enter British territory with an armed force.
Where is your authority for this invasion? Where are the extradition
papers which warrant the arrest of this man? And what assurance have
you that I cannot bring an armed force about you that will prevent your
return to the Congo Free State?"

The Belgian lost his temper. "I have no disposition to argue with a
naked savage," he cried. "Unless you wish to be hurt you will not
interfere with me. Take the prisoner, Sergeant!"

Werper raised his lips close to Tarzan's ear. "Keep me from them, and
I can show you the very spot where I saw your wife last night," he
whispered. "She cannot be far from here at this very minute."

The soldiers, following the signal from their sergeant, closed in to
seize Werper. Tarzan grabbed the Belgian about the waist, and bearing
him beneath his arm as he might have borne a sack of flour, leaped
forward in an attempt to break through the cordon. His right fist
caught the nearest soldier upon the jaw and sent him hurtling backward
upon his fellows. Clubbed rifles were torn from the hands of those who
barred his way, and right and left the black soldiers stumbled aside in
the face of the ape-man's savage break for liberty.

So completely did the blacks surround the two that they dared not fire
for fear of hitting one of their own number, and Tarzan was already
through them and upon the point of dodging into the concealing mazes of
the jungle when one who had sneaked upon him from behind struck him a
heavy blow upon the head with a rifle.

In an instant the ape-man was down and a dozen black soldiers were upon
his back. When he regained consciousness he found himself securely
bound, as was Werper also. The Belgian officer, success having crowned
his efforts, was in good humor, and inclined to chaff his prisoners
about the ease with which they had been captured; but from Tarzan of
the Apes he elicited no response. Werper, however, was voluble in his
protests. He explained that Tarzan was an English lord; but the
officer only laughed at the assertion, and advised his prisoner to save
his breath for his defense in court.

As soon as Tarzan regained his senses and it was found that he was not
seriously injured, the prisoners were hastened into line and the return
march toward the Congo Free State boundary commenced.

Toward evening the column halted beside a stream, made camp and
prepared the evening meal. From the thick foliage of t