air.
Then, satisfied that no danger lurked
near, he descended slowly to the
ground beside the boy.
"Numa and Snbor, his mate, feast
upon those who descend first and. look
afterward, while those who look first
and descend afterward live to feast
- themselves." Thus the old ape Impart
ed to the son of Tarzan the boy's first
lesson In Jungle lore.
Side by side they set off across the
rough plain, for the boy wished first
to be warm. The ape showed him the
best places to dig for rodents and
worms, but the lad only gagged at the
thought of devouring the repulsive
things. Some eggs they found, and
these he sucked raw, ns also he ate
roots and tubers which Akut un
earthed.
That night the son of Tarzan wns
colder than he ever hnd been In all his
life. The pajama trousers were not
very heavy, but they were much
heavier than nothing. And the next
day he roasted in the hot sun, for
again their way led much across wide
and treeless plains.
It was still la the boy's mind to
travel to the south nnd circle back to
. .the coast In search of another outpost
of civilization. He had said nothing
of this plan to Akut, for he knew that
the old ape would look with dlspleas
are upon any suggestion that savored
of separation.
For a month the two wandered on,
the boy learning rapidly the laws of
the Jungle; his muscles adapting them
selves to the new mode of life that
had been thrust upon them. The thews
of the sire had been transmitted to
the son It needed only the hardening
of use to develop them.
One day ns they were moving slowly
along beside a river they came unex
pectedly upon a native village. Some
children were playing beside tho wnter.
The boy's heart leaped , within his
breast at .sight of them. For more
than n mouth he had seen no huninn
being. What If these were naked sav
ages? What If their skins were black?
Were they not creatures fashioned in
the mold of their Maker ns was he?
They were his brothers and sisters!
He started toward them.
With a low warning Akut laid a
hand upon his arm to hold him back.
The boy shook himself free and, with
a shout of greeting, ran forward to
ward the ebon players.
' The sound of his voice brought ev
ery head erect. Wide eyes viewed him
for an Instant, and then, with screams
of terror, the children turned and fled
toward the village. At their heels ran
their mothers, and from tho village
gate, in response to tho alarm, came
a score of warriors, hastily snatched
spears and shields ready In their
hands.
At sight pf the consternation be bad
wrought tho boy halted. The glad
smile faded from his face as with wild
shouts and menacing gestures the war
riors ran toward him. Akut was call
ing to him from behind to turn and
flee; that tho blacks would kill him.
With a low snarl, quite similar to
that of a baflled beast, he turned and
ran Into the Jungle. There was Akut
awaiting him In u tree. The ape urged
lilm to liasten In (light, for the wiso
old anthropoid knew that they two,
naked nnd unarmed, were no match
for tho sinewy black wurrlors who
would doubtless make Home sort of
Kfiircli for lliem through thd Jungle,
JJut a new power moved tho son of
Tiirziin, Ho had come with a boy's
glut nnd open lieurt to offer his friend
hhlp to tli cue pcoplu who were human
being like himself, Hi hnd been met
with suspicion Kjii-nrM, They hnd
not oven llslcned to lilm. Hugo and
lifiirt'd conainuuil i'l'"'
'l'Uv)' !!iiil " tlclour "l'ul the ho.j
JACK LEARNS TO HIS GREAT
MINGLE WITH EITHER
Synopsis. A scientific expedition off tho African coast rescues n
human derelict, Alexis Pnulvltch. He brings nhonrd nu ape, Intelligent
nnd friendly, and reaches London. Jack, son of Lord (Iroystoke, tho
original Turznu, has Inherited n lovo of wild live and steals from homo
to see the ape, now n drawing card In u music hull. The ape tynkea
friends with him. The ape refuses to lenvo Jack despite his trainer.
Tarzan appears nnd Is Joyfully recognized by the npe, for Tarzan hnd
been king of his tribe, Tarzan agrees to buy Akut, the ape, and send
him back to Africa. Jack nnd Akut become great friend. Pnulvltch
ts killed when ho attempts murder. A thief tries to kill Jack, hut Is
killed by Akut. They lleo together to tho Jungle and take up life.
tile village and resumed their Journey
townrd the coast.
All the white Jack's training went
on under the guidance of Akut. Yet,
though the boy loved the Jungle, ho
had not let his selfish desires out
weigh the sense of .duty that hnd
brought him to a realization of the
morel wrong which lay beneath the
adventurous escapado that had brought
him to Africa. Ills love of father and
mother was stroug within him, too
strong to permit unalloyed happiness
which was undoubtedly causing them
days of sorrow.
And so he held tight to his deter
mination to find n port upon the const
where he might communicate with
them nnd receive funds for his return
to London. There he felt sure that ho
could now persuade his parents to let
him spend at least a portion of his
time upon those African cstntes which
from little careless remarks dropped
nt home he knew his father possessed.
