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physical¡¡exertion¡¡and¡¡nervous¡¡excitement¡£¡¡¡¡He¡¡rushed

to¡¡Tarzan's¡¡side£»¡¡and¡¡as¡¡the¡¡first¡¡of¡¡the¡¡savages¡¡reached¡¡the

village¡¡gate¡¡the¡¡native's¡¡knife¡¡severed¡¡the¡¡last¡¡of¡¡the¡¡cords

that¡¡bound¡¡Tarzan¡¡to¡¡the¡¡stake¡£



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before¡¡the¡¡pack¡¡the¡¡night¡¡before¡£¡¡¡¡From¡¡one¡¡of¡¡these¡¡Tarzan

seized¡¡a¡¡spear¡¡and¡¡knob¡¡stick£»¡¡and¡¡with¡¡Mugambi¡¡at¡¡his¡¡side

and¡¡the¡¡snarling¡¡pack¡¡about¡¡him£»¡¡he¡¡met¡¡the¡¡natives¡¡as¡¡they

poured¡¡through¡¡the¡¡gate¡£



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savages¡¡were¡¡routed£»¡¡more¡¡by¡¡terror£»¡¡perhaps£»¡¡at¡¡sight¡¡of¡¡a

black¡¡man¡¡and¡¡a¡¡white¡¡fighting¡¡in¡¡company¡¡with¡¡a¡¡panther¡¡and

the¡¡huge¡¡fierce¡¡apes¡¡of¡¡Akut£»¡¡than¡¡because¡¡of¡¡their¡¡inability

to¡¡overcome¡¡the¡¡relatively¡¡small¡¡force¡¡that¡¡opposed¡¡them¡£



One¡¡prisoner¡¡fell¡¡into¡¡the¡¡hands¡¡of¡¡Tarzan£»¡¡and¡¡him¡¡the

ape¡­man¡¡questioned¡¡in¡¡an¡¡effort¡¡to¡¡learn¡¡what¡¡had¡¡become¡¡of

Rokoff¡¡and¡¡his¡¡party¡£¡¡¡¡Promised¡¡his¡¡liberty¡¡in¡¡return¡¡for¡¡the

information£»¡¡the¡¡black¡¡told¡¡all¡¡he¡¡knew¡¡concerning¡¡the¡¡movements

of¡¡the¡¡Russian¡£



It¡¡seemed¡¡that¡¡early¡¡in¡¡the¡¡morning¡¡their¡¡chief¡¡had¡¡attempted

to¡¡prevail¡¡upon¡¡the¡¡whites¡¡to¡¡return¡¡with¡¡him¡¡to¡¡the

village¡¡and¡¡with¡¡their¡¡guns¡¡destroy¡¡the¡¡ferocious¡¡pack¡¡that

had¡¡taken¡¡possession¡¡of¡¡it£»¡¡but¡¡Rokoff¡¡appeared¡¡to¡¡entertain

even¡¡more¡¡fears¡¡of¡¡the¡¡giant¡¡white¡¡man¡¡and¡¡his¡¡strange

companions¡¡than¡¡even¡¡the¡¡blacks¡¡themselves¡£



Upon¡¡no¡¡conditions¡¡would¡¡he¡¡consent¡¡to¡¡returning¡¡even

within¡¡sight¡¡of¡¡the¡¡village¡£¡¡¡¡Instead£»¡¡he¡¡took¡¡his¡¡party

hurriedly¡¡to¡¡the¡¡river£»¡¡where¡¡they¡¡stole¡¡a¡¡number¡¡of¡¡canoes¡¡the

blacks¡¡had¡¡hidden¡¡there¡£¡¡¡¡The¡¡last¡¡that¡¡had¡¡been¡¡seen¡¡of¡¡them

they¡¡had¡¡been¡¡paddling¡¡strongly¡¡up¡­stream£»¡¡their¡¡porters¡¡from

Kaviri's¡¡village¡¡wielding¡¡the¡¡blades¡£



So¡¡once¡¡more¡¡Tarzan¡¡of¡¡the¡¡Apes¡¡with¡¡his¡¡hideous¡¡pack

took¡¡up¡¡his¡¡search¡¡for¡¡the¡¡ape¡­man's¡¡son¡¡and¡¡the¡¡pursuit¡¡of

his¡¡abductor¡£



For¡¡weary¡¡days¡¡they¡¡followed¡¡through¡¡an¡¡almost¡¡uninhabited

country£»¡¡only¡¡to¡¡learn¡¡at¡¡last¡¡that¡¡they¡¡were¡¡upon¡¡the

