Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян
His Own Kind
Aslongastheysuppliedhimwitharrowsandfoodhewouldnotharmthemunlesstheylookeduponhim,soitwasorderedbyMbongathatinadditiontothefoodofferingthereshouldalsobelaidoutanofferingofarrowsforthisMunan-go-Keewati,andthiswasdonefromthenon.
IfyoueverchancetopassthatfaroffAfricanvillageyouwillstillseebeforeatinythatchedhut,builtjustwithoutthevillage,alittleironpotinwhichisaquantityoffood,andbesideitaquiverofwell-daubedarrows.
WhenTarzancameinsightofthebeachwherestoodhiscabin,astrangeandunusualspectaclemethisvision.
Ontheplacidwatersofthelandlockedharborfloatedagreatship,andonthebeachasmallboatwasdrawnup.
But,mostwonderfulofall,anumberofwhitemenlikehimselfweremovingaboutbetweenthebeachandhiscabin.
Tarzansawthatinmanywaystheywerelikethemenofhispicturebooks.Hecreptcloserthroughthetreesuntilhewasquitecloseabovethem.
Thereweretenmen,swarthy,sun-tanned,villainouslookingfellows.Nowtheyhadcongregatedbytheboatandweretalkinginloud,angrytones,withmuchgesticulatingandshakingoffists.
Presentlyoneofthem,alittle,mean-faced,black-beardedfellowwithacountenancewhichremindedTarzanofPamba,therat,laidhishandupontheshoulderofagiantwhostoodnexthim,andwithwhomalltheothershadbeenarguingandquarreling.
