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Show i. I SANDY CITY STAR. SANDY. UTAH gQQARBICEjgDRRaJGHS jwm off or TAEZANOnHEAPES SON OUTRIGHT Or TABZAN ACJ1QJUBG ACO 1016 CHAPTER XVI. 15 Tha Flight to tho Junglt. Slreplrxe Una hla blankets, Alhprt Werper let hi evil mind dwell upon the charms of Ihe woman In the nearby tent. He Imd noted Molminined Boyd's Hidden intenut In the girl, and own Maudlin, Judging the man by had guessed at the lml of the Arul' audden change of attitude toward the pri noner. A luililen resolution poxsMspd him. He threw the hlanketa from him and rone to Ida feet. Ihilllng on hi and buckling hi cartridge licit mid revolver ulMiut 111 hip ho atepped to the flup of hi tent and looked out. Tliere waa no eentry lM'fve the entrumv to the prisoner's tent! What could It mean? Pate am Indeed playing Into hla hand. Stepping out Me he passed to the rear of the girl tent. There was no aentry there, either! And now, lioldly, he walked to tlie entrance and iepHd within. Dimly the moonlight Illumined the Interior. Acni the tent a figure bent alnive the blunketa of a lied. There waa a whlKiered word, and another figure rose fnnn the blanket to a HiSlowly Albert Werper' tting poxlllim. eye were becoming aceuMouied to the half dnrkncM of tho tent. lie kiiw that the figure leaning over the hod waa that of a limn, and he guessed at the truth of the nocturnal visitor's Identity. A anllen, Jettloua ruse enveloped him. He heard a frightened cry breuk from the glrl'a Hits as she recognized the features of the nisiii aliove her, and he saw lluhamiueil lleyd seize her hy the throat aad bear her liaok uion the hlanketa. Cheated passion east a red blur before Die eye of the llelglun. Not The innn should not have Iter. She was for him and him alone. He would not be rohhod of his rights. Quickly lie run serosa the tent and threw hlniNcIf niton Ihe hock of Mohammed lleyd. The latter, though surprised liy this audden and unexpected attack, was not one to give up wltluiut a battle. Tlie Hclgluns fingers were feeling fur his throat, hut llm Arab ton them away, anil rising wheeled upra his adversary. As they faced each other Weriier at ruck tlie Aral) a biotin theai-e- , nendlog him ateggerlug backward. If he hud i up hla ailvinilnge lie would have had Mohammed lleyd at Ills mercy In another moment; hut Instead he tugged al his revolver to draw It from Its holster, and fale ordained that at that particular moment the weapon should stick In its liiit her sealilmrd. Ilefure he could dlmsignge It Mohammed lleyd hull recovered hlinaeir and was dushlng uinui him. Striking at each other and censehwsly utlempl-into clinch, the two I tattled aboul tlie small Interior of the tent, while In terror and the girl, wide-eyewuiched the duel In frozen silence. Again and again Werier straggled to draw his weapon. Mohammed lleyd. autlclsilii)g no such opposition to his base desires, had come to tlie tent unarmed, except fur a long knife which he now drew ns he stisal minting (luring the first brief rest of the encoun111 lit fol-Iu- e-- g d ter. Werper wns still dragging fuf Holy at hla aiMin. The Arab was til most the Kttro Upon him. In liean wnitotl mil II Miilmnimed lleyd was all hut against Itliu, then lie threw himself to one able to the lloor of the tent, leaving n leg extended In the ' pul It of the Arab. The trick succeeded. Mohammed Ieyil. earned on hy the mninciitum of Ills charge, stiiinlileil over the projecting nhslurle utnl crashed lo the ground. Instantly lie was up lignin mid wheeling In renew the Imllle; hut Werper wua on fiuil ahead of him, and now Ills revolver, loosened from Its holster, Hashed in hla hand. The Aruh dove headfirst to grapple with him, there was a sharp rcmrt, n lurid gleam of fiame In the dnrkneas, rolled over and and Midinnuned over UMin Ihe lhsir to enme to a final rest healde the lied nf the woman lie had Bought lo dishonor. Almost immediately following the report came tlie sound of excited voire in (lie camp without. Men were calling hack and forth lo one another asking the meaning of the