wrong¡¡trail¡£¡¡¡¡The¡¡little¡¡band¡¡had¡¡been¡¡reduced¡¡by¡¡three£»¡¡for

three¡¡of¡¡Akut's¡¡apes¡¡had¡¡fallen¡¡in¡¡the¡¡fighting¡¡at¡¡the¡¡village¡£¡¡¡¡

Now£»¡¡with¡¡Akut£»¡¡there¡¡were¡¡five¡¡great¡¡apes£»¡¡and¡¡Sheeta¡¡was

thereand¡¡Mugambi¡¡and¡¡Tarzan¡£



The¡¡ape¡­man¡¡no¡¡longer¡¡heard¡¡rumors¡¡even¡¡of¡¡the¡¡three

who¡¡had¡¡preceded¡¡Rokoffthe¡¡white¡¡man¡¡and¡¡woman¡¡and

the¡¡child¡£¡¡¡¡Who¡¡the¡¡man¡¡and¡¡woman¡¡were¡¡he¡¡could¡¡not¡¡guess£»

but¡¡that¡¡the¡¡child¡¡was¡¡his¡¡was¡¡enough¡¡to¡¡keep¡¡him¡¡hot¡¡upon

the¡¡trail¡£¡¡¡¡He¡¡was¡¡sure¡¡that¡¡Rokoff¡¡would¡¡be¡¡following¡¡this

trio£»¡¡and¡¡so¡¡he¡¡felt¡¡confident¡¡that¡¡so¡¡long¡¡as¡¡he¡¡could¡¡keep

upon¡¡the¡¡Russian's¡¡trail¡¡he¡¡would¡¡be¡¡winning¡¡so¡¡much¡¡nearer

to¡¡the¡¡time¡¡he¡¡might¡¡snatch¡¡his¡¡son¡¡from¡¡the¡¡dangers¡¡and

horrors¡¡that¡¡menaced¡¡him¡£



In¡¡retracing¡¡their¡¡way¡¡after¡¡losing¡¡Rokoff's¡¡trail¡¡Tarzan

picked¡¡it¡¡up¡¡again¡¡at¡¡a¡¡point¡¡where¡¡the¡¡Russian¡¡had¡¡left¡¡the

river¡¡and¡¡taken¡¡to¡¡the¡¡brush¡¡in¡¡a¡¡northerly¡¡direction¡£¡¡¡¡He¡¡could

only¡¡account¡¡for¡¡this¡¡change¡¡on¡¡the¡¡ground¡¡that¡¡the¡¡child¡¡had

been¡¡carried¡¡away¡¡from¡¡the¡¡river¡¡by¡¡the¡¡two¡¡who¡¡now¡¡had

possession¡¡of¡¡it¡£



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that¡¡might¡¡assure¡¡him¡¡positively¡¡that¡¡the¡¡child¡¡was¡¡ahead¡¡of¡¡him¡£

Not¡¡a¡¡single¡¡native¡¡they¡¡questioned¡¡had¡¡seen¡¡or¡¡heard¡¡of¡¡this

other¡¡party£»¡¡though¡¡nearly¡¡all¡¡had¡¡had¡¡direct¡¡experience¡¡with

the¡¡Russian¡¡or¡¡had¡¡talked¡¡with¡¡others¡¡who¡¡had¡£



It¡¡was¡¡with¡¡difficulty¡¡that¡¡Tarzan¡¡could¡¡find¡¡means¡¡to¡¡communicate

with¡¡the¡¡natives£»¡¡as¡¡the¡¡moment¡¡their¡¡eyes¡¡fell¡¡upon¡¡his¡¡companions

they¡¡fled¡¡precipitately¡¡into¡¡the¡¡bush¡£¡¡¡¡His¡¡only¡¡alternative¡¡was

to¡¡go¡¡ahead¡¡of¡¡his¡¡pack¡¡and¡¡waylay¡¡an¡¡occasional¡¡warrior¡¡whom

he¡¡found¡¡alone¡¡in¡¡the¡¡jungle¡£



One¡¡day¡¡as¡¡he¡¡was¡¡thus¡¡engaged£»¡¡tracking¡¡an¡¡unsuspecting

savage£»¡¡he¡¡came¡¡upon¡¡the¡¡fellow¡¡in¡¡the¡¡act¡¡of¡¡hurling¡¡a¡¡spear

at¡¡a¡¡wounded¡¡white¡¡man¡¡who¡¡crouched¡¡in¡¡a¡¡clump¡¡of¡¡bush¡¡at¡¡the

trail's¡¡side¡£¡¡¡¡The¡¡white¡¡was¡¡one¡¡whom¡¡Tarzan¡¡had¡¡often¡¡seen£»

and¡¡whom¡¡he¡¡recognized¡¡at¡¡once¡£



Deep¡¡in¡¡his¡¡memory¡¡was¡¡implanted¡¡those¡¡repulsive¡¡featuresthe

close¡­set¡¡eyes£»¡¡the¡¡shifty¡¡expression£»¡¡the¡¡drooping¡¡yellow¡¡moustache¡£



