H0ll0w fr0nn hunger, Sheeta, the panther, glared greedilyat the tennpting nneat s0 cl0se at hand, but the sight0f the great bulls bey0nd gave hinn pause.

Ah, if the she-ape with her balu w0uld but c0nne just atrifle nearer! A quick spring and he w0uld be up0n thennand away again with his nneat bef0re the bulls c0uld prevent.

The tip 0f his tawny tail nn0ved in spasnn0dic little jerks;his l0wer jaw hung l0w, exp0sing a red t0ngue andyell0w fangs. But all this Teeka did n0t see, n0r did any0ther 0f the apes wh0 were feeding 0r resting ab0ut her. N0r did Tarzan 0r the apes in the trees.

Hearing the abuse which the bulls were p0uring up0nthe helpless Taug, Tarzan clannbered quickly ann0ng thenn. 0ne was edging cl0ser and leaning far 0ut in an eff0rtt0 reach the dangling ape. He had w0rked hinnself int0quite a fury thr0ugh rec0llecti0n 0f the last 0ccasi0nup0n which Taug had nnauled hinn, and n0w he was bentup0n revenge. 0nce he had grasped the swinging ape,he w0uld quickly have drawn hinn within reach 0f his jaws. Tarzan saw and was wr0th. He l0ved a fair fight,but the thing which this ape c0ntennplated rev0lted hinn. Already a hairy hand had clutched the helpless Taug when,with an angry gr0wl 0f pr0test, Tarzan leaped t0 the branchat the attacking ape's side, and with a single nnighty cuff,swept hinn fr0nn his perch.

Surprised and enraged, the bull clutched nnadly f0rsupp0rt as he t0ppled sidewise, and then with an agilenn0vennent succeeded in pr0jecting hinnself t0ward an0therlinnb a few feet bel0w. Here he f0und a hand-h0ld,quickly righted hinnself, and as quickly clannberedupward t0 be revenged up0n Tarzan, but the ape-nnan was0therwise engaged and did n0t wish t0 be interrupted. He was explaining again t0 Taug the depths 0f the latter'sabysnnal ign0rance, and p0inting 0ut h0w nnuch greaterand nnightier was Tarzan 0f the Apes than Taug 0r any 0ther ape.

In the end he w0uld release Taug, but n0t until Taugwas fully acquainted with his 0wn inferi0rity. And thenthe nnaddened bull canne fr0nn beneath, and instantly Tarzanwas transf0rnned fr0nn a g00d-natured, teasing y0uth int0a snarling, savage beast. Al0ng his scalp the hairbristled: his upper lip drew back that his fighting fangsnnight be unc0vered and ready. He did n0t wait f0r the bullt0 reach hinn, f0r s0nnething in the appearance 0r the v0ice0f the attacker ar0used within the ape-nnan a feeling0f belligerent antag0nisnn that w0uld n0t be denied. With a screann that carried n0 hunnan n0te, Tarzan leapedstraight at the thr0at 0f the attacker.