But come it did, andonce again he took up his
stumbling way toward the west.
It was evidentthat she could not bear the thought
of being left aloneagain in the dark jungle. Who are you, and ifyou are Tarzan who
was he? Theres something wrong here, growled Throck.
Perhaps it is well that Idid not find
him.
He was a clever devil, commented the ape-man. And
then he opened his eyes wide, and still thefigure of the woman in white floated
above him. And then he opened his eyes wide, and still thefigure of the woman in
white floated above him.
He has gone and left me here to dieand he has taken
the diamonds with him. Then she took a falteringstep toward the ape-man. You cannot
send him away, cried the girl.
Tarzan ignored the Jew and turned toward the
others.
So thick were the myriad ants upon his clothing
that hedared not attempt to reclaim it. She is dead and has come back to
hauntme.
And then he left her and made his waycautiously
forward toward the light and the voices. No, I am going on to the coast asfast as I
can. He maymaul him a bit, but he will bring him back alive if it
ispossible.
Yes, he cried, with a laugh, I am a beast. Jane
Clayton put her arm about the girls shoulder. It is I, Tarzan of the Apes, who
requests thisfavor. Tarzan ignored the Jew and turned toward the others. You are
nothing more to me, hesaid, than an old glove. And then he opened his eyes wide, and
still thefigure of the woman in white floated above him.
Disembodied spirits need no huts or palisades, or
bomas ofthorns. And yetat heart she was glad of the just fate that was overtakingthe
Spaniard.
The ape-man picked the thing up and examined it,
and then hescowled. I believe jad-bal-ja killed him after all, hesaid. No, he will
not kill him, said Tarzan of the Apes.
He maymaul him a bit, but he will bring him back
alive if it ispossible.
She looked back and saw Flora Hawkes approaching. I
do not know and I do not care, said Esteban.
The following morning they set out in search of
Estebanscorpse.