Tarzan and His Mate Page #4

- What is it, Martin?

- Sure we're going right?

Tarzan said a perfectly straight line.

There must be an easier way.

This is like trying to shovel quicksand.

What's the use of a guide

if you don't follow him?

I might, if he'd quit yodeling

and help us out.

- Saidi, have we been going straight?

- Yes, bwana.

I'm going to try a detour.

Cut off to the left where it's not so thick.

Afraid we'll lose our direction.

Anything's better

than this continued hacking.

Come on, swing over, you blighters.

Martin my friend.

While there's clothes,

there's hope with a woman.

You're off the track.

We'll be hours cutting our way through

in a straight line.

Tarzan has taken care of that.

That's all right, Harry.

Tarzan's called the elephant

to clear a trail for you.

That's fine. Thanks.

Down, Cheetah.

Cheetah will let us know

if you have any trouble.

You should reach a clearing

when the sun is at the treetops.

About an hour.

That's an excellent idea.

Cheerio.

Going through the jungle is play for them.

Stop it!

They're just playing?

I wonder what they do for exercise.

No, Tarzan! Don't!

That's no way to treat a lady.

- Fun is fun, but...

- Fun.

Stop it!

Wait till I get my breath.

You're going to carry me from now on.

Now, that wasn't fair.

If you do that again,

I'll never speak to you anymore.

How much further is it?

I'm glad that's over.

Jane learn. Jane learn Tarzan.

Tarzan learn Jane.

Well, I must have graduated today.

Graduated.

They can make camp here.

And I want a nice house with a river view.

It's good to rest here.

Thank you, darling.

Now, lazy, get up. You've got work to do.

Go on and see what's happened

to the safari.

Good Cheetah.

Cheetah, look out!

I'm all right, dear, but Cheetah...

Good Cheetah.

Hello!

A rhino do that?

She got in front of it to save me.

She's gone, Little Cheetah.

And there's nothing you can do,

nor I, nor anybody.

There, there, Cheetah.

The hurt will die down.

It has to.

Otherwise none of us could stand life.

Come back!

Tarzan doesn't want you to go there.

I'm only shaken up.

But you, are you all right?

Very well, thank you.

Tarzan, no.

We have to get the safari started.

Come on.

Good morning.

We've been up for hours.

- Would you like some coffee?

- No, thank you.

Jane, tell me.

Could Tarzan really call more elephants?

- A whole herd?

- He won't believe me.

- Yes. Why?

- We can use them as a pack train.

Carry tons more ivory away.

Of course. Why, that's a grand idea!

I don't know why I didn't think of it.

Tarzan, we want you

to get more elephants.

No, dear. All the elephants. Every one.

Yes, dear. They need the elephants

to get the ivory, the tusks.

They load it on the elephants

and take it back with them.

- Back?

- Yes.

Mahowoni sleep.

That's why they're going

to the burial ground. To get the ivory.

It will make them rich.

It's no good to us just lying there.

Mahowoni sleep.

I promised them, Tarzan.

Mahowoni sleep.

What does he think

we wanted to go there for?

I hadn't thought.

You see, Tarzan has no objectives.

He just goes somewhere

because he wants to.

- And then my father's buried there.

- He went with us before.

- You didn't try to take away any ivory.

- Can't you persuade him?

I'll try, Harry.

Are you sure

you don't know the way yourself?

No, not without him.

Did he guide you before?

- No, we followed a dying elephant.

- A dying elephant?

Yes, I told you about that.

It's elephant's instinct.

If they feel death coming on,

they head for the burial grounds.

- Dying elephant.

- What did he say?

He'll take you back, but he won't go on.

But he's got to understand.

Every penny we've got in the world

is tied up in this.

Tarzan knows nothing about money.

That wouldn't mean anything to him.

What's the harm? They're all dead.

It's as though somebody asked you

to rob a graveyard back home.

But these are animals.

They're not humans. This is different.

Not to him. I know how you feel...

but I think I know how he feels, too.

You're going to let him stop you

from keeping your promise?

I had no right to promise for him.

Tarzan is the only law here:

The jungle's and mine.

Won't you let us guide you back?

I'm going on. I've got too much at stake.

- I'm sorry, Harry.

- But didn't he understand...

If I can't have one guide, I'll have another.

Martin, wait! Hold up!

Stop it! Don't, Tarzan!

Put him down.

- Bad Martin my friend.

- You just don't understand, darling.

Tarzan, wait.

- Harry, we're leaving.

- You won't come back with us?

I belong with him. Goodbye.

I'm here for ivory. What about you?

I'm with you.

- All right, Saidi. We'll follow its trail.

- Yes, bwana.

Where's she heading for now?

Straight through the waterfalls.

That's the way we went before.

- Through them?

- Yes.

All right, Saidi.

I was afraid she wouldn't last long enough

to get here.

They always do somehow.

God, it's like a city paved with gold!

Let's pack out as soon as we can.

Next trip, we'll bring 1,000 men.

Let's get started.

There's something about this place

that seems to get me.

- Elephants' ghosts?

- No.

Jane's father is buried over there.

- Saidi.

- Yes, bwana.

Load up the tusks. We'll pack right out.

Everyone carries ivory,

even the spearmen, understand?

- No exceptions.

- Yes, bwana.

What are these boys doing with boxes?

Boys carry food. Eat, bwana.

Come on, boys.

What are you doing

with that shield and spear, boy?

Everybody carries ivory.

We don't need any spearmen. Come on.

We'll be trampled to death.

- Dead men can't give orders.

- Yes, they can.

Tarzan, wait!

Tarzan, I've got to talk to them first.

You must wait.

- Wait?

- You must.

Won't you give up this idea?

You're my people.

I don't want to see you buried here

with my father.

- Perhaps, after all, we are wrong.

- What?

The elephants are Tarzan's friends.

I realize we're violating something

he holds sacred.

That's generous of you.

- Tarzan will guide us back now, won't he?

- Yes.

They won't take the ivory.

They understand.

Yes, of course.

Perhaps we can stay here for tonight.

The boys are dog-tired...

- and there's no hurry now.

- Of course.

I suppose it's safe enough

with these elephants here...

but the boys will be uneasy.

Tarzan will send them back.

Tomorrow, when the sun is there,

we'll start back.

- Saidi, have the boys start a fire.

- Yes, bwana.

Lantern, Saidi. Thank you.

Her father's grave.

This was my father's.

I want you to wear it always.

Always.

Good morning. I love you.

Always.

Yes, darling, always.

Hurry back to me, Tarzan.

Back?

Not a trace. We've beaten every inch

of the riverbank for miles.

He can't be gone.

Jane, you must face facts.

They're cruel, but you must.

Why, he's fought a hundred crocodiles.

He didn't see it. I shouted.

He turned,

but there was nothing he could do.

- He might have got away.

- Jane, you've got to look after yourself.

- Did you find any...

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