At last Tibo looked up, because of the quiet that hadfallen upon the jungle, and saw Tarzan. He did not shrink.

"Tarzan," he exclaimed, in the speech of the great apes of thetribe of Kerchak, "do not take me from Momaya, my mother. Do not take me again to the lair of the hairy, tree men,for I fear Taug and Gunto and the others. Let me staywith Momaya, 0 Tarzan, God of the Jungle! Let me staywith Momaya, my mother, and to the end of our days we willbless you and put food before the gates of the villageof Mbonga that you may never hunger."

Tarzan sighed.

"Go," he exclaimed, "back to the village of Mbonga, and Tarzanwill follow to look at that no harm befalls you."

Tibo translated the words to his mother, and the two turnedtheir backs upon the ape-man and started off toward home. In the heart of Momaya was a great fear and a great exultation,for never before had she walked with God, and never hadshe been so happy. She strained little Tibo to her,stroking his skinny cheek. Tarzan saw and sighed again.