shot Werper could hear them running hither and thither. Investigating. The two sentries who had been relieved and sent to tlielr blankets by Mohammed Beyd were the first to suggest going to the tent of tlie iirlsoner. It occurred to them that possibly the woman had successfully defended herself against their leailcr. Werper heard the men apprnnrhlng. To be apprvliended aa the slayer of Mohammed lleyd would lie Ofpilvalent to a sentence uT Immediate death. The fierce and brutal mhlera would tear to piece a Christian who hnd dared spill the blood of their leader. He must find some exense to delay the finding of Mohammed Ileyd'a dead body. Returning bis revolver to Its holster, he walked qulrkly to the entrance of the tent. Farting the flaps he stepiied out and confronted (he men, who were rapidly approaching. The woman resisted, he sold, and Mohammed lleyd was forced to shoot liar. She la not dead only slightly wounded. You may go back to your hlanketa. Mohammed Beyd and I will look after the prisoner; then he the tent, and turned und the raiders, satisfied by this explana tion, gladly returned to tlielr broken slumbers. Aa he stood apparently listening to the retreating footsteps of the Arabs, though actually engrossed In thought. June Clayton approached him. Wbut are we do now! aha asked. "They will kill you whim they find him. 1 have a plan, You he cried. must simulate death while 1 carry you from tlie camp. I will explain to the sentries that Moluinimed Beyd has ordered me to take your body Into tha Jungle. Tlilt seemingly unnecessary set I shall explain the grounds tlmt Muhiimmed lleyd bus conceived a violent passion for you and that he eo regretted the act hy which he hud become your slayer thut he could not endure the silent reproach of your lifeless body. But how will you explain Mohammed Beyd's denlhY she asked. "It will be discovered liefore ever you can escape Hie cninp In the morning." I shill! not explain It, replied Werper. "Mohammed lleyd shall explain It himself we must leuve that tn him. Walt, I must get you a weapon nnd nnd Weriier walked ammunition, quickly from the tent. Very shortly he returned with an extra revolver and ammunition belt , strnpiicd ulMiut Ills waist. "Now come and throw yonrself limply aernas my left shoulder, Hnd Werper knelt to receive her. There, he raid, ns he rose to his feet. "Jfow, let your arms, jronr legs mid yonr brad hang limply. Remember Hint you are dead. A thorn Itoina hail been thrown np nliout the camp, to discourage the holder of llm hungry enmlvnra. A couple of gentries pared to and fro In thn light of a fire which they kept burning brightly. The nearer of these looked np In surprise aa be saw Weriier nppruurhing. Who are you?" ha cried. What have yon there?" Wers-- raised the hood of his burnoose Halt the fellow might see bis fare. This Is the body of the woman, he Mohammed Beyd has explained. naked me to tnkc It Into the Jungle, for he cannot bear to look ujion the face of her wliom he loved, and whom necessity compelled him to slay, lie It gnwtly be is inconsolable. was with dlfllrulty thnt I prevented him tnklng hie own life." Across the speaker's shoulder, limp and frightened, the girl waited for the Arab's reply. He would laugh at this preiMMturoua story; of that she was sure. Then she heard the voice of the Arab as he replied to M. Frecoult. Are you going alone, or do you wish me lo awaken some one to nccompnny you?" ho asked, and hla tone denoted not the least surprise that Mohammed lleyil had suddenly discovered such sensitive rburarteristlrs. I shull go ulone, replied Werper, and he imxaed on and nut through the nnrrow nienlng In the bourn, by which (lie aentry stood. A moment later he hnd entered nmnng the boll's of the trees with hie burden, mill when sufelv hidden from the sentry's view lowered the girl to when aha her feet, with a low, would have spoken. Hum he It'd her a little farther Into the forest, hulled hencuth a large tree nilh spreading branches, huekled a curl ridge belt and revolver ulsiut her waist, nnd assisted her to climb Into