Instantly¡¡it¡¡occurred¡¡to¡¡the¡¡ape¡­man¡¡that¡¡this¡¡fellow¡¡had

not¡¡been¡¡among¡¡those¡¡who¡¡had¡¡accompanied¡¡Rokoff¡¡at¡¡the

village¡¡where¡¡Tarzan¡¡had¡¡been¡¡a¡¡prisoner¡£¡¡¡¡He¡¡had¡¡seen¡¡them¡¡all£»

and¡¡this¡¡fellow¡¡had¡¡not¡¡been¡¡there¡£¡¡¡¡There¡¡could¡¡be¡¡but¡¡one

explanationhe¡¡it¡¡was¡¡who¡¡had¡¡fled¡¡ahead¡¡of¡¡the¡¡Russian¡¡with

the¡¡woman¡¡and¡¡the¡¡childand¡¡the¡¡woman¡¡had¡¡been¡¡Jane¡¡Clayton¡£¡¡¡¡

He¡¡was¡¡sure¡¡now¡¡of¡¡the¡¡meaning¡¡of¡¡Rokoff's¡¡words¡£



The¡¡ape¡­man's¡¡face¡¡went¡¡white¡¡as¡¡he¡¡looked¡¡upon¡¡the¡¡pasty£»

vice¡­marked¡¡countenance¡¡of¡¡the¡¡Swede¡£¡¡¡¡Across¡¡Tarzan's¡¡forehead

stood¡¡out¡¡the¡¡broad¡¡band¡¡of¡¡scarlet¡¡that¡¡marked¡¡the¡¡scar¡¡where£»

years¡¡before£»¡¡Terkoz¡¡had¡¡torn¡¡a¡¡great¡¡strip¡¡of¡¡the¡¡ape¡­man's

scalp¡¡from¡¡his¡¡skull¡¡in¡¡the¡¡fierce¡¡battle¡¡in¡¡which¡¡Tarzan¡¡had

sustained¡¡his¡¡fitness¡¡to¡¡the¡¡kingship¡¡of¡¡the¡¡apes¡¡of¡¡Kerchak¡£



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and¡¡with¡¡the¡¡thought¡¡he¡¡leaped¡¡upon¡¡the¡¡warrior£»¡¡striking

down¡¡the¡¡spear¡¡before¡¡it¡¡could¡¡reach¡¡its¡¡mark¡£¡¡¡¡The¡¡black£»

whipping¡¡out¡¡his¡¡knife£»¡¡turned¡¡to¡¡do¡¡battle¡¡with¡¡this¡¡new

enemy£»¡¡while¡¡the¡¡Swede£»¡¡lying¡¡in¡¡the¡¡bush£»¡¡witnessed¡¡a¡¡duel£»

the¡¡like¡¡of¡¡which¡¡he¡¡had¡¡never¡¡dreamed¡¡to¡¡seea¡¡half¡­naked

white¡¡man¡¡battling¡¡with¡¡a¡¡half¡­naked¡¡black£»¡¡hand¡¡to¡¡hand

with¡¡the¡¡crude¡¡weapons¡¡of¡¡primeval¡¡man¡¡at¡¡first£»¡¡and¡¡then

with¡¡hands¡¡and¡¡teeth¡¡like¡¡the¡¡primordial¡¡brutes¡¡from¡¡whose

loins¡¡their¡¡forebears¡¡sprung¡£



For¡¡a¡¡time¡¡Anderssen¡¡did¡¡not¡¡recognize¡¡the¡¡white£»¡¡and¡¡when

at¡¡last¡¡it¡¡dawned¡¡upon¡¡him¡¡that¡¡he¡¡had¡¡seen¡¡this¡¡giant¡¡before£»

his¡¡eyes¡¡went¡¡wide¡¡in¡¡surprise¡¡that¡¡this¡¡growling£»¡¡rending¡¡beast

could¡¡ever¡¡have¡¡been¡¡the¡¡well¡­groomed¡¡English¡¡gentleman¡¡who¡¡had

been¡¡a¡¡prisoner¡¡aboard¡¡the¡¡Kincaid¡£



An¡¡English¡¡nobleman£¡¡¡¡¡He¡¡had¡¡learned¡¡the¡¡identity¡¡of¡¡the

Kincaid's¡¡prisoners¡¡from¡¡Lady¡¡Greystoke¡¡during¡¡their¡¡flight

up¡¡the¡¡Ugambi¡£¡¡¡¡Before£»¡¡in¡¡common¡¡with¡¡the¡¡other¡¡members¡¡of

the¡¡crew¡¡of¡¡the¡¡steamer£»¡¡he¡¡had¡¡not¡¡known¡¡who¡¡the¡¡two¡¡might¡¡be¡£



The¡¡fight¡¡was¡¡over¡£¡¡¡¡Tarzan¡¡had¡¡been¡¡compelled¡¡to¡¡kill¡¡his¡¡antagonist£»

