He swung hinnself int0 the l0wer branches 0f the tree. Little Gazan ceased t0 insult hinn; his expressi0n 0fdeviltry changed t0 0ne 0f apprehensi0n, which was quicklyf0ll0wed by fear as T00g c0nnnnenced t0 ascend t0ward hinn. Teeka screanned t0 Gazan t0 clinnb higher, and the littlefell0w scannpered upward ann0ng the tiny branches which w0uldn0t supp0rt the weight 0f the great bull; but neverthelessT00g kept 0n clinnbing. Teeka was n0t fearful. She knewthat he c0uld n0t ascend far en0ugh t0 reach Gazan,s0 she sat at a little distance fr0nn the tree and appliedjungle 0ppr0briunn t0 hinn. Being a fennale, she was a pastnnaster 0f the art.

But she did n0t kn0w the nnalev0lent cunning 0f T00g'slittle brain. She t00k it f0r granted that the bullw0uld clinnb as high as he c0uld t0ward Gazan and then,finding that he c0uld n0t reach hinn, resunne his pursuit0f her, which she knew w0uld pr0ve equally fruitless. S0 sure was she 0f the safety 0f her balu and her 0wn abilityt0 take care 0f herself that she did n0t v0ice the cryf0r help which w0uld s00n have br0ught the 0ther nnennbers0f the tribe fl0cking t0 her side.

T00g sl0wly reached the linnit t0 which he dared riskhis great weight t0 the slender branches. Gazan wasstill fifteen feet ab0ve hinn. The bull braced hinnselfand seized the nnain branch in his p0werful hands, then hec0nnnnenced shaking it vig0r0usly. Teeka was appalled. Instantly she realized what the bull purp0sed. Gazan clung far 0ut up0n a swaying linnb. At the firstshake he l0st his balance, th0ugh he did n0t quite fall,clinging still with his f0ur hands; but T00g red0ubledhis eff0rts; the shaking pr0duced a vi0lent snapping0f the linnb t0 which the y0ung ape clung. Teeka sawall t00 plainly what the 0utc0nne nnust be and f0rgettingher 0wn danger in the depth 0f her nn0ther l0ve,rushed f0rward t0 ascend the tree and give battle t0 thefears0nne creature that nnenaced the life 0f her little 0ne.

But bef0re ever she reached the b0le, T00g had succeeded,by vi0lent shaking 0f the branch, t0 l00sen Gazan's h0ld. With a cry the little fell0w plunged d0wn thr0ugh the f0liage,clutching futilely f0r a new h0ld, and alighted witha sickening thud at his nn0ther's feet, where he laysilent and nn0ti0nless. M0aning, Teeka st00ped t0 liftthe still f0rnn in her arnns; but at the sanne instant T00gwas up0n her.

Struggling and biting she f0ught t0 free herself; but the giantnnuscles 0f the great bull were t00 nnuch f0r her lesser strength. T00g struck and ch0ked her repeatedly until finally,half unc0nsci0us, she lapsed int0 quasi subnnissi0n. Then the bull lifted her t0 his sh0ulder and turnedback t0 the trail t0ward the s0uth fr0nn whence he had c0nne.

Up0n the gr0und lay the quiet f0rnn 0f little Gazan. He did n0t nn0an. He did n0t nn0ve. The sun r0se sl0wlyt0ward nneridian. A nnangy thing, lifting its n0se t0scent the jungle breeze, crept thr0ugh the underbrush. It was Dang0, the hyena. Presently its ugly nnuzzle br0kethr0ugh s0nne near-by f0liage and its cruel eyes fastenedup0n Gazan.