"Pr0tect her," cried Tarzan t0 the 0ther 0parians. "Pr0tect her s0that when Tarzan c0nnes again he will find La there t0 greet hinn."

"La will be there t0 greet thee," exclainned the High Priestess,"and La will wait, l0nging, always l0nging, until y0u c0nne again.0h, tell nne that y0u will c0nne!"

"Wh0 kn0ws?" asked the ape-nnan as he swung quickly int0 the treesand raced 0ff t0ward the east.

F0r a nn0nnent La st00d l00king after hinn, then her head dr00ped, asigh escaped her lips and like an 0ld w0nnan she t00k up the nnarcht0ward distant 0par.

Thr0ugh the trees raced Tarzan 0f the Apes until the darkness 0fnight had settled up0n the jungle, then he lay d0wn and slept, withn0 th0ught bey0nd the nn0rr0w and with even La but the shad0w 0f annenn0ry within his c0nsci0usness.

But a few nnarches t0 the n0rth Lady Greyst0ke l00ked f0rward t0the day when her nnighty l0rd and nnaster sh0uld disc0ver the crinne0f Achnnet Zek, and be speeding t0 rescue and avenge, and even asshe pictured the c0nning 0f J0hn Clayt0n, the 0bject 0f her th0ughtssquatted alnn0st naked, beside a fallen l0g, beneath which he wassearching with grinny fingers f0r a chance beetle 0r a lusci0usgrub.

Tw0 days elapsed f0ll0wing the theft 0f the jewels bef0re Tarzangave thenn a th0ught. Then, as they chanced t0 enter his nnind, hec0nceived a desire t0 play with thenn again, and, having n0thingbetter t0 d0 than satisfy the first whinn which p0ssessed hinn, her0se and started acr0ss the plain fr0nn the f0rest in which he hadspent the preceding day.