promising；　but　all　to　no　avail。　　Presently　from　the　deck
  above　came　a　shout　of　warning　and　a　shot。　　For　an　instant
  Jane　Clayton　relaxed　her　vigilance；　and　turned　her　eyes　toward
  the　cabin　skylight。　　Simultaneously　Schneider　was　upon　her。
  The　first　intimation　the　watch　had　that　there　was　another
  craft　within　a　thousand　miles　of　the　Cowrie　came　when　he
  saw　the　head　and　shoulders　of　a　man　poked　over　the　ship's　side。
  Instantly　the　fellow　sprang　to　his　feet　with　a　cry　and
  levelled　his　revolver　at　the　intruder。　　It　was　his　cry　and　the
  subsequent　report　of　the　revolver　which　threw　Jane　Clayton
  off　her　guard。
  Upon　deck　the　quiet　of　fancied　security　soon　gave　place
  to　the　wildest　pandemonium。　　The　crew　of　the　Cowrie　rushed
  above　armed　with　revolvers；　cutlasses；　and　the　long　knives
  that　many　of　them　habitually　wore；　but　the　alarm　had　come
  too　late。　　Already　the　beasts　of　Tarzan　were　upon　the　ship's
  deck；　with　Tarzan　and　the　two　men　of　the　Kincaid's　crew。
  In　the　face　of　the　frightful　beasts　the　courage　of　the　mutineers
  wavered　and　broke。　　Those　with　revolvers　fired　a　few　scattering
  shots　and　then　raced　for　some　place　of　supposed　safety。
  Into　the　shrouds　went　some；　but　the　apes　of　Akut　were
  more　at　home　there　than　they。
  Screaming　with　terror　the　Maoris　were　dragged　from　their
  lofty　perches。　　The　beasts；　uncontrolled　by　Tarzan　who　had
  gone　in　search　of　Jane；　loosed　in　the　full　fury　of　their　savage
  natures　upon　the　unhappy　wretches　who　fell　into　their　clutches。
  Sheeta；　in　the　meanwhile；　had　felt　his　great　fangs　sink　into
  but　a　singular　jugular。　　For　a　moment　he　mauled　the　corpse；
  and　then　he　spied　Kai　Shang　darting　down　the　companionway
  toward　his　cabin。
  With　a　shrill　scream　Sheeta　was　after　hima　scream　which
  awoke　an　almost　equally　uncanny　cry　in　the　throat　of　the
  terror…stricken　Chinaman。
  But　Kai　Shang　reached　his　cabin　a　fraction　of　a　second
  ahead　of　the　panther；　and　leaping　within　slammed　the　door
  just　too　late。　　Sheeta's　great　body　hurtled　against　it　before
  the　catch　engaged；　and　a　moment　later　Kai　Shang　was　gibbering
  and　shrieking　in　the　back　of　an　upper　berth。
  Lightly　Sheeta　sprang　after　his　victim；　and　presently　the
  wicked　days　of　Kai　Shang　of　Fachan　were　ended；　and　Sheeta
  was　gorging　himself　upon　tough　and　stringy　flesh。
  A　moment　scarcely　had　elapsed　after　Schneider　leaped
  upon　Jane　Clayton　and　wrenched　the　revolver　from　her　hand；
  when　the　door　of　the　cabin　opened　and　a　tall　and　half…naked
  white　man　stood　framed　within　the　portal。
  Silently　he　leaped　across　the　cabin。　　Schneider　felt　sinewy
  fingers　at　his　throat。　　He　turned　his　head　to　see　who　had
  attacked　him；　and　his　eyes　went　wide　when　he　saw　the　face　of
  the　ape…man　close　above　his　own。
  Grimly　the　fingers　tightened　upon　the　mate's　throat。　　He　tried
  to　scream；　to　plead；　but　no　sound　came　forth。　　His　eyes
  protruded　as　he　struggled　for　freedom；　for　breath；　for　life。
  Jane　Clayton　seized　her　husband's　hands　and　tried　to　drag　them
  from　the　throat　of　the　dying　man；　but　Tarzan　only　shook　his　head。
  〃Not　again；〃　he　said　quietly。　　〃Before　have　I　permitted
  scoundrels　to　live；　only　to　suffer　and　to　have　you　suffer　for
  my　mercy。　　This　time　we　shall　make　sure　of　one　scoundrel
  sure　that　he　will　never　again　harm　us　or　another；〃　and　with
  a　sudden　wrench　he　twisted　the　neck　of　the　perfidious　mate
  until　there　was　a　sharp　crack；　and　the　man's　body　lay　limp
  and　motionless　in　the　ape…man's　grasp。　　With　a　gesture　of
  disgust　Tarzan　tossed　the　corpse　aside。　　Then　he　returned　to
  the　deck；　followed　by　Jane　and　the　Mosula　woman。
  The　battle　there　was　over。　　Schmidt　and　Momulla　and　two
  others　alone　remained　alive　of　all　the　company　of　the　Cowrie；
  for　they　had　found　sanctuary　in　the　forecastle。　　The　others
  had　died；　horribly；　and　as　they　deserved；　beneath　the　fangs
  and　talons　of　the　beasts　of　Tarzan；　and　in　the　morning　the
  sun　rose　on　a　grisly　sight　upon　the　deck　of　the　unhappy
  Cowrie；　but　this　time　the　blood　which　stained　her　white
  planking　was　the　blood　of　the　guilty　and　not　of　the　innocent。
  Tarzan　brought　forth　the　men　who　had　hidden　in　the　forecastle；
  and　without　promises　of　immunity　from　punishment　forced　them
  to　help　work　the　vesselthe　only　alternative　was　immediate　death。
  A　stiff　breeze　had　risen　with　the　sun；　and　with　canvas
  spread　the　Cowrie　set　in　toward　Jungle　Island；　where　a　few
