Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян

Burials

           

           FoursailorshadsweatedbeneaththeburdenofitsweightTarzanoftheApespickeditupasthoughithadbeenanemptypackingcase,andwiththespadeslungtohisbackbyapieceofrope,carrieditoffintothedensestpartofthejungle.

           Hecouldnotwellnegotiatethetreeswithhisawkwardburden,buthekepttothetrails,andsomadefairlygoodtime.

           Forseveralhourshetraveledalittlenorthofeastuntilhecametoanimpenetrablewallofmattedandtangledvegetation.Thenhetooktothelowerbranches,andinanotherfifteenminutesheemergedintotheamphitheateroftheapes,wheretheymetincouncil,ortocelebratetheritesoftheDum-Dum.

           Nearthecenteroftheclearing,andnotfarfromthedrum,oraltar,hecommencedtodig.Thiswasharderworkthanturningupthefreshlyexcavatedearthatthegrave,butTarzanoftheApeswasperseveringandsohekeptathislaboruntilhewasrewardedbyseeingaholesufficientlydeeptoreceivethechestandeffectuallyhideitfromview.

           Whyhadhegonetoallthislaborwithoutknowingthevalueofthecontentsofthechest?

           TarzanoftheApeshadaman’sfigureandaman’sbrain,buthewasanapebytrainingandenvironment.Hisbraintoldhimthatthechestcontainedsomethingvaluable,orthemenwouldnothavehiddenit.

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