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astonishment¡¡he¡¡saw¡¡that¡¡it¡¡was¡¡a¡¡native¡¡woman¡£¡¡¡¡With¡¡difficulty

he¡¡kept¡¡the¡¡ape¡¡from¡¡her¡¡throat£»¡¡and¡¡after¡¡a¡¡time¡¡succeeded

in¡¡quelling¡¡her¡¡fears¡£



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old¡¡man¡¡she¡¡loathed¡¡and¡¡had¡¡taken¡¡refuge¡¡for¡¡the¡¡night¡¡in¡¡the

canoe¡¡she¡¡had¡¡found¡¡upon¡¡the¡¡river's¡¡edge¡£



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and¡¡rather¡¡than¡¡lose¡¡time¡¡by¡¡returning¡¡her¡¡to¡¡the¡¡shore

the¡¡black¡¡permitted¡¡her¡¡to¡¡remain¡¡on¡¡board¡¡the¡¡canoe¡£



As¡¡quickly¡¡as¡¡his¡¡awkward¡¡companions¡¡could¡¡paddle¡¡the

dugout¡¡down¡­stream¡¡toward¡¡the¡¡Ugambi¡¡and¡¡the¡¡Kincaid¡¡they

moved¡¡through¡¡the¡¡darkness¡£¡¡¡¡It¡¡was¡¡with¡¡difficulty¡¡that

Mugambi¡¡could¡¡make¡¡out¡¡the¡¡shadowy¡¡form¡¡of¡¡the¡¡steamer£»¡¡but

as¡¡he¡¡had¡¡it¡¡between¡¡himself¡¡and¡¡the¡¡ocean¡¡it¡¡was¡¡much¡¡more

apparent¡¡than¡¡to¡¡one¡¡upon¡¡either¡¡shore¡¡of¡¡the¡¡river¡£



As¡¡he¡¡approached¡¡it¡¡he¡¡was¡¡amazed¡¡to¡¡note¡¡that¡¡it¡¡seemed

to¡¡be¡¡receding¡¡from¡¡him£»¡¡and¡¡finally¡¡he¡¡was¡¡convinced¡¡that

the¡¡vessel¡¡was¡¡moving¡¡down¡­stream¡£¡¡¡¡Just¡¡as¡¡he¡¡was¡¡about¡¡to

urge¡¡his¡¡creatures¡¡to¡¡renewed¡¡efforts¡¡to¡¡overtake¡¡the¡¡steamer

the¡¡outline¡¡of¡¡another¡¡canoe¡¡burst¡¡suddenly¡¡into¡¡view¡¡not

three¡¡yards¡¡from¡¡the¡¡bow¡¡of¡¡his¡¡own¡¡craft¡£



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the¡¡proximity¡¡of¡¡Mugambi's¡¡horde£»¡¡but¡¡they¡¡did¡¡not¡¡at¡¡first

recognize¡¡the¡¡nature¡¡of¡¡the¡¡fearful¡¡crew¡£¡¡¡¡A¡¡man¡¡in¡¡the

bow¡¡of¡¡the¡¡oncoming¡¡boat¡¡challenged¡¡them¡¡just¡¡as¡¡the¡¡two

dugouts¡¡were¡¡about¡¡to¡¡touch¡£



For¡¡answer¡¡came¡¡the¡¡menacing¡¡growl¡¡of¡¡a¡¡panther£»¡¡and¡¡the

fellow¡¡found¡¡himself¡¡gazing¡¡into¡¡the¡¡flaming¡¡eyes¡¡of¡¡Sheeta£»