the lower branches. Tomorrow." lip whispered, "a soon as I can elude them, I will re- - um r the body upon Its back to the point where he had Just entered. On bands and knees ha backed out ea ha had come in, drawing the rorpae after him. Then he lifted It to hla shoulder, and risking all on a quick eally, ran swiftly across tha narrow opening which separated the prisoner's tent from that of the dead man, lie stooped and raised the bottom of tlie tent wall, backed In and dragged the thing that had been Mohammed Beyd after him. To tho sleeping ruga of tha dead raider he drew the corpse, then he fumbled about in the darkness until be found Muhammad Ileyda revolver; kneeling beside the bedding, and Insert lug hla right hand with the weapon lieneath the ruga, piled a number of thicknesses of the closely woven fabric over and about the revolver with hla left hand. Then he pulled the trigger. and at the same Instant he coughed. The muflled report could not have been hennl above the sound of hie cough by one directly outside the tent Werper wua satisfied. A grim smile touched hla lips as he withdrew the weapon from the ruga and placed It carefully In the right hand of the dead man, fixing three of tlie fingers around the grip and tlie Index finger Inside the trigger guard. Then he returned to hla own tent, entered, fastened down the canvas, and crawled into hla blunketa. The following morning he waa awakened hy tlie excited voice of Ileyd'a slave calling to him at tlie entrance of hla tent "Quick I Quick ! cried the black In a frightened tone. Cornel Mohammed Beyd la dead in his tent dead by his own haud. I come, Werir railed to the slave, anil drawing on Ida boots, rose and went out of bis tent. For a time lie pretended to believe murder had lieen committed, hut at laat permitted himself to be convinced that Mohammed Beyd had Indeed killed himself In remorse for tlie deeth of the white wninun he had, all unknown to hla follower, loved so devotedly. Willi Achmrt Zek and Mohammed Reyil Isilh dead, the raiders were without a lender, and after a brief conference they decided to return Into the north on visits to the various tribes to which they belonged. As they rude nil Weriier aat hi horse In the center of the clearing watching them disappear one by one Into the Jungle and thanked hie God that he had at last escaped their villainous clutrhe. When he could no longer hear any sound of them he tamed to the right nnd rode Into the forest toward tlie tree where be had hidden Lady Grejr-tnkand drawing rein beneath It called up In a gay and hopeful voice a pleasant Good morning! There was no reply, and though hla eyes searched the thick foliage above him he could see no sign of the glrL Dismounting, he qulrkly climbed Into the tree, where he could obtain a view of all Its branches. The tree' waa empty Jane Clayton hnd vanished during the silent watches of tha Jungle night. Sli-al- i, CHAPTER XVII. r I 4 Tarzan Recovers Hla Reaaon. As Tarzan let the pebbles from the recovered pouch run through hla fingers hla tlumghta returned to the pile of yellow lugota nlwut which the Arabs nnd the Abyaainiuna had waged tlielr relentless battle. Slowly and painfully recollection was attempting to reassert Itself, the hurt brain waa mending, aa the cause of lie recent fullure to function wae being slowly ubsorlmd or removed by the healing processes of perfect circulation. Tiirznn shook hla head and sighed. Why wns It that he could not recollect? At least he was sure that lo mime way tlie pile of gold, the place where It lay, the subtle nronin of the elusive She he hnd been pursuing, the memory figure of the white woman, nnd lie himself were Inextricably by the ties of a forgotten past If the woman belonged there whut better place to search or await her than the very ssit which hla broken recollect lulls seemed to assign tn her? It wus worth trying. Turnip hIIpihhI ihe thong of tlie empty isiueli over his shoulder uml started oil through the trees In the direct lull of the plain. When lie enme uniii the ist great wn his surprise uml