That would be something better nt
lenst than n lifetime of the cramped
and cloying restrictions of civilization.
And so he was rather contented
than otherwise ns he made his way In
the direction of the const, for, while
he enjoyed the liberty nnd tho savage
pleasures of the wild, his conscience
wns at the same time clear, for he
knew that he wns doing nil that lay In
his power to return to his parents. He
looked forwnrd, too. to meeting white
men again creatures of his own kind,
for there had been many occasions
upon which ho had longed for other
companionship than that of the old
ape.
And at last the much dreamed qf
moment came. They were passing
through n tangled forest when the
boy's sharp eyes discovered from the
lower lir'H'-h' iSi-mi-'- 'i In- was
Both the White Men Were Wielding
Heavy Whips Brutally.
traveling nn old but well marked spoor
a spoor that, set his heart to leaping
the spoor pf man, of white men, for
among the prints of naked feet were
the well defined outlines of European
made boots.
Tho trail, which marked the passage
of n good sized company, pointed north
at right angles to tho course the boy
and the apo were taking toward the
coast.
Doubtless these white men knew tho
nearest coast settlement. They might
even bo beaded for It now. At any
rate, It would be worth while overtak
ing them, even If only for tho pleasuro
of meeting again creatures of his own
kind.
The boy was in the lead, excitement
and anticipation carrying lilm ahead
of his companion. And It wus tho boy
who first enw the rear guard of tho
caravan and the white men lie had
been so anxious to overtake.
Stumbling along tho tangled trail of
thoso ahead n dozen heavily laden
blacks who, from futlguo or sickness,
hnd dropped behind were being prod
ded by tho black soldiers of the roar
guard, kicked when they fell and (hen
roughly Jerked In their feet nnd hus
tled onward. On cither sldo walked
a giant whlto man, whoso heavy blond
board almost obliterated I heir coun
tenance,
Tlio boy' lli'M formed u glnd cry of
salutation un III" uyim first discovered
DISTRESS THAT HE CANNOT
WHITE OR BLACK MEN
the whites n cry that wns never ut
tered, for almost Immediately ho wit
nessed thnt which turned his happi
ness to anger as he saw thnt both tho
whlto men wcro wielding heavy whips
brutally upon the naked backs of tho
poor devils staggering along beneath
loads that would have overtaxed the
strength and endurance of strong men
nt tho beginning of a new dny.
Every now nnd then tho rear guard
and tho whlto men cast npprchcnalvo
glances rearward, ns though momen
tarily expecting the materialization of
some long expected danger from thnt
quarter. Tho boy had paused after
his first sight of the caravan and now
wns following slowly In the wake of
the sordid, brutal spectacle.
Presently Akut came up with htm.
To the benst there was less of horror
In the sight than to the Ind, yet even
the great ape growled beneath his
breath nt useless torture being Indict
ed upon tho helpless slaves.
He looked at the boy. Now that ho
had caught up with the creatures of
his own kind, why wus It thnt he did
not rush forwnrd and greet them? He
put the question to his companion.
'They are fiends," muttered tho boy.
"I would not travel with such ns they,
for If I did I should set upon thenr
nnd kilt them the first time they beat
their people ns they are beating them
now. Hut," ho udded after n moment's
thought, "I can ask them tho where
abouts of tho nearest port, and then,
Akut, we con leave them."
The npu madu no reply, and the boy
swung to the ground and started at a
brisk walk toward the safari. He was
a hundred yards awuy, perhaps, when
one of tho whites caught sight of him.
The man gave a shout of alarm, In
stantly leveling his rltlo upon the boy
nnd firing. The bullet struck Just In
front of Its mark, scattering turf and
fallen leaves against Uic lad's legs. A
second later the other white and tho
black soldiers of the rear guard were
firing hysterically at him.
Jack leaped Jichlnd a tree, unhIL
Days of panic ridden flight through
the Jungle had filled Carl Jcnssen nnd
Sven Malblbn with Jangling nerves nnd
their native boys with unreasonable
terror. Every new note from behind
sounded to their frightened enrs tho
coming of tho sheik and his blood
thirsty followers.
When, after conquering their nerv
ousness, tho rear guard advuueed upon
the enemy's position to Investigate
they found nothing, for Akut and tho
boy hnd retreated out of range of tho
unfriendly guns.
SAVES MONEY FOR THE ARMY
Indiana Mess Sergeant Feeds His Men
for Less Than Twenty.flve
Cents Each a Day.
now nn Inexperienced man can feed
government troops nnd save money on
the Job Is being demonstrated nt Camp
Taylor by Lucas Lincoln of this city,
says the Indianapolis News. Lincoln
Is mess sergeant of tho Forty-second
company, Eleventh bnttallon. Ho was
one of the first drafted men to go from
here, having voluntcerod out of his
regular order of obligation. Ho Is a
son of a furniture manufacturer here,
and is married.
