Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян
Man and Man
ThemomentwasdelayedonlybecauseTarzanwasanxioustoascertaintheblackwarrior’sdestination,andpresentlyhewasrewarded,fortheycamesuddenlyinviewofagreatclearing,atoneendofwhichlaymanystrangelairs.
TarzanwasdirectlyoverKulonga,ashemadethediscovery.Theforestendedabruptlyandbeyondlaytwohundredyardsofplantedfieldsbetweenthejungleandthevillage.
Tarzanmustactquicklyorhispreywouldbegone;butTarzan’slifetrainingleftsolittlespacebetweendecisionandactionwhenanemergencyconfrontedhimthattherewasnotevenroomfortheshadowofathoughtbetween.
SoitwasthatasKulongaemergedfromtheshadowofthejungleaslendercoilofropespedsinuouslyabovehimfromthelowestbranchofamightytreedirectlyupontheedgeofthefieldsofMbonga,anderetheking’ssonhadtakenahalfdozenstepsintotheclearingaquicknoosetightenedabouthisneck.
SoquicklydidTarzanoftheApesdragbackhispreythatKulonga’scryofalarmwasthrottledinhiswindpipe.HandoverhandTarzandrewthestrugglingblackuntilhehadhimhangingbyhisneckinmid-air;thenTarzanclimbedtoalargerbranchdrawingthestillthreshingvictimwellupintotheshelteringverdureofthetree.
Herehefastenedtheropesecurelytoastoutbranch,andthen,descending,plungedhishuntingknifeintoKulonga’sheart.Kalawasavenged.
