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to have accompanied me from the last village we passed knew even less of 

the   country   than   we。    They   finally   deserted   us   two   days   since。   I   am 

very fortunate indeed to have stumbled so providentially upon succor。                     I 

do not know what I should have done�察�had I not found you。; 

     It was decided that Frecoult and his party should remain several days�察�

or until they were thoroughly rested�察�when Lord Greystoke would furnish 

guides to lead them safely back into country with which Frecoult's head 

man was supposedly familiar。 

     In   his   guise   of   a   French   gentleman   of   leisure�察  �Werper   found   little 

difficulty    in  deceiving    his   host  and   in  ingratiating    himself   with    both 

Tarzan and Jane Clayton�察�but the longer he remained the less hopeful he 

became of an easy accomplishment of his designs。 

     Lady     Greystoke     never   rode   alone   at  any   great   distance    from   the 

bungalow�察  �and   the   savage   loyalty   of   the   ferocious   Waziri   warriors   who 

formed      a  great   part   of   Tarzan's    followers    seemed     to   preclude    the 

possibility of a successful attempt at forcible abduction�察�or of the bribery 

of the Waziri themselves。 



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     A week passed�察�and Werper was no nearer the fulfillment of his plan�察�

in so   far as he could   judge�察�than upon   the day  of his arrival�察�but   at   that 

very moment something occurred which gave him renewed hope and set 

his mind upon an even greater reward than a woman's ransom。 

     A runner had arrived at the bungalow with the weekly mail�察�and Lord 

Greystoke   had   spent   the   afternoon   in   his   study   reading   and   answering 

letters。    At   dinner   he   seemed   distraught�察  �and   early   in   the   evening   he 

excused   himself   and   retired�察  �Lady   Greystoke   following   him   very   soon 

after。   Werper�察�sitting upon the veranda�察�could hear their voices in earnest 

discussion�察  �and   having   realized   that   something   of   unusual   moment   was 

afoot�察�he quietly rose from his chair�察�and keeping well in the shadow of the 

shrubbery growing profusely about the bungalow�察�made his silent way to a 

point beneath the window of the room in which his host and hostess slept。 

     Here he listened�察�and not without result�察�for almost the first words he 

overheard filled him with excitement。             Lady Greystoke was speaking as 

Werper came within hearing。 

     ;I always feared for the stability of the company�察─�she was saying�察 �but 

it seems incredible that they should have failed for so enormous a sum 

unless there has been some dishonest manipulation。; 

     ;That is what I suspect�察─�replied Tarzan�察 �but whatever the cause�察�the 

fact remains that I have lost everything�察�and there is nothing for it but to 

return to Opar and get more。; 

     ;Oh�察�John�察─�cried Lady Greystoke�察�and Werper could feel the shudder 

through her voice�察 �is there no other way�拭�I cannot bear to think of you 

returning to that frightful city。       I would rather live in poverty always than 

to have you risk the hideous dangers of Opar。; 

     ;You need have no fear�察─�replied Tarzan�察�laughing。 ;I am pretty well 

able    to  take   care   of  myself�察   �and    were   I  not�察  �the  Waziri    who    will 

accompany me will see that no harm befalls me。; 

     ;They   ran    away   from   Opar     once�察  �and   left  you   to  your   fate�察─ �she 

reminded him。 

     ;They   will   not   do   it   again�察─  �he   answered。  ;They   were   very   much 

ashamed of themselves�察�and were coming back when I met them。; 

     ;But there must be some other way�察─�insisted the woman。 



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     ;There is no other way half so easy to obtain another fortune�察�as to go 

to the treasure vaults of Opar and bring it away�察─�he replied。                   ;I shall be 

very  careful�察  �Jane�察  �and the   chances   are  that   the   inhabitants   of   Opar   will 

never   know   that   I   have   been   there   again   and   despoiled   them  of   another 

portion of the treasure�察�the very existence of which they are as ignorant of 

as they would be of its value。; 

     The finality in his tone seemed to assure Lady Greystoke that further 

argument was futile�察�and so she abandoned the subject。 

     Werper remained�察�listening�察�for a short time�察�and then�察�confident that 

he had overheard all that was necessary and fearing discovery�察�returned to 

the    veranda�察   �where    he   smoked     numerous       cigarets   in  rapid   succession 

before retiring。 

     The  following   morning   at   breakfast�察�Werper   announced   his   intention 

of making an early departure�察�and asked Tarzan's permission to hunt big 

game      in  the   Waziri    country    on   his  way    outpermission       which     Lord 

Greystoke readily granted。 

     The   Belgian   consumed   two   days   in   completing   his   preparations�察  �but 

finally   got   away   with   his   safari�察  �accompanied   by   a   single   Waziri   guide 

whom   Lord   Greystoke   had   loaned   him。           The   party   made   but   a   single 

short march when Werper simulated illness�察�and announced his intention 

of   remaining   where   he   was   until   he   had   fully   recovered。      As   they   had 

gone but a short distance from the Greystoke bungalow�察�Werper dismissed 

the Waziri guide�察�telling the warrior that he would send for him when he 

was   able   to   proceed。     The   Waziri   gone�察  �the   Belgian   summoned   one   of 

Achmet Zek's trusted blacks to his tent�察�and dispatched him to watch for 

the   departure   of   Tarzan�察  �returning   immediately   to   advise   Werper   of   the 

event and the direction taken by the Englishman。 

     The   Belgian   did   not   have   long      to   wait�察  �for   the   following   day   his 

emissary      returned    with    word    that  Tarzan     and   a  party   of  fifty   Waziri 

warriors had set out toward the southeast early in the morning。 

     Werper   called   his     head   man   to    him�察  �after   writing   a   long   letter  to 

Achmet Zek。         This letter he handed to the head man。 

     ;Send   a   runner   at   once   to Achmet   Zek   with   this�察─  �he   instructed   the 

head man。       ;Remain here in camp awaiting further instructions from him 



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or from me。        If any come from the bungalow of the Englishman�察�tell them 

that I am very ill within my tent and can see no one。                    Now�察�give me six 

porters and six askaristhe strongest and bravest of the safariand I will 

march after the Englishman and discover where his gold is hidden。; 

     And so it was that as Tarzan�察�stripped to the loin cloth and armed after 

the primitive fashion he best loved�察�led his loyal Waziri toward the dead 

city of Opar�察�Werper�察�the renegade�察�haunted his trail through the long�察�hot 

days�察�and camped close behind him by night。 

     And   as   they   marched�察  �Achmet   Zek   rode   with   his   entire   following 

southward toward the Greystoke farm。 

     To Tarzan   of the Apes the  expedition   was in the  nature  of  a   holiday 

outing。     His   civilization   was   at   best   but   an   outward   veneer   which   he 

gladly peeled off with his uncomfortable European clothes whenever any 

reasonable   pretext   presented   itself。       It   was   a   woman's   love   which   kept 

Tarzan      even    to  the   semblance      of   civilizationa     condition     for  which 

familiarity had bred contempt。             He hated the shams and the 

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