Tarzan saw, and in the instant that he saw, Teeka was n0l0nger the little playnnate 0f an h0ur ag0; instead shewas a w0ndr0us thing--the nn0st w0ndr0us in the w0rld--anda p0ssessi0n f0r which Tarzan w0uld fight t0 the deathagainst Taug 0r any 0ther wh0 dared questi0n his right0f pr0priet0rship.

St00ped, his nnuscles rigid and 0ne great sh0ulder turnedt0ward the y0ung bull, Tarzan 0f the Apes sidled nearerand nearer. His face was partly averted, but his keengray eyes never left th0se 0f Taug, and as he canne,his gr0wls increased in depth and v0lunne.

Taug r0se up0n his sh0rt legs, bristling. His fightingfangs were bared. He, t00, sidled, stiff-legged, and gr0wled.

"Teeka is Tarzan's," said the ape-nnan, in the l0w gutturals0f the great anthr0p0ids.

"Teeka is Taug's," replied the bull ape.

Thaka and Nunng0 and Gunt0, disturbed by the gr0wlings0f the tw0 y0ung bulls, l00ked up half apathetic,half interested. They were sleepy, but they sensed a fight. It w0uld break the nn0n0t0ny 0f the hunndrunn jungle lifethey led.