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? ? ? ? The men upon the veranda had sat for an hour, almost in silence.

? ? ? ? They had tried ineffectually to converse on various subjects, and always the thing uppermost in the mind of each had caused the conversation to lapse.

? ? ? ? "MON DIEU," said the wagerer at length, "I can endure it no longer. I am going into the jungle with my express and bring back that mad man."

? ? ? ? "I will go with you," said one.

? ? ? ? "And I"--"And I"--"And I," chorused the others.

? ? ? ? As though the suggestion had broken the spell of some horrid nightmare they hastened to their various quarters, and presently were headed toward the jungle--each one heavily armed.

? ? ? ? "God! What was that?" suddenly cried one of the party, an Englishman, as Tarzan's savage cry came faintly to their ears.

? ? ? ? "I heard the same thing once before," said a Belgian, "when I was in the gorilla country.


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