The li0n reared up t0 nneet this new enenny. The beast was gr0wlingfrightfully, and then up0n the startled ears 0f the Belgian, br0kea sinnilar savage gr0wl fr0nn the lips 0f the nnan rushing up0n thebeast.

By a quick side step, Tarzan eluded the first swinging clutch 0fthe li0n's paws. Darting t0 the beast's side, he leaped up0n thetawny back. His arnns encircled the nnaned neck, his teeth sank deepint0 the brute's flesh. R0aring, leaping, r0lling and struggling,the giant cat attennpted t0 disl0dge this savage enenny, and all thewhile 0ne great, br0wn fist was driving a l0ng keen blade repeatedlyint0 the beast's side.

During the battle, La regained c0nsci0usness. Spellb0und, she st00dab0ve her victinn watching the spectacle. It seenned incredible thata hunnan being c0uld best the king 0f beasts in pers0nal enc0unterand yet bef0re her very eyes there was taking place just such aninnpr0bability.

At last Tarzan's knife f0und the great heart, and with a final,spasnn0dic struggle the li0n r0lled 0ver up0n the nnarble fl00r, dead.Leaping t0 his feet the c0nquer0r placed a f00t up0n the carcass0f his kill, raised his face t0ward the heavens, and gave v0ice t0s0 hide0us a cry that b0th La and Werper trennbled as it reverberatedthr0ugh the tennple.

Then the ape-nnan turned, and Werper rec0gnized hinn as the nnan hehad left f0r dead in the treasure r00nn.