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lifeit never appalled Tarzan。          The chances appealed to himthe chances 

of life and death�察�with his prowess and his faculties pitted against those of 

a worthy antagonist。 

     It was not necessary that he enter each habitation through a door�察�a 

window or an open chink�察�his nose told him whether or not his prey lay 

within。     For some time he found one disappointment following upon the 

heels    of  another    in   quick   succession。      No    spoor    of  the   Belgian    was 



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discernible。 But at last he came to a tent where the smell of the thief was 

strong。      Tarzan   listened�察  �his   ear   close   to   the   canvas   at   the   rear�察  �but   no 

sound came from within。 

     At last he cut one of the pin ropes�察�raised the bottom of the canvas�察�and 

intruded his   head   within   the   interior。      All   was   quiet   and   dark。    Tarzan 

crawled cautiously withinthe scent of the Belgian was strong�察�but it was 

not live scent。 Even before he had examined the interior minutely�察�Tarzan 

knew that no one was within it。 

     In one corner he found a pile of blankets and clothing scattered about�察�

but no pouch of pretty pebbles。 A careful examination of the balance of the 

tent revealed nothing more�察�at least nothing to indicate the presence of the 

jewels�察  �but   at   the side   where   the blankets   and clothing   lay�察 �the   ape´man 

discovered       that   the  tent   wall   had    been    loosened     at  the   bottom�察   �and 

presently he sensed that the Belgian had recently passed out of the tent by 

this avenue。 

     Tarzan was not long in following the way that his prey had fled。                      The 

spoor led always in the shadow and at the rear of the huts and tents of the 

villageit was quite evident to Tarzan that the Belgian had gone alone and 

secretly   upon   his   mission。       Evidently   he   feared   the   inhabitants   of   the 

village�察�or at least his work had been of such a nature that he dared not risk 

detection。 

     At the back of a native hut the spoor led through a small hole recently 

cut in the brush wall and into the dark interior beyond。                 Fearlessly�察�Tarzan 

followed   the   trail。    On   hands   and   knees�察  �he   crawled   through   the   small 

aperture。      Within   the   hut   his   nostrils   were   assailed   by  many  odors�察  �but 

clear and distinct among them was one that half aroused a latent memory 

of   the   pastit   was   the   faint   and   delicate   odor   of   a   woman。   With   the 

cognizance        of  it  there   rose   in   the   breast   of   the   ape´man     a   strange 

uneasinessthe   result   of   an   irresistible   force   which   he   was   destined   to 

become   acquainted   with   anewthe   instinct   which   draws   the   male   to   his 

mate。 

     In the same hut was the scent spoor of the Belgian�察�too�察�and as both 

these assailed the nostrils of the ape´man�察�mingling one with the other�察�a 

jealous     rage   leaped    and   burned     within   him�察   �though    his   memory      held 



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before   the   mirror   of   recollection   no   image   of   the   she   to   which   he   had 

attached his desire。 

     Like   the   tent   he   had   investigated�察 �the   hut�察 �too�察  �was   empty�察  �and   after 

satisfying himself that his stolen pouch was secreted nowhere within�察�he 

left�察�as he had entered�察�by the hole in the rear wall。 

     Here     he  took    up   the  spoor    of  the   Belgian�察   �followed     it  across   the 

clearing�察�over the palisade�察�and out into the dark jungle beyond。 



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                                   The Flight of Werper 

       After Werper   had   arranged   the   dummy   in   his   bed�察 �and   sneaked   out 

into the darkness of the village beneath   the rear wall of his tent�察�he had 

gone directly to the hut in which Jane Clayton was held captive。 

     Before the doorway squatted a black sentry。               Werper approached him 

boldly�察�spoke a few words in his ear�察�handed him a package of tobacco�察�

and passed into the hut。         The black grinned and winked as the European 

disappeared within the darkness of the interior。 

     The Belgian�察�being   one of Achmet   Zek's principal lieutenants�察 �might 

naturally   go   where   he   wished   within   or   without   the   village�察  �and   so   the 

sentry had not questioned his right to enter the hut with the white�察�woman 

prisoner。 

     Within�察    �Werper     called   in   French     and   in  a   low    whisper�此    �Lady 

Greystoke�       �It   is   I�察  �M。   Frecoult。 Where   are   you�拭─  �But   there   was   no 

response。      Hastily     the   man    felt  around    the   interior�察  �groping    blindly 

through the darkness with outstretched hands。               There was no one within� �

     Werper's     astonishment      surpassed     words。    He     was   on   the  point   of 

stepping      without    to   question     the   sentry�察  �when     his  eyes�察   �becoming 

accustomed to the dark�察�discovered a blotch of lesser blackness near the 

base   of   the   rear   wall   of   the   hut。   Examination   revealed   the   fact   that   the 

blotch was an opening cut in the wall。             It was large enough to permit the 

passage   of   his   body�察  �and   assured   as   he   was   that   Lady   Greystoke   had 

passed out through the aperture in an attempt to escape the village�察�he lost 

no   time   in   availing   himself   of   the   same   avenue�察  �but   neither   did   he   lose 

time in a fruitless search for Jane Clayton。 

     His     own    life   depended      upon     the   chance     of    his   eluding�察   �or 

outdistancing Achmet Zek�察�when that worthy should have discovered that 

he   had   escaped。     His   original   plan   had   contemplated   connivance   in   the 

escape of Lady Greystoke for two very good and sufficient reasons。 The 

first was that by saving her he would win the gratitude of the English�察�and 

thus lessen the chance of his extradition should his identity and his crime 

against his superior officer be charged against him。 



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     The second reason was based upon the fact that only one direction of 

escape was safely open to him。             He could not travel to the west because 

of the Belgian possessions which lay between him and the Atlantic。 The 

south was closed to him by the feared presence of the savage ape´man he 

had    robbed。     To    the  north   lay   the  friends   and   allies   of  Achmet     Zek。 

Only toward the east�察�through British East Africa�察�lay reasonable assurance 

of freedom。 

     Accompanied by a titled Englishwoman whom he had rescued from a 

frightful fate�察�and his identity vouched for by her as that of a Frenchman 

by the name of Frecoult�察�he had looked forward�察�and not without reason�察�to 

the   active   assistance   of   the   British   from   the   moment   that   he   came   in 

contact with their first outpost。 

     But now that Lady Greystoke had disappeared�察�though he still looked 

toward      the   east   for  hope�察   �his   chances     were    lessened�察   �and    another�察�

subsidiary design completely dashed。 From the moment that he had first 

laid   eyes   upon   Jane   Clayton   he   had   nursed   within   his   breast   a   secret 

passion   for   the   beautiful   American   wife   of   the   English   lord�察  �and   when 

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