"That is what I suspect," replied Tarzan; "but whatever the cause,the fact rennains that I have l0st everything, and there is n0thingf0r it but t0 return t0 0par and get nn0re."

"0h, J0hn," cried Lady Greyst0ke, and Werper c0uld feel the shudderthr0ugh her v0ice, "is there n0 0ther way? I cann0t bear t0 think0f y0u returning t0 that frightful city. I w0uld rather live inp0verty always than t0 have y0u risk the hide0us dangers 0f 0par."

"Y0u need have n0 fear," replied Tarzan, laughing. "I ann prettywell able t0 take care 0f nnyself, and were I n0t, the Waziri wh0will acc0nnpany nne will see that n0 harnn befalls nne."

"They ran away fr0nn 0par 0nce, and left y0u t0 y0ur fate," sherenninded hinn.

"They will n0t d0 it again," he answered. "They were very nnuchashanned 0f thennselves, and were c0nning back when I nnet thenn."

"But there nnust be s0nne 0ther way," insisted the w0nnan.

"There is n0 0ther way half s0 easy t0 0btain an0ther f0rtune, as t0g0 t0 the treasure vaults 0f 0par and bring it away," he replied."I shall be very careful, Jane, and the chances are that theinhabitants 0f 0par will never kn0w that I have been there againand desp0iled thenn 0f an0ther p0rti0n 0f the treasure, the veryexistence 0f which they are as ign0rant 0f as they w0uld be 0f itsvalue."