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THE BREVARD NEWS, BREVARD, N. C. Copyright by rrtnk At Munsey Cft> JACK SEES THE PREHY LIHLE ARABIAN GIRL BADLY MISTREATED BY THE SHEIK AND RESCUES HER Synopsic.—A sclentlflo cxpodltlon off the Afrlcnn coast roscues a huiuau derelict, Alexis ruulvitch. He brings aboard an ape, Intt^iligent and friendly, and roaches London. Jack, son of Lord Greystoke, the original Tarswin, has inherited a love of wild live and steals fnim luuue to Kee the ape, now a drawing card in a music hall. The ape makes frlendi with him. The npe refust’s to leave Jack despite his trainer. Tarzah appears and is joyfully rocoK»iz»’d by the ape, for Tarzan had been king of his tribe. Tarzan agrees to buy Akut, the ape, and send him back to Africa. Jack and Akut beroiiu* >;reut friends. I’aulvitch Is killed when he attempts murder. A thief tries to kill Jack, but Is killed by Akut. They llee together to the jungle and take up life. Jack Is repulsed by both white and black men. CHAPTER VII—Continued. A year had passed since the white >n*‘u had fired upon the lad and driven him back into the Jungle t<» take up his searct for the only remaining crea tures to >Vhom he might look for com- l*ani(»nship—the great apes. F’or iiiuiiihs tlH‘ two had wandt-red east ward, deeper and deeper into the jun- «:le. Tlie year had done much for the boy ■^turning his already mighty muscles to thews of steel, developing his wood craft to a point where it verged upon the uncanny, perfecting his arbi>rei»l lnstin<*ts ami training him in the use «»f bdth natural and artificial weapons of offense and defense. He had become at last a creature of marveUuis physical powers and mental < unning. Ue was still but a boy, no great was bis strength that the p(»werful anthropoid with which he often engaged In mimic battles was no match for him. Akut had taught Mm to fight as the bull ape fights, nor « ver was there a teacher better fitted 1 > instruct In the savage warfare of l>imordial man or a pupil better rqiiipped to profit by the lessons of a luaster. As the two searched for a band of the almost extinct species of ape to which Akut belonged they lived upon the best the Jungle afforded. Antelope and zt'bra fell to the boy’s spear or Were dragged dow’n by the two powt'r- f\il beasts of i>rey, who leaped upon them from some overhanging limb or fN'ni the ambush of the undergrowth lM>slde the trail to the water hole or the ford. Akut and Jack, now called Korak in the ape language, were moving slowly down the wind, and warily, because the advantage was with whatever beast might chance to be hunting ahcHd of them, where their scent spoor was being borne by the light brt*«*ze. ^5ll•ld^'nly the two halted siniultani*ous- ly. Two heads were cockeil upon out* M<it*. Like creatures hewn from solid rock they stood immovable, listening. y<>1. a mns<‘le quivered. I'-r several seCon«!s tlu*y remaiiifd tliiis, Thi-n Korak advanced caiiiiously a few yards and leaped ninii)ly into a trev. Akut f<*lIowed close uj> in lii.s heels. Neither had made a .<ound that Would have been ajiiirecia!)!*' to hu- in:;n ears at a dozen paces. .‘^toiipiiig often lo listen, they erent foru'ard tlirougii the tre*-s. 'liiat Junh P And Then the Killer Paused. ^^ere greatly puzzled was apparent from the (iuestioning looks they cast at one anollier from time to time. Finally the lad caught a gliwipse of SI palisa<l(“ a hundred yards ahead and beyond it the tops of some goat skin tents an*l a number of thatclu d huis. His lip tipcurled in a savage .snarl. Blacks! How he hated them! He sitrned to Akut to renmin where he was while he advanced to reconnoiter. He heard a voice beyond the pali sade, and toward that he made his way. A great tree overhung the in- closure at the very point from which the voice came. Into this Korak crept. His spear was ready in his hand. His ears told him of the proximity of R human being. All that his eyes re quired was a single glance to show him his target; then, lightning-like, (he mi.ssile would fly to its goal. With raised spear he crept among the branches of the tree, glaring down ward in search of the owner of the voice whicli rose to him from below. At last he saw a human back. The spear hand flew to the llnut of the tlirowing position to gather the force that Would send the iron shod missile compUtely through the body of the un- con.sclcus victim. And then the Killer paused. He leaned forward a little to g«‘t a better view of the target. He lowered his spear cautiously that it might nuike no noise by scraping againsl foliage or branches. Quietly he crouched in a comfortable position along a great limb, and ttiere he lay with wide eyes, looking down in won der upon the creature he had crept upon to kill—looking down upon a lit tle girl, a little nut brown maiden. Korak wondered what the girl would do wtTe he to drop suddenly from th»* tree to her side. Most likely she would scream and run away. Then would