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that Numa had heard him�察�from the ominous�察�rumbling warning that broke 

from a thicket beside the trail。 

     Halting   upon   a   low   branch   just   above   the   lion   Tarzan   looked   down 

upon   the   grisly   scene。    Could   this   unrecognizable   thing   be   the   man   he 

had   been   trailing�拭  �The   ape´man   wondered。         From   time   to   time   he   had 

descended   to   the   trail   and   verified   his   judgment   by   the   evidence   of   his 

scent that the Belgian had followed this game trail toward the east。 

     Now he proceeded beyond the lion and his feast�察�again descended and 

examined the ground with his nose。 There was no scent spoor here of the 

man he had been trailing。 Tarzan returned to the tree。                 With keen eyes he 

searched the ground about the mutilated corpse for a sign of the missing 

pouch of pretty pebbles�察�but naught could he see of it。 

     He   scolded   Numa   and   tried   to   drive   the   great   beast   away�察  �but   only 

angry growls rewarded his efforts。 He tore small branches from a nearby 

limb and hurled them at his ancient enemy。                Numa looked up with bared 

fangs�察�grinning hideously�察�but he did not rise from his kill。 

     Then Tarzan fitted an arrow to his bow�察�and drawing the slim shaft far 

back let drive with all the force of the tough wood that only he could bend。 

As the arrow sank deeply into his side�察�Numa leaped to his feet with a roar 

of   mingled   rage   and   pain。    He   leaped   futilely   at   the   grinning   ape´man�察�

tore at the protruding end of the shaft�察�and then�察�springing into the trail�察�



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paced back and forth beneath his tormentor。 Again Tarzan loosed a swift 

bolt。    This time the missile�察�aimed with care�察�lodged in the lion's spine。 

The   great   creature   halted   in   its   tracks�察  �and   lurched   awkwardly   forward 

upon its face�察�paralyzed。 

     Tarzan dropped to the trail�察�ran quickly to the beast's side�察�and drove 

his spear deep into the fierce heart�察�then after recovering his arrows turned 

his   attention to the   mutilated   remains of   the   animal's   prey  in   the   nearby 

thicket。 

     The face was gone。          The Arab garments aroused no doubt as to the 

man's identity�察�since he had trailed him into the Arab camp and out again�察�

where   he   might   easily   have   acquired   the   apparel。     So   sure   was   Tarzan 

that the body was that of he who had robbed him that he made no effort to 

verify his deductions by scent among the conglomerate odors of the great 

carnivore and the fresh blood of the victim。 

     He    confined    his   attentions   to  a  careful   search    for  the   pouch�察   �but 

nowhere upon or about the corpse was any sign of the missing article or its 

contents。     The ape´man was disappointedpossibly not so much because 

of   the loss of   the   colored pebbles   as   with   Numa   for   robbing him  of   the 

pleasures of revenge。 

     Wondering what could have become of his possessions�察�the ape´man 

turned slowly back along the trail in the direction from which he had come。 

In his mind he revolved a plan to enter and search the Arab camp�察�after 

darkness had again fallen。         Taking to the trees�察�he moved directly south in 

search of prey�察�that he might satisfy his hunger before midday�察�and then lie 

up for the afternoon in some spot far from the camp�察�where he might sleep 

without fear of discovery until it came time to prosecute his design。 

     Scarcely had he quitted the trail when a tall�察�black warrior�察�moving at a 

dogged trot�察�passed toward the east。             It was Mugambi�察�searching for his 

mistress。 He continued along the trail�察�halting to examine the body of the 

dead lion。     An expression of puzzlement crossed his features as he bent to 

search   for   the   wounds   which   had   caused   the   death   of   the   jungle   lord。 

Tarzan had removed his arrows�察�but to Mugambi the proof of death was as 

strong   as   though   both   the   lighter   missiles   and   the   spear   still   protruded 

from the carcass。 



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     The black looked furtively about him。             The body was still warm�察�and 

from this fact he reasoned that the killer was close at hand�察�yet no sign of 

living man appeared。         Mugambi shook his head�察�and continued along the 

trail�察�but with redoubled caution。 

     All day he traveled�察�stopping occasionally to call aloud the single word�察�

;Lady�察─�in the hope that at last she might hear and respond�察�but in the end 

his loyal devotion brought him to disaster。 

     From the northeast�察�for several months�察�Abdul Mourak�察�in command of 

a detachment of Abyssinian soldiers�察�had been assiduously searching for 

the Arab   raider�察�Achmet   Zek�察 �who�察 �six   months   previously�察 �had   affronted 

the majesty of Abdul Mourak's emperor by conducting a slave raid within 

the boundaries of Menelek's domain。 

     And now it happened that Abdul Mourak had halted for a short rest at 

noon     upon    this  very   day   and   along    the  same    trail  that  Werper     and 

Mugambi were following toward the east。 

     It  was   shortly   after   the  soldiers   had   dismounted      that  the  Belgian�察�

unaware   of   their   presence�察  �rode   his   tired   mount   almost   into   their   midst�察�

before    he   had   discovered     them。    Instantly    he   was   surrounded�察    �and   a 

volley of questions hurled at him�察�as he was pulled from his horse and led 

toward the presence of the commander。 

     Falling   back   upon   his   European   nationality�察  �Werper   assured   Abdul 

Mourak that he was a Frenchman�察�hunting in Africa�察�and that he had been 

attacked by strangers�察�his safari killed or scattered�察�and himself escaping 

only by a miracle。 

     From     a  chance    remark    of   the  Abyssinian�察    �Werper     discovered     the 

purpose of the expedition�察�and when he realized that these men were the 

enemies      of  Achmet     Zek�察  �he   took   heart�察 �and   immediately      blamed     his 

predicament upon the Arab。 

     Lest�察  �however�察  �he   might   again   fall   into   the   hands   of   the   raider�察  �he 

discouraged       Abdul    Mourak     in  the   further   prosecution     of  his  pursuit�察�

assuring     the   Abyssinian      that  Achmet      Zek    commanded        a  large   and 

dangerous force�察�and also that he was marching rapidly toward the south。 

     Convinced that it would take a long time to overhaul the raider�察�and 

that the chances of engagement made the outcome extremely questionable�察�



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Mourak�察�none too unwillingly�察�abandoned his plan and gave the necessary 

orders   for   his   command   to   pitch   camp   where   they   were�察  �preparatory   to 

taking up the return march toward Abyssinia the following morning。 

     It was late in the afternoon that the attention of the camp was attracted 

toward the west by the sound of a powerful voice calling a single word�察�

repeated several times�此 �Lady�           �Lady�     �Lady� ─�

     True to their instincts of precaution�察�a number of Abyssinians�察�acting 

under orders from Abdul Mourak�察�advanced stealthily through the jungle 

toward the author of the call。 

     A half hour later they returned�察�dragging Mugambi among them。                      The 

first   person   the   big   black's   eyes   fell   upon   as   he   was   hustled   into   the 

presence of the Abyssinian officer�察�was M。 Jules Frecoult�察�the Frenchman 

who had been the guest of his master and whom he last had seen entering 

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