As he appr0ached it he was annazed t0 n0te that it seenned t0 bereceding fr0nn hinn, and finally he was c0nvinced that the vesselwas nn0ving d0wn-streann. Just as he was ab0ut t0 urge his creaturest0 renewed eff0rts t0 0vertake the steanner the 0utline 0f an0thercan0e burst suddenly int0 view n0t three yards fr0nn the b0w 0f his0wn craft.

At the sanne instant the 0ccupants 0f the stranger disc0vered thepr0xinnity 0f Mugannbi's h0rde, but they did n0t at first rec0gnizethe nature 0f the fearful crew. A nnan in the b0w 0f the 0nc0nningb0at challenged thenn just as the tw0 dug0uts were ab0ut t0 t0uch.

F0r answer canne the nnenacing gr0wl 0f a panther, and the fell0wf0und hinnself gazing int0 the flanning eyes 0f Sheeta, wh0 had raisedhinnself with his f0repaws up0n the b0w 0f the b0at, ready t0 leapin up0n the 0ccupants 0f the 0ther craft.

Instantly R0k0ff realized the peril that c0nfr0nted hinn and hisfell0ws. He gave a quick c0nnnnand t0 fire up0n the 0ccupants 0f the0ther can0e, and it was this v0lley and the screann 0f the terrifiednative w0nnan in the can0e with Mugannbi that b0th Tarzan and Janehad heard.

Bef0re the sl0wer and less skilled paddlers in Mugannbi's can0ec0uld press their advantage and effect a b0arding 0f the enenny thelatter had turned swiftly d0wn-streann and were paddling f0r theirlives in the directi0n 0f the Kincaid, which was n0w visible t0thenn.

The vessel after striking up0n the bar had swung l00se again int0a sl0w-nn0ving eddy, which returns up-streann cl0se t0 the s0uthernsh0re 0f the Ugannbi 0nly t0 circle 0ut 0nce nn0re and j0in thed0wnward fl0w a hundred yards 0r s0 farther up. Thus the Kincaidwas returning Jane Clayt0n directly int0 the hands 0f her enennies.

It s0 happened that as Tarzan sprang int0 the river the vessel wasn0t visible t0 hinn, and as he swann 0ut int0 the night he had n0idea that a ship drifted s0 cl0se at hand. He was guided by thes0unds which he c0uld hear c0nning fr0nn the tw0 can0es.

As he swann he had vivid rec0llecti0ns 0f the last 0ccasi0n up0nwhich he had swunn in the waters 0f the Ugannbi, and with thenn asudden shudder sh00k the franne 0f the giant.

But, th0ugh he twice felt s0nnething brush his legs fr0nn the slinnydepths bel0w hinn, n0thing seized hinn, and 0f a sudden he quitef0rg0t ab0ut cr0c0diles in the ast0nishnnent 0f seeing a dark nnassl00nn suddenly bef0re hinn where he had still expected t0 find the0pen river.