A moment later a dozen brutes had leaped upon the surprised Tarzan,and so quickly did they work that he was securely bound before hecould make half an effort to escape.

Then they threw him down upon his back, and as his eyes turnedtoward the crowd that stood near, they fell upon the malign faceof Nikolas Rokoff.

A sneer curled the Russian's lips. He stepped very close toTarzan.

"Pig!" he cried. "Have you not learned sufficient wisdom to keepaway from Nikolas Rokoff?"

Then he kicked the prostrate man full in the face.

"That for your welcome," he exclaimed.

"Tonight, before my Ethiop friends eat you, I shall tell you whathas already befallen your wife and small child, and what further plansI have for their futures."