Thisfearsomecreaturehadappearedbynightinthehutsofthevillage，killed，anddisappeared，leavingbehindhiminthehutswithhisdead，strangeandterrifyingevidencesofanuncannysenseofhumor。
Butnowhewasintheirpower！Nolongercouldheterrorizethem。Slowlytherealizationofthisdawneduponthem。Awoman，screaming，ranforwardandstrucktheape-manacrosstheface。Anotherandanotherfollowedherexample，untilTarzanoftheApeswassurroundedbyafighting，clawing，yellingmobofnatives。
AndthenMbonga，thechief，came，andlayinghisspearheavilyacrosstheshouldersofhispeople，drovethemfromtheirprey。
\"Wewillsavehimuntilnight，\"hesaid。
FaroutinthejungleTantor，theelephant，hisfirstpanicoffearallayed，stoodwithup-prickedearsandundulatingtrunk。Whatwaspassingthroughtheconvolutionsofhissavagebrain？CouldhebesearchingforTarzan？