Part 29 (1/2)

He was Schneider Nearing his camp he circled to the opposite side of it, and presently caaht Schmidt and will kill him if we do not hasten to his aid You alone can call theet to hiame trail south for about a o back with you,” and theas though he was aluard the tomen He did not knohat to do, and then Jane Clayton, who had heard Schneider's story, added her pleas to those of the ht here Mr Schneider will reambi The poor fellow must be saved”

Schrinned Mugah still doubtful of the wisdom of his action, started off toward the south, with Jones and Sullivan at his heels

No sooner had he disappeared than Schle, and a fewof Fachan appeared at the edge of the clearing Schneider saw the Chinaman, and motioned to him that the coast was clear

Jane Clayton and the Mosula wo of the for ruffians The first intiers in caed villains about the that the two arise and follow hi to her feet and looked about for Schneider, only to see hirin upon his face At his side stood Schmidt Instantly she saw that she had beenof this?” she asked, addressing the mate

”It means that we have found a shi+p and that we can now escape froale?” she inquired

”They are not co with us-only you and I, and the Mosula wo, and seized Jane Clayton's wrist

One of the Maoris grasped the black woman by the arm, and when she would have screah the jungle toward the south Jones and Sullivan trailed far behind For a mile he continued upon his way to the relief of Sch man or of any of the apes of Akut

At last he halted and called aloud the sureat anthropoids There was no response Jones and Sullivan ca his weird call For another half- occasionally

Finally the truth flashed upon hihtened deer, he wheeled and dashed back toward ca there, it was but a moment before full confirmation of his fears was ione So, likewise, was Schneider

When Jones and Sullivan joined Muga them parties to the plot; but they finally succeeded in partially convincing hi of it

As they stood speculating upon the probable whereabouts of the women and their abductor, and the purpose which Schneider had infro toward the was radically wrong, and when he had heard Mugaether as he knitted his brows in thought

What could theJane Clayton from a camp upon a seance of Tarzan? The ape-ht realization of the truth dawned upon him

Schneider would not have committed such an act unless he had been reasonably sure that there was a way by which he could quit Jungle Island with his prisoners But why had he taken the black woman as well? There must have been others, one of anted the dusky fe to do now, and that is to follow the trail”

As he finished speaking a tall, ungainly figure eht toward the four er to all of the than those of their own cale Island

It was Gust He came directly to the point

”Your woain, come quickly and followout to sea by the tie”

”Who are you?” asked Tarzan ”What do you know of the theft ofand Momulla the Maori plot with two men of your camp They had chased et even with them Come!”