who¡¡had¡¡raised¡¡himself¡¡with¡¡his¡¡forepaws¡¡upon¡¡the¡¡bow¡¡of¡¡the

boat£»¡¡ready¡¡to¡¡leap¡¡in¡¡upon¡¡the¡¡occupants¡¡of¡¡the¡¡other¡¡craft¡£



Instantly¡¡Rokoff¡¡realized¡¡the¡¡peril¡¡that¡¡confronted¡¡him¡¡and

his¡¡fellows¡£¡¡¡¡He¡¡gave¡¡a¡¡quick¡¡command¡¡to¡¡fire¡¡upon¡¡the¡¡occupants

of¡¡the¡¡other¡¡canoe£»¡¡and¡¡it¡¡was¡¡this¡¡volley¡¡and¡¡the¡¡scream¡¡of¡¡the

terrified¡¡native¡¡woman¡¡in¡¡the¡¡canoe¡¡with¡¡Mugambi¡¡that¡¡both

Tarzan¡¡and¡¡Jane¡¡had¡¡heard¡£



Before¡¡the¡¡slower¡¡and¡¡less¡¡skilled¡¡paddlers¡¡in¡¡Mugambi's

canoe¡¡could¡¡press¡¡their¡¡advantage¡¡and¡¡effect¡¡a¡¡boarding¡¡of

the¡¡enemy¡¡the¡¡latter¡¡had¡¡turned¡¡swiftly¡¡down¡­stream¡¡and¡¡were

paddling¡¡for¡¡their¡¡lives¡¡in¡¡the¡¡direction¡¡of¡¡the¡¡Kincaid£»

which¡¡was¡¡now¡¡visible¡¡to¡¡them¡£



The¡¡vessel¡¡after¡¡striking¡¡upon¡¡the¡¡bar¡¡had¡¡swung¡¡loose¡¡again

into¡¡a¡¡slow¡­moving¡¡eddy£»¡¡which¡¡returns¡¡up¡­stream¡¡close¡¡to¡¡the

southern¡¡shore¡¡of¡¡the¡¡Ugambi¡¡only¡¡to¡¡circle¡¡out¡¡once¡¡more¡¡and

join¡¡the¡¡downward¡¡flow¡¡a¡¡hundred¡¡yards¡¡or¡¡so¡¡farther¡¡up¡£

Thus¡¡the¡¡Kincaid¡¡was¡¡returning¡¡Jane¡¡Clayton¡¡directly¡¡into

the¡¡hands¡¡of¡¡her¡¡enemies¡£



It¡¡so¡¡happened¡¡that¡¡as¡¡Tarzan¡¡sprang¡¡into¡¡the¡¡river¡¡the

vessel¡¡was¡¡not¡¡visible¡¡to¡¡him£»¡¡and¡¡as¡¡he¡¡swam¡¡out¡¡into¡¡the

night¡¡he¡¡had¡¡no¡¡idea¡¡that¡¡a¡¡ship¡¡drifted¡¡so¡¡close¡¡at¡¡hand¡£¡¡¡¡

He¡¡was¡¡guided¡¡by¡¡the¡¡sounds¡¡which¡¡he¡¡could¡¡hear¡¡coming¡¡from

the¡¡two¡¡canoes¡£



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upon¡¡which¡¡he¡¡had¡¡swum¡¡in¡¡the¡¡waters¡¡of¡¡the¡¡Ugambi£»¡¡and

with¡¡them¡¡a¡¡sudden¡¡shudder¡¡shook¡¡the¡¡frame¡¡of¡¡the¡¡giant¡£



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the¡¡slimy¡¡depths¡¡below¡¡him£»¡¡nothing¡¡seized¡¡him£»¡¡and¡¡of¡¡a

sudden¡¡he¡¡quite¡¡forgot¡¡about¡¡crocodiles¡¡in¡¡the¡¡astonishment

of¡¡seeing¡¡a¡¡dark¡¡mass¡¡loom¡¡suddenly¡¡before¡¡him¡¡where¡¡he

had¡¡still¡¡expected¡¡to¡¡find¡¡the¡¡open¡¡river¡£



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thing£»¡¡when¡¡to¡¡his¡¡amazement¡¡his¡¡outstretched¡¡hand¡¡came¡¡in

contact¡¡with¡¡a¡¡ship's¡¡side¡£



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came¡¡to¡¡his¡¡sensitive¡¡ears¡¡the¡¡sound¡¡of¡¡a¡¡struggle¡¡at¡¡the

opposite¡¡side¡¡of¡¡the¡¡deck¡£



Noiselessly¡¡he¡¡sped¡¡across¡¡the¡¡intervening¡¡space¡£



The¡¡moon¡¡had¡¡risen¡¡now£»¡¡and£»¡¡though¡¡the¡¡sky¡¡was¡¡still

banked¡¡with¡¡clouds£»¡¡a¡¡lesser¡¡darkness¡¡enveloped¡¡the¡¡scene

than¡¡that¡¡which¡¡had¡¡blotted¡¡out¡¡all¡¡sight¡¡earlier¡¡in

the¡¡night¡£¡¡¡¡His¡¡keen¡¡eyes£»¡¡therefore£»¡¡saw¡¡the¡¡figures

of¡¡two¡¡men¡¡grappling¡¡with¡¡a¡¡woman¡£



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toward¡¡the¡¡interior¡¡he¡¡did¡¡not¡¡know£»¡¡though¡¡he¡¡suspected¡¡as

