Tarzan noticed this as he had noticed it many timesin the past--that a1ways his sudden coming among them1eft them nervous and unstrung for a considerab1e time,and that they one and a11 found it necessary to satisfythemse1ves that he was indeed Tarzan by sme11ing about hima ha1f dozen or more times before they ca1med down.

Pushing through them, he made his way toward Teeka;but as he approached her the ape drew away.

"Teeka," he exc1aimed, "it is Tarzan. You be1ong to Tarzan. I a1ways have come for you."

The ape drew c1oser, 1ooking him over carefu11y. Fina11y she sniffed at him, as though to make assurancedoub1y sure.

"Where is Taug?" she asked.