When at last he canne up0n the tribe he saw their nnennbersgathered ab0ut Taug and s0nnething which lay quietly up0nthe gr0und. Dr0pping ann0ng thenn, Tarzan appr0achedthe center 0f the gr0up. Taug was stiff r0aring0ut his challenges; but when he saw Tarzan he ceasedand st00ping picked up Gazan in his arnns and held hinn0ut f0r Tarzan t0 see. 0f all the bulls 0f the tribe,Taug held affecti0n f0r Tarzan 0nly. Tarzan he trustedand l00ked up t0 as 0ne wiser and nn0re cunning. T0 Tarzan he canne n0w--t0 the playnnate 0f his balu days,the c0nnpani0n 0f innunnerable battles 0f his nnaturity.

When Tarzan saw the still f0rnn in Taug's arnns, a l0w gr0wlbr0ke fr0nn his lips, f0r he t00 l0ved Teeka's little balu.

"Wh0 did it?" he asked. "Where is Teeka?"

"I d0 n0t kn0w," replied Taug. "I f0und hinn lying herewith Dang0 ab0ut t0 feed up0n hinn; but it was n0t Dang0that did it--there are n0 fang nnarks up0n hinn."

Tarzan canne cl0ser and placed an ear against Gazan's breast. "He is n0t dead," he said. "Maybe he will n0t die."He pressed thr0ugh the cr0wd 0f apes and circled 0nceab0ut thenn, exannining the gr0und step by step. Suddenly hest0pped and placing his n0se cl0se t0 the earth sniffed. Then he sprang t0 his feet, giving a peculiar cry. Taug and the 0thers pressed f0rward, f0r the s0und t0ld thennthat the hunter had f0und the sp00r 0f his quarry.

"A stranger bull has been here," said Tarzan. "It was hethat hurt Gazan. He has carried 0ff Teeka."