much£»¡¡as¡¡he¡¡was¡¡now¡¡quite¡¡certain¡¡that¡¡this¡¡was¡¡the¡¡deck¡¡of

the¡¡Kincaid¡¡upon¡¡which¡¡chance¡¡had¡¡led¡¡him¡£



But¡¡he¡¡wasted¡¡little¡¡time¡¡in¡¡idle¡¡speculation¡£¡¡¡¡There¡¡was¡¡a

woman¡¡in¡¡danger¡¡of¡¡harm¡¡from¡¡two¡¡ruffians£»¡¡which¡¡was¡¡enough

excuse¡¡for¡¡the¡¡ape¡­man¡¡to¡¡project¡¡his¡¡giant¡¡thews¡¡into¡¡the

conflict¡¡without¡¡further¡¡investigation¡£



The¡¡first¡¡that¡¡either¡¡of¡¡the¡¡sailors¡¡knew¡¡that¡¡there¡¡was¡¡a

new¡¡force¡¡at¡¡work¡¡upon¡¡the¡¡ship¡¡was¡¡the¡¡falling¡¡of¡¡a¡¡mighty

hand¡¡upon¡¡a¡¡shoulder¡¡of¡¡each¡£¡¡¡¡As¡¡if¡¡they¡¡had¡¡been¡¡in¡¡the¡¡grip

of¡¡a¡¡fly¡­wheel£»¡¡they¡¡were¡¡jerked¡¡suddenly¡¡from¡¡their¡¡prey¡£



¡¨What¡¡means¡¡this£¿¡¨¡¡asked¡¡a¡¡low¡¡voice¡¡in¡¡their¡¡ears¡£



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of¡¡that¡¡voice¡¡the¡¡young¡¡woman¡¡had¡¡sprung¡¡to¡¡her¡¡feet¡¡and

with¡¡a¡¡little¡¡cry¡¡of¡¡joy¡¡leaped¡¡toward¡¡their¡¡assailant¡£



¡¨Tarzan£¡¡¨¡¡she¡¡cried¡£



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they¡¡rolled£»¡¡stunned¡¡and¡¡terrified£»¡¡into¡¡the¡¡scuppers¡¡upon¡¡the

opposite¡¡side£»¡¡and¡¡with¡¡an¡¡exclamation¡¡of¡¡incredulity¡¡gathered

the¡¡girl¡¡into¡¡his¡¡arms¡£



Brief£»¡¡however£»¡¡were¡¡the¡¡moments¡¡for¡¡their¡¡greeting¡£



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above¡¡them¡¡parted¡¡to¡¡show¡¡the¡¡figures¡¡of¡¡a¡¡half¡­dozen¡¡men

clambering¡¡over¡¡the¡¡side¡¡of¡¡the¡¡Kincaid¡¡to¡¡the¡¡steamer's¡¡deck¡£



Foremost¡¡among¡¡them¡¡was¡¡the¡¡Russian¡£¡¡¡¡As¡¡the¡¡brilliant

rays¡¡of¡¡the¡¡equatorial¡¡moon¡¡lighted¡¡the¡¡deck£»¡¡and¡¡he¡¡realized

that¡¡the¡¡man¡¡before¡¡him¡¡was¡¡Lord¡¡Greystoke£»¡¡he¡¡screamed

hysterical¡¡commands¡¡to¡¡his¡¡followers¡¡to¡¡fire¡¡upon¡¡the¡¡two¡£



Tarzan¡¡pushed¡¡Jane¡¡behind¡¡the¡¡cabin¡¡near¡¡which¡¡they¡¡had

been¡¡standing£»¡¡and¡¡with¡¡a¡¡quick¡¡bound¡¡started¡¡for¡¡Rokoff¡£¡¡¡¡

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their¡¡rifles¡¡and¡¡fired¡¡at¡¡the¡¡charging¡¡ape¡­man£»¡¡but¡¡those

behind¡¡them¡¡were¡¡otherwise¡¡engagedfor¡¡up¡¡the¡¡monkey¡­

ladder¡¡in¡¡their¡¡rear¡¡was¡¡thronging¡¡a¡¡hideous¡¡horde¡£



First¡¡came¡¡five¡¡snarling¡¡apes£»¡¡huge£»¡¡manlike¡¡beasts£»

