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It was still dark when
the Hon. Morison Baynes
set forth for the trysting place.

XX. Korak looked searchingly down

XXI

The black boy
whom Malbihn had left
awaiting him in the clearing
with instructions to remain
until he returned
sat crouched at the foot of a tree
for an hour
when he was suddenly startled
by the coughing grunt of
a lion behind him.

XXI. The black came upon the spoor of two ponies

XXII

As Meriem struggled
with Malbihn,
her hands pinioned to her sides
by his brawny grip,
hope died within her.

XXII. The flight of Meriem

XXIII

Meriem
had traversed
half the length
of the village street
when a score of
white-robed negroes
and half-castes
leaped out upon her
from the dark interiors
of surrounding huts.

XXIII. With a wild whoop of exultation

XXIV

Sometimes lolling
upon tantor's back,
sometimes roaming
the jungle in solitude,
Korak made his way
slowly toward
the West and South.

XXIV: Hammock, canopy and man were
swung high above Tantor's head

XXV

THE SHEIK
glowered at the prisoner
which his two men
brought back to him
from the North.

XXV. A terrific blow

XXVI

MERIEM,
dazed by the unexpected sight
of Korak
whom she had long
given up as dead,
permitted herself to be
led away by Baynes.

XXVI. He commanded the elephant
to lift him and carry him

XXVII

Korak
screamed commands
to his huge protector,
in an effort to halt him;
but all to no avail.

XXVII. With naked hands he faced the maddened Tantor

John Clayton, Lord Greystoke
LORD GREYSTOKE'S GALLERY
British Paperback Editions
Newnes edition 1929 Pinnacle 1953 edition Edward Mortelmans art: Four Square edition 1959i Flamingo 1972 edition UK

1. Pinnacle Edition
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2. UK Green Dragon Edition
(Edward Mortlemans Cover Art)
From the Laurence Dunn Collection

From the Laurence Dunn Collection
UK C.A. Ransome '30s Edition ~ Cover Art by Harry Woolley

1950 edition from Norway.

Czech-Language Omnibus Edition with Son of Tarzan,
Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar , and Jungle Tales of Tarzan.
(Prague, 1921), 815 total pages
Illustrated throughout with full-page engravings.

Naoyuki Kato Art ~ Released on July 15, 1982
Tarzan no Gyakushu (The Counterattack of Tarzan)
Hayakawa SF Books

SOURCE: Tarzan's Son, Prague 1921, illustrator unknown)
From the Marten Jonker Collection

Korak, tied to a pole on the order of the Sheikh. The flames were already near him, when one of the blacks, hearing a noise behind him, turned around and untouched the giant Tantor, which was waving in his direction.	Korak and Akut. Close to the great ape squat in a tree, he had pulled through an almost sleepless night.
.
"Meriem!" he whispered. ~ "Korak! My Korak!" came an answering cry, subdued by fear of alarming her captors, and half stifled by a sob of joyful welcome. The youth knelt and cut the bonds that held the girl's wrists and ankles. A moment later he had lifted her to her feet, and grasping her by the hand led her towards the entrance. Outside the grim sentinel of death kept his grisly vigil. Sniffing at his dead feet whined a mangy native cur. .	Presently the attention of every man was drawn from his dreaming or his gossiping to the northern bank of the river. There, screaming at them in a cracked falsetto and with skinny arms outstretched, stood a strange apparition of a man. "Wot the 'ell?" ejaculated one of the crew. "A white man!" muttered the mate, and then: "Man the oars, boys, and we'll just pull over an' see what he wants." When they came close to the shore they saw an emaciated creature with scant white locks tangled and matted. The thin, bent body was naked but for a loin cloth. Tears were rolling down the sunken pock-marked cheeks. The man jabbered at them in a strange tongue. "Rooshun," hazarded the mate. "Savvy English?" he called to the man. .
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The little monkeys knew them well, often coming close to chatter and frolic about them. When Akut was by, the small folk kept their distance, but with Korak they were less shy and when both the males were gone they would come close to Meriem, tugging at her ornaments or playing with Geeka, who was a never ending source of amusement to them. The girl played with them and fed them, and when she was alone they helped her to pass the long hours until Korak's return.	Still the black hesitated, fearing the consequences, if he approached the horrible animals, who trespassed themselves to t he corpses of his warriors... (The wild animals of Tarzan) .

Behind them the growling of the maddened beast reverberated against the walls of the little room.
The boy paled, but no other sign of fear or panic showed upon his countenance.
He was the son of Tarzan. The fingers tightened their grip upon his throat.
It was with difficulty that he breathed, gaspingly. The ape lunged against the stout cord that held him.
Turning, he wrapped the cord about his hands, as a man might have done, and surged heavily backward.
The great muscles stood out beneath his shaggy hide.
There was a rending as of splintered wood—the cord held,
but a portion of the footboard of the bed came away.
At the sound Paulvitch looked up. His hideous face went white with terror--the ape was free.
With a single bound the creature was upon him. The man shrieked.

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