Mistaken Identity
Tarzan · May 1, 1935 · 13 min · 1,882 words
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Tarzan and the Diamond of our Share. The following inaugural chapter of the new Tarzan radio series brings to radio and to
Tarzan's many thousands of friends an entirely new story of strange and thrilling adventure. Jane Porter, her father, Samuel T. Philander and Cecil Clayton have left Africa. Clayton subsequently has confessed that he is not the true Lord Greystoke and has died aboard ship.
And so Tarzan of the Apes, mighty hunter, lord of the jungle, has come into his name and title, John Clayton, lord Greystoke. Tarzan and his friend, Paul Darnell, French-enabled lieutenant of the African Patrol Service, have traveled up the coast to Loango, a French-African port, where Darnell was awaiting a ship to take him back to France.
Tonight, we find the two friends at the close of dinner in the grill of a metropolitan hall discussing future plans. Abiantas amun ami, now that you have become an English lord. What are you going to do?
My title Lord Greystoke means nothing. It gives me another name I have no use for. It's your state's unfortunate I can do without. But you expect to return to the jungle? Why not? It's my home.
The only home I know and love. No, don't know. I'll stay here. I'm going to miss you, my friend. Yes, and I shall miss you. Why not return to Pari with me, eh? the lights, the boulevard, the music, calm, calm.
You can well afford it now. I don't enjoy the comforts of civilization, as you call it. What I've seen of it, and the people who live by its laws, which I don't understand, are shallow, false.
My boulevards are the elephant trails. My lights, the sun, moon, and the stars. I'll stay here. And I cannot say that I blame you. But this grace took fortune, your fortune now. What are you going to do with it?
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