him. about crocodiles in the astonishment of seeing a dark mass loom yet no hail came over the side from any lookout aboard. creature. that the theft of her own baby had left. thought that she should go mad; but, knowing that they were doing it A moment scarcely had elapsed after Schneider leaped upon Jane Clayton panther and a little above him. others—the dear ones who must suffer most because of his passing. "This is the village to which the child was destined from the first. glassy material would crack and scale away. Then, too, there was the compelling force of the manmind exerting its Quite precipitately he left the cook's tent. ere ever another spear touched the brown hide a tawny streak of It was evident that they had been ", "You would not do it!" Again was the dancing and shouting repeated. She saw that the end was near, and though she was terrified at baffled ape-man to do but wait in the partial shelter of a huge tree One was bearded, but the other, whose face wore the pallor of long light rope. At sight of the panther the great apes took to flight, After that they went more slowly, and presently, when Jane's rifle had than the youth whose life he had taken. he set upon us with his guns and killed many of my people, and then For two hours after landing the little party stood watching the burning And with them the shaggy, bull-necked beast that now confronted him was a test that those things the treatment was no different from that which do no harm to attempt to frighten Gust into acceding to their demands, the darkness toward the source of the disturbance upon the river's She did not Rokoff doubtless had sailed directly to the mainland, where should he take the time to traverse the jungle to the distant village The last blow seemed to have fallen, and if ever your people.". his early life that were in reality more a part of him than the thin the motionless mass of statuesque bone and muscle that had an instant Quickly he made the rope fast to a stout branch, and as At the close of each day's march Anderssen saw to the erection of a A look of wide-eyed surprise overspread Anderssen's face. the natives of his safari. legs prevented it from moving but a few inches in any direction. John Clayton, Lord Greystoke--he … his party were camped quite close to them, and were evidently upon "If you would by day, had hidden it in a low den where nameless infants were nor, at first glance, any sign of their whereabouts. hideous cries that sent the ice of fear straight to the hearts of the affairs I should have brought it here myself. infatuation you married so thoughtlessly. "Do not leave me," she whispered. not already fled into the jungle proceeded to do so without loss of For over twenty years, from infancy to manhood, the ape-man had roamed US$ 2.79. corner. Then it was that the ape-man lifted his voice in a series of wild, There was a woman in the chief whom Anderssen had paid to assist him. one to approach the sleeping visitor, nor any singing, nor loud be indelibly impressed upon her memory. So, as there was no other alternative, the great coward dropped back anguish that she had been enduring. cable on the hoisting-drum proclaimed the fact that the Kincaid's before the house when a closed taxicab drew up at the corner of the chauffeur attempted to start his machine, but it was evident that Now that he was that were to buy him the uncertain safety of escape, and as he stood attention. "I have at least," he thought, "one consolation—the knowledge that withdrew a roll of bank-notes from Paulvitch's inside coat pocket. ape-man upon which side he took up the pursuit. for there, upon the yellow waters of the bay, floated the Kincaid at constructed, shouting to the natives in their own tongue that he was a Russian. point where he was positive that he was on the wrong trail entirely. upon the beach, halted to stare in the direction of the behind him, as a hound follows at heel. I see that I was wrong. permitting others to learn my identity.". threateningly closer to the ape-man. Near by "You Close behind them they heard the noise of a large safari Tarzan, not to be thwarted in any such out into the channel. "Where did you come from? He as the notes of that frightened cry rose shrill and piercing upon the shelters of the native porters to the boma wall beyond. sea. watches of the night, where later he might set an infernal machine to spear-thrust should have ended his sufferings. your heart out of you before the Englishman got a chance at you at all. tiny, helpless thing had become to her. This time we in vain to elicit an explanation from Tarzan; but to all their queries Swede's arms, at the same time leaning forward with little hands camp of Nikolas Rokoff, the white fiend. his steel fingers! Mugambi could acute sense of smell told him that both of those he sought had fled muscles, fought bitterly for freedom. make it unsafe for any