In n letter home, Lincoln tells hnw
he Is feeding 145 men for less than 23
cents each a day. lie says the food is
well cooked, and that the men have
plenty. A snmplo menu, Inclosed In
tho letter, shows bow Lincoln made a
saving of $17.88 on the government's
food allowance for tho threo meals
scheduled.
For breakfast tho men had ham
burger steak, biscuits nnd syrup,
hashed brown potatoes and coffee. Tho
dinner menu was vogotablo soup, mac
aroni and cheese, bread and hot tea,
and peach cobbler. For supper tho
men had boiled ham, mashed potatoes,
bread and syrup, tea and stewed
prunes.
Easily Explained.
"Your friend wns suspocted of being
n counterfeiter or n brink robber when
ho tried to get a $1,000 bill changed."
"Ho ho was, but ho soon straightened
matters out."
"What did ho do?"
"Proved ho was n motion picture star
and seldom trot a bill of smaller de
nomination In his week's salary,"
On a Roller,
A Hut lit (iilvnliono numbers (lint run
bo fastened to nn Instrument ami
wlilfli.ln iittinlMiluled llko u idififlu nn
u uprJuv roller huu been patented,
Jack was disheartened and nail. Ito
had not chtlroly recovered from tho
depressing effect of tho unfriendly re
ception ho had received nt the hands
of tho blacks, ami now lie had found
nu oven more hostile nno accorded
htm by men of bin own color.
"Tho lesser beasts lleo from me In
terror," ho murmured half to himself;
tho greater boasts are ready to tear
mo to pieces nt sight, lllack men would
kill mo with their spenrs or arrow.
Aim now white men. my own kind,
hnvo llred upon and driven mo nway.
"Aro nil the creature of tho world
my enemies? Has tho mm of Tarzan
no friend other than Akut?"
Tho old apo drew doner to tho hoy.
"There aro Uto groat upon," hu said.
"They only will bo tho friends of
Akut' friend. Only the grout apes
will welcomo tho son of Tarzan. You
have seen that men want nothing of
you. Let us go now and continue our
Honreh for tho great n pes our people,"
CHAPTER VII.
A Rescue.
A year had passed slnco the two
oweties nnu ueen driven in terror from
the savage country where the sheik
held sway. Little Morlcm still played
with her doll Clecka, lavishing nil her
childish lovo upon the now almost
hopeless ruin of what had never, even
in Its palmiest days, possessed even a
slight degrco of loveliness.
Tho sheik had been uwny for n long
time, conducting n caravan of Ivory,
skins nnd rubber far Into tho north.
Tho interim had been one of great
peace for Merloni. It Is true that Ma-
burnt hud still been with her, to pinch
or beut her ns the mood seized tho vil
lainous old hag. but Mnbunu was only
one. When the sheik was there also
thero were hvo of them. nndtho sheik
was stronger nnd more brutal even
than Mnbunu.
Little Mortem often wondered why
the grim old man hated her so. It In
true that he was cruel and unjust to
nil with whom he came In contact, but
to Merlem ho reserved his greatest
cruelties, his most studied Injustices.
As the little gtrl played shu prat
tled continuously to her companion,
propped In a sitting position with it
couple of twigs. She wns totally ab
sorbed In Gccka so much so that she
did not note tho gentle swaying of the
branches of tho tree above her as they
bent to tho body of u creature that had
entered them stealthily from the Jun
gle. In happy Ignornnce tho little girl
played on, while from nbovu two steady
eyes looked down upon her, unblink
ing, unwavering. There was none oth
er than tho little girl In this part of
tho village, which had been almost de
serted since tho sheik had loft long
months beforo upth his Journey to
wnrd tho north.
And out In tho Jungle, nn hour's
march from tho village, tho sheik was
lending his returning caravan home
ward. Jack sees the prettty little Ara
bian girl cruelly mistreated and
he rescues her from the brutal
attack.
(TO UK CONTINUUD;)
Internal Combustion Engine.
Tho Diesel englno Is nn Internal
combustion englno which runs on
crude oil and the lowest grades of fuel
oil. It burns cheaper fuel and less of
It than a gasoline engine. Its con
struction Is heavier, but more simple,
as It requires neither magneto nor
carburetor, posltlvo Ignition nnd burn
ing of the fuel without explosions be
ing obtulned from heat of great inten
sity, generated by compression of tho
air between the piston nnd tho cylin
der head and tho liquid fuel being
atomized and sprayed into tho heated
air in tho combustion chamber under
great pressure. It Is clulmed that tho
Diesel engine converts Into nvnllablo
mechanical energy u greuter percent
age of tho power represented by tho
hent contained In the fuel consumed
than any other form of engine yet pro
duced. Terrible.
