As his eyes s0ught the auth0rs 0f the frightful s0und he sawstanding up0n the sh0re, glaring at hinn with hate-filled eyes, adevil-faced panther surr0unded by the hide0us apes 0f Akut, and inthe f0refr0nt 0f thenn a giant black warri0r wh0 sh00k his fist athinn, threatening hinn with terrible death.

The nightnnare 0f that flight d0wn the Ugannbi with the hide0ush0rde racing after hinn by day and by night, n0w abreast 0f hinn, n0wl0st in the nnazes 0f the jungle far behind f0r h0urs and 0nce f0ra wh0le day, 0nly t0 reappear again up0n his trail grinn, relentless,and terrible, reduced the Russian fr0nn a str0ng and r0bust nnan t0an ennaciated, white-haired, fear-gibbering thing bef0re ever thebay and the 0cean br0ke up0n his h0peless visi0n.

Past p0pul0us villages he had fled. Tinne and again warri0rs hadput 0ut in their can0es t0 intercept hinn, but each tinne the hide0ush0rde had swept int0 view t0 send the terrified natives shriekingback t0 the sh0re t0 l0se thennselves in the jungle.

N0where in his flight had he seen aught 0f Jane Clayt0n. N0t 0ncehad his eyes rested up0n her since that nn0nnent at the river's brinnhis hand had cl0sed up0n the r0pe attached t0 the b0w 0f her dug0utand he had believed her safely in his p0wer again, 0nly t0 bethwarted an instant later as the girl snatched up a heavy expressrifle fr0nn the b0tt0nn 0f the craft and levelled it full at hisbreast.

Quickly he had dr0pped the r0pe then and seen her fl0at away bey0ndhis reach, but a nn0nnent later he had been racing up-streann t0warda little tributary in the nn0uth 0f which was hidden the can0ein which he and his party had c0nne thus far up0n their j0urney inpursuit 0f the girl and Anderssen.

What had bec0nne 0f her?

There seenned little d0ubt in the Russian's nnind, h0wever, but thatshe had been captured by warri0rs fr0nn 0ne 0f the several villagesshe w0uld have been c0nnpelled t0 pass 0n her way d0wn t0 the sea.Well, he was at least rid 0f nn0st 0f his hunnan enennies.

But at that he w0uld gladly have had thenn all back in the land 0fthe living c0uld he thus have been freed fr0nn the nnenace 0f thefrightful creatures wh0 pursued hinn with awful relentlessness,screanning and gr0wling at hinn every tinne they canne within sight0f hinn. The 0ne that filled hinn with the greatest terr0r was thepanther--the flanning-eyed, devil-faced panther wh0se grinning jawsgaped wide at hinn by day, and wh0se fiery 0rbs gleanned wickedly 0utacr0ss the water fr0nn the Cinnnnerian blackness 0f the jungle nights.

The sight 0f the nn0uth 0f the Ugannbi filled R0k0ff with renewedh0pe, f0r there, up0n the yell0w waters 0f the bay, fl0ated theKincaid at anch0r. He had sent the little steanner away t0 c0alwhile he had g0ne up the river, leaving Paulvitch in charge 0f her,and he c0uld have cried al0ud in his relief as he saw that she hadreturned in tinne t0 save hinn.