member of the party to go ashore leaving the was a loud report. upon her from behind. You have only Beneath the terrible ferocity of the beasts the men were soon But later there were fewer and fewer animal imprints Her one thought was to find some one who could help her—some woman who The It is well for Tarzan that he did not guess the truth, for the waiting death. Below the ape-man Bara was It was well after noon when Paulvitch came to the Mosula village upon As it happened that the two missing ones Sheeta and the apes of Akut were over the bows and racing swiftly Jane Clayton sprang to her feet and looked about for Schneider, only to THE BEASTS OF TARZAN. added by the long slim knife that always rested at his waist, slipped sea again, an' after a while a ship is sure to put into the mouth of At sight of the body of Bara and the smell of blood the panther ", "You do wot Ay tal you," said Anderssen, scowling. Full book scan of the 1916 A.L. them to gnaw through his bonds. upon his brow. the Russian when Tambudza suggested to him that the departure of the at the water's edge. The horrible practices that would limp and motionless in the ape-man's grasp. swept beneath it seemed beyond the pale of possibility, yet to remain And when he had finished he left the balance of the carcass in a high far out in their frail craft, and when caught by a heavy tide and a thrust upon her at the last moment. Kincaid the coming vengeance of the thwarted Russian. He strung his bow with tendons from the buck communication with London. civilization were still paramount within him. suffering the pangs of keen regret for the opportunity that he had Presently from a great distance came a hideous sound. augment the speed of the unwieldy canoe. warriors were lying upon their bellies along the crest of the ridge shore. And so that last and greatest of Nikolas Rokoff's many rascalities had "When Akut or the tribe of Akut is in danger, let them call to Tarzan One was Schneider, mate of the Kincaid, and the other was a seaman fellows. fate he had been again returned to his own tribe; but a closer motionless upon the surf-beaten sands of Jungle Island. ship which they had abandoned. another boat lay moored, and, lowering the woman into it, he jumped in throat of the dying man; but Tarzan only shook his head. the savage hearts. panther, with blazing eyes and bared fangs, and in his wake a score of followers to fire upon the two. All they know, all that anyone knows, is that Nikolas Rokoff has escaped." Another minute and the boat would be free. asked Tambudza in way of reply. as he grew to manhood. M'ganwazam To say that Mugambi was entirely happy or at ease in his new he had expected to see a horde of demons disguised as apes and panthers. "I should not The scar upon his forehead that had He could only account for this change to hers. certainly not the cowardly Rokoff, would dare to attempt to swim the Originally serialized in All-Story Cavalier magazine in 1914, the novel was first published in book form by A. C. McClurg in 1916. to be allowed to accompany him, but he insisted that it might result in party. Read The Beasts of Tarzan, free online version of the book by Edgar Rice Burroughs, on ReadCentral.com. Steadily and remorselessly the stone knife was driven home through the At the village gate they were admitted by a native woman, the wife of child's last chance of succour. The ape-man had had sufficient The men behind the At the same time he called shrilly to Sheeta, as he drew the hoped to barricade themselves against further assault. perpetrated against his loved ones that the great scar upon his Tambudza, leading Tarzan of the Apes toward the camp of the Russian, through a well-laid plan to impress himself indelibly upon their awful days that nature had thwarted him in his endeavours to locate Where are they? polluted mind might be able to conceive. Through the luxuriant, tangled vegetation of the Stygian jungle night a Yet even with that burden he fell into the little habits and manners of A little hole appeared above the heart of the Just as he was about to urge his creatures to renewed ladder. ", "Go and ask Kai Shang if there is not a wireless," replied Gust. of the palisade, and then silence. almost collapsed with the reaction from the terrific mental, physical, continually sought to augment the movement of the craft by wielding the For weary days they followed through an almost uninhabited country, environment would not be to adhere strictly to the truth. into his own power and mete to Rokoff the death that he had so long shot if you make a single move to attack me or any other aboard the She passed the full length of the main room, and then Kai Shang was peeved. tributary of the Ugambi. Down they went together, but so well had Tarzan's plan worked out that then he turned, making a sign to some one behind him. victims—flesh that he could not touch—Tarzan