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There was a certain amount of preliminary circling, growling, and sniffing, stiff-legged and stiff-haired, before each side discovered that the other had no intention of initiating an attack and then Zu-tag told Go-lat what he had seen among the lairs of the Gomangani. Go-lat grunted in disgust and turned away. "Let the white ape take care of himself," he said. "He is a great ape," said Zu-tag.
I kill!" and again Tarzan met him with a sudden hold that the stupid bull, being ignorant of, could not possibly avert a hold and a throw that brought a scream of delight from the interested audience and suddenly filled the girl with doubts as to the man's madness evidently he was quite safe among the apes, for she saw him swing Go-lat to his back and then catapult him over his shoulder.
Why, even the tiny balu of the tribe of Go-lat, the great ape, was better fitted to survive than these, for a balu could at least escape the numerous creatures that menaced its existence, while with the possible exception of Kota, the tortoise, none moved so slowly as did helpless and feeble man.
Go-lat, the king ape, hunting a little apart from his tribe, had seen the woman go to the river for water, and it was he who confronted her when she turned back with her filled gourds.
Tarzan approached him. "I am Tarzan of the Apes," he cried. "Shall Tarzan dance the Dum-Dum with his brothers now, or shall he kill first?" Go-lat raised his bloodshot eyes to the face of the Tarmangani. "Kagoda!" he cried "Tarzan of the Apes will dance the Dum-Dum with his brothers and Go-lat will dance with him!"
As Tarzan drew nearer he called aloud to the ape and the girl heard from the human lips the same sounds that had fallen from those of the anthropoid. "I will not harm your she," Go-lat called to Tarzan. "I know it," replied the ape-man, "but she does not. She is like Numa and Sheeta, who do not understand our talk. She thinks you come to harm her." By this time Tarzan was beside the girl.
"Who will go with Zu-tag to fight the Gomangani and bring away our brother," he demanded. Eight young bulls in the full prime of their vigor pressed forward to Zu-tag's side, but the old bulls with the conservatism and caution of many years upon their gray shoulders, shook their heads and waddled away after Go-lat. "Good," cried Zu-tag.
"He came to live in peace with the tribe of Go-lat. Let us save him from the Gomangani." Go-lat grunted again and continued to move away. "Zu-tag will go alone and get him," cried the young ape, "if Go-lat is afraid of the Gomangani." The king ape wheeled in anger, growling loudly and beating upon his breast.
Doubtless in the little, savage brain there was a well-formed conviction that this strange she belonging to the Tarmangani must look with admiration upon so handsome a creature as Go-lat, for there could be no doubt in the mind of any that his beauty entirely eclipsed such as the hairless white ape might lay claim to.
For as they saw him coming many of the apes arose and advanced to meet him, bristling and growling as is their way. Go-lat was among these latter, and he advanced stiffly with the hairs upon his neck and down his spine erect, uttering low growls and baring his fighting fangs, for who might say whether Zu-tag came in peace or otherwise?
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