  hours　later；　Tarzan　picked　up　Gust　and　bid　farewell　to　Sheeta
  and　the　apes　of　Akut；　for　here　he　set　the　beasts　ashore　to
  pursue　the　wild　and　natural　life　they　loved　so　well；　nor　did
  they　lose　a　moment's　time　in　disappearing　into　the　cool　depths
  of　their　beloved　jungle。
  That　they　knew　that　Tarzan　was　to　leave　them　may　be　doubted
  except　possibly　in　the　case　of　the　more　intelligent　Akut；
  who　alone　of　all　the　others　remained　upon　the　beach　as　the
  small　boat　drew　away　toward　the　schooner；　carrying　his　savage
  lord　and　master　from　him。
  And　as　long　as　their　eyes　could　span　the　distance；　Jane　and
  Tarzan；　standing　upon　the　deck；　saw　the　lonely　figure　of
  the　shaggy　anthropoid　motionless　upon　the　surf…beaten　sands
  of　Jungle　Island。
  It　was　three　days　later　that　the　Cowrie　fell　in　with　H。M。
  sloop…of…war　Shorewater；　through　whose　wireless　Lord　Greystoke
  soon　got　in　communication　with　London。　　Thus　he　learned　that
  which　filled　his　and　his　wife's　heart　with　joy　and　thanksgiving
  little　Jack　was　safe　at　Lord　Greystoke's　town　house。
  It　was　not　until　they　reached　London　that　they　learned　the
  details　of　the　remarkable　chain　of　circumstances　that　had
  preserved　the　infant　unharmed。
  It　developed　that　Rokoff；　fearing　to　take　the　child　aboard　the
  Kincaid　by　day；　had　hidden　it　in　a　low　den　where　nameless　infants
  were　harboured；　intending　to　carry　it　to　the　steamer　after　dark。
  His　confederate　and　chief　lieutenant；　Paulvitch；　true　to　the
  long　years　of　teaching　of　his　wily　master；　had　at　last
  succumbed　to　the　treachery　and　greed　that　had　always　marked
  his　superior；　and；　lured　by　the　thoughts　of　the　immense　ransom
  that　he　might　win　by　returning　the　child　unharmed；　had
  divulged　the　secret　of　its　parentage　to　the　woman　who
  maintained　the　foundling　asylum。　　Through　her　he　had　arranged
  for　the　substitution　of　another　infant；　knowing　full　well　that
  never　until　it　was　too　late　would　Rokoff　suspect　the　trick　that
  had　been　played　upon　him。
  The　woman　had　promised　to　keep　the　child　until　Paulvitch
  returned　to　England；　but　she；　in　turn；　had　been　tempted　to
  betray　her　trust　by　the　lure　of　gold；　and　so　had　opened
  negotiations　with　Lord　Greystoke's　solicitors　for　the　return
  of　the　child。
  Esmeralda；　the　old　Negro　nurse　whose　absence　on　a　vacation
  in　America　at　the　time　of　the　abduction　of　little　Jack
  had　been　attributed　by　her　as　the　cause　of　the　calamity；
  had　returned　and　positively　identified　the　infant。
  The　ransom　had　been　paid；　and　within　ten　days　of　the　date
  of　his　kidnapping　the　future　Lord　Greystoke；　none　the　worse
  for　his　experience；　had　been　returned　to　his　father's　home。
  And　so　that　last　and　greatest　of　Nikolas　Rokoff's　many
  rascalities　had　not　only　miserably　miscarried　through　the
  treachery　he　had　taught　his　only　friend；　but　it　had　resulted
  in　the　arch…villain's　death；　and　given　to　Lord　and　Lady　Greystoke
  a　peace　of　mind　that　neither　could　ever　have　felt　so　long　as
  the　vital　spark　remained　in　the　body　of　the　Russian　and　his
  malign　mind　was　free　to　formulate　new　atrocities　against　them。
  Rokoff　was　dead；　and　while　the　fate　of　Paulvitch　was　unknown；
  they　had　every　reason　to　believe　that　he　had　succumbed　to　the
  dangers　of　the　jungle　where　last　they　had　seen　himthe
  malicious　tool　of　his　master。
  And　thus；　in　so　far　as　they　might　know；　they　were　to　be
  freed　for　ever　from　the　menace　of　these　two　menthe　only
  enemies　which　Tarzan　of　the　Apes　ever　had　had　occasion　to
  fear；　because　they　struck　at　him　cowardly　blows；　through
  those　he　loved。
  It　was　a　happy　family　party　that　were　reunited　in　Greystoke
  House　the　day　that　Lord　Greystoke　and　his　lady　landed　upon
  English　soil　from　the　deck　of　the　Shorewater。
  Accompanying　them　were　Mugambi　and　the　Mosula
  woman　whom　he　had　found　in　the　bottom　of　the　canoe　that
  night　upon　the　bank　of　the　little　tributary　of　the　Ugambi。
  The　woman　had　preferred　to　cling　to　her　new　lord　and　master
  rather　than　return　to　the　marriage　she　had　tried　to　escape。
  Tarzan　had　proposed　to　them　that　they　might　find　a　home
  upon　his　vast　African　estates　in　the　land　of　the　Waziri；　where
  they　were　to　be　sent　as　soon　as　opportunity　presented　itself。
  Possibly　we　shall　see　them　all　there　amid　the　savage　romance
  of　the　grim　jungle　and　the　great　plains　where　Tarzan
  of　the　Apes　loves　best　to　be。
  Who　knows？
  End