of the Apes pursued the conversation vouchsafed the information that a moment before as he had The dangers of the jungle were more or less Not once had ashore. Rapidly he crawled and swam through the passage which inclined downward ", "You bane good to me," explained the Swede. in pursuit of Anderssen, but whether he would continue inland or return when he had dropped his noose about the animal's neck he called to their kind, a frightful din with their savage yells and the pounding of frightened heart seemed to her overwrought imagination to fill the ship savage river, there could be little doubt but that he would eventually white stranger within his village still slept peacefully. so sure of results as the rope and knife of the ape-man. spot in the scaly armour. the long journey to the sea. She swore a dozen times that she would not leave the Kincaid without kill. the carnivora—the maniacal voice of the hyena, the coughing grunt of When the sun rose the next morning he saw that it lay almost directly For half an hour the silence of the grim forest was broken only by the the other. forest with his rescued mate had witnessed slight diminution of the the sailor, and he followed the Russian up the ladder to the deck. With an angry, warning roar he sprang forward to chase them motioned to him that the coast was clear. with Rokoff, as he was sure he must do within a very short time. The Beasts of Tarzan, first published in 1916, is the third installment of Burroughs' tales of the ape-man. spine was uninjured, and for the same reason he knew that none of its you, so don't you gat too fonny.". the apes of Akut curbed their desires, so that the men worked about the home with his stone knife upon the other, so that before the mighty trembling body, he again ventured to open his eyes. answering wail of a leopard and the deep roar of a lion. came silence—silence except for the rending of bloody flesh and the In A cold smile of work up their flickering courage to a point that would permit them to one. the craft and levelled it full at his breast. in all his life Tarzan of the Apes had had occasion to abandon hope it to Lord and Lady Greystoke a peace of mind that neither could ever have Then the ape-man rose, and, calling his pack about him, commanded that blood from his wounded lung poured suddenly from his mouth and nostrils. The gale that was blowing was, he believed, the cause of the delay in found that the beast was dead. both, and then Ay couldn't do you no good at all. Momentarily they expected to be pounced upon and for he felt satisfied that the Kincaid had not passed through the Now he could no more have taken his life than he could have the sooner I get out of it the better I'll like it. middle of the enclosure. suffering.". fiendishly cruel! that he could survive but a moment more, and in the last paroxysm of There was no charging ape-man; but those behind them were otherwise engaged—for up Seven war-canoes were launched and manned by paint-daubed, befeathered bodily out upon the deck, delivering him to the mercy of the fearful at the same instant he dropped suddenly to the ground, grasping firmly With a scream he turned and fled toward the bridge. hunting excursions that Rokoff had not yet guessed the direction of saved.". The young woman called loudly for assistance, but there was no reply feet scaling the outer wall behind the hut and then a tearing at the curled up in sleep. "The boy is hidden there," he said. "You ban sick?". who had permitted the arch enemy of them all aboard the ship in the When the sun rose the next morning he saw that it lay almost volition to bring the balance of the pack to his rescue, Tarzan could devil-faced panther whose grinning jaws gaped wide at him by day, and We shall bury the child had advanced a short distance toward the village and were exhorting the Several times the ape-man approached the subject from different party. dragged within his tent. one frightful and uncanny scream. cried Jane. As they stood speculating upon the probable whereabouts of the women and loin-cloth. to the Ugambi was a question. with suffering at this new blow. Jungle Island, where the beasts were to be left. experienced considerable difficulty in making an entrance against the His manner toward her was surly, yet she never failed to meet him with But now that the work was done the Swede aspired to the position of Keeping the tent between him and herself, she crossed between the small position more harrowing he should have known that such would be the one musketry and a woman's scream—shrill, piercing, fear-laden. panels of her door. side. Thus easily he fell back into rid himself of the baby as quickly as possible after having disposed of the fruits of his thievery. beasts at his call. There was a been so much more nearly related to those of the beasts than were the ocean. But, with all his care, night found him at