 Down, cried Kraski, suiting the action to the
word.
He brought but one white woman, replied the
other.
But within that godlikeform was the heart of a cur
and the soul of a craven. I knew all the time that there was somethinwrong, and I
just got it figured out.
And Kraski wouldnt adone nothin to help us
out.
We are trying to get back to the coast, replied
Kraski,and from there to London.
Disembodied spirits need no huts or palisades, or
bomas ofthorns. Tarzan followed the spoor of the man and the woman where itled from
the hut into the jungle.
Theres something wrong here, growled
Throck.
We have not lied to you, replied the others.
Tarzan, I vouldnt take notting from you fornotting. Each of the three eyed his
companion suspiciously. Then with afeeling of renewed confidence he moved forward
toward thehut.
Bitter silence reigned, and then a voice brokethe
quiet from the verdure of a nearby forest giant. Come on, boys, he said, Carl vas
right, andhe turned and followed the Russian.
It aint the right way, retorted Peebles, and Ill
showyer.
Theres something wrong here, growled
Throck.
Weoffer our lives for hers, said Usula,
simply.
Their bellies shall be filled, and they shall reach
thecoast unscathed, replied the chief.
I knew all the time that there was somethinwrong,
and I just got it figured out. They are headin right toward wherethe sun set last
night, and that sure must be west. Tarzan of the Apes, the great chief, Lord of the
Jungle,has but to command, replied the black. Did you see how I slew him,with a
single shaft? Bluber was the first to grasp the truth of Kraskisstatement. Usula
turned and looked at his companions.
We cant reach it by goin east, roared Peebles, an
erewe are, n thats that. I knew all the time that there was somethinwrong, and I
just got it figured out.
I dont know nothin about no bag of stones, said
Peebles,but I will say as ow you cant trust no Jew. The coast isthere, and there is
nothing else for us to do but try toreach it. I do not know and I do not care, said
Esteban.
Quickly he shookhimself and attempted to
concentrate his waning faculties. He would have stolen Tarzans mate, muttered
Esteban.
CHAPTER XIXA BARBED SHAFT KILLSKraski spent a
sleepless night.
The others paid no attention to his last sally. I
have come for the bag of stones you took from me, saidTarzan simply.
For an instant the pigmies stood terrified, and
then theirleader cried: It is Tarzan!
It is I, Tarzan of the Apes, who requests
thisfavor.
Then with afeeling of renewed confidence he moved
forward toward thehut.
Then keep up with me, growled the Spaniard. Yes, he
cried, with a laugh, I am a beast.
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