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shouting at us, also in a very loud voice, and bade us nail one of the Waziri who

was wounded to the wall, and then he laughed loudly because the man suffered.

We all laughed. It was very funny."

Like a beast of prey, grim and terrible, Tarzan crouched in the shadows beside

the tent. What thoughts passed through that savage mind? Who may say? No

outward sign of passion was revealed by the expression of the handsome face; the

cold, gray eyes denoted only intense watchfulness. Presently the soldier Tarzan

had heard first rose and with a parting word turned away. He passed within ten

feet of the ape-man and continued on toward the rear of the camp. Tarzan

followed and in the shadows of a clump of bushes overtook his quarry. There was

no sound as the man beast sprang upon the back of his prey and bore it to the

ground for steel fingers closed simultaneously upon the soldier's throat,

effectually stifling any outcry. By the neck Tarzan dragged his victim well into the

concealment of the bushes.

Make no sound," he cautioned in the man's own tribal dialect as he released his

hold upon the other's throat.

The fellow gasped for breath, rolling frightened eyes upward to see what manner

of creature it might be in whose power he was. In the darkness he saw only a

naked brown body bending above him; but he still remembered the terrific

strength of the mighty muscles that had closed upon his wind and dragged him

into the bushes as though he had been but a little child. If any thought of

resistance had crossed his mind he must have discarded it at once, as he made

no move to escape.

What is the name of the officer who killed the woman at the bungalow where you

fought with the Waziri?" asked Tarzan.

"Hauptmann Schneider," replied the black when he could again command his

voice.

"Where is he?" demanded the ape-man.

"He is here. It may be that he is at headquarters. Many of the officers go there in

the evening to receive orders."

"Lead me there," commanded Tarzan, "and if I am discovered I will kill you

immediately. Get up!"

The black rose and led the way by a roundabout route back through the camp.

Several times they were forced to hide while soldiers passed; but at last they

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