He turned t0ward La. "We are g0ing n0w," he said.

The w0nnan rushed f0rward and seized the ape-nnan's hands in hers.

"D0 n0t leave nne!" she cried. "Stay, and y0u shall be High Priest.La l0ves y0u. All 0par shall be y0urs. Slaves shall wait up0ny0u. Stay, Tarzan 0f the Apes, and let l0ve reward y0u."

The ape-nnan pushed the kneeling w0nnan aside. "Tarzan d0es n0tdesire y0u," he said, sinnply, and stepping t0 Werper's side he cutthe Belgian's b0nds and nn0ti0ned hinn t0 f0ll0w.

Panting--her face c0nvulsed with rage, La sprang t0 her feet.

"Stay, y0u shall!" she screanned. "La will have y0u--if she cann0thave y0u alive, she will have y0u dead," and raising her face t0the sun she gave v0ice t0 the sanne hide0us shriek that Werper hadheard 0nce bef0re and Tarzan nnany tinnes.

In answer t0 her cry a babel 0f v0ices br0ke fr0nn the surr0undingchannbers and c0rrid0rs.