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to see what the Arab would do after the other had gone away�察�leaving the 

pouch behind him�察�and�察�having satisfied his curiosity�察�he would then have 

pounced   upon Achmet   Zek   and   taken   the   pouch   and   his   pretty   pebbles 

away from him�察�for did they not belong to Tarzan�拭�

     He saw the Arab now throw aside the empty pouch�察�and grasping his 

long gun by the barrel�察�clublike�察�sneak stealthily through the jungle beside 

the trail along which Werper had gone。 

     As the man disappeared from his view�察�Tarzan dropped to the ground 

and   commenced   gathering   up   the   spilled   contents   of   the   pouch�察  �and   the 

moment   that   he   obtained   his   first   near   view   of   the   scattered   pebbles   he 

understood       the   rage   of   the   Arab�察   �for  instead    of   the   glittering   and 

scintillating gems which had first caught and held the attention of the ape´ 

man�察�the pouch now contained but a collection of ordinary river pebbles。 



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                     Jane Clayton and the Beasts of the Jungle 

       Mugambi�察�after his successful break for liberty�察�had fallen upon hard 

times。     His    way   had   led   him   through    a  country    with   which     he  was 

unfamiliar�察�a jungle country in which he could find no water�察�and but little 

food�察�so that after several days of wandering he found himself so reduced 

in strength that he could barely drag himself along。 

     It was with growing difficulty that he found the strength necessary to 

construct a shelter by night wherein he might be reasonably safe from the 

large    carnivora�察   �and   by  day   he   still  further  exhausted     his  strength    in 

digging for edible roots�察�and searching for water。 

     A few stagnant pools at considerable distances apart saved him from 

death by thirst�察�but his   was a pitiable state   when finally he stumbled   by 

accident   upon   a   large   river   in   a   country   where   fruit   was   abundant�察  �and 

small   game   which   he   might   bag   by   means   of   a   combination   of   stealth�察�

cunning�察  �and   a   crude   knob´stick   which   he   had   fashioned   from   a   fallen 

limb。 

     Realizing that he still had a long march ahead of him before he could 

reach even the outskirts of the Waziri country�察�Mugambi wisely decided to 

remain where he was until he had recuperated his strength and health。                     A 

few days' rest would accomplish wonders for him�察�he knew�察�and he could 

ill  afford    to  sacrifice   his  chances     for  a  safe   return   by   setting   forth 

handicapped by weakness。 

     And so it was that he constructed a substantial thorn boma�察�and rigged 

a thatched shelter within it�察�where he might sleep by night in security�察�and 

from  which   he   sallied   forth   by   day  to   hunt   the   flesh   which   alone   could 

return to his giant thews their normal prowess。 

     One day�察�as he hunted�察�a pair of savage eyes discovered him from the 

concealment       of  the   branches    of  a  great   tree  beneath    which    the  black 

warrior passed。 Bloodshot�察�wicked eyes they were�察�set in a fierce and hairy 

face。 

     They watched Mugambi make his little kill of a small rodent�察�and they 

followed him as he returned to his hut�察�their owner moving quietly through 



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the trees upon the trail of the Negro。 

     The   creature   was   Chulk�察  �and   he   looked   down   upon   the   unconscious 

man more in curiosity than in hate。             The wearing of the Arab burnoose 

which Tarzan had placed upon his person had aroused in the mind of the 

anthropoid a desire for similar mimicry of the Tarmangani。                 The burnoose�察�

though�察�had obstructed his movements and proven such a nuisance that the 

ape had long since torn it from him and thrown it away。 

     Now�察    �however�察   �he   saw   a  Gomangani       arrayed   in  less   cumbersome 

apparela   loin   cloth�察  �a   few   copper   ornaments   and   a   feather   headdress。 

These were more in line with Chulk's desires than a flowing robe which 

was constantly getting between one's legs�察�and catching upon every limb 

and bush along the leafy trail。 

     Chulk   eyed   the   pouch�察  �which�察  �suspended   over   Mugambi's   shoulder�察�

swung beside his black hip。           This took his fancy�察�for it was ornamented 

with feathers and a fringe�察�and so the ape hung about Mugambi's boma�察�

waiting an opportunity to seize either by stealth or might some object of 

the black's apparel。 

     Nor was it long before the opportunity came。              Feeling safe within his 

thorny enclosure�察�Mugambi was wont to stretch himself in the shade of his 

shelter during the heat of the day�察�and sleep in peaceful security until the 

declining sun carried with it the enervating temperature of midday。 

     Watching from above�察�Chulk saw the black warrior stretched thus in 

the unconsciousness of sleep one sultry afternoon。               Creeping out upon an 

overhanging branch the anthropoid dropped to the ground within the boma。 

He approached the sleeper upon padded feet which gave forth no sound�察�

and with an uncanny woodcraft that rustled not a leaf or a grass blade。 

     Pausing     beside    the   man�察   �the   ape   bent    over   and    examined      his 

belongings。      Great as was the strength of Chulk there lay in the back of 

his little brain a something which deterred him from arousing the man to 

combata sense that is inherent in all the lower orders�察�a strange fear of 

man�察�that rules even the most powerful of the jungle creatures at times。 

     To   remove   Mugambi's   loin   cloth   without   awakening   him   would   be 

impossible�察  �and   the   only   detachable   things   were   the   knob´stick   and   the 

pouch�察�which had fallen from the black's shoulder as he rolled in sleep。 



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     Seizing these two articles�察�as better than nothing at all�察�Chulk retreated 

with haste�察�and every indication of nervous terror�察�to the safety of the tree 

from which he   had dropped�察 �and�察�still haunted by  that indefinable   terror 

which      the    close    proximity      of   man     awakened       in   his   breast�察   �fled 

precipitately through the jungle。            Aroused by attack�察�or supported by the 

presence of another of his kind�察�Chulk could have braved the presence of a 

score of human beings�察�but aloneah�察�that was a different matteralone�察�

and unenraged。 

     It   was   some   time   after   Mugambi   awoke   that   he   missed   the   pouch。 

Instantly he was all excitement。            What could have become of it�拭              �It had 

been at his side when he lay down to sleepof that he was certain�察�for had 

he not pushed it from beneath him when its bulging bulk�察�pressing against 

his   ribs�察  �caused   him   discomfort�拭       �Yes�察  �it   had   been   there   when   he   lay 

down to sleep。        How then had it vanished�拭�

     Mugambi's savage imagination was filled with visions of the spirits of 

departed   friends   and   enemies�察  �for   only   to   the   machinations   of   such   as 

these could he attribute the disappearance of his pouch and knob´stick in 

the   first   excitement   of   the   discovery   of   their   loss�察  �but   later   and   more 

careful     investigation�察    �such    as   his  woodcraft      made     possible�察   �revealed 

indisputable   evidence   of   a   more   material   explanation           than   his   excited 

fancy and superstition had at first led him to 

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