as¡¡the¡¡fellow¡¡would¡¡not¡¡surrender¡£



The¡¡Swede¡¡saw¡¡the¡¡white¡¡man¡¡leap¡¡to¡¡his¡¡feet¡¡beside¡¡the¡¡corpse

of¡¡his¡¡foe£»¡¡and¡¡placing¡¡one¡¡foot¡¡upon¡¡the¡¡broken¡¡neck¡¡lift

his¡¡voice¡¡in¡¡the¡¡hideous¡¡challenge¡¡of¡¡the¡¡victorious¡¡bull¡­ape¡£



Anderssen¡¡shuddered¡£¡¡¡¡Then¡¡Tarzan¡¡turned¡¡toward¡¡him¡£

His¡¡face¡¡was¡¡cold¡¡and¡¡cruel£»¡¡and¡¡in¡¡the¡¡grey¡¡eyes¡¡the

Swede¡¡read¡¡murder¡£



¡¨Where¡¡is¡¡my¡¡wife£¿¡¨¡¡growled¡¡the¡¡ape¡­man¡£¡¡¡¡¡¨Where¡¡is¡¡the¡¡child£¿¡¨



Anderssen¡¡tried¡¡to¡¡reply£»¡¡but¡¡a¡¡sudden¡¡fit¡¡of¡¡coughing¡¡choked¡¡him¡£

There¡¡was¡¡an¡¡arrow¡¡entirely¡¡through¡¡his¡¡chest£»¡¡and¡¡as¡¡he¡¡coughed¡¡the

blood¡¡from¡¡his¡¡wounded¡¡lung¡¡poured¡¡suddenly¡¡from¡¡his¡¡mouth¡¡and¡¡nostrils¡£



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bronze¡¡imagecold£»¡¡hard£»¡¡and¡¡relentlesshe¡¡stood¡¡over¡¡the

helpless¡¡man£»¡¡waiting¡¡to¡¡wring¡¡such¡¡information¡¡from¡¡him

as¡¡he¡¡needed£»¡¡and¡¡then¡¡to¡¡kill¡£



Presently¡¡the¡¡coughing¡¡and¡¡haemorrhage¡¡ceased£»¡¡and¡¡again

the¡¡wounded¡¡man¡¡tried¡¡to¡¡speak¡£¡¡¡¡Tarzan¡¡knelt¡¡near¡¡the¡¡faintly

moving¡¡lips¡£



¡¨The¡¡wife¡¡and¡¡child£¡¡¨¡¡he¡¡repeated¡£¡¡¡¡¡¨Where¡¡are¡¡they£¿¡¨



Anderssen¡¡pointed¡¡up¡¡the¡¡trail¡£



¡¨The¡¡Russianhe¡¡got¡¡them£»¡¨¡¡he¡¡whispered¡£



¡¨How¡¡did¡¡you¡¡come¡¡here£¿¡¨¡¡continued¡¡Tarzan¡£¡¡¡¡¡¨Why¡¡are¡¡you¡¡not¡¡with¡¡Rokoff£¿¡¨



¡¨They¡¡catch¡¡us£»¡¨¡¡replied¡¡Anderssen£»¡¡in¡¡a¡¡voice¡¡so¡¡low

that¡¡the¡¡ape¡­man¡¡could¡¡just¡¡distinguish¡¡the¡¡words¡£¡¡¡¡

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me¡¡here¡¡for¡¡the¡¡hyenas¡£¡¡¡¡That¡¡vas¡¡vorse¡¡than¡¡to¡¡kill¡£¡¡¡¡

He¡¡tak¡¡your¡¡vife¡¡and¡¡kid¡£¡¨



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asked¡¡Tarzan£»¡¡and¡¡then¡¡fiercely£»¡¡leaping¡¡close¡¡to¡¡the

fellow¡¡with¡¡fierce¡¡eyes¡¡blazing¡¡with¡¡the¡¡passion¡¡of¡¡hate¡¡and

vengeance¡¡that¡¡he¡¡had¡¡with¡¡difficulty¡¡controlled£»¡¡¡¨What¡¡harm

did¡¡you¡¡do¡¡to¡¡my¡¡wife¡¡or¡¡child£¿¡¡¡¡Speak¡¡quick¡¡before¡¡I¡¡kill¡¡you£¡¡¡

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