Bisbee daily review., 1914-01-28
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 twelve of his thirteen years of life the tribe, now full 100 strong, trooped silently through the lower terrace of the jungle trees and dropped noiseless. ly upon the floor of the amphtheater The rites of the dumdum marked important events in the life of the tribe-a victory. the capture of a pris- oner. the killingsof some large, fierce denizen of the jungle. the death or ac. cession of king.
 Today 1t was the killing of a giant ape, a member of another tribe. and as the people of Kerchak entered the arena two mighty bulls might have been seen bearing the body of the van pushed between them. They laid their burden before the earthen drum and then squatted beside it as guards, while the other members of the community curled themselves in grassy hooks to sleep until the rising moon should give the signal for the commencement of the orgy.
 A darkness settled upon the jungle, the apes commenced to bestir them selves, and soon they formed great circle about the earthen drum.
 The females and young squatted in thin line at the outer periphery of the circle, while just in front of them ranged the adult males. Before the drum sat three old females, each arm ed with n knotted branch fifteen or eighteen inches in length.
 Slowly and softly they began tap ping upon the resounding surface of the drum as the first faint rays of the ascending moon sllvered the treetops.
 As the light increased the females augmented the frequency and force of their blows until presently rhyth- mical din pervaded the jungle for miles fin every direction. Huge brutes stop ped in their hunting. with uppricked ears and raised heads, to listen to the dull booming that betokened the dum- dun of the great apes
 As the din of the drum rose to al- most deafening volume Kerchak sprahg into the open space between the squatting males and the drummers
 Standing erect, he threw his head far back, and, looking full into the eye of the rising moon. he beat upon his breast with his great hairy paws and emitted his fearful roaring shriek l Once-twice-thrice that terrifying cry rang out across the teemlng soli- tude of that unspeakably quick. yet unthinkably dead. world.
 Then, crouching, Kerchak slunlS noiselessly around the open circle, veering far away from the dead body lying before the altar drum. but as he passed keeping his little, fierce, wicked red eyes upon the corpse.
 Another male then sprang into the arena and, repeating the horrid cries of his king, followed stealthily in his wake. Another and another followed in quick succession until the jungle reverberated with the now almost ceaseless notes of their bloodthirsty screams.
 It was the challenge and the hunt.
 When all the adult males had joined in the thin line of circling dancers the attack commenced.
 Kerchak. seiZing a huge club from l the pile which lay at hand for the pur. pose, rushed furlously upon the dead ape, dealing the corpse terrific blow at the same time emitting the growls and snarls of combat
 The din of the drum was now in creased. as well as the frequency of the blows, and the warriors, as each approached the victim of the hunt and delivered his budgeon blow, joined fin the mad whirl of the death dance.
 Tarzan was one of the wild. leaplne horde His brown. sweat streaked muscular body glistening in the moon light shone supple and graceful among the uncouth, awkward, hairy brutes about him.
 For half an hour the weird dance went on. until, at a sign from Kerchak the noise of the drums ceased. the fe male drummers scamperng hurriedly through the line of dancers toward tn, outer rim of squatting spectators Then, as one man. the males rushed headlong upon the thing which theil terrific blows had reduced to a mas! of hairy pulp.
 Flesh seldom came to their jaws 1T satisfying quantities, so n fit finale tt their wild revel was taste of fresl killed meat. and it was to the purpos' of devouring their late enemy that they now turned their attention.
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