consternation, for Hie yellow metal hnd disappeared. The urlli. trampled by the feet of horses mill men, gnve no clew. It was as Into though the ingot had evnpi-nirethin uir. n was at a loss to know The t or wlmt to ilo. where ip I1! There was no sign of any spoor which might denote that the She hud been hen1. The metal wus gnnu, und If there wns any connection between tlie Site und tlie nietul ll seemed useless to wait for licr now tlmt the latter hud been removed elsewhere. For two days lie roumod about, killing, eating, drinking und Bleeping wherever Inclination und tlie means to Indulge It occurred simultaneously. It wus upon tlie morning of the third duy that the scent ijioor of hixe and man were wafted fulntly to hie nostrils. Instantly he altered bis course to glide silently through the branches In the direction from which the scent came. It was not long before he came upon a solitary horseman riding toward the east Instantly hie eyes confirmed what hla nose had previously suspected the rider wae he who had stolen hie pretty pebbles. The light of rage flared suddenly In the gray eyes as tha n dropped lower among tha branches until he moved almost directly above the unconscious Werper. n Tliere was a quick leap, and tha felt a heavy body hurtle onto tho mount ramp of bis Tho horse, snorting, leaped forward. Giant arms encircled the rider, and In the twinkling of an eye he waa dragged from hla saddle to find himself lying In the nnrrow trail with a naked white giant kneeling upon hieI" breast "The pretty pebbles cried the man upon hla breast "What did you do with the pretty pebbles with Tarsan'a pretty pebbles?" Tha fingers relaxed to permit of a reply. For soma Hue Werper could only choke and cough at laat ho regained the powers of speech. m-x- Thera Wet a 8harp Report e turn to you. Be brave, Lady we nmy yet escape. "Thank you, alia replied in a low tone. You have been very kind, and very brave." Werper did not reply, and the darkness of the night hid the scarlet flush nf shame which swept upward across his face. Quickly he turned and made his way back to camp. Tlie sentry, from hi post saw hi in enter hie own tent ; hut he did not see him crawl under the canvas at tlie rear and sneak cautiously to tho tent which the prisoner had occupied, where now lay the dead body of Mohammed Beyd. Without an Instant's hesitation ho seised tho dead wrists and dragged Grey-stnk- Smelling and Refining Co. Garfield Smelting Company Purchasers et GOLD, SILVER, LEAD AND COPPER ORES. COPPER MATTE, BULUON AND FURNACE PRODUCTS Lead Plant at Murray, UtaS Copper Plant at Garfield, UtaK 1 all communications to J. M. BIDWELL, Manager, Room 700 McComick Block, Salt Lake City, Utah ape-ma- n . fur-swa- ape-ma- Grey-stok- e, Just a reminder What you expect When your Unsa is retanadl from our laundry you art stm disappointed la. Our roputattaai for high class work aa ltaau eel colored shirts, er waist coats er rough dry la always Used to and complata mtletacttou M assured whan your garmaato) are laundered at the Ifumr m foundry. D i i Phone today for a trlaL e, iiM'-ma- Ib-y- A merican ! euf-ife- ra . "Acbmet Zek. the Arab, stole them from me, ha cried; be made ina give UP the pouch and the pebbles." I aaw all that, replied Tarzan; "but tha pebbles la the pouch were not the pebbles of Tarzan they were only such pebbles as fill the bottoms of the riven, and the shelving hanks beside them. Even the Arab would not have them, for he threw them away In anger when he looked upon them. It la my pretty pebbles that I want where are they? "I do not know; I do not know, cried Werper. I gave them to Ach-mZek or ho would have killed me. A few minutes later he followed mo along the trail to slay me, although he had promised to molest me no further, and I shot and killed him ; but the pouch was not upon hla person, and though I searched about tha Jungle for some time I could not find It 1 found It, I tell you, growled Tarzan, "and I also found tho pebbles which Achmet Zek had thrown away In disgust. They were not Tarzan' pebbles. Yon have hidden them