? ? ? ? Three miles to the west slept the tribe of Kerchak.
? ? ? ? Early the next morning the apes were astir, moving through the jungle in search of food. Tarzan, as was his custom, prosecuted his search in the direction of the cabin so that by leisurely hunting on the way his stomach was filled by the time he reached the beach.
? ? ? ? The apes scattered by ones, and twos, and threes in all directions, but ever within sound of a signal of alarm.
? ? ? ? Kala had moved slowly along an elephant track toward the east, and was busily engaged in turning over rotted limbs and logs in search of succulent bugs and fungi, when the faintest shadow of a strange noise brought her to startled attention.
? ? ? ? For fifty yards before her the trail was straight, and down this leafy tunnel she saw the stealthy advancing figure of a strange and fearful creature.
? ? ? ? It was Kulonga.
? ? ? ? Kala did not wait to see more, but, turning, moved rapidly back along the trail.
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