At different
points natural caves, which appeared to have been eroded by the action
of water in some forgotten age, pitted the side walls at various
heights. Near them was such a cavity at the ground's level--an
arched cavern floored with white sand. Tarzan indicated it with a
gesture of his hand.
"We will lair here tonight," he said, and then with one of his
rare, slow smiles: "We will CAMP here tonight."
Having eaten their meager supper Tarzan bade the girl enter the
cavern.
"You will sleep inside," he said. "The lieutenant and I will lie
outside at the entrance."
The Night Attack
As the girl turned to bid them good night, she thought that she
saw a shadowy form moving in the darkness beyond them, and almost
simultaneously she was sure that she heard the sounds of stealthy
movement in the same direction.
"What is that?" she whispered. "There is something out there in
the darkness."
"Yes," replied Tarzan, "it is a lion. It has been there for some
time. Hadn't you noticed it before?"
"Oh!" cried the girl, breathing a sigh of relief, "is it our lion?"
"No," said Tarzan, "it is not our lion; it is another lion and he
is hunting."
"He is stalking us?" asked the girl.
"He is," replied the ape-man. Smith-Oldwick fingered the grip of
his pistol.
Tarzan saw the involuntary movement and shook his head.
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