Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян
The Fear-Phantom
Noonewasinsight.Hiseyesrestedupontheopendoorwayofanearbyhut.Hewouldtakealookwithin,thoughtTarzan,andso,cautiously,heapproachedthelowthatchedbuilding.
Foramomenthestoodwithout,listeningintently.Therewasnosound,andheglidedintothesemi-darknessoftheinterior.
Weaponshungagainstthewalls—longspears,strangelyshapedknives,acoupleofnarrowshields.Inthecenteroftheroomwasacookingpot,andatthefarendalitterofdrygrassescoveredbywovenmatswhichevidentlyservedtheownersasbedsandbedding.Severalhumanskullslayuponthefloor.
TarzanoftheApesfeltofeacharticle,heftedthespears,smelledofthem,forhe"saw"largelythroughhissensitiveandhighlytrainednostrils.Hedeterminedtoownoneoftheselong,pointedsticks,buthecouldnottakeoneonthistripbecauseofthearrowshemeanttocarry.
Ashetookeacharticlefromthewalls,heplaceditinapileinthecenteroftheroom.Ontopofallheplacedthecookingpot,inverted,andontopofthishelaidoneofthegrinningskulls,uponwhichhefastenedtheheaddressofthedeadKulonga.
Thenhestoodback,surveyedhiswork,andgrinned.TarzanoftheApesenjoyedajoke.
Butnowheheard,outside,thesoundsofmanyvoices,andlongmournfulhowls,andmightywailing.Hewasstartled.
