"Nix!" exclaimed Danny. "I can crawl, but I'll be damned if I'll let any guy carry me."
"It will be a hard trip if you're exhausted now," the ape-man told him. "I could leave you somewhere near here and pick you up after I find your friend."
"Nothing doing. I'm going to look for old Smithy if I wear 'em off to the hips."
"I could probably travel faster alone," suggested Tarzan.
"Go ahead," agreed the "Gunner" cheerfully. "I'll tail along behind you."
"And get lost."
"Let me come along, mister. I'm worried about that crazy nut."
"All right. It won't make much difference anyway. He may be a little hungrier when we find him, but he can't starve to death in a couple of days."
"Say," exclaimed Danny, "how come you knew them Wops had taken me for a ride?"
"I thought you walked."