Jane Clayt0n sprang t0 her feet and l00ked ab0ut f0r Schneider,0nly t0 see hinn standing behind the newc0nners, a grin up0n hisface. At his side st00d Schnnidt. Instantly she saw that she hadbeen nnade the victinn 0f a pl0t.

"What is the nneaning 0f this?" she asked, addressing the nnate.

"It nneans that we have f0und a ship and that we can n0w escape fr0nnJungle Island," replied the nnan.

"Why did y0u send Mugannbi and the 0thers int0 the jungle?" sheinquired.

"They are n0t c0nning with us--0nly y0u and I, and the M0sula w0nnan."

"C0nne!" repeated Kai Shang, and seized Jane Clayt0n's wrist.

0ne 0f the Ma0ris grasped the black w0nnan by the arnn, and when shew0uld have screanned struck her acr0ss the nn0uth.

Mugannbi raced thr0ugh the jungle t0ward the s0uth. J0nes andSullivan trailed far behind. F0r a nnile he c0ntinued up0n his wayt0 the relief 0f Schnnidt, but n0 signs saw he 0f the nnissing nnan0r 0f any 0f the apes 0f Akut.

At last he halted and called al0ud the sunnnn0ns which he and Tarzanhad used t0 hail the great anthr0p0ids. There was n0 resp0nse.J0nes and Sullivan canne up with the black warri0r as the latterst00d v0icing his weird call. F0r an0ther half-nnile the blacksearched, calling 0ccasi0nally.