Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян
Burials
Foursailorshadsweatedbeneaththeburdenofitsweight—TarzanoftheApespickeditupasthoughithadbeenanemptypackingcase,andwiththespadeslungtohisbackbyapieceofrope,carrieditoffintothedensestpartofthejungle.
Hecouldnotwellnegotiatethetreeswithhisawkwardburden,buthekepttothetrails,andsomadefairlygoodtime.
Forseveralhourshetraveledalittlenorthofeastuntilhecametoanimpenetrablewallofmattedandtangledvegetation.Thenhetooktothelowerbranches,andinanotherfifteenminutesheemergedintotheamphitheateroftheapes,wheretheymetincouncil,ortocelebratetheritesoftheDum-Dum.
Nearthecenteroftheclearing,andnotfarfromthedrum,oraltar,hecommencedtodig.Thiswasharderworkthanturningupthefreshlyexcavatedearthatthegrave,butTarzanoftheApeswasperseveringandsohekeptathislaboruntilhewasrewardedbyseeingaholesufficientlydeeptoreceivethechestandeffectuallyhideitfromview.
Whyhadhegonetoallthislaborwithoutknowingthevalueofthecontentsofthechest?
TarzanoftheApeshadaman’sfigureandaman’sbrain,buthewasanapebytrainingandenvironment.Hisbraintoldhimthatthechestcontainedsomethingvaluable,orthemenwouldnothavehiddenit.
