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human flesh and learned that though not the most palatable it was certainly 

by far the easiest to secure�察�yet there was that in the bestial growls of the 



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strange creature which reminded him of formidable antagonists and gave 

him pause�察�while his hunger and the odor of the hot flesh of Bara goaded 

him almost to madness。          Always Tarzan watched him�察�guessing what was 

passing in the little brain of the carnivore and well it was that he did watch 

him�察  �for   at   last   Numa   could   stand   it   no   longer。 His   tail   shot   suddenly 

erect and at the same instant the wary ape´man�察�knowing all too well what 

the   signal   portended�察  �grasped   the   remainder   of   the   deer's   hind   quarter 

between his teeth and leaped into a nearby tree as Numa charged him with 

all the speed and a sufficient semblance of the weight of an express train。 

     Tarzan's     retreat  was    no  indication    that   he  felt  fear。  Jungle    life  is 

ordered   along   different   lines   than   ours   and   different   standards   prevail。 

Had Tarzan been famished he would�察�doubtless�察�have stood his ground and 

met the lion's charge。        He had done the thing before upon more than one 

occasion�察�just as in the past he had charged lions himself�察�but tonight he 

was far from famished and in the hind quarter he had carried off with him 

was more raw flesh than he could eat�察�yet it was with no equanimity that 

he    looked    down    upon    Numa     rending    the  flesh   of  Tarzan's    kill。  The 

presumption       of  this  strange    Numa     must   be   punished�     �And     forthwith 

Tarzan set out to make life miserable for the big cat。 Close by were many 

trees bearing large�察�hard fruits and to one of these the ape´man swung with 

the    agility   of  a   squirrel。    Then     commenced        a  bombardment        which 

brought      forth  earthshaking      roars   from    Numa。     One     after   another    as 

rapidly as he could gather and hurl them�察�Tarzan pelted the hard fruit down 

upon the lion。       It was impossible for the tawny cat to eat under that hail 

of missileshe could but roar and growl and dodge and eventually he was 

driven away entirely from the carcass of Bara�察�the deer。                He went roaring 

and resentful�察�but in the very center of the clearing his voice was suddenly 

hushed   and   Tarzan   saw   the   great   head   lower   and   flatten   out�察  �the   body 

crouch and the long tail quiver�察�as the beast slunk cautiously toward the 

trees upon the opposite side。 

     Immediately Tarzan was alert。           He lifted his head and sniffed the slow�察�

jungle breeze。      What was it that had attracted Numa's attention and taken 

him soft´footed and silent away from the scene of his discomfiture�拭�Just as 

the lion   disappeared   among   the   trees   beyond   the   clearing Tarzan   caught 



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upon the down´coming wind the explanation of his new interestthe scent 

spoor of man was wafted strongly to the sensitive nostrils。                     Caching the 

remainder   of   the   deer's   hind   quarter   in   the   crotch   of   a   tree   the   ape´man 

wiped his greasy palms upon his naked thighs and swung off in pursuit of 

Numa。       A  broad�察  �well´beaten   elephant   path   led into the   forest   from  the 

clearing。     Parallel   to   this   slunk   Numa�察  �while   above   him   Tarzan   moved 

through the trees�察�the shadow of a wraith。               The savage cat and the savage 

man   saw   Numa's   quarry  almost   simultaneously�察  �though both   had   known 

before   it   came   within   the   vision   of   their   eyes   that   it   was   a   black   man。 

Their sensitive nostrils had told them this much and Tarzan's had told him 

that the scent spoor was that of a strangerold and a male�察�for race and sex 

and age each has its own distinctive scent。 It was an old man that made his 

way alone through the gloomy jungle�察�a wrinkled�察�dried up�察�little old man 

hideously   scarred   and   tattooed   and   strangely   garbed�察  �with   the   skin   of   a 

hyena about his shoulders and the dried head mounted upon his grey pate。 

Tarzan recognized the ear´marks of the witch´doctor and awaited Numa's 

charge with a feeling of pleasurable anticipation�察�for the ape´man had no 

love for witch´doctors�察�but in the instant that Numa did charge�察�the white 

man   suddenly   recalled   that   the   lion   had   stolen   his   kill   a   few   minutes 

before and that revenge is sweet。 

     The first intimation the black man had that he was in danger was the 

crash of twigs as Numa charged through the bushes into the game trail not 

twenty   yards   behind   him。        Then   he   turned   to   see   a   huge�察  �black´maned 

lion racing toward him and even as he turned�察�Numa seized him。                          At the 

same instant the ape´man dropped from an overhanging limb full upon the 

lion's   back   and   as   he   alighted   he   plunged   his   knife   into   the   tawny   side 

behind the left shoulder�察�tangled the fingers of his right hand in the long 

mane�察�buried his teeth in Numa's neck and wound his powerful legs about 

the beast's torso。       With a roar of pain and rage�察�Numa reared up and fell 

backward upon the ape´man�察�but still the mighty  man´thing clung to his 

hold   and   repeatedly  the   long   knife   plunged   rapidly   into   his   side。     Over 

and over rolled Numa�察�the lion�察�clawing and biting at the air�察�roaring and 

growling   horribly   in   savage   attempt   to   reach   the   thing   upon   its   back。 

More      than   once    was   Tarzan     almost    brushed     from   his   hold。    He    was 



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battered and bruised and covered with blood from Numa and dirt from the 

trail�察�yet not for an instant did he lessen the ferocity of his mad attack nor 

his grim hold upon the back of his antagonist。               To have loosened for an 

instant his grip there�察�would have been to bring him within reach of those 

tearing talons or rending fangs�察�and have ended forever the grim career of 

this jungle´bred English lord。         Where he had fallen beneath the spring of 

the   lion   the   witch´doctor   lay�察  �torn   and   bleeding�察  �unable   to   drag   himself 

away and watched the terrific battle between these two lords of the jungle。 

His sunken eyes glittered and his wrinkled lips moved over toothless gums 

as he mumbled weird incantations to the demons of his cult。 

     For a time he felt no doubt as to the outcomethe strange white man 

must certainly succumb   to terrible   Simbawhoever heard of   a lone   man 

armed only with a knife slaying so mighty a beast�                �Yet presently the old 

black man's eyes went wider and he commenced to have his doubts and 

misgivings。      What   wonderful   sort   of   creature  was   this   that   battled   with 

Simba and held his own despite the mighty muscles of the king of beasts 

and slowly there dawned in those sunken eyes�察�gleaming so brightly from 

the    scarred   and    wrinkled    face�察  �the  light   of  a  dawning      recollection。 

Gropingly backward into the past reached the fingers of memory�察�until at 

last   they  seized   upon   a   faint   picture�察  �faded   and   yellow   with   the   passing 

years。     It  was    the  picture    of  a  lithe�察 �white´skinned      youth    swinging 

through the trees in company with a band of huge apes�察�and the old eyes 

blinked and a great fear came into themthe superstitious fear of one who 

believes in ghosts and spirits and demons。 

     

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