CHAPTER XXVIII conclusion AT THE sight of Jane Porter, cries of relief and delight broke from every lip, and, as Tarzan’s car stopped beside the other, Professor Porter caught his daughter in his arms. For a moment no one noticed Tarzan, sitting silently in his seat. Clayton was the first… Continue Reading
CHAPTER XXVII the giant again A TAXI CAB drew up before an old-fashioned residence upon the outskirts of Baltimore. A man of about forty, well built and with strong, regular features, stepped out, and paying the chauffeur dismissed him. A moment later the passenger was entering the library of the old… Continue Reading
CHAPTER XXVI the height of civilization ANOTHER month brought them to a little group of buildings at the mouth of a wide river, and there Tarzan saw many boats, and was filled with the old timidity of the wild thing by the sight of many men. Gradually he became accustomed… Continue Reading
CHAPTER XXV the outpost of the world WITH the report of his gun D’Arnot saw the door fly open and the figure of a man pitch headlong within onto the cabin floor. The Frenchman in his panic raised his gun to fire again into the prostrate form, but suddenly in… Continue Reading
CHAPTER XXIV lost treasure WHEN the expedition returned, following their fruitless endeavor to succor D’Arnot, Captain Dufranne was anxious to steam away as quickly as possible, and all save Jane Porter had acquiesced. “No,” she said, determinedly, “I shall not go, nor should you, for there are two friends in… Continue Reading
CHAPTER XXIII brother men WHEN D’Arnot regained consciousness, he found himself lying upon a bed of soft ferns and grasses beneath a little “A” shaped shelter of boughs. At his feet an opening looked out upon a green sward, and at a little distance beyond was the dense wall of… Continue Reading
CHAPTER XXII the search party WHEN dawn broke upon the little camp of Frenchmen in the heart of the jungle it found a sad and disheartened group. As soon as it was light enough to see their surroundings Lieutenant Charpentier sent men in groups of three in several directions to… Continue Reading
CHAPTER XXI the village of torture AS THE little expedition of sailors toiled through the dense jungle searching for signs of Jane Porter, the futility of their venture became more and more apparent, but the grief of the old man and the hopeless eyes of the young English man prevented… Continue Reading
CHAPTER XX heredity WHEN Jane Porter realized that she was being borne away a captive by the strange forest creature who had rescued her from the clutches of the ape she struggled desperately to escape, but the strong arms, that held her as easily as though she had been but… Continue Reading
CHAPTER XIX the call of the primitive FROM the time Tarzan left the tribe of great anthropoids in which he had been raised, it was torn by continual strife and discord. Terkoz proved a cruel and capricious king, so that, one by one, many of the older and weaker apes,… Continue Reading
