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a low hanging branch, but almost
over the head of Tublat, so nearly
had he distanced her. She should
have been safe now but there was
a rending, tearing sound, the branch
broke and precipitated her full up
on the head of Tublat, knocking BIN
to the ground.
Both were up in an instant, but
as quick. as they had been Tarzan
had been quicker, so that the infuri-
ated bull found himself facing the
man-child who stood between him
and Kala-
Nothing could have suited the
fierce beast better, and with roar
of triumph he leaped upon the little
Lord Greystoke. But his fangs
never closed in that nut brown flesh.
a muscular hand shot cut and
grasped the hairy throat, and
another plunged keen hunting
knife dozen times into the broad
| breast. Like lightning the blows
fell. and only ceased when Tarzan
felt the limp form crumple beneath
him.
AS the body rolled to the ground
Tarzan of the Apes placed his foot
upon the neck of his lifelong enemy
and raising his eyes to the full moon
threw back his fierce young head
and voiced the wild and terrible cry
Of his people.
One by one the tribe swung down
from their arboreal retreats and
formed a circle about Tarzan and his
vanquished foe. When they had all
come Tarzan turned toward them.
II am Tarzan.'' he cried. 81 am a
great killer Let all respect Tarzan
of the Apes and Kala, his mother.
There be none among you as mighty
as Tarzan. Let his enemies be-
ware"
Looking fun into the wicked, red
eyes Of Kerchak. the young Lord
Greystoke beat upon his mighty
breast and screamed out once more
his shrfn cry of defiance.
CHAPTER VIII
The Tree Top Hunter
The morning after the Dum-Dum
the tribe started slowly back
through the forest toward the coast.
The body of Tublat lay where it
had fallen, for the people of Ker-
chak do not eat their own dead.
The march was but a leisurely
search for food Cabbage palm and
gray plum, pisang and scitamine
they found in abundance, with wild
pineapple, and occasionally small
mammals, birds. eggs, reptiles and
insects. The nuts they cracked be-
tween their powerful jaws, or, If too
hard. broke by pounding between
stones.
Once old SAILOR. crossing their
path. sent them scurrying to the
safety OF the higher branches, for
II she respected their number and
their sharp fangs, they on their part
held her cruel and mighty ferocity
in equal esteem.
Upon a low hanging branch sat
Tarzan directly above the majestic,
supple body as 1t forged silently
through the thick jungle. He hurled
a pineapple at the ancient enemy of
his people. The great beast stopped
and, turning, eyed the haunting fig
ure above her.
With an angry lash of her tail
she barred her yellow fangs, curling
her great lips in a hideous snarl that
wrinkled her bristling snout In ser
ried ridges and closed her wicked
eyes to two narrow Sits of rage
and hatred.
With back-laid ears she looked
straight into the eyes of Tarzan of
the Apes and sounded her fierce,
shrill challenge. ri
And from the safety of his over
hanging limb the ape-child sent
back the fealsome answer of bis
kind
For a moment the two eyed each
other in silence, and then the great
cat turned into the Jungle, which
swallowed her as the ocean eneulfs
a tossed pebble.
But into the mind of Tarzan a
great plan sprang. He had Killed
the fierce Tub1at, so was he not
therefore mighty fighter? Now
would he track down the crafty
SAILOR and slay her likewise. He
would be mighty hunter, also.
AT the bottom Of his little English
heart beat the great desire to cover
his nakedness with clothes, for he
had learned from his picture books
that all men were so covered. while
monkeys and apes and every other
living thing went naked.
Clothes. therefore, must be truly
g badge Of greatness; the insignia OF
the superiority OF man over all
other animals, for surely there could
be no other reason for wearing the
hideous things.
Many moons ago, when he had
been much smaller, he had desired
the skin OF SAILOR, the lioness. or
Numa, the lion, or Sheeta, the leop.
ard, to cover his hairless BODY that
he might no longer resemble hideous
Hlstah, the snake; but now he was
proud OF his sleek skin, for it be-
tokened his descent from a mighty
race, and the conflicting desires to
go naked in prideful proof of his
ancestry, or to conform to the GUS
toms OF his own kind and wear hid
eous and uncomfortable apparel
found first one and then the other
in the ascendency
AS the tribe continued their slow
way through the forest after the