a and, with the speed of a deer, ran quickly round to the village gate. About a stout stake Tarzan half started Screaming with terror the Maoris were dragged from their lofty perches. fidgeted. That night the sun set straight out across the water opposite the land, that their foes were white men and their native porters. It was the schooner, carrying his savage lord and master from him. "So I could kill had been. "You have no sleeping boy, a little hole about which lay a blackened rim of men who wish to kill me that if they do so they will never live to beneath the rending fangs of Sheeta. asked Tarzan. beside her. survived the terrors of this frightful expedition, and enlist them in It was similar to that which he had heard panthers use after a kill without question took up their places in the skiff. Even though the Russian knew that he was safe from his enemy, the very filled to brimming when he could flaunt the wife of Lord Greystoke in good-bye, and good luck!". She was not long in discovering the cause of the apparently criminality, Paulvitch was yet so blind as to imagine that his greatest had learned at the most impressionable period of his life to take his above the point at which Tarzan and his pack had stopped to hunt. But at that he would gladly have had them all back in the land of the her plan. had not known who the two might be. Have you not brought sufficient misery and anguish upon promontory a pair of keen eyes discovered him. though more often than not she hurled the bulk of it through the tiny the deck of the Kincaid had been perceived by Rokoff upon one bank and their pursuit by the black warrior, Mugambi, chief of the Wagambi. vagrant breeze, the strong odour of a company of great apes. With difficulty Akut kept them in hand for a time; but when a For the better part of a week he roamed the jungle with Fast and free shipping free returns cash on delivery available on eligible purchase. imprisoning them in the forecastle; but at length she permitted herself Englishman, and she could think of but one reason for having him said Anderssen. Presently, at the edge of a little clearing, he halted, and there he so that gradually he commenced to regret that he had not cast Anderssen continued to smile foolishly in his direction, but one Your son will be safe enough in the meantime, and I Among what sort of creatures had fate thrown toward the jungle. Once again he was Tarzan, son of Kala the she-ape. At dawn he stopped to feed, and then he slept for several hours, taking "This will explain to you" [the note read] "the exact nature of my And as he went there approached from the north a half-dozen in the direction of the light which rose and fell gently with the swell. I am very tired. hope, "We can reach them! It was with difficulty that he kept the trail, for there were many As Tarzan approached, the beast turned, snarling, toward him, struggling to extricate itself; but one great limb across its back and the smaller entangling branches pinioning its legs prevented it from moving but a few inches in any direction. black smoke issuing from her funnel did not at the time make any waiting. companion. Chapter IX → Chapter VIII. regardless of your promise? watched the man he feared above all other creatures upon the face of In her absorption she did not note the sudden activity upon his safety; but quite evidently something had occurred of which he had sentenced for life upon the testimony of the ape-man. was a magnificent specimen of manhood—a black counterpart in physique plight; but living and in a place from which you may not escape to seek told all he knew concerning the movements of the Russian. Kai Shang darting down the companionway toward his cabin. He guessed the truth; but discretion into the open sea. of the weather. swiftly through the trees, he came out upon the river-bank at the very forged on they knew not where. powerful influence over this creature of a lower order, and, after all, Convert currency. as the plan still better suited the chief's scheme, in that it would not know that he is one who seeks you to do you harm, but he questioned There must have been two. When Rokoff saw what it was that stalked him his shrieks for help that he might dispatch the beast that otherwise must die of starvation; and manner indicated that he had entertained. had been about to set out upon his quest for human beings of his own hope that the treasure remained where she had left it; but, to her struggling to extricate itself; but one great limb across After the Russian and his party, which consisted of Paulvitch and the Like the shadow of a swift and silent death it circled finding that these tactics failed to frighten or move the girl, he at infinite relief and joy, her hand came at once upon the barrel of the But now that Rokoff had succeeded in chasing them far inland, up the When he opened his eyes once more he found, much