"My dear, you mustn't let anybody
rend that letter from Cousin George at
the front. I'm surprised that he'd
wrlto such tilings."
"Whnt's tho matter with his let
ter? It's mighty Interesting."
"Some parts of it are, but his con
fessions of his disgraceful conduct
nro dreadful. I wouldn't for tho world
havo anyone know of his doings."
"I don't got you at nil."
"You don't? Didn't you rend that
part of his letter whero ho says ho
wns out with n Urltlsh tank last night,
and they rolled nil over tho plneo?"
Original "Green Room."
Tho original "green room" is said
to hnvo been painted green In order
to relieve tho eyes of actors dazzled
by tho glare of tho footlights.
Loss Prom Fire,
Apart from tho llioinoiudif of jv;
destroyed by Ire, this country sus
tains nu iiiiniinl loss from this cuue
of nt leant f:JW,O0O,O0O,
POISON FOR JAPANESE BUGS
Campaign of Eradication Being Waged
Against Beetle In New Jersey
Injures Foliage.
O'rfpnroil by thn United HtMes Depart-,
nmnt of AKiioilUiro.)
Tho Japanese' beolle, a small Insect
that attacks a grout variety of plants,
has become established over nn n'rottv
of approximately 10.000 acres near
lllvertnii, N. J.. Tho United States de
partment of agriculture, In coopera
tion with tho Now Jersey department
of agriculture, Is waging a campaign
of eradication, or If eradication Is Im
possible, of such control ns to hold tho
Insect within n limited territory.
Tho mnturo bootlo feed on tho
lenves of orchard trees and orniimentnl
plants a well ns a number of annual
plants. It shows n fondness for flower
ing plants, and Is particularly destruc
tive to roue. However, It Is not fas
tidious In Its tastes. It feeds voraci
ously on tho foliage of smart wood.
In tho control campaign poison bolts
have boon established, one Immediately
outside the Infested nron and others ns
Interval farther buck, somewhat llko
u defensive system of trenches In hu
man wnrfare. Tho foliage of all vege
tation In thosu bolts Is poisoned. Hand
picking Is resorted to, nnd tho Insects
are collected by bushels.
The larvn Is n white grub that feeds
on the roots of living plants and to
somu extent on decaying vegetation.
Tho destruction of larvae In tho soil Is
undertaken by tho uko of Insecticide
and by plowing operation.
Tho great danger of tho spread of
tho Insect Is In shipment of sweet
corn. The beetle burrows Into tho car
and detection Is difficult. All sweet
corn shipped out of thu Infested nron
must undergo Inspection, nnd any that
Is Infected cannot bu shipped but must
bo canned or otherwise disposed of.
HOME GARDEN STRAWBERRIES
Varieties Having High Quality Should
Be Qlven Preference Qet
8ome "Perfect."
In selecting varieties of strawberries
for the homo gnrdon tho.io having high
quality should have preference, and n
group of varieties which will give tho
longest possible ripening period should
bo selected, says Farm Journal. In
deciding which to plant bo sure to get
somo "perfect" (Fig. 1) varieties
that Is, varieties which hnvo both
stamens and pistils In the blossom.
Tho "Imperfect" (Fig. 2) varieties
hnvo tho pistil ami not tho stamen,
and will not produce fruit unless ferti
lized by pollen from other plants hav
ing both stamens and pistils. Tho
Perfect and Imperfect Varieties.
common method of arranging tho va
rieties where the Imperfects aro
planted Is to plant olio row of tho
perfect variety, then two of tho Im
perfect, nnd so on.
BILLING UP APPLE ORCHARD
Smaller Growing Trees, Such as Peach
or Plum, May Be Placed There
Temporarily.
(Prepared by the United States Depart-
mom oi KTicuiiuro.j
It Is possible to lihlllt between nnnln
trees, when sot 112 feet apart, smaller
growing trees, such ns tho peach or
plum, placing ono botween each two
trees In tho row. as well as nlnntlmr n
row In tho center of tho spaces be
tween tho treo rows. This Is a tern-
porary arrangement, however, stnen
tho npplo troos- will ovcntunlly need
all tho space. Hefuro crowding begins
tho inetrpluuted trees should bo re
moved.
VARIETIES OF FRUIT SOILS
Best to Avoid Light, Sandy Land and
Heavy Claye Latter Aro DIM
cult to Manage.
(Prepared by tho United fitntos Depart-
mum ui Asnvuiiuro.;
Most fruits can bo urown on n irmut
variety of soils, but whoro possible It
in better to avoid light, sandy soils,
mid heavy clays, Tho hitter nro often
dllllcull to nmmigo In tho InteiiNlvo
way necessary for tho best success
Willi fruit, wlillo tho light soils aro
likely (o bo iiffeiied by llm extremes
of heat, cold njid drought,
rfo i Flit, a