Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян
Man and Man
Hemustlookintothematter.
ThatnightKulongasleptinthecrotchofamightytreeandfarabovehimcrouchedTarzanoftheApes.
WhenKulongaawokehefoundthathisbowandarrowshaddisappeared.Theblackwarriorwasfuriousandfrightened,butmorefrightenedthanfurious.Hesearchedthegroundbelowthetree,andhesearchedthetreeabovetheground;buttherewasnosignofeitherboworarrowsorofthenocturnalmarauder.
Kulongawaspanic-stricken.HisspearhehadhurledatKalaandhadnotrecovered;and,nowthathisbowandarrowsweregone,hewasdefenselessexceptforasingleknife.HisonlyhopelayinreachingthevillageofMbongaasquicklyashislegswouldcarryhim.
Thathewasnotfarfromhomehewascertain,sohetookthetrailatarapidtrot.
FromagreatmassofimpenetrablefoliageafewyardsawayemergedTarzanoftheApestoswingquietlyinhiswake.
Kulonga’sbowandarrowsweresecurelytiedhighinthetopofagianttreefromwhichapatchofbarkhadbeenremovedbyasharpknifeneartotheground,andabranchhalfcutthroughandlefthangingaboutfiftyfeethigherup.ThusTarzanblazedtheforesttrailsandmarkedhiscaches.
AsKulongacontinuedhisjourneyTarzanclosedonhimuntilhetraveledalmostovertheblack’shead.Hisropehenowheldcoiledinhisrighthand;hewasalmostreadyforthekill.
