monsieur," and there was such a note of pleading in her voice
that Tarzan could not press the matter, though his better judgment
warned him that there was something afoot here of which the proper
authorities should be made cognizant.

"You wish me to do nothing, then, in the matter?" he asked.

"Nothing, please," she replied.

"You are content that these two scoundrels should continue persecuting
you?"

She did not seem to know what answer to make, and looked very
troubled and unhappy. Tarzan saw a malicious grin of triumph curl
Rokoff's lip. The girl evidently was in fear of these two--she
dared not express her real desires before them.

"Then," said Tarzan, "I shall act on my own responsibility. To
you," he continued, turning to Rokoff, "and this includes your
accomplice, I may say that from now on to the end of the voyage I
shall take it upon myself to keep an eye on you, and should there
chance to come to my notice any act of either one of you that
might even remotely annoy this young woman you shall be called to
account for it directly to me, nor shall the calling or the accounting
be pleasant experiences for either of you.

"Now get out of here," and he grabbed Rokoff and Paulvitch each by
the scruff of the neck and thrust them forcibly through the doorway,
giving each an added impetus down the corridor with the toe of his
boot. Then he turned back to the stateroom and the girl. She was