Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян
The Call of the Primitive
Thesidesofthelatterwerecrowdedwithmengazingshoreward,anditwasevidenttoClayton,astotheotherswhohadnowjoinedhim,thatthegunwhichtheyhadheardhadbeenfiredtoattracttheirattentioniftheystillremainedatthecabin.
Bothvesselslayataconsiderabledistancefromshore,anditwasdoubtfuliftheirglasseswouldlocatethewavinghatsofthelittlepartyfarinbetweentheharbor’spoints.
Esmeraldahadremovedherredapronandwaswavingitfranticallyaboveherhead;butClayton,stillfearingthateventhismightnotbeseen,hurriedofftowardthenorthernpointwherelayhissignalpyrereadyforthematch.
Itseemedanagetohim,astothosewhowaitedbreathlesslybehind,erehereachedthegreatpileofdrybranchesandunderbrush.
Ashebrokefromthedensewoodandcameinsightofthevesselsagain,hewasfilledwithconsternationtoseethattheArrowwasmakingsailandthatthecruiserwasalreadyunderway.
Quicklylightingthepyreinadozenplaces,hehurriedtotheextremepointofthepromontory,wherehestrippedoffhisshirt,and,tyingittoafallenbranch,stoodwavingitbackandforthabovehim.
Butstillthevesselscontinuedtostandout;andhehadgivenupallhope,whenthegreatcolumnofsmoke,risingabovetheforestinonedenseverticalshaft,attractedtheattentionofalookoutaboardthecruiser,andinstantlyadozenglasseswereleveledonthebeach.
