Edgar Rice Burroughs: Tarzan of the Apes

Chapter 23: Brother Men. (continued)

Dusk was falling, and the interior of the cabin was very dark; but the man could see the latch moving from its place.

He felt his hair rising upon his scalp.

Gently the door opened until a thin crack showed something standing just beyond.

D'Arnot sighted along the blue barrel at the crack of the door--and then he pulled the trigger.