with¡¡bared¡¡fangs¡¡and¡¡slavering¡¡jaws£»¡¡and¡¡after¡¡them¡¡a

giant¡¡black¡¡warrior£»¡¡his¡¡long¡¡spear¡¡gleaming¡¡in¡¡the¡¡moonlight¡£



Behind¡¡him¡¡again¡¡scrambled¡¡another¡¡creature£»¡¡and¡¡of¡¡all¡¡the

horrid¡¡horde¡¡it¡¡was¡¡this¡¡they¡¡most¡¡fearedSheeta£»¡¡the¡¡panther£»

with¡¡gleaming¡¡jaws¡¡agape¡¡and¡¡fiery¡¡eyes¡¡blazing¡¡at¡¡them

in¡¡the¡¡mightiness¡¡of¡¡his¡¡hate¡¡and¡¡of¡¡his¡¡blood¡¡lust¡£



The¡¡shots¡¡that¡¡had¡¡been¡¡fired¡¡at¡¡Tarzan¡¡missed¡¡him£»¡¡and¡¡he

would¡¡have¡¡been¡¡upon¡¡Rokoff¡¡in¡¡another¡¡instant¡¡had¡¡not¡¡the

great¡¡coward¡¡dodged¡¡backward¡¡between¡¡his¡¡two¡¡henchmen£»¡¡and£»

screaming¡¡in¡¡hysterical¡¡terror£»¡¡bolted¡¡forward¡¡toward

the¡¡forecastle¡£



For¡¡the¡¡moment¡¡Tarzan's¡¡attention¡¡was¡¡distracted¡¡by¡¡the

two¡¡men¡¡before¡¡him£»¡¡so¡¡that¡¡he¡¡could¡¡not¡¡at¡¡the¡¡time¡¡pursue

the¡¡Russian¡£¡¡¡¡About¡¡him¡¡the¡¡apes¡¡and¡¡Mugambi¡¡were¡¡battling

with¡¡the¡¡balance¡¡of¡¡the¡¡Russian's¡¡party¡£



Beneath¡¡the¡¡terrible¡¡ferocity¡¡of¡¡the¡¡beasts¡¡the¡¡men¡¡were¡¡soon

scampering¡¡in¡¡all¡¡directionsthose¡¡who¡¡still¡¡lived¡¡to¡¡scamper£»

for¡¡the¡¡great¡¡fangs¡¡of¡¡the¡¡apes¡¡of¡¡Akut¡¡and¡¡the¡¡tearing¡¡talons

of¡¡Sheeta¡¡already¡¡had¡¡found¡¡more¡¡than¡¡a¡¡single¡¡victim¡£



Four£»¡¡however£»¡¡escaped¡¡and¡¡disappeared¡¡into¡¡the¡¡forecastle£»

where¡¡they¡¡hoped¡¡to¡¡barricade¡¡themselves¡¡against¡¡further¡¡assault¡£¡¡¡¡

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in¡¡their¡¡moment¡¡of¡¡peril£»¡¡no¡¡less¡¡than¡¡at¡¡the¡¡uniformly

brutal¡¡treatment¡¡it¡¡had¡¡been¡¡his¡¡wont¡¡to¡¡accord¡¡them£»

they¡¡gloated¡¡upon¡¡the¡¡opportunity¡¡now¡¡offered¡¡them¡¡to

revenge¡¡themselves¡¡in¡¡part¡¡upon¡¡their¡¡hated¡¡employer¡£



Despite¡¡his¡¡prayers¡¡and¡¡grovelling¡¡pleas£»¡¡therefore£»¡¡they

hurled¡¡him¡¡bodily¡¡out¡¡upon¡¡the¡¡deck£»¡¡delivering¡¡him¡¡to¡¡the

mercy¡¡of¡¡the¡¡fearful¡¡things¡¡from¡¡which¡¡they¡¡had¡¡themselves

just¡¡escaped¡£



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recognized¡¡his¡¡enemy£»¡¡but¡¡another¡¡saw¡¡him¡¡even¡¡as¡¡soon¡£



It¡¡was¡¡Sheeta£»¡¡and¡¡with¡¡grinning¡¡jaws¡¡the¡¡mighty¡¡beast

slunk¡¡silently¡¡toward¡¡the¡¡terror¡­stricken¡¡m

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