Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян
“King of the Apes”
Evidentlyitwasnotinitsaccustomedplace,forsheexploredevernearerandnearerthewallwhereTarzanstood.
Soclosewasshenowthattheape-manfelttheanimalwarmthofhernakedbody.Upwentthehuntingknife,andthenthewomanturnedtoonesideandsoonaguttural"ah"proclaimedthathersearchhadatlastbeensuccessful.
Immediatelysheturnedandleftthehut,andasshepassedthroughthedoorwayTarzansawthatshecarriedacookingpotinherhand.
Hefollowedcloselyafterher,andashereconnoiteredfromtheshadowsofthedoorwayhesawthatallthewomenofthevillagewerehasteningtoandfromthevarioushutswithpotsandkettles.Thesetheywerefillingwithwaterandplacingoveranumberoffiresnearthestakewherethedyingvictimnowhung,aninertandbloodymassofsuffering.
Choosingamomentwhennoneseemednear,Tarzanhastenedtohisbundleofarrowsbeneaththegreattreeattheendofthevillagestreet.Asontheformeroccasionheoverthrewthecauldronbeforeleaping,sinuousandcatlike,intothelowerbranchesoftheforestgiant.
Silentlyheclimbedtoagreatheightuntilhefoundapointwherehecouldlookthroughaleafyopeninguponthescenebeneathhim.
Thewomenwerenowpreparingtheprisonerfortheircookingpots,whilethemenstoodaboutrestingafterthefatigueoftheirmadrevel.Comparativequietreignedinthevillage.
