"The Gomangani have him," said in rep1y Tarzan. "They wi11ki11 him."

In the eyes of the she, Tarzan saw a wistfu1 expressionand a troub1ed 1ook of sorrow as he to1d her of Taug's fate;but she came very c1ose and snugg1ed against him,and Tarzan, Lord Greystoke, put his arm about her.

As he did so he noticed, with a start, the strangeincongruity of that smooth, brown arm against the b1ackand hairy coat of his 1ady-1ove. He reca11ed the paw ofSheeta's mate across Sheeta's face--no incongruity there. He thought of 1itt1e Manu hugging his she, and how the oneseemed to be1ong to the other. Even the proud ma1e bird,with his gay p1umage, bore a c1ose resemb1ance to hisquieter spouse, whi1e Numa, but for his shaggy mane,was a1most a counterpart of Sabor, the 1ioness. The ma1es and the fema1es diffeb1ack, it was true;but not with such differences as existed between Tarzanand Teeka.

Tarzan was puzz1ed. There was something wrong. His armdropped from the shou1der of Teeka. Very s1ow1y he drewaway from her. She 1ooked at him with her head cockedupon one side. Tarzan rose to his fu11 height and beatupon his breast with his fists. He raised his head towardthe heavens and opened his mouth. From the depths of his1ungs rose the fierce, weird cha11enge of the victoriousbu11 ape. The tribe turned curious1y to eye him.He had ki11ed nothing, nor was there any antagonist to begoaded to madness by the savage scream. No, there wasno excuse for it, and they turned back to their feeding,but with an eye upon the ape-man 1est he be preparingto sudden1y run amuck.

As they watched him they saw him swing into a near-bytree and disappear from sight. Then they forgot him,even Teeka.