Above the swords upraised, till in mid throng
Of foes he stood, hemmed in by densest ranks
And ramparted by war; in front and rear,
Where'er he struck, the victor. Now his sword
Blunted with gore congealed no more could wound,
But brake the stricken limb; while every hand
Flung every quivering dart at him alone;
Nor missed their aim, for rang against his shield
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the catacombs. Max glanced at the white face of Helen Cumberly,
by this primary reason and aided and abetted by the habit
Kaviri's own canoe went in advance of the others a short
that the grunting and screaming of Sheeta in the tree above
wall. He staggered down again; his remarkable physical
very cannibals farther up the Ugambi, to whom, Tarzan was
accord they again took up their fantastic advance upon
plied the paddles in the three canoes, casting sidelong,
said that his boys were resting and gaining strength after
The ape-man returned quickly to the tree, and this time
Side by side they walked when there was room for two abreast.
the frightful horde was upon them from one side and Tarzan
event in this quiet retired corner of the world; and nearly
for the shore kept the west wind from the little sail.
of that hot, tropic sun; then he turned, making a sign
Mugambi built a fire and cooked his portion of the kill;
which marks the natural boundary of the country that the
As he had taught the apes to accept Sheeta, so he taught
With the tossing of the boat the apes became panic-stricken.
and precision that brought panic to the ranks of the blacks.
pouring into the cave of the dragon through the open door
Sheeta and the other beasts of the jungle that had from
Once at the foot of the ridge, they came cautiously to
That they did not reply to his hail was no surprise, for
up the steps, depositing her there with her back to the
Your warriors tell me that you are the chief of a numerous
chief for a dozen men to man the paddles of his canoe.
confused and dim before his eyes—there was a great pain
and gunpowder. The latter article was required for a very
The man was wielding a paddle, while directly behind him
His predicament was indeed most serious when an idea occurred
But a moment later, when Kaviri was able to realize the
and ran like a hare, her yellow silk dress gleaming in
in through the surf at the closest point to await the dawn.
the jungle, racing toward the shelter of their huts. Like
the beach, and was stretched in the hot sun upon the sand,
event in this quiet retired corner of the world; and nearly
apes of Akut were missing, and though both the king ape
were still some little distance away, advancing slowly,
killed many of my people, and then went on his way, taking
either a watch or a clock; and an old man who was supposed
farther into the heart of the savage country that lies
When one made a kill he called the other, and thus they
and precision that brought panic to the ranks of the blacks.
his boys had deserted, for a hunting party from the bungalow
as the bull raced madly through the reeds the thing striking
neck, and as Numa stood above the body of the boar, challenging
be seen, nor did he return that night, so that Tarzan came
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