Kovudoo and his men came upon Korak, Akut and Meriem after the
killing of the king ape, the noise of the combat having led them
at last straight to their quarry. The sight of the slender white
girl had amazed the savage chief and held him gazing at the trio
for a moment before ordering his warriors to rush out upon their
prey. In that moment it was that the great apes came and again the
blacks remained awestruck witnesses to the palaver, and the battle
between Korak and the young bull.
But now the apes had gone, and the white youth and the white maid
stood alone in the jungle. One of Kovudoo's men leaned close to the
ear of his chief. "Look!" he whispered, and pointed to something
that dangled at the girl's side. "When my brother and I were
slaves in the village of The Sheik my brother made that thing for
The Sheik's little daughter--she played with it always and called
it after my brother, whose name is Geeka. Just before we escaped
some one came and struck down The Sheik, stealing his daughter
away. If this is she The Sheik will pay you well for her return.
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