Tarzan's Secret Treasure Page #4

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He put his hand on me head...

and it yanked me back to life

as sudden as a rope around me body.

It's hard to die...

when Mr. Tarzan is around.

Would you kindly give me

a sip of cool water?

That's where I was, back in old Dublin.

Medicine cure.

- Better soon.

- Thank you.

It's a fine Christian you are, Mr. Tarzan.

He's terribly sick, Tarzan.

He collapsed

on his way back from the river.

Ubardi plague.

Tarzan get medicine. Tarzan cure.

I'm afraid, I'm terribly afraid.

Tarzan cure.

We should never have allowed him

out in the jungle by himself.

It's all my fault.

He's dying.

Tarzan get medicine.

Boy better soon.

Your fever's broken, Dennis.

Now you won't need any more medicine

for a while.

I'm glad you've come, gentlemen.

O'Doul is getting better.

Tarzan's medicine did the trick.

What's the matter with you, Professor?

You don't look so good to me.

I'm all right.

Just a little rocky at the moment.

We'll break camp first thing

tomorrow morning.

O'Doul will be able to travel then.

We've no intention of leaving

the escarpment, Professor.

Not for a while, anyway.

You're still members of this expedition...

and I'm still in charge.

We are not interested

in your expedition anymore.

I see.

So that's what the guns are all about.

And you're the gentlemen who look upon

Tarzan as some sort of barbarian.

I'm sure of one thing.

I'm sure he'll know how to deal with you.

Allow me.

I'm sorry.

Perhaps this is a piece of luck.

Anyway, it's worth trying. Come on.

Mr. Elliott is down with fever himself.

I've had a little medical experience.

I thought I might be able to help.

Boy is so sick, I don't know what to do.

Yes, he's a very sick boy.

- What have you done for him?

- Tarzan gave him his medicine.

It's hard to tell about

these so-called natural remedies.

- O'Doul is worse.

- You mean the medicine didn't help him?

No, madam, he's much worse now.

Tarzan say go.

But, Tarzan, they came here to help us.

Medicine cure. Boy better soon.

If I could be just sure.

We have some medicine that might help.

Sulfamyradol.

It's a new drug that works wonders

in cases such as this.

- Elliott's already sent a runner for some.

- Where?

We foolishly enough left it

in the truck at the foot of the escarpment.

- The runner will be back in a day or two.

- A day or two...

may be too late.

Tarzan will go.

He travels swiftly.

He'd be back by morning.

- That's a good idea.

- Yes, it is a good idea.

- No.

- But, Tarzan, you have to go.

Tarzan's medicine cure.

Tarzan, we can't leave anything undone.

Oh, darling,

I have great faith in you always.

But if anything happened to Boy,

we'd never forgive ourselves.

Darling, if you love me...

if you love Boy, you've got to go.

Tarzan go.

The native guards at the truck

will give it to you.

It's in a special medical kit

in a white tin box.

Hurry, Tarzan.

Tarzan get kit.

All right, O'Doul.

If you're finished there, you better

get moving. We're leaving tonight.

Tonight? But we can't leave

the sick lad here.

He's all right. His fever's broken.

We're going over to see him now.

Be sure M'Hona has the boys ready

to leave when Vandermeer gets back.

- Are you not coming with us?

- No, I'm staying...

to wait for Tarzan.

Never mind any more questions, O'Doul.

I'm in charge now. Get going.

They're all right. They're fine.

You were right about that medicine.

It cured the little fellow,

just like that. Marvelous medicine.

There's something

I'd like to talk to you about, Tarzan.

It won't do any good to kill me.

You'd better quiet down

or you'll never see your family again.

Where Elliott?

He's gone. The fever got him.

Tarzan understand.

But your family is all right.

They're over with Vandermeer.

Now, listen, Tarzan...

here's the idea,

if only you'll let me explain it.

If you show me

where that gold comes from...

you can have your family back

safe and sound.

The sooner you show me the gold,

the sooner you'll have them back.

How Tarzan know?

Gold's all we want.

That shouldn't be difficult to understand.

Go!

Where Jane? Where Boy?

You know the little lake

near the cut at the end of the chasm?

- Tarzan know.

- They're over there with Vandermeer.

There's no sign of him.

I think I've finished him.

Tarzan juju man, bwana.

He'll need plenty of juju

if he's broken his neck...

or if one of those slugs

caught up with him.

Hey, Vandermeer.

You are a wealthy man, my friend.

- Did he show it to you?

- It's enormous.

A second Johannesburg.

Mr. Medford, where is Tarzan?

Your husband's behaving rationally

for a change.

He's meeting us by the trucks

at the base of the escarpment.

- I don't believe you.

- Why not?

Tarzan understands quite clearly...

that the only way I can be sure

of his allowing us to leave safely...

is by keeping you with us until we do.

You see, I respect your husband.

And I'm making certain

that he respects me.

Tarzan would never agree to that.

You're keeping something back.

I'm going to him.

Perhaps I better guard these heathens.

There's no need for that, O'Doul.

I never thought that you, too, would...

Tarzan will twist your head off for this

and feed it to hyenas.

What savage sentiment.

This is the only way

we can deal with a man...

who swings through the trees

without trousers...

and tries to block the progress

of civilization.

Now, as your partner...

We're not interested in your opinions.

Tell the boys to get packed.

We leave at once.

Certainly, gentlemen.

What really happened to Tarzan?

- I had to dispose of him.

- I didn't count on murder, Medford.

It was he or I. The beast attacked me.

But if he is dead,

what do you want her and the boy for?

There's just a chance I didn't finish him.

Fell in a ravine, out of sight.

We better hold them, just in case.

In any event,

we've got to get out of here, fast.

Get organized, come back

with machinery and equipment.

What's a short route out of here?

This is new country to me.

We'll have to go back the way we came.

It'll take us eight weeks

to get back to Nairobi.

Ask him if he knows a quicker way.

There is a shortcut along the river.

But then we have to

cross the country of the Jaconi.

- We'll take it.

- Now, wait a moment.

Jaconi are the most dangerous tribe

in Africa.

We would be much better off...

He says the porters won't go that way.

They are afraid of the Jaconi.

- He says they are water devils.

- Never mind what he says.

Tell them to get going.

We'll pay L5 bonuses.

Hop to it. Let's be off.

I'm going, Mother. I'm going to get Tarzan.

- No, Boy. You mustn't.

- I must. Don't worry, please.

I want no help from you, Mr. O'Doul.

Well spoken, ma'am.

If your spirits are up, you'll never be down.

This isn't the way back to your trucks.

It's our way.

Where are you taking us?

Where's Tarzan?

What did you do to Tarzan?

If you don't keep quiet,

I'll have you bound and carried.

Boy, no.

Jaconis. War drums.

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