Tell me where they nre or I will kill you, and the brown finders of the closed a little ttglner upou the throat of hla victim, Werper straggled to free himself. My God, Lord Greystoke," he managed to scream, would you commit murder for s handful of stones?" The fingers at Ids throat relaxed, u y expression softened puzzled, the gray eyea. Lord Greystoke! repeated the Who la Lord Greystoke? Where have I heard that name before? Why, man, yon are Lord cried the llelglun. "Yon were Injured by falling rock when the earthquake shattered tlie passage to the un- - if ape-ma- My God, Lord Grayatoks! Ho Man- aged to Scream. derground chamber to which you and your black Wazirt had coma to fetch golden Ingots back to your bungalow. Tha blow shattered your memory. You are John4rfi)eii, Lord areystoke dont you remember? "John ClaytoA, Lord Greystoke I repented Tunas. '.Then for a moment he was silent Presently hla hand went fnlterlngly to his forehead, an expression of wonderment filled his eyea of wonderment and audden underrelinquished standing. The hla grasp npon the throat of the Belgian, end leaped to hla feet God! he cried, end then, Jane! Suddenly he turned toward W enter. Wliat hue beMy wife?" he asked. come of her? The farm la In ruins. You know. You have lmd something to do with all this You followed me to Opar, you stole the Jewels which I thought but pretty pebbles. You are a crook! Do not try to tell me that you ere nut." ape-ma- n en Exceptional Facti&a Enable Ut to Guar- MAGNA FRUIT & antee Our Work The Mad yea IHW t have aad whoa to have Sd yea raaftr eoabactod tha heMt a sin a at your instant are agsdih to tun d Uttashead mShaada aotaheads. meats, tnldifs. himhlsti. mis Ispas, cards, rtwiilorw aad maay other Jobs. Com hi aad saaiuDaxt 6m sea Band something la tha printing fin. db-W- a pro-pose-d VEGETABLE STORE All ldnda of fresh fruits, soft drinks & ice creuh Open every day includ ingholidays until 10p.m. Main Street between 1st & 2nd East . We carry the largest line of misfit and uncalled for Clothing in the State. (TO BE CONTINUED.) NOBBY SUI10RIUM FOUND PEBBLE WAS DIAMOND Irishmen's Belief That Pretty Stone Waa Valuable Led to Working of South African Fieldo. The discovery of African diamonds Is a romance of sleeping for years on wealth beyond tlie dreams of avarice. In 18i7 John O'Reilly was on bla way front the Interior, end stopped for the night at ihe house of a Boer named Van Nickeri-k- . He saw the children playing on the floor with some pretty had picked up. and pebbles llir These might be diaO'ltellly sulii: monds ! lie hnd one of the pebbles In his hunil, and Hie Boer said It wan no diamond, thnt there were lota on the form, und he might have It and welcome. O'Reilly said lie would tnke It to Cnie Town, and If It proved of value he would give Ills Jmst half the profits. On his long Journey he stopped at Cnloelinrg at the hotel, and showed the men he met his stone, and aerntrhed glass with It. The fellows laughed nnd scratched glam with their gun flints, and threw the bright pebble out of the window. Bnt O'Reilly recovered It and got it to an extiert, who announced that It was In truth u diamond of 221-- 4 carats. OReilly. like the honest Irishman he waa, fairly divided the $.100 he sold his diamond for with Nlckerck when he went again, and the Boer remembered that he had seen an Immense stone of the same kind in the hands of a Knfflr witch doctor. Ha found the fetish-magave him D00 sheep, a number nf hones and nearly all he possessed for the atone, and sold It the next day for $58,000. This was tha famous Star of Snath Africa. Bel-glu- terror-strick- Murray Laundry PRINTING How Huntington Worked. Edwin L. Sabin, In hla volume, "Building the Parlflc Railway, pays the following tribute to Collls Potter Huntington: "Gifted In mind, form ind features, man of he early proved himself moat tenacious purpose, and as a consummate manipulator of affairs when dealing with hla fellow men. Activity characterised hla whole course; but T do not work hard. 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