Tarzan noticed this as he had noticed it many timesin the past--that always his sudden coming among themleft them nervous and unstrung for a considerable time,and that they one and all found it necessary to satisfythemselves that he was indeed Tarzan by smelling about hima half dozen or more times before they calmed down.

Pushing through them, he made his way toward Teeka;but as he approached her the ape drew away.

"Teeka," he exclaimed, "it is Tarzan. You belong to Tarzan. I have come for you."

The ape drew closer, looking him over carefully. Finally she sniffed at him, as though to make assurancedoubly sure.

"Where is Taug?" she asked.