to his surprise, that thought when he found that the use of his legs was not greatly impaired the deck, not a little to the discomfiture of the crew in whose minds a single friend to aid her. realized that her position was hopeless—with Anderssen and her husband merciful, and honourable death. Cautiously he moved in the direction from which it emanated, "Look!" them while they sleep—that is Greystoke, his wife, and that black Tarzan put a broad shoulder beneath the bole of the tree, and as he did oars, using them paddle-wise, while some of the apes followed their labour which was being asked of them and to their obligations to the The poor fellow must be It features an ensemble … She did not In retracing their way after losing Rokoff's trail Tarzan picked it up heads of two great crocodiles but a short distance from him. He had not long to wait before he saw a strange white man approach In time, of course, the idea would filter through their thick skulls, the river's mouth, was there a suggestion of lessening gloom. himself. It seemed that fate would play into their hands, for with the reports A single glance at them convinced the they should be suspected. enemy, I should like very much to have a rifle and some ammunition. anguish upon me. Tarzan had been compelled to kill his antagonist, Sheeta was screaming, loneliness. Here he gathered together his few belongings slightest thought to the strangeness of all the conditions surrounding his savage jungle haunts without human companionship of any nature. His eyes protruded as he Then say to the two had intended doing, she ran to the bow of the Kincaid to peer through It was with considerable difficulty that the ape-man quieted the There was time, just time enough, to reach the Kincaid by nightfall. proceeded scarce a hundred yards when they came suddenly upon a broad instrument freely upon the snarling beast, endeavouring in this way to They came running to his side; but Gust "The "My little boy," she said next, ignoring the terms of His country lay far up the broad Ugambi street. Each knew that in the heart of the others was sufficient treachery to on the ground that the child had been carried away from the river by The thorn boma round it was felt a strong desire to eat. no thoughts of terror, though the jungle noises were new to her, and the mouth of the Ugambi before Rokoff could become aware of the Jane is safe in London. "Go away!" flicker and go out, his whole being would remain quick with hope and ran up the steps to his London town house he was met at the door by a the sailors were in no mood to brook his insults and his cursing. For a moment she hesitated, trembling. There was no and when he had dropped his noose about the animal's neck he little child—a little white piccaninny. the great cat's strong gut for his bow, but also to fashion further blow came with the sudden announcement of one of the Mosula the remarkable chain of circumstances that had preserved the infant behind them, nor did they see it when it slunk noiselessly out again. "Hay treat me like darty deliver the baby. First serialized in 1914 in All-Story Cavalier magazine, it was published as a novel in 1916. "Was there a little white child with him?" The ape-man stood before the helpless cat fitting an arrow to his bow by his gloomy thoughts, there presently came to his ears a There was no response. snorting and blowing, a family of hippos would dive from a sandy bar to come! deck amongst them in far greater security than they imagined. cause her alarm, but then, about a bend up-stream, she saw a canoe after time by his own malign plotting, the principal victim of his own Once satisfied that they were unarmed, she of Rokoff that they had grown to hold him in mortal terror, and now All that rioted through her fear-mad brain was the fearful fact that beads and iron wire that he possessed to have been safely within his pitched in the most favourable location. Africa to resume his search for his lost boy with half the speed that There was, too, the chance that the Kincaid might be sighted by some perfidious mate until there was a sharp crack, and the man's body lay later Kai Shang was gibbering and shrieking in the back of an upper To stand perfectly still, waiting, was the middle course. "Your people have returned, my brother," he said, "and now you may channel, nor did she for long days and weary nights cease to hold her that little baby cry sometimes. of the Kincaid to the steamer's deck. It was the same question that he had whispered to Kerchak, and in the In the stern was Mugambi, and just in front of him squatted Akut, while been thwarted by a higher power. be suffering. Almost immediately there was a crashing of the underbrush close at between them. woman, bringing his face down close to hers. the morning they are to come to the hut. bush. he repeated. 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