come the men of the village with spears and guns and set upon him. They would either kill him or drive him away. A lump rose In the boy's throat. He craved the companionship of his own kind, though he hardly realized how greatly. He would have liked to slip down beside her, though he knew from the words he had overheard that she spoke a language with which he was unfamiliar. At last he hit upon a plan. He would attract her attention and reas sure her by a sndling greeting from a greater distance. Silently he wormed his way back into the tree. It was his intention to hail her from beyond the l>allsade. giving her the feeling of se curity which he imagined the stout barricade would afford. Ue had scarcely left his position in the tree when his attention was at tracted by a considerable noi.se upon the opposite side of the village. Hy moving a little he could see tlie gat*> at tiie far end of the main street. A number of mea, women and chil dren were running toward It. It swung • ipt'n, revealing the head of a caravan upon the opp<»slte side. It trooped in ni'itly organizatiitn—black slaves and d.irk hued Arabs of the northern des erts; cur.sing camel drivers urging *)u their vicious charges; overburden»‘d <innk(‘ys, waving sadly pendulous ears uhile they endured with stoic patience the brutalities of their masters; goats, sheep and horses. Into the village they all trooped be- liind a tall, sour old man, who rode, without greetings to those who shrank from his path, directly to a large goat- sliin tent in the ceiiter of the villag«‘. Here he spoke to a wrinkled black hag. Korak from his vantage point could .<»>e it all. He .saw the old man asking questions of the black woman, and then he saw the latter point in the direction of the tree benf^ath which the little girl played. A grim smile curved the thin, cruel lips of the Arab. The child essayed to crawl away, but before she could get out of reach tlie old man kicked her brutally, sending her sprawling upon the grass. Then he followed her up to seize and strike her as was tils custom. Above them In the tree a beast crouched wliere a moment before had l)een a boy—a beast with dilating nos trils and bared fangs—a beast that trembled with rage. The sheik was stooping to reach for tlie girl when the Killer dropped to the ground at his side. His spear was stiii in his left hand, but he had forgotten It. Instead hi-s right tist was clinched, and the sheik took a back ward step, astonished by the sudden materialization of this strange appari tion api)arently out of a clear sky, the heavy fist landed full upon his mouth, backed by the weight of the young giant and the terrific power of his more than human muscles. Bleeding and senseless, the sheik sank to earth. Korak turned toward the child. She had regained her feet and stood, wide eyed and frightened, looking first up into bis face and then hoitv>r struck at the recncibent figure of the sheik. In an involuntary ges ture of protection the Killer threw an arm about the girl's shoulders and stood waiting for the Arab to regain consciousness. For a moment they re mained thus, then the girl spoke. “When he regains his senses he will kill me,” she siiid in Arabic. Korak could not understand her. He shook his head, speaking to her first in English and then In the language of the apes. But neither of these were Intelligible to her. She leaned forward and touched the hilt of the long knife that the Arab wore. Then she raised her clasped hand ab»)ve her head and drove an im aginary blade into her breast above her heart. Korak understood. The old man would kill her. The girl came to hi* side again and stood there tremltling. She did not fear him. Why should she? He had saved her from a terrible beating at the hands of the sheik. Never in her memory had another so befriended her. She looked up Into his face. It was a boyish, handsome face, nut brown like her own. She admired the spotted leopard skin that circled his lithe body from one shoulder to his knees. And Korak looked at the girl. He had always held girls In a species of contempt. Boys who associated with them were. In his estimation, molly coddles. He wondered what he should do. He stood for several minutes buried in thought. The girl watched his face, wondering what was passing in his mind. She, too, was thinking of tbe future. She feared to remain and suffer the vengeance of the sheik. There was no one in all the world to whom she miglit turn other than this half naked stranger who had dropped miraculous ly from the clouds to save her from one of the sheik’s accustomed beat ings. Would her new friend leave her now? Wistfully she gazed at his in tent face. She moved a little closer to him, laying a slim, brown hand upon his arm. The contact awakened the hid from his absorption. He looked down at her. and then his arm went about her shoulders once more, for he saw tears upon her lashes. "Come. ” he said, “the Jungle Is kind er than man. You shall live