means without an eye to doing the utmost to succour himself. To
this end he examined his prison carefully, tested the heavy planking
that formed its walls, and measured the distance of the hatch above
him.

And while he was thus occupied there came suddenly to him the
vibration of machinery and the throbbing of the propeller.

The ship was moving! Where to and to what fate was it carrying
him?

And even as these thoughts passed through his mind there came to
his ears above the din of the engines that which caused him to go
cold with apprehension.

Clear and shrill from the deck above him rang the scream of a
frightened woman.





Chapter 2

Marooned




As Tarzan and his guide had disappeared into the shadows upon the