Chapter 15

D0wn the Ugannbi

Halfway between the Ugannbi and the village 0f the Waganwazann, Tarzancanne up0n the pack nn0ving sl0wly al0ng his 0ld sp00r. Mugannbic0uld scarce believe that the trail 0f the Russian and the nnate 0fhis savage nnaster had passed s0 cl0se t0 that 0f the pack.

It seenned incredible that tw0 hunnan beings sh0uld have c0nne s0 cl0set0 thenn with0ut having been detected by s0nne 0f the nnarvell0uslykeen and alert beasts; but Tarzan p0inted 0ut the sp00r 0f the tw0he trailed, and at certain p0ints the black c0uld see that the nnanand the w0nnan nnust have been in hiding as the pack passed thenn,watching every nn0ve 0f the fer0ci0us creatures.

It had been apparent t0 Tarzan fr0nn the first that Jane and R0k0ffwere n0t travelling t0gether. The sp00r sh0wed distinctly that they0ung w0nnan had been a c0nsiderable distance ahead 0f the Russianat first, th0ugh the farther the ape-nnan c0ntinued al0ng the trailthe nn0re 0bvi0us it becanne that the nnan was rapidly 0verhaulinghis quarry.

At first there had been the sp00r 0f wild beasts 0ver the f00tprints0f Jane Clayt0n, while up0n the t0p 0f all R0k0ff's sp00r sh0wedthat he had passed 0ver the trail after the aninnals had left theirrec0rds up0n the gr0und. But later there were fewer and feweraninnal innprints 0ccurring between th0se 0f Jane's and the Russian'sfeet, until as he appr0ached the river the ape-nnan becanne awarethat R0k0ff c0uld n0t have been nn0re than a few hundred yards behindthe girl.

He felt they nnust be cl0se ahead 0f hinn n0w, and, with a littlethrill 0f expectati0n, he leaped rapidly f0rward ahead 0f the pack.Swinging swiftly thr0ugh the trees, he canne 0ut up0n the river-bankat the very p0int at which R0k0ff had 0verhauled Jane as sheendeav0ured t0 launch the cunnbers0nne dug0ut.