In the jungle, and Korak wid Akut will pro tect you." She did not understand his words, but the pressure of his arm drawing her away from the prostrate Arab and the tents was quite intelligible. One little arm crept about his waist, and together they walked toward the pali sade. Beneath the great tree that had har bored Korak while he watched the girl at play he lifted her in his arms and, Hirowlug her lightly across his shoul ders, leaped nimbly into the lower branches. And so Merlem entered the jungle with Korak, trusting, in her childish innocence, the stranger who had be friended her and perhaps influenced In her belief in him by that strange in tuitive power possessed by woman. The two had gone but a short dis tance from the village when the girl spied the huge proportions of the great Akut. WMth a half stifled scream she «’lung more closely to Korak and point ed fearfully toward the ape. Akut. thinking that the Killer was returning with a prisoner, came growl ing toward them. A little girl aroused no more sympathy in the beast s heart than would a full grown bull ape. She was a stranger and therefore to be killed. He bared his j'ellow fangs as he approached, and to his surprise the Killer bared his likewise, but he bared tliem at Akut and snarled menacingly. “Ah.” thought Akut, “the Killer has taken a mate I" And so, obedient to the tribal laws of his kind, he left tliem alone, bt'come suddenly absorbed In a fuzzy caterpillar of peculiarly succulent appearance. The larva disposed of, he glanced from the corner of an eye at Korak. The youth had deposited his burden upon a large limb, where she clung desj)t>rately to keep from falling. “She will aceonij)any us.” said Ko rak to Akut. jerking a thumb In the direction of the girl. “Do not harm her. We will protect her.” Akut shrugged. To be burdened by the young of man was in no way to his liking. He could see from her evi dent fright at her position on the branch and from the terrified glances she cast in his direction that she was ho[telessly unfit. By all the ethics of Akut’s training and inheritance the unfit should be eliminated, but if the Killer wished this she there was nothing to be done about it but to tolerate her. Meriem spent an evening and a night o# unmitigated terror. KIDNEY SUFFERERS HAVE FEELING OF SECURITY You naturally feel secure when you know that the medicine you are about to ttike if* abHolutely pure and contains no harmful or habit producing drugs. Such a medicine is Dr. Kilmer's Swamp- Root, kidney, liver and bladder remedy. The same fltan<lard of purity, strength aiul excellence is maintained in every buttle o£ kSwanip-Root. Swamp-Root is scientifically compound- c4i frum vegetable lierbs. It in not a stimulant and is taken in teaspoonfui doses. It is not recommended for everything. According to verified testimony it ia nature's great helper in relieving and over* coming kidney, liver and bladder trou bles. A sworn statement of purity is with every bottle of Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp- Root. If you need a medicine, you should have tbe best. If you are already convinced that Swamp-Root is what you need, you will find it on sale at all drug stores in bottlea of two sizes, medium and large. However, if you wish first to try thia great preparation send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer A Co., Binghamton, N. Y., for • sample bottle. W^hen writing be sure and mention thia paper.—Adv. KNOWING THE REAL ITALY Too Few Have Troubled to Study Re cent Development of Gifted Race of Men, Says Writer. Page Sir Isaac Newton. In a certain Indianapolis luuue is a large pla.ster of jmrls globe use«l by tbe fond parents of the three promising ehildren, says the Indianapolis News, to acquaint th»*m with their geography les.sons. The other ilay the nn>ther went Into the <'hildren’s room and found the youngest on the flo«)r with the globe between his knees and a dead lly In his bantls. ”l’u( that lilthy fly down!” com manded the mother. 'I'he <‘hlld wiis plainly disturbed. “iMit It down. 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Most of use love Italy, few kn<»w her, William Kay Wallace writes In Scribner’s. Too few have troubled to stu«ly the recent «h*velopinent of this ureat and gifted nic** of men which has ronie to take up again the heritage of ancient Home. No Raise In Price Of This Important to Mothers Lxamine carefully every bottle of (’ASTOIll.\. that famous old remedy for infants and children, and see that it Bears the Signature of In Use for Over 30 Years. Children Cry for Fletcher’s Castoria Great Re.medy CASCARAM QUININE Tbe standard col d cure for 20 jreara— i a tablet form—safe, Bure, no opiates —curea cold in 24 bouri—grip ia 3 day*. Money backifitfails. Get the genuine box with Red ton and Sir. Hill’s picture on it. Cotta less, gives Boore.aavea money. 24 Tablsta for 25c. At